![Photo of Rep. Mike Johnson [R-LA4]](/data/photos/412706-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2017 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 liberal–conservative 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. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Mike Johnson sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on the Judiciary
- Member, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations
- Member, Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security
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House Committee on Natural Resources
- Member, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
- Member, Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Johnson sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Crime and Law Enforcement (33%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (33%) Government Operations and Politics (33%)
Recent Bills
Some of Johnson’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 6346: Weigh Habitats Offsetting Locational Effects Act of 2018
- H.R. 6213: History and Tradition Protection Act of 2018
- H.R. 4170: Disclosing Foreign Influence Act
- H.R. 3593: Securing Our Borders and Wilderness Act
- H.R. 3480: Furthering Oversight in Expired Federal Grants Act
- H.R. 3481: Increasing Transparency in Federal Audits Act
- H.R. 3392: Lake Bistineau Land Title Stability Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
| Johnson’s Vote | Vote Description |
|---|---|
| Nay |
H.R. 6729: Empowering Financial Institutions to Fight Human Trafficking Act of 2018
Sep 26, 2018. Passed 297/124.
H.R. 6729 instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a mechanism for non-profit organizations to qualify for safe harbor when sharing specific information with financial institutions that facilitates their duties of customers due diligence and the reporting of suspicious activities relating to human trafficking. ... |
| Nay |
H.R. 6157: Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019
Sep 26, 2018. Passed 361/61.
H.R. 6157 provides $674.6 billion in total discretionary budget authority for the Department of Defense for fiscal year (FY) 2019. The bill provides $606.5 billion for the Department of Defense base budget, which is an increase of $17.1 billion above FY18 levels, and $68.1 billion ... |
| Yea |
H.R. 4667: Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, ...
Dec 21, 2017. Passed 251/169.
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| Nay |
H.Res. 569: Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017
Oct 12, 2017. Passed 353/69.
This resolution rewrote the text of H.R. 2266 to be the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017, and sent the new text of H.R. 2266 back to the Senate for approval. The text of the bill can be found in this resolution. |
| Yea |
H.R. 1039: Probation Officer Protection Act of 2017
May 19, 2017. Passed 229/177.
H.R. 1039 amends the federal criminal code to authorize a probation officer to arrest a person, without warrant, if there is probable cause to believe that person forcibly assaulted or obstructed a probation officer while performing their official duties. The bill also would direct the ... |
| Aye |
H.J.Res. 43: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating ...
Feb 16, 2017. Passed 230/188.
Joe Biden never got the opportunity to break a single 50-50 Senate tie in eight years as vice president. Mike Pence has already broken two. One from last month has since become law: a measure allowing states to withhold federal Planned Parenthood funding. (The other ... |
Missed Votes
From Jan 2017 to Dec 2018, Johnson missed 23 of 1,144 roll call votes, which is 2.0%. This is on par with the median of 2.4% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
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
