Press Releases

 Fort Polk was awarded the 2018 Army Community Partnership Award today for demonstrating partnerships that enhance Army readiness, modernize Army processes and improve business reform, while building stronger community relationships. The ceremony, which took place in the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., recognized only seven installations across the nation. Fort… Read more »

 U.S. House Representative Mike Johnson (R-La.) has been elected chairman of the Republican Study Committee (RSC) for the 116th Congress. The RSC membership voted via secret ballot during their meeting today. Currently composed of 150 members, the RSC is the largest caucus of conservatives in the Congress. REP. JOHNSON RELEASED… Read more »

Today, the House Natural Resources Committee passed U.S. House Representative Mike Johnson’s (LA-04) bill, the Securing Our Borders and Wilderness Act, to combat the dangerous effects the Wilderness Act is having on border security. Under the Wilderness Act, border security officials may be barred from entering designated “wilderness”… Read more »

 The United States Senate passed Representative Mike Johnson’s (LA-04) bill, the J. Bennett Johnston Waterway Extension Act of 2017, as part of S. 3020, the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018. Johnson’s bill extends the license period for three hydroelectric power projects on the Red River. The legislation now heads to the president’s desk for his… Read more »

As an attorney who spent nearly 20 years in federal courts across this country defending the Constitution, religious freedom, the sanctity of human life, and our other inalienable rights, I believe Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh will be an outstanding member of the U.S. Supreme Court. His judicial philosophy is correct, and his credentials have been proven… Read more »

 Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04), along with the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, recognized Bossier KIDS as “Angels in Adoption” for the vital care they provide in support of children in the foster care system across Northwest Louisiana. Every year, members of Congress nominate an individual, family or organization to be recognized for demonstrating a… Read more »

 The U.S. House of Representatives passed three pieces of legislation, the Family Savings Act of 2018, the American Innovation Act of 2018 and the Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018, that make up the “Tax Reform 2.0” package. As a whole, the package makes the individual and small business tax cuts created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent,… Read more »

 This week, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) awarded Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) the Guardian of Small Business Award for his support of small businesses throughout the 115th Congress. Rep. Johnson released the following statement: "I am honored to be recognized as an NFIB Guardian of Small Business. Because our mom-and-pop shops are the backbone of our economy,… Read more »

Today, the House Natural Resources Committee passed 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. The WHOLE Act, introduced by Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04), modernizes the Endangered Species Act (ESA) by requiring the appropriate agency… Read more »

  —  The United States-Israel Joint Drone Detection Cooperation Act, introduced by U.S. Representatives Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Charlie Crist (D-Fl.), passed the House last night as part of the Ileana Ros-Lehtinen U.S.-Israeli Security Assistance Authorization Act. This major legislative package updates agreements for U.S.-Israeli security assistance,… Read more »