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Eddie Bernice Johnson

Representative from Texas
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1993–2023ID J000126
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LegislationHEADLINE
96%with Dems
of 10,806 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
96%with Dems
of 10,806 · both combined
Steepest move
−5 pts
2009 → 2011
still a Democrat

Career arc

Legislation leads. Each point is one Congress: how often they sided with the Democratic majority on contested bills, resolutions and amendments.

100%75%50%25%0%sides with Democrats ↑sides with Republicans ↓19931999200520112017
2021–22117th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
99.5%with Democrats
of 568 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 2009 → 2011, −5 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

1 of these 9 roll calls have no description. About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank in the source too. Some also lack a bill number.

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Dec 23, 2022H.R. 2617To amend section 1115 of title 31, United States Code, to amend the description of how performance goals are achieved, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 23, 2022noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 23, 2022H.Res. 1531Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2617, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textProviding for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2617, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; and for other purposesParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
Dec 22, 2022H.R. 7939Student Veteran Emergency Relief ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 1402Durbin Feeling Native American Languages Act of 2021LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 989Native American Langauge Resource Center Act of 2022LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 5087To amend the Not Invisible Act of 2019 to extend, and provide additional support for, the activities of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Justice Joint Commission on Reducing Violent Crime Against Indians, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 4104Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 3773To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis ReservationLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 568 contested votes scored in the 117th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Congress98.9% · 2,737 votes
Economics and Public Finance94.7% · 2,431 votes
Armed Forces and National Security86.7% · 737 votes
Government Operations and Politics98.6% · 498 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources94.3% · 349 votes
Finance and Financial Sector94.6% · 316 votes
Health99% · 294 votes
Taxation98.2% · 281 votes
Energy90% · 279 votes
Environmental Protection99.3% · 271 votes
International Affairs92.9% · 267 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement98.1% · 260 votes
Labor and Employment100% · 224 votes
Transportation and Public Works91.6% · 178 votes
Education98.8% · 167 votes
Emergency Management95.8% · 167 votes
Law98.5% · 133 votes
Agriculture and Food85.4% · 130 votes
Science, Technology, Communications97.6% · 124 votes
Housing and Community Development97.3% · 111 votes
Immigration100% · 85 votes
Commerce93.9% · 82 votes
Water Resources Development90.1% · 81 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance71.2% · 59 votes
Social Welfare100% · 42 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 41 votes
Native Americans97.6% · 41 votes
Commemorations100% · 25 votes
Animals94.7% · 19 votes
Families100% · 16 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Private Legislation, Social Sciences and History.

Blue is the share of votes siding with the Democratic majority; the tick marks 50%.

Service record

15 Congresses
103rd · 1993117th · 2021
Democrat · House · TX103rd–117th
Term datesexact
Members · Texas
EJ

Eddie Bernice Johnson

Representative from Texas
HOUSED1993–202315 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
95.8%with Democrats
of 10,806 votes · 4.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested96%of 10,806 · combined
Steepest move−5 pts2009→11, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019932021
2021–22 · 117th · Democrat · of 568 votes99.5%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank too. These rows carry a date, a bill number where one exists, how they voted and which side that matched.
Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 568 contested votes scored in the 117th

By policy area

career
Congress98.9% · 2,737
Economics and Public Finance94.7% · 2,431
Armed Forces and National Security86.7% · 737
Government Operations and Politics98.6% · 498
Public Lands and Natural Resources94.3% · 349
Finance and Financial Sector94.6% · 316
Health99% · 294
Taxation98.2% · 281
Energy90% · 279
Environmental Protection99.3% · 271
International Affairs92.9% · 267
Crime and Law Enforcement98.1% · 260
Labor and Employment100% · 224
Transportation and Public Works91.6% · 178
Education98.8% · 167
Emergency Management95.8% · 167
Law98.5% · 133
Agriculture and Food85.4% · 130
Science, Technology, Communications97.6% · 124
Housing and Community Development97.3% · 111
Immigration100% · 85
Commerce93.9% · 82
Water Resources Development90.1% · 81
Foreign Trade and International Finance71.2% · 59
Social Welfare100% · 42
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 41
Native Americans97.6% · 41
Commemorations100% · 25
Animals94.7% · 19
Families100% · 16
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9
Sports and Recreation— · 2

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Private Legislation, Social Sciences and History.

Service record

103rd · 1993117th · 2021
Democrat103rd–117th

Party switchers

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