Address patent and innovation policy questions as Chairman of the subcommittee next Congress.

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Georgia · Democratic

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Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Evidence

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Rep. Hank Johnson is listed as the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet for the 119th Congress.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official Democratic committee assignment release shows Johnson is not the chairman in the current Congress.

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Ranking Member Raskin Announces House Judiciary Subcommittee Ranking Members, Subcommittee Assignments for 119th Congress
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The subcommittee page lists Johnson as ranking member and shows a June 4, 2026 hearing titled 'Medicines and IP: Balancing Innovation and Access,' indicating continued patent and innovation activity.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Recent official committee activity shows patent-and-innovation issues are still being handled, but Johnson is serving as ranking member rather than chairman.

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Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet (119th Congress) | House Judiciary Committee Republicans
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Assessments

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Johnson did continue working on patent and innovation issues in the next Congress, but the official committee assignments show he was ranking member, not chairman. That means the promised outcome was not fully realized as stated, though he appears to have materially engaged the topic in the later term.

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