Press Releases

 On Friday, Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) introduced the Securing Our Borders and Wilderness Act to combat the dangerous effects the Wilderness Act is having on our immigration system. Under the Wilderness Act, border security officials may be barred from entering designated “wilderness” areas, leaving approximately 96 linear miles of our Southern… Read more »

 Today, Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) joined fellow Republican House Judiciary Committee members in sending a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to request the appointment of a special counsel to investigate lingering issues concerning actions taken by public figures under the Obama administration, including former Attorney… Read more »

 On Thursday, Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) introduced two pieces of legislation, the Increasing Transparency in Federal Audits Act and the Furthering Oversight in Expired Federal Grants Act, aimed at reforming and streamlining federal grant procedures. These bills aim to increase transparency in order to eliminate rampant waste, fraud and abuse in the federal grant system and save… Read more »

 On Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee approved legislation to reform the asylum system by a vote of 19-11. The Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act (H.R. 391), introduced this week by Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04), makes a number of improvements to our nation’s laws to prevent fraud and abuse in the asylum system and ensure it is reserved for those truly fleeing… Read more »

 On Monday, Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) introduced legislation to stop government encroachment and return land claimed by the federal government back to its rightful, private land owners in Louisiana. Johnson’s legislation voids a 1967 survey being used by the Federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to claim the land surrounding Lake Bistineau in Bossier Parish. The bill will… Read more »

 This week, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration announced two grants totaling more than $1.2 million to the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources. Both awards, one for $1,092,003 and the other for $199,230, support state pipeline safety programs by reimbursing a portion of the state’s total program expenses for a… Read more »

 On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2810, the Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act, to authorize military operations through 2018. This legislation provides a pay raise for our troops as well as an increase in funding to restore and modernize all Services. It also improves our nuclear weapon stockpile and missile defense. Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04)… Read more »

 Late Wednesday evening, the U.S. House of Representatives adopted an amendment introduced by Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) to H.R. 2810, the Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act. Johnson’s amendment improves the Army’s cyber readiness by requiring the Army to conduct a review of the Army Combat Training Centers (CTCs) and current resident cyber capabilities… Read more »

 This week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced a grant totaling more than $1.6 million to the Louisiana Department of Public Safety (State Police). This award provides $1,667,951.83 in federal funding for “Emergency Protective Measures” undertaken as a result of FEMA-DR-4277-LA (severe storms and flooding) and… Read more »

 On Wednesday, Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) introduced the Streamlining Environmental Approvals Act of 2017 (the SEA Act), to reduce excessive government regulations developed under the federal Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). Johnson’s bill streamlines the lengthy permit approval processes that have caused setbacks and delays for those working to preserve America's… Read more »