Johnson is the representative for Louisiana’s 4th congressional district (view map) and is a Republican. He has served since Jan 3, 2017. Johnson is next up for reelection in 2022 and serves until Jan 3, 2023.
He is also House Republican Conference Vice Chair, a party leadership role. Party leaders focus more on setting their party’s legislative priorties than on introducing legislation.
![Photo of Rep. Mike Johnson [R-LA4]](/static/legislator-photos/412706-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
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 May 16, 2022. See full analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Mike Johnson sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on the Judiciary
- The Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties subcommittee Ranking Member
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House Committee on Armed Services
Cyber, Innovative Technologies, and Information Systems, Readiness subcommittees
Enacted Legislation
Johnson was the primary sponsor of 4 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 3197: Save the Liberty Theatre Act of 2021
- H.R. 5384 (116th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 Crosby Street in Mansfield, Louisiana, as the “Dr. C.O. Simpkins, Sr., Post Office”.
- H.R. 894 (116th): Lake Bistineau Land Title Stability Act
- H.R. 2457 (115th): J. Bennett Johnston Waterway Hydropower Extension Act of 2017
Does 4 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:
Public Lands and Natural Resources (26%) Government Operations and Politics (16%) Crime and Law Enforcement (16%) Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (10%) Environmental Protection (10%) Immigration (10%) Science, Technology, Communications (6%) Transportation and Public Works (6%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Johnson recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.Res. 1111: Expressing support for the enforcement of section 1507 of title 18, United States …
- H.Res. 1104: Electing a Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives.
- H.R. 7648: To prohibit the use of Federal funds to establish a Disinformation Governance Board.
- H.Res. 955: Electing a Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives.
- H.R. 6713: CEASE Overdose Act of 2022
- H.R. 6427: Red River National Wildlife Refuge Boundary Modification Act
- H.Res. 826: Electing a Member to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
As House Republican Conference Vice Chair, Johnson may be focused on his responsibilities other than introducing legislation, such as setting the chamber’s agenda, uniting his party, and brokering deals.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2017 to May 2022, Johnson missed 137 of 2,820 roll call votes, which is 4.9%. This is much 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
- Office of Mike Johnson for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills