![Photo of Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH6]](/data/photos/412460-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2016 Report Card for Johnson.
Sponsorship Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Johnson has sponsored and cosponsored provides insight into his position in the House of Representatives.
Each dot in the chart below is a member of the House of Representatives. The dots are positioned horizontally according to our progressive—conservative ideology score and vertically according to our leadership score (leaders toward the top). Johnson is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
Committee Membership
Bill Johnson sits on the following committees:
- House Committee on the Budget
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House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Member, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
- Member, Subcommittee on Energy
- Member, Subcommittee on Environment
Enacted Legislation
Johnson was the primary sponsor of 7 bills that were enacted:
- H.J.Res. 38: Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule.
- H.R. 5614 (113th): United States Anti-Doping Agency Reauthorization Act
- H.R. 3548 (113th): Improving Trauma Care Act of 2014
- H.R. 2175 (113th): World War II Memorial Prayer Act of 2014
- H.R. 3588 (113th): Community Fire Safety Act of 2013
- H.R. 3542 (113th): Community Fire Safety Act of 2013
- H.R. 2646 (112th): Veterans Health Care Facilities Capital Improvement Act of 2011
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if about one third or more of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Johnson sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (26%) Armed Forces and National Security (22%) Environmental Protection (22%) Energy (11%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (11%) Government Operations and Politics (7%)
Recent Bills
Some of Johnson’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 3482: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the use ...
- H.R. 2636: To establish an independent inspector general for the Federal Communications Commission.
- H.R. 1917: Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017
- H.R. 1542: HELLPP Act
- H.R. 1271: DXM Abuse Prevention Act of 2017
- H.J.Res. 38: Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the ...
- H.R. 4557 (114th): Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2016
Voting Record
Key Votes
| Johnson’s Vote | Vote Description |
|---|---|
| Yea |
H.R. 1314: Trade Act of 2015
Oct 28, 2015. Passed 266/167.
This vote turned this bill into the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, by replacing the text of the bill in whole. H.R. 1314 was previously the Trade Act of 2015. |
| Yea |
H.Res. 450: Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 597) to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States, ...
Oct 27, 2015. Passed 275/154.
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| Yea |
H.R. 719: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016
Sep 30, 2015. Passed 277/151.
This was a vote to agree to the provisions to keep the government funded through December 11, 2015 that the Senate had added in a previous vote. With this vote, the House approved the Senate's changes to the bill, with the government funding provisions, sending ... |
| Aye |
H.R. 2146: Defending Public Safety Employees’ Retirement Act
Jun 18, 2015. Passed 218/208.
This vote made H.R. 2146 the vehicle for passage of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal currently being negotiated. H.R. 2146 was originally introduced as a bill to address issues with retirement funds of federal law enforcement officers and firefighters. ... |
| Yea |
H.R. 2048: Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015
May 13, 2015. Passed 338/88.
The USA Freedom Act (H.R. 2048, Pub.L. 114–23) is a U.S. law enacted on June 2, 2015 that restored in modified form several provisions of the Patriot Act, which had expired the day before. The act imposes some new limits on the bulk collection of ... |
| Aye |
H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015
Sep 17, 2014. Passed 319/108.
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| Nay |
H.Con.Res. 105 (113th): Prohibiting the President from deploying or maintaining United States Armed Forces in a sustained combat role in ...
Jul 25, 2014. Passed 370/40.
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| Nay |
H.R. 4923 (113th): Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
Jul 10, 2014. Passed 253/170.
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| Aye |
H.R. 1249 (112th): Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
Jun 23, 2011. Passed 304/117.
The Leahy–Smith America Invents Act (AIA) is a United States federal statute that was passed by Congress and was signed into law by President Barack Obama on September 16, 2011. The law represents the most significant change to the U.S. patent system since 1952, and ... |
Missed Votes
From Jan 2011 to Jul 2017, Johnson missed 12 of 4,570 roll call votes, which is 0.3%. This is better than the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. ProPublica has tracked 3 explanations for these missed votes. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- Congress-Legislators, a community project collecting election information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills