Press Releases

WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson and Leader Jeffries today announced a bipartisan House Task Force to investigate the attempted assassination of presidential nominee Donald Trump. “The security failures that allowed an assassination attempt on Donald Trump’s life are shocking. In response to bipartisan demands for answers, we are announcing a House Task Force made up of seven… Read more »

WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson released the following statement after the Democrat Party invalidated the votes of millions of Americans by forcing their nominee, Joe Biden, off the ballot for President: “At this unprecedented juncture in American history, we must be clear about what just happened. The Democrat Party forced the Democrat nominee off the ballot, just over 100 days before… Read more »

DOWNLOAD YOUR ELECTION GUIDE HERE Speaker Johnson Provides Floor Remarks on Illegal Aliens Voting.  Click the picture to watch the full speech.   SAVE Act Resources Background: The "Safeguard American Voter Eligibility" (SAVE) Act, is a commonsense piece of legislation that would strengthen protections against… Read more »

WASHINGTON — Utilizing his “magic minute,” Speaker Johnson argued today on the House floor for swift passage of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, legislation introduced by Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) that would increase protections against noncitizens and illegal aliens voting in U.S. elections.   “This will be one of the most important votes that members of this… Read more »

WASHINGTON—Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), House Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), and House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) today are investigating whether the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has contributed… Read more »

WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Johnson released the following statement on President Biden‘s decision to grant amnesty to hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens residing in the country. “Just two weeks ago, the President pretended to crack down on the open-border catastrophe by engaging an election-year border charade. Now he’s trying to play both sides and is granting amnesty to hundreds… Read more »

WASHINGTON — Today, the House of Representatives voted to advance the FY25 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), annual legislation which includes major priorities for the Louisiana defense community, particularly Barksdale Air Force Base along with Air Force Global Strike Command and Fort Johnson along with the Joint Readiness Training Center. The FY25 NDAA contains many… Read more »

WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson released the following statement after the House voted to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with lawful Congressional subpoenas. “Today, the House took a significant step in maintaining the integrity of our oversight processes and responsibilities by holding Attorney General Garland in contempt… Read more »

WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Johnson and Senate Republican Leader McConnell announced that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address a joint meeting of Congress on Wednesday, July 24th. The bipartisan, bicameral meeting symbolizes the U.S. and Israel’s enduring relationship and will offer Prime Minister Netanyahu the opportunity to share the Israeli government’s… Read more »

WASHINGTON — Today, the House of Representatives passed the FY25 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies appropriations bill which funds Department of Defense military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and military housing, among other programs. The FY25 bill includes funding secured by Speaker Johnson for development of a new childcare center… Read more »