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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced on Tuesday which Republicans will serve on politically charged select subcommittees that will investigate the “weaponization” of the federal government and the origins of COVID-19.  The House voted along party lines earlier this month to create the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government to investigate civil… Read more »

WASHINGTON, January 20, 2023 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today introduced the History and Tradition Protection Act — a bill to help protect religious expression in America by removing attorney fee awards in certain Establishment Clause cases. “For decades, left-wing activists have pursued a relentless legal agenda to rid America of all religious expression and the… Read more »

WASHINGTON, January 20, 2023 — House Republican Conference Vice Chairman Mike Johnson (LA-04) today re-introduced legislation to make the act of knowingly leaking draft Supreme Court opinions a federal crime. “The Supreme Court announcement that it is unable to identify the individual who leaked the draft Dobbs opinion is an alarming development for the institution and for the country,”… Read more »

A Supreme Court report this week on the leak of a draft opinion has revitalized an effort from two Louisiana Republicans to criminalize leaking information from the high court, a step some experts say could get messy if it became law. Though the report Thursday from Marshal of the Supreme Court Gail A. Curley said officials did not find out who may have leaked the opinion last year, it… Read more »

WASHINGTON, January 19, 2023 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today announced his selection by Majority Whip Tom Emmer to serve as a Deputy Whip for House Republicans in the 118th Congress: “In the 118th Congress, House Republicans will work to deliver conservative legislative results and a government that’s more accountable to the American people. I’m humbled by the… Read more »

Conservatives are reacting to a new report by the U.S. Supreme Court stating that it has been unable to identify the individual who leaked a draft opinion to Politico last year. The report, released by the U.S. Supreme Court Marshal on Thursday, states that an investigative team hasn't been able to "identify a person responsible by a preponderance of the evidence" who leaked the Dobbs… Read more »

WASHINGTON, January 18, 2023 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) will serve on the House Judiciary Committee and the House Armed Services Committee in the 118th Congress, retaining his preferred committee assignments from the 117th Congress. Congressman Johnson made the following statement today on his committee assignments: “The House Judiciary Committee will be ground… Read more »

As one of their first votes in the new Congress, House Republicans passed a resolution Wednesday condemning political violence against pro-life crisis pregnancy centers, but nearly all Democrats opposed the measure. The House voted 222-209 in favor of a resolution introduced by Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., which "condemns recent attacks of vandalism, violence, and destruction against… Read more »

House lawmakers will vote Wednesday on a pair of abortion-related measures that would condemn the recent attacks on pro-life facilities and churches as well as protect infants born alive in failed abortion procedures. Republicans are urging their members to vote for both bills, while Democrats are telling their members to vote against both measures. Rep. Mike Johnson, Louisiana… Read more »

Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson continued the new Republican-controlled House's early march to address key conservative flashpoint concerns Wednesday with a bill condemning vandalism, violence and threats against anti-abortion rights advocates in the wake of last year's Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. Johnson, who is among the to GOP leaders in the House as vice-chair of… Read more »