Rep. Bill Johnson’s 2022 Report Card
Representative
from Ohio's 6th District
Republican
Serving Jan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2025
These statistics cover Johnson’s record during the 117th Congress (Jan 3, 2021-Jan 3, 2023) and compare him to other representatives also serving at the end of the session. Last updated on Feb 12, 2023.
A higher or lower number below doesn’t necessarily make this legislator any better or worse, or more or less effective, than other Members of Congress. We present these statistics for you to understand the quantitative aspects of Johnson’s legislative career and make your own judgements based on what activities you think are important.
Keep in mind that there are many important aspects of being a legislator besides what can be measured, such as constituent services and performing oversight of the executive branch, which aren’t reflected here.
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Got the 20th fewest cosponsors on their bills compared to Serving 10+ Years (tied with 1 other)Johnson’s bills and resolutions had 66 cosponsors in the 117th Congress. Securing cosponsors is an important part of getting support for a bill, although having more cosponsors does not always mean a bill will get a vote. View Bills » Compare to all Ohio Delegation (25th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (10th percentile); House Republicans (19th percentile); All Representatives (12th percentile). |
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Was 22nd most present in votes compared to Serving 10+ Years (tied with 8 others)Johnson missed 0.3% of votes (3 of 998 votes) in the 117th Congress. View Johnson’s Profile » Compare to all Ohio Delegation (19th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (11th percentile); All Representatives (13th percentile). The Speaker of the House, per current House rules, is not required to vote in “ordinary legislative proceedings” and is never recorded as missing a vote, and may not be included in the comparison with other representatives if not voting. The delegates from the five island territories and the District of Columbia are not eligible to vote in most roll call votes and so may not appear here if not elligible for any vote during the time period of these statistics. |
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Joined bipartisan bills the 40th most often compared to Serving 10+ YearsIn this era of partisanship, it is encouraging to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. Of the 314 bills that Johnson cosponsored, 29% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Republican. View Cosponsored Bills » Compare to all Ohio Delegation (56th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (79th percentile); House Republicans (58th percentile); All Representatives (78th percentile). Only Democratic and Republican Members of Congress who cosponsored more than 10 bills and resolutions are included in this statistic. |
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Ranked the 42nd bottom/follower compared to All RepresentativesOur unique leadership analysis looks at who is cosponsoring whose bills. A higher score shows a greater ability to get cosponsors on bills. For more, see our methodology. Note that because on this page only legislative activity in the 117th Congress is considered, the leadership score here may differ from Johnson’s score elsewhere on GovTrack. Compare to all Ohio Delegation (25th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (9th percentile); House Republicans (15th percentile); All Representatives (9th percentile). |
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Got bipartisan cosponsors on the 43rd most bills compared to House Republicans (tied with 7 others)In this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 10 of Johnson’s 18 bills and resolutions had a cosponsor from a different political party than the party Johnson caucused with in the 117th Congress. Compare to all Ohio Delegation (62nd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (51st percentile); House Republicans (77th percentile); All Representatives (57th percentile). Cosponsors who caucused with neither the Democratic nor Republican party do not count toward this statistic. |
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Got bicameral support on the 33rd fewest bills compared to Serving 10+ Years (tied with 30 others)The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing Those bills were: H.Res. 1025: Recognizing April 4, 2022, as …; H.R. 1997: TRICARE Fairness for National Guard … Compare to all Ohio Delegation (38th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (16th percentile); House Republicans (35th percentile); All Representatives (22nd percentile). Companion bills are those that are identified as “identical” by Congress’s Congressional Research Service. |
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Laws EnactedJohnson introduced 2 bills that became law, including via incorporation into other measures, in the 117th Congress. Keep in mind that it takes a law to repeal a law. Very few bills ever become law. View Enacted Bills » Those bills were: H.R. 2472: To designate the facility of …; H.R. 2473: To designate the facility of … Compare to all Ohio Delegation (50th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (54th percentile); House Republicans (81st percentile); All Representatives (61st percentile). The legislator must be the primary sponsor of the bill or joint resolution that was enacted or the primary sponsor of a bill or joint resolution for which at least about one third of its text was incorporated into another bill or joint resolution that was enacted as law, as determined by an automated analysis. While a legislator may lay claim to authoring other bills that became law, these cases are difficult for us to track quantitatively. We also exclude bills where the sponsor’s original intent is not in the final bill. |
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Bills IntroducedJohnson introduced 18 bills and resolutions in the 117th Congress. View Bills » Compare to all Ohio Delegation (50th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (34th percentile); House Republicans (47th percentile); All Representatives (34th percentile). |
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Bills Out of CommitteeMost bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Johnson introduced 3 bills in the 117th Congress that got past committee and to the floor for consideration. Those bills were: H.Res. 1272: Of inquiry requesting the President …; H.R. 2472: To designate the facility of …; H.R. 2473: To designate the facility of … Compare to all Ohio Delegation (44th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (38th percentile); House Republicans (67th percentile); All Representatives (45th percentile). |
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Powerful Cosponsors0 of Johnson’s bills and resolutions in the 117th Congress had a cosponsor who was a chair or ranking member of a committee that the bill was referred to. Getting support from committee leaders on relevant committees is a crucial step in moving legislation forward. Compare to all Ohio Delegation (0th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (0th percentile); House Republicans (0th percentile); All Representatives (0th percentile). |
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Committee PositionsJohnson held a leadership position on 0 committees and 0 subcommittees, as either a chair (majority party) or ranking member (minority party), at the end of the session. View Johnson’s Profile » Compare to all Ohio Delegation (0th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (0th percentile); House Republicans (0th percentile); All Representatives (0th percentile). |
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Bills CosponsoredJohnson cosponsored 314 bills and resolutions introduced by other Members of Congress. Cosponsorship shows a willingness to work with others to advance policy goals. View Cosponsored Bills » Compare to all Ohio Delegation (62nd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (42nd percentile); House Republicans (67th percentile); All Representatives (43rd percentile). |
Additional Notes
Leadership/Ideology: The leadership and ideology scores are not displayed for Members of Congress who introduced fewer than 10 bills, or, for ideology, for Members of Congress that have a low leadership score, as there is usually not enough data in these cases to compute reliable leadership and ideology statistics.
Missing Bills: We exclude bills from some statistics where the sponsor’s original intent is not in the final bill because the bill’s text was replaced in whole with unrelated provisions (i.e. it became a vehicle for passage of unrelated provisions).
Ranking Members (RkMembs): The chair of a committee is always selected from the political party that holds the most seats in the chamber, called the “majority party”. The “ranking member” (sometimes “RkMembs”) is the title given to the senior-most member of the committee not in the majority party.
Freshmen/Sophomores: Freshmen and sophomores are Members of Congress whose first term (in the same chamber at the end of the 117th Congress) was the 117th Congress (freshmen) or 116th (sophomores). Members of Congress who took office within the last few months of a Congress are considered freshmen in the next Congress as well.
