![Photo of Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH6]](/static/legislator-photos/412460-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2018 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 Jun 18, 2019. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
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 and Climate Change
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
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 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Johnson sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Energy (30%) Health (25%) Environmental Protection (20%) Armed Forces and National Security (15%) Science, Technology, Communications (10%)
Recent Bills
Some of Johnson’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- 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
- H.R. 4810: MAPPING NOW Act of 2018
- H.R. 4606: Ensuring Small Scale LNG Certainty and Access Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2011 to Jun 2019, Johnson missed 38 of 5,712 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.
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
