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 »
On Wednesday, Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) introduced an amendment to H.R. 1096, the Judgement Fund Transparency Act. This legislation requires the Treasury Department to disclose certain details after payments are made from the Judgment Fund - a permanent and indefinite appropriation to pay judgments against the United States. Johnson’s amendment seeks to further increase… Read more »
On Tuesday, Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) testified before the House Rules Committee on H.R. 3003, the No Sanctuary for Criminals Act, and H.R. 3004, Kate’s Law. These bills set strict penalties on dangerous sanctuary city policies that needlessly put innocent lives at risk and take further steps to ensure repeat-criminal offenders are punished accordingly. Both bills… Read more »
On Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Army and the Army Corps of Engineers released a proposed rule to rescind the Clean Water Rule and re-codify the regulatory text that existed prior to 2015 defining "waters of the United States" or WOTUS.
Rep. Johnson released the following statement:
“The so called ‘WOTUS Rule’ was a… Read more »
On Thursday, Reps. Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Charlie Crist (D-FL) introduced legislation to designate a National Day of Civility. The bipartisan bill has attracted scores of co-sponsors so far. It proposes an annual observance on July 12, inspired in part by the language of Matthew 7:12, which begins: "So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to… Read more »
Rep. Johnson released the following statement regarding the shooting at the congressional baseball practice:
"We are shocked and saddened by the shooting this morning. We are still waiting for additional details, but my dear friend and colleague, Congressman Steve Scalise, members of his U.S. Capitol Police detail, and perhaps other staff members were among those harmed. Our… Read more »
On Monday, the United States House of Representatives passed Rep. Mike Johnson’s (LA-04) bill, H.R. 2457, the J. Bennett Johnston Waterway Extension Act of 2017 by a vote of 402 to 1. This legislation extends the license period for three hydroelectric power projects on the Red River, saving them money and giving them additional time to secure a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)… Read more »
On Thursday, the United States House of Representatives passed Rep. Mike Johnson’s (LA-04) legislation, the Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act (H.R. 1761), by a vote of 368-51 and will now head to the Senate. Johnson introduced this bill on March 29, 2017, and it passed out of committee on May 3, 2017.
Rep. Johnson released the following statement regarding the passage… Read more »
