Press Releases

Washington, May 9, 2024 – United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) submitted a community project funding request for Barksdale Air Force Base: Recipient: Barksdale Air Force Base Recipient Address: 147 Barksdale Blvd E, Barksdale AFB, LA, United States 71110 Requested Amount: $22 million Explanation of Request: This request will fund the construction of a… Read more »

 WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Johnson, Congressman Chip Roy (TX), and Senator Mike Lee (UT) held a press conference to announce the introduction of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. Amid the worst border crisis in American history, the SAVE Act would ensure that only U.S. citizens vote in federal elections by requiring proof of citizenship to… Read more »

WASHINGTON — This evening, Speaker Johnson delivered remarks following a failed attempt to vacate the Speakership: Hey everyone, just another Wednesday on Capitol hill. I want to say that I appreciate the show of confidence from my colleagues to defeat this misguided effort, that is certainly what it was. As I’ve said from the beginning and I’ve made clear here every day, I… Read more »

WASHINGTON — This evening, Speaker Johnson released a statement following passage of Rep. Chuck Edwards’ Equal Representation Act. This legislation would require the decennial census to include a citizenship question and exclude noncitizens from the population in which the apportionment of each state’s U.S. House representation and electors are based. “The only influence… Read more »

WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Johnson delivered an address at the Days of Remembrance Ceremony. The event is hosted by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and is America’s annual commemoration of the Holocaust. Click here to watch Speaker Johnson’s remarks “Several weeks ago, Congress overwhelmingly passed security assistance to Israel to help protect its borders. We did it, and… Read more »

WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Johnson spoke on the House floor in support of H.R. 7423 – a bill to designate the United States Postal Office in Rayville, LA as the “Luke Letlow Post Office Building.” Congressman Letlow, elected to represent Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District in December 2020, tragically lost his life due to complications from COVID-19 before being sworn into… Read more »

WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Johnson was joined by House Republican leadership and Committee Chairs to announce a new House-wide effort to crack down on antisemitism on college campuses and hold universities accountable for failing to protect Jewish students.   As part of the effort, the House will be looking into federal funding universities receive, the foreign student visa… Read more »

On Tuesday, Speaker Johnson’s district staff will be hosting satellite office hours to assist constituents throughout Louisiana’s 4th Congressional District who need help navigating federal agencies.  The district staff members will be available to assist Louisianians with federal agency programs such as Social Security, Medicare, military and veterans’ issues. Staff are also… Read more »

WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, Speaker Johnson announced the House response to the Senate’s national security supplemental legislation. This legislation is comprised of four separate bills and provides resources to Israel, Ukraine, and the Indo-Pacific, as well as measures to counter adversaries in each region. “This legislation also includes enhanced oversight and accountability… Read more »

WASHINGTON — This afternoon, after announcing the House’s national security supplemental plan, Speaker Johnson joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business’ Kudlow and Jake Tapper on CNN’s The Lead to discuss the House plan, the need for urgent border security measures, and the motion to vacate. “What we’ve done is taken the Senate supplemental bill, and we’ve improved the process and… Read more »