Press Releases

 On Wednesday, the House Natural Resources Committee passed H.R. 4239, the SECURE American Energy Act, to provide regulatory certainty and reliability to expand access to oil, gas and wind development in America’s outer continental shelf lands. Included in this legislation was Rep. Mike Johnson’s (LA-04) SEA Act, H.R. 3133, which reduces excessive government… Read more »

This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed over a dozen pieces of legislation to better the lives of veterans when they return home. The provisions include improving the quality of care veterans receive, increasing their access to healthcare and working to improve the effectiveness of the Veterans Crisis Line. Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) voted in favor of these bills and released… Read more »

 The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the South Toledo Bend Water District in Sabine Parish would receive a rural development grant totaling $150,000. The grant will provide federal funding to replace a previously failed hydro-pneumatic tank that caused drinking water shortages for over 2,900 residents in our district. The project is funded through the Persistent… Read more »

 On Friday, Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) voted in favor of H.R. 3922, the Championing Healthy Kids Act, to reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and other important public health programs like Community Health Centers. The bill passed the House by a vote of 242-174. Johnson also spoke on the House floor this week in favor of the… Read more »

 House Judiciary Committee Member Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today introduced legislation to improve transparency and accountability of agents working on behalf of foreign principals to influence American policy. The Disclosing Foreign Influence Act corrects longstanding loopholes exploited by lobbyists of foreign… Read more »

 Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) has signed on as an original co-sponsor to H.R. 4131, the No Abortion Bonds Act, which amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose federal taxes on bonds used to provide facilities owned by abortion providers. If passed, the bill will close loopholes in the tax code that allow abortion providers to finance facilities with municipal, county… Read more »

 On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H. Con. Res. 71 to establish the congressional budget for fiscal year 2018, set forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027 and pave the way for tax reform. Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) voted in favor of the legislation and released the following statement: “Sending this budget to the… Read more »

 Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) issued the following statement after the announcement of President Trump’s executive order on healthcare: “Obamacare is imploding and harming the American people in the process. High premiums and low-quality care have become the new normal, but President Trump has made a commitment to get real relief to the American people. While I agree with… Read more »

Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) issued the following statement after the U.S. District Court’s decision in Baker v. Conroy rejected a challenge to Congress' ability to open its meetings with a prayer:  “As an attorney who defended legislative prayer for many years prior to being elected to Congress, I am thankful for the court’s decision invalidating this… Read more »

 On Tuesday, Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) voted in favor of H.R. 36, the Pain-Capable Unborn Protection Act, to prohibit any person from performing or attempting an abortion after the 20-week period. He was a co-sponsor of the landmark legislation, which passed the House by a vote of 237 to 189. He also spoke on the House floor earlier in the day in support of this… Read more »