Rep. Henry “Hank” Johnson Jr.

Sponsorship Analysis

Johnson is a far-left Democrat according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship. Johnson’s bills have had a total of 297 cosponsors in the 113^th Congress.

Use this chart to compare Johnson to other members of the House of Representatives on leadership and ideology.

Committee Membership

Henry “Hank” Johnson Jr. sits on the following committees:

• House Committee on Armed Services
  • Member, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats and Capabilities
  • Member, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces
  • Member, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
• House Committee on the Judiciary
  • Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial, and Antitrust Law
  • Member, Subcommittee on The Constitution and Civil Justice

Bills Sponsored

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

• H.R. 4119: West Hunter Street Baptist Church Study Act
• H.R. 4041: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in recognition ...
• H.R. 3484: Airport Security Act of 2013
• H.R. 3172: Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training Practices Act
• H.R. 2827: Part D Beneficiary Appeals Fairness Act
• H.R. 1913: Application Privacy, Protection, and Security Act of 2013
• H.R. 1844: Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013

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Voting Record

From Jan 2007 to Apr 2014, Johnson missed 281 of 5,955 roll call votes, which is 4.7%. This is worse than the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

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Primary Sources

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

• The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
• Congressional Biographical Directory for elected positions
• GPO Member Guide for the photo
• THOMAS, for sponsored bills