Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Boozman has sponsored and cosponsored provides insight into his position in the Senate.
Each dot in the chart below is a member of the Senate. The dots are positioned horizontally according to our progressive—conservative ideology score and vertically according to our leadership score (leaders toward the top). Boozman is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
2015 Statistics
Read our 2015 Report Card for Boozman for more statistics.
Committee Membership
John Boozman sits on the following committees:
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Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
- Chairman, Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management and Trade
- Member, Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources
- Member, Subcommittee on Nutrition, Specialty Crops, and Agricultural Research
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Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Chairman, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government
- Member, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
- Member, Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
- Member, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
- Member, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
- Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
- Joint Committee on Printing
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Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
- Member, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife
- Member, Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight
- Member, Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Boozman sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (32%) Health (11%) Transportation and Public Works (11%) Agriculture and Food (11%) Taxation (11%) Government Operations and Politics (8%) International Affairs (8%) Environmental Protection (8%)
Recent Bills
Some of Boozman’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- S.Res. 547: A resolution recognizing the 75th anniversary of the American Tree Farm System.
- S.Res. 504: A resolution recognizing the 70th anniversary of the Fulbright Program.
- S. 3067: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017
- S. 2940: Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2016
- S. 2712: Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act of 2016
- S.Res. 343: A resolution relative to the death of Dale Bumpers, former United States Senator ...
- S. 2178: Timber Revitalization and Economic Enhancement Act of 2015
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Voting Record
From Jan 2011 to Sep 2016, Boozman missed 83 of 1,627 roll call votes, which is 5.1%. This is much worse than the median of 1.7% among the lifetime records of senators currently serving. ProPublica has tracked 15 explanations for these missed votes. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Congressional Biographical Directory for elected positions
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills