Rep. Henry C. “Hank” Johnson’s 2020 Report Card
Representative
from Georgia's 4th District
Democrat
Serving Jan 4, 2007 – Jan 3, 2025
These statistics cover Johnson’s record during the 116th Congress (Jan 3, 2019-Jan 3, 2021) and compare him to other representatives also serving at the end of the session. Last updated on Jan 30, 2021.
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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Introduced the most bills compared to Georgia DelegationJohnson introduced 30 bills and resolutions in the 116th Congress. View Bills » Compare to all Georgia Delegation (92nd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (69th percentile); House Democrats (56th percentile); All Representatives (71st percentile). |
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Joined bipartisan bills the least often compared to Georgia DelegationOf the 754 bills that Johnson cosponsored, 6% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Democrat. View Cosponsored Bills » Compare to all Georgia Delegation (0th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (14th percentile); House Democrats (22nd percentile); All Representatives (12th 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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Got the most cosponsors on their bills compared to Georgia DelegationJohnson’s bills and resolutions had 905 cosponsors in the 116th 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 Georgia Delegation (92nd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (82nd percentile); House Democrats (81st percentile); All Representatives (89th percentile). |
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Ranked most politically left compared to Georgia DelegationOur unique ideology analysis assigns a score to Members of Congress according to their legislative behavior by how similar the pattern of bills and resolutions they cosponsor are to other Members of Congress. For more, see our methodology. Note that because on this page only legislative activity in the 116th Congress is considered, the ideology score here may differ from Johnson’s score elsewhere on GovTrack. Compare to all Georgia Delegation (0th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (14th percentile); House Democrats (19th percentile); All Representatives (10th percentile). |
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Ranked the top leader compared to Georgia DelegationOur 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 116th Congress is considered, the leadership score here may differ from Johnson’s score elsewhere on GovTrack. Compare to all Georgia Delegation (92nd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (80th percentile); House Democrats (79th percentile); All Representatives (88th percentile). |
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Got bipartisan cosponsors on the 3rd most bills compared to Georgia DelegationIn this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 10 of Johnson’s 30 bills and resolutions had a cosponsor from a different political party than the party Johnson caucused with in the 116th Congress. Compare to all Georgia Delegation (77th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (52nd percentile); House Democrats (35th percentile); All Representatives (54th percentile). Cosponsors who caucused with neither the Democratic nor Republican party do not count toward this statistic. |
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Was 3rd most present in votes compared to Georgia DelegationJohnson missed 0.8% of votes (8 of 954 votes) in the 116th Congress. View Johnson’s Profile » Compare to all Georgia Delegation (15th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (16th percentile); All Representatives (23rd 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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Got influential cosponsors the 26th most often compared to All Representatives (tied with 4 others)13 of Johnson’s bills and resolutions in the 116th 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. Those bills were: H.Res. 133: Supporting the goals and ideals …; H.Res. 636: Expressing support for the designation …; H.R. 1057: Supreme Court Ethics Act; H.R. 1423: Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act; H.R. 1714: Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act; H.R. 1945: Berta Caceres Human Rights in …; H.R. 3991: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through …; H.R. 5674: Mobile Workforce State Income Tax …; H.R. 5717: Gun Violence Prevention and Community …; H.R. 5801: Removal Jurisdiction Clarification Act of …; H.R. 6017: Twenty-First Century Courts Act; H.R. 6196: TM Act of 2020; H.R. 8235: Open Courts Act of 2020 Compare to all Georgia Delegation (92nd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (88th percentile); House Democrats (89th percentile); All Representatives (93rd percentile). |
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Cosponsored the 35th most bills compared to All RepresentativesJohnson cosponsored 754 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 Georgia Delegation (92nd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (90th percentile); House Democrats (86th percentile); All Representatives (92nd percentile). |
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Laws EnactedJohnson introduced 0 bills that became law, including via incorporation into other measures, in the 116th Congress. Keep in mind that it takes a law to repeal a law. Very few bills ever become law. Compare to all Georgia Delegation (0th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (0th percentile); House Democrats (0th percentile); All Representatives (0th 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 Out of CommitteeMost bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Johnson introduced 4 bills in the 116th Congress that got past committee and to the floor for consideration. Those bills were: H.R. 1423: Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act; H.R. 3991: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through …; H.R. 6196: TM Act of 2020; H.R. 8235: Open Courts Act of 2020 Compare to all Georgia Delegation (62nd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (55th percentile); House Democrats (38th percentile); All Representatives (59th percentile). |
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Working with the SenateThe House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing Those bills were: H.R. 1057: Supreme Court Ethics Act; H.R. 3993: AMICUS Act; H.R. 6196: TM Act of 2020; H.R. 8667: Fair Access to Financial Services … Compare to all Georgia Delegation (69th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (52nd percentile); House Democrats (37th percentile); All Representatives (53rd percentile). Companion bills are those that are identified as “identical” by Congress’s Congressional Research Service. |
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Committee PositionsJohnson held a leadership position on 0 committees and 1 subcommittee, as either a chair (majority party) or ranking member (minority party), at the end of the session. View Johnson’s Profile » Compare to all Georgia Delegation (38th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (19th percentile); House Democrats (40th percentile); All Representatives (42nd 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 116th Congress) was the 116th Congress (freshmen) or 115th (sophomores). Members of Congress who took office within the last few months of a Congress are considered freshmen in the next Congress as well.
