Bills About Government Operations And Politics Sponsored by Ron Johnson (R-Wis.)

Sen. Johnson sponsored 34 bills about government operations and politics in the 115th Congress (2017-18).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
Feb. 5, 2020	S.3257	A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 311 West Wisconsin Avenue in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, as the "Einar 'Sarge' H. Ingman, Jr. Post Office Building".	1	All Democrats	Became Public Law No: 116-264.
July 1, 2020	S.4126	A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 104 East Main Street in Port Washington, Wisconsin, as the "Joseph G. Demler Post Office".	1	All Democrats	Became Public Law No: 116-267.
Oct. 31, 2019	S.2769	A bill to eliminate or modify certain Federal agency reporting requirements, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 457.
Feb. 7, 2019	S.394	A bill to amend the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to improve the orderly transfer of the executive power during Presidential transitions.	3	All Democrats	Became Public Law No: 116-121.
May 13, 2019	S.1432	A bill to direct the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to establish an interagency working group to study Federal efforts to collect data on sexual violence and to make recommendations on the harmonization of those efforts, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Feb. 7, 2019	S.380	A bill to increase access to agency guidance documents.	6	Bipartisan	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 43.
Feb. 7, 2019	S.396	A bill to amend section 1202 of title 5, United States Code, to modify the continuation of service provision for members of the Merit Systems Protection Board.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sept. 25, 2018	S.3487	A bill to amend the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to improve the orderly transfer of the executive power during Presidential transitions.	0		Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 672.
July 12, 2018	S.3208	A bill to provide agencies with discretion in securing information technology and information systems.	1	All Republicans	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 668.
June 26, 2018	S.3137	A bill to provide for reforming agencies of the Federal Government to improve efficiency and effectiveness.	3	Bipartisan	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 667.
Jan. 11, 2018	S.2296	A bill to increase access to agency guidance documents.	4	All Republicans	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 448.
March 8, 2017	S.585	A bill to provide greater whistleblower protections for Federal employees, increased awareness of Federal whistleblower protections, and increased accountability and required discipline for Federal supervisors who retaliate against whistleblowers, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Became Public Law No: 115-73.
July 19, 2017	S.1584	A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to reauthorize the Judicial Conference of the United States to redact sensitive information contained in financial disclosure reports of judicial officers and employees, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 242.
Jan. 5, 2017	S.34	A bill to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for the en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for "midnight rules", and for other purposes.	6	All Republicans	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 233.
March 8, 2017	S.582	A bill to reauthorize the Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes.	4	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
May 10, 2017	S.1083	A bill to amend section 1214 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for stays during a period that the Merit Systems Protection Board lacks a quorum.	2	Bipartisan	Became Public Law No: 115-42.
March 8, 2017	S.576	A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to extend certain protections against prohibited personnel practices, and for other purposes.	4	Bipartisan	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 39.
Nov. 29, 2016	S.3483	A bill to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for "midnight rules", and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 23, 2016	S.2968	A bill to reauthorize the Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes.	2	Bipartisan	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 646.
May 23, 2016	S.2970	A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to expand law enforcement availability pay to employees of the Air and Marine Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.	2	All Democrats	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 615.
May 19, 2016	S.2964	A bill to eliminate or modify certain mandates of the Government Accountability Office.	1	All Democrats	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 576.
Dec. 8, 2015	S.2375	A bill to decrease the deficit by consolidating and selling excess Federal tangible property, and for other purposes.	4	Bipartisan	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 544.
May 26, 2016	S.3011	A bill to improve the accountability, efficiency, transparency, and overall effectiveness of the Federal Government.	0		Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 505.
Oct. 1, 2015	S.2127	A bill to provide appropriate protections to probationary Federal employees, to provide the Special Counsel with adequate access to information, to provide greater awareness of Federal whistleblower protections, and for other purposes.	3	All Republicans	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 499.
June 18, 2015	S.1638	A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to Congress information on the Department of Homeland Security headquarters consolidation project in the National Capital Region, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Became Public Law No: 114-150.
June 18, 2015	S.1620	A bill to reduce duplication of information technology at the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.	0		Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 454.
July 22, 2015	S.1826	A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 99 West 2nd Street in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, as the Lieutenant Colonel James "Maggie" Megellas Post Office.	2	Bipartisan	Became Public Law No: 114-138.
June 18, 2015	S.1629	A bill to revise certain authorities of the District of Columbia courts, the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, and the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Became Public Law No: 114-118.
June 8, 2015	S.1522	A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide a pathway for temporary seasonal employees in Federal land management agencies to compete for vacant permanent positions under internal merit promotion procedures, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
March 31, 2014	S.2185	A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 123 South 9th Street in De Pere, Wisconsin, as the "Corporal Justin D. Ross Post Office Building".	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Nov. 14, 2012	S.3630	A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 218 North Milwaukee Street in Waterford, Wisconsin, as the "Captain Rhett W. Schiller Post Office".	1	All Democrats	Became Public Law No: 112-279.
April 25, 2012	S.2368	A bill to ensure economy and efficiency of Federal Government operations by establishing a moratorium on midnight rules during a President's final days in office, and for other purposes.	35	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sept. 22, 2011	S.1611	A bill to reduce the size of the Federal workforce through attrition, and for other purposes.	18	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
July 28, 2011	S.1438	A bill to provide that no agency may take any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than 7.7 percent.	28	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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