Press Releases
“I extend my warmest congratulations to the 46th President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris on their historic victory in the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election. I am especially proud of Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris for being the first woman and the first multi-racial woman to hold this office.
Washington, DC – On Saturday, October 31, 2020, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson will be inducted as a prestigious Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN).
Washington, DC – On Saturday, October 31, 2020, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson will be inducted as a Fellow to the American Academy of Nursing.
Washington, DC – Yesterday, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson’s National Suicide Hotline Designation Act was signed into law by President Donald J. Trump. Congresswoman Johnson introduced this legislation in the House of Representatives with Representatives Chris Stewart (UT-02), Seth Moulton (MA-06), and Greg Gianforte (MT-AL).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson received a perfect score from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) - the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization – for supporting LGBTQ equality in the 116th Congress.
Washington, DC – Today, Representatives Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) introduced legislation to increase funding for children with disabilities in response to the COVID-19 crisis.
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson voted in support of H.R. 925 the updated Heroes Act. This updated bill includes several provisions from the original Heroes Act that passed in the House of Representatives back in May.
Establishing a 9-8-8 Suicide Hotline Dialing Code
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson announces the passage of S.2661, the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act, in the House of Representatives by voice vote.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representatives Eddie Bernice Johnson and Roger Williams sent a letter to U.S.
Bill Passed by House in June is First-ever Bold, Comprehensive Approach to Hold Police Accountable, Change the Culture of Law Enforcement and Build Trust Between Law Enforcement and our Communities
(Washington, DC) - Today, Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (SC-06), Representatives Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30), Hank Johnson (GA-04), and Al Lawson (FL-05) held a call with regional reporters calling on the Senate to take up the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which passed the House in June with bipartisan support.