WASHINGTON — Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) advanced 11 bills and a nomination on Wednesday."What we are seeing in these pieces of...
Carper, Johnson Introduce Bill to Strengthen Federal Agencies’ Cyber Defenses
WASHINGTON — Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) on Monday introduced a bill to give federal agencies...
Johnson and Sessions Introduce ‘Protecting American Lives Act’ to Combat Sanctuary Cities, Illegal Re-Entry
WASHINGTON — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, joined with Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Immigration and...
Johnson Introduces Bill to Require Federal Strategy to Protect Electric Grid
WASHINGTON — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) on Thursday introduced legislation directing the federal government to prepare to protect critical infrastructure against threats of electromagnetic pulse...
Johnson Introduces Bill to Allow Service Members to Defend Against Attacks
WASHINGTON — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced a bill Tuesday to end the restriction on service members carrying...
Johnson to Introduce Armed Forces Self-Defense Act
Washington - Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, will introduce legislation calling for the termination of regulations that...
Chairman Johnson Moves 17 Bipartisan Bills Out of Commitee
WASHINGTON — Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) advanced 17 bills and three nominations on Wednesday. "Each of these bills meets...
Chairmen Johnson, McCaul Seek to Clarify Conflicting Government Agencies’ Cybersecurity Guidance
Washington - Wednesday, Chairmen Johnson and McCaul sent letters to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) seeking to clarify conflicting guidance on...
Johnson Votes in Favor of USA Freedom Act
Washington - Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) made these remarks about his vote on the USA Freedom Act:"I am concerned that valuable capabilities designed to protect America from terror attacks...
Chairman, Ranking Member Probe DOD For Answers on Anthrax Accident
WASHINGTON - Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.) today called on the Department of Defense to provide answers to the reportedly recent accidental shipment of...
Chairman Johnson Holds 6th Border Hearing
"Securing the Border: Fencing, Infrastructure, and Technology Force Multipliers"WASHINGTON - Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC)...
Johnson, Warner and Ayotte Introduce Bill to Require IRS to Notify Victims of Identity Theft
Washington - Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) introduced a bill Wednesday to require the Internal Revenue Service to notify potential victims of identity...
Johnson Honors National Police Week
Washington - This week we observe National Police Week, an opportunity to express our gratitude to the nation's and Wisconsin's fallen law enforcement officers. These heroes made the...
Chairman, Ranking Member Call on Treasury Official for Answers
WASHINGTON - Senators on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) raised questions about possibly troubled information technology projects in the U.S. Treasury on Monday....
Opening Statement of Chairman Ron Johnson
"Securing the Southwest Border: Perspectives from Beyond the Beltway"As prepared for delivery:Good morning and welcome.Today's hearing is the first, of many, dedicated to securing our borders. ...
Chairman Johnson Reacts to Latest Secret Service Incident
Washington -Senator Ron Johnson, (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, made these comments about allegations that two senior Secret Service...
Inspector General Report Finds Millions of Errors in Social Security Administration List of Card Holders: Six and a Half Million Individuals Listed as Alive But Older Than 112 Years
WASHINGTON — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman, and Tom Carper (D-Del.), ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, called attention to a new Social Security...
Johnson Comments on DHS Funding Vote
WASHINGTON — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) made these remarks after the Senate voted to pass a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security:"As chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and...
Johnson: Will Work to Make Certain DHS Operates at Full Strength
"The political impasse on DHS funding must end. Responsible members of both parties must work together to find some way to fund DHS without further delay. I will work to make certain the DHS...
Chairman Johnson Leads Bipartisan Delegation to South Texas
WASHINGTON — Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), along with Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) will travel to Corpus Christi, Hidalgo and McAllen, Texas this weekend to meet...