Press Releases

U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (R-La.) and U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) released the following joint statement today announcing that legislation to create a National Heritage Area near Caddo Lake in Texas and Louisiana will no longer be considered in Congress: "This proposal was an effort to create more jobs and economic opportunity for the Caddo Lake community while protecting the p... Read more »

Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) released the following statement to announce his candidacy for chairman of the House Republican Study Committee (RSC): "Since its founding in 1973, the Republican Study Committee has been referred to as the conservatives’ ‘intellectual arsenal’ in the House of Representatives and has played a critical role in advancing the conservative agenda in Congress. As the largest ... Read more »

Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) released the following statement regarding the meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin: "Russia is not our ally, plain and simple. And while meeting with our adversaries to advance our priorities is in the best interests of the American people, these conversations should reflect the nature of those relationships. Putin should never be ... Read more »

Today, Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) introduced H.R. 6346, the Weigh Habitats Offsetting Locational Effects Act OF 2018 (WHOLE Act), to ease the difficulties farmers and ranchers face when bearing the brunt of undue burdens placed on agriculture. His bill modernizes the Endangered Species Act (ESA) by requiring the appropriate agency to consider the totality of conservation measures already in place ... Read more »

– On Wednesday, the National Science Foundation—in consultation with the Department of Education (ED), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)—announced the appointment of K. Renae Pullen, Caddo Public School K-6 science curriculum instructional specialist, to a new advisory panel created to encourage scientific and ... Read more »

Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) released the following statement regarding President Donald Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States: “Our system of government depends upon a Supreme Court that will faithfully uphold and apply the Constitution. President Trump has been given an opportunity to appoint another justice who will discharge this duty and restore constit... Read more »

Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) introduced H.R. 6213, the History and Tradition Protection Act of 2018, to combat the abuse of the Establishment Clause, which was intended to serve as a shield for people of faith, but has been twisted and perverted into a powerful weapon to be used against them. The bill has 34 original cosponsors. Rep. Johnson released the following statement: “Religious symbols and ex... Read more »

Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) introduced H.R. 6213, the History and Tradition Protection Act of 2018, to combat the abuse of the Establishment Clause, which was intended to serve as a shield for people of faith, but has been twisted and perverted into a powerful weapon to be used against them. The bill has 34 original cosponsors. Rep. Johnson released the following statement: “Religious symbols and ex... Read more »

– On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued rulings in NIFLA v. Becerra and Trump v. Hawaii. In NIFLA v. Becerra, the court sided with pro-life pregnancy centers that were being forced to advertise for the abortion industry by the California government. In Trump v. Hawaii, the court sided with President Trump by upholding his proclamation to restrict travel from countries with elevated terror act... Read more »

On Monday, Rep. Mike Johnson’s (LA-04) legislation to stop government encroachment and return land claimed by the federal government to its rightful Louisiana landowners unanimously passed the House of Representatives. Rep. Johnson released the following statement: “It is unconscionable that the federal government would be able to tell any citizen that the land they were raised on and the land th... Read more »