Johnson is the representative for Ohio’s 6th congressional district (view map) and is a Republican. He has served since Jan 5, 2011. Johnson is next up for reelection in 2020 and serves until Jan 3, 2021.
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![Photo of Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH6]](/static/legislator-photos/412460-200px.jpeg)
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 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 Oct 23, 2020. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Bill Johnson sits on the following committees:
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 (115th): 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
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 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Johnson sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Energy (28%) Environmental Protection (22%) Health (22%) Science, Technology, Communications (17%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (11%)
Recent Bills
Some of Johnson’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 8561: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to sunset the increased ...
- H.R. 8043: Scholarship for Service: The Building Better Americans Act
- H.R. 7405: Strengthening American Nuclear Competitiveness Act
- H.R. 7404: Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2020
- H.R. 7357: Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act
- H.Res. 976: Authorizing and directing the Committee on the Judiciary to inquire whether the House ...
- H.R. 6940: Advancing Tech Startups Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2011 to Oct 2020, Johnson missed 41 of 6,264 roll call votes, which is 0.7%. This is better than the median of 2.3% 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.
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
