Boozman is the senior senator from Arkansas and is a Republican. He has served since Jan 5, 2011. Boozman is next up for reelection in 2028 and serves until Jan 3, 2029. He is 72 years old.
He was previously the representative for Arkansas’s 3rd congressional district as a Republican from 2001 to 2010.
![Photo of Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]](/static/legislator-photos/400040-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2022 Report Card for Boozman.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Boozman is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the Senate 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 Boozman has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2019 to Mar 22, 2023. See full analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
John Boozman sits on the following committees:
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Ranking Member
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Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies subcommittee Ranking Member
- Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Enacted Legislation
Boozman was the primary sponsor of 25 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:
- S. 3519 (117th): Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail Designation Act
- S. 2102 (117th): Dr. Kate Hendricks Thomas SERVICE Act
- S. 4365 (116th): A bill to clarify licensure requirements for contractor medical professionals to perform medical disability examinations for the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
- S.J.Res. 72 (116th): A joint resolution providing for the reappointment of Michael M. Lynton as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
- S.J.Res. 73 (116th): A joint resolution providing for the appointment of Franklin D. Raines as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
- S.J.Res. 66 (116th): A joint resolution providing for the appointment of Denise O’Leary as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
- S.J.Res. 65 (116th): A joint resolution providing for the reappointment of John Fahey as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
Does 25 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
Boozman sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (38%) International Affairs (14%) Agriculture and Food (10%) Government Operations and Politics (10%) Health (10%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (7%) Finance and Financial Sector (5%) Transportation and Public Works (5%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Boozman recently introduced the following legislation:
- S. 788: A bill to amend the Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 to …
- S. 740: GUARD VA Benefits Act of 2023
- S. 668: A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins to …
- S. 391: Protect Farmers from the SEC Act
- S. 55: VACANT Act
- S. 5135 (117th): Protect Farmers from the SEC Act
- S. 5089 (117th): GUARD VA Benefits Act
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2011 to Mar 2023, Boozman missed 93 of 3,973 roll call votes, which is 2.3%. This is on par with the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of senators 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, major life events, and running for higher office.
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
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
