Johnson is the representative for Georgia’s 4th congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. He has served since Jan 4, 2007. Johnson is next up for reelection in 2022 and serves until Jan 3, 2023.
![Photo of Rep. Henry “Hank” Johnson [D-GA4]](/static/legislator-photos/412199-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2020 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 3, 2017 to Jul 27, 2021. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Henry “Hank” Johnson Jr. sits on the following committees:
Enacted Legislation
Johnson was the primary sponsor of 8 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:
- H.R. 6196 (116th): TM Act of 2020
- H.R. 3274 (114th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4567 Rockbridge Road in Pine Lake, Georgia, as the “Francis Manuel Ortega Post Office”.
- H.R. 368 (112th): Removal Clarification Act of 2011
- H.R. 5330 (111th): To amend the Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act of 2004 to extend the operation of such Act, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 2675 (111th): Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act of 2004 Extension Act
- H.R. 1626 (111th): Statutory Time-Periods Technical Amendments Act of 2009
- H.R. 3546 (110th): To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012.
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:
Law (23%) Crime and Law Enforcement (15%) Government Operations and Politics (11%) Commerce (11%) International Affairs (11%) Health (9%) Transportation and Public Works (9%) Armed Forces and National Security (9%)
Recent Bills
Some of Johnson’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 4766: To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for a code of ...
- H.R. 3744: Stronger Communities through Better Transit Act
- H.R. 3591: Safe Roads Act of 2021
- H.R. 3466: Tulsa-Greenwood Massacre Claims Accountability Act of 2021
- H.R. 2884: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act
- H.R. 2584: Judiciary Act of 2021
- H.R. 2408: To extend the authorization for Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2007 to Jul 2021, Johnson missed 401 of 10,073 roll call votes, which is 4.0%. This is worse 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.
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
