Sam Johnson Official Bio

Sam Johnson

Samuel Robert Johnson is an American politician who served as the U.S. Representative for in Congress from 1991 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party. In October–November 2015, he was the acting Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, where he also served as chairman of the Social Security Subcommittee. Wikipedia*

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Sam Johnson has 764 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1991 House Proceeding. The year with the most videos was 1995 with 68 videos. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 2010 with an average of 9,039 views per program. Most appearances with Thomas DeLay (5), John A. Boehner (4), Newt Gingrich (3). Most common tags: Social Security, American Perspectives, U.S. History.

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U.S. Representative, R-TX 3rd May 18, 1991 - January 2, 2019 Videos: 764

Recent Appearances

  • House Session

    House Session

    The House approved a resolution calling for the government of Myanmar (Burma) to release imprisoned journalists.

  • House Session

    House Session

    The House approved a bill to make some of the individual tax cuts passed in December 2018 permanent. It was the last bill in …

  • House Republican Tax Reform Bills Markup Hearing, Part 3

    House Republican Tax Reform Bills Markup Hearing, Part 3

    The House Ways and Means Committee met to debate and vote on several tax cut proposals dubbed "Tax Reform 2.0". President Tru…

  • House Session, Part 2

    House Session, Part 2

    The House debated and approved a bill that expedites Department of Energy permit approvals for liquified natural gas. Members…

  • House Session, Part 1

    House Session, Part 1

    The House debated the rules for two health care bills: H.R. 6199, Restoring Access to Medication and Modernizing Health Savin…

  • Social Security Solvency

    Social Security Solvency

    Stephen Goss, the chief actuary at the Social Security Administration, testified on the solvency of the program before the Ho…

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Past Elections

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