Sen. John Boozman

Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Read our 2020 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, 2017 to May 25, 2022. See full analysis methodology.

Committee Membership

John Boozman sits on the following committees:

• Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Ranking Member
  Commodities, Risk Management, and Trade, Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources, Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Local Food Systems, and Food Safety and Security, Rural Development and Energy subcommittees
• Senate Committee on Appropriations
  • Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies subcommittee Ranking Member

  Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Defense, Financial Services and General Government, State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies subcommittees
• Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
• Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
  Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water, Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittees
• Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Enacted Legislation

Boozman was the primary sponsor of 23 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:

• 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.
• S. 3187 (116th): A bill to permit the Scipio A. Jones Post Office in Little Rock, Arkansas, to accept and display a portrait of Scipio A. Jones, and for other …
• S. 1152 (116th): A bill to provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels of Federal land in Arlington, Virginia, and for other purposes.

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Does 23 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 110^th Congress).

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Boozman sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:

Armed Forces and National Security (36%) International Affairs (16%) Government Operations and Politics (11%) Health (11%) Agriculture and Food (9%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (7%) Transportation and Public Works (7%)

Recently Introduced Bills

Boozman recently introduced the following legislation:

• S. 4082: A bill to prohibit the use by the Department of Veterans Affairs of …
• S.Res. 593: A resolution relating to the death of Kaneaster Hodges, Jr., former United States …
• S. 4004: Small LENDER Act
• S.Res. 532: A resolution recognizing the 100th anniversary of the American College of Surgeons Committee …
• S. 3519: Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail Designation Act
• S. 3314: Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2021
• S. 3194: Vet Center Support Act

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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.

Voting Record

Key Votes

Missed Votes

From Jan 2011 to May 2022, Boozman missed 93 of 3,700 roll call votes, which is 2.5%. This is on par with the median of 2.2% 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 and major life events.

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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