Rep. Bill Johnson

Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Read our 2019 Report Card for Johnson.

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Johnson is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).

The chart is based on the bills Johnson has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 21, 2020. See full analysis methodology.

Ratings from Advocacy Organizations

Committee Membership

Bill Johnson sits on the following committees:

• House Committee on the Budget
• House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  Communications and Technology, Energy, Environment and Climate Change subcommittees

Enacted Legislation

Johnson was the primary sponsor of 8 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:

• H.R. 2636 (115th): To establish an independent inspector general for the Federal Communications Commission.
• 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. 2646 (112th): Veterans Health Care Facilities Capital Improvement Act of 2011

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Does 8 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.

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 at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110^th Congress).

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Johnson sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:

Energy (29%) Health (24%) Environmental Protection (19%) Sports and Recreation (10%) Armed Forces and National Security (10%) Science, Technology, Communications (10%)

Recent Bills

Some of Johnson’s most recently sponsored bills include...

• H.R. 4115: To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to establish ...
• H.Res. 486: Honoring the life and legacy of John Havlicek.
• H.Res. 442: Observing 10 years since the war in Sri Lanka ended on May 18, ...
• H.R. 862: Eastern Legacy Extension Act
• H.R. 6476: Light-Duty Natural Gas Vehicle Parity Act of 2018
• H.R. 6351: Advancing U.S. Civil Nuclear Competitiveness and Jobs Act
• H.R. 5261: Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018

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Voting Record

Key Votes

Missed Votes

From Jan 2011 to Jan 2020, Johnson missed 40 of 6,068 roll call votes, which is 0.7%. This is better than the median of 2.1% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.

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Primary Sources

The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:

• unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
• The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
• GPO Member Guide for the photo
• GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills