Press Releases

  Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) invited combat veteran Brian Steorts to be his guest of honor at the State of the Union Address. Steorts was born at Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City and served eight consecutive combat deployments. After being injured in the line of duty, Steorts created the idea for his “veteran-owned, veteran-operated and combat-veteran-made”… Read more »

  Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) released the following statement after the reopening of the federal government: “Senate Democrats finally came to their senses and stopped using vulnerable children and military personnel as bargaining chips. At the conclusion of their filibuster, we were able to restore important government services, pass long-term reauthorization for the… Read more »

  Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) released the following statement after Senate Democrats failed to continue funding the federal government, maintain critical military operations and provide a long-term reauthorization of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) that covers nearly 9 million children across the country and over 161,000 in Louisiana: “Using… Read more »

 The House Judiciary Committee today passed Rep. Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) legislation, the Disclosing Foreign Influence Act (H.R. 4170), to improve transparency and accountability of agents working to influence American policy on behalf of foreign principals. This bipartisan piece of legislation updates the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) by clarifying disclosure… Read more »

 Today, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards announced new infrastructure investments for the state, including funding for a critical project to create direct access to Barksdale Air Force Base from Interstate 20. Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) released the following statement: "Since coming to Congress, I have been working hard to ensure Louisiana’s needs are met for this project… Read more »

  Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) released the following statement after the Treasury Department announced its rules for the new tax withholding tables under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: “I am proud to have worked with my colleagues and the administration to deliver real relief to the American people by passing our historic tax reform package. Despite many false claims… Read more »

On Wednesday, the House Natural Resources Committee passed H.R. 3133 the Streamlining Environmental Approvals Act of 2017 (SEA Act). The SEA Act, introduced by Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) in June of last year, reduces duplicative government regulations in the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and the Endangered Species Act (ESA), while… Read more »

 Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) released the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI) five-year Draft Proposed Program for Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing. In August of last year, Johnson joined 154 members of the House and Senate in sending a letter to DOI Secretary Zinke advocating for a new five-year plan that recognizes… Read more »

 In a historic vote today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the conference report on H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, sending it to the Senate for final approval and then to the president’s desk for signature. This bill is a result of years of Congressional hearings, analysis and rigorous debate that will result in the largest tax reform package in more… Read more »

 Reps. Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Charlie Crist (D-FL) established a new bipartisan Honor and Civility Caucus to uphold and promote the ideals of civility and statesmanship and to restore trust and confidence in America’s political institutions. The caucus will work to foster more productive dialogue in Congress and to advance specific initiatives to improve the tone of the… Read more »