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U.S. Senator from Arkansas

John Boozman

Republican · Arkansas

Optometrist and former House member, serving in Senate since 2011. Chairs Agriculture Committee. Focus on farm policy, veterans, and water infrastructure.

Record

Traditional conservative with heavy focus on agriculture and rural issues. Consistent supporter of tax cuts, defense spending, and farm bill reauthorization.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (8 on record)

  • S.5180 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure stability for provider payments under the Medicare program. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
  • S.5017 — More Paid Leave for More Americans Act (Introduced, Jul 16, 2026)
  • S.4624 — Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 21, 2026)
  • S.4064 — Digital Commodity Intermediaries Act (Introduced, Mar 11, 2026)
  • S.3967 — FLOWS Act of 2026 (Introduced, Mar 3, 2026)
  • S.3898 — Gerald’s Law Reauthorization Act of 2026 (Introduced, Feb 24, 2026)
  • S.3755 — Digital Commodity Intermediaries Act (Introduced, Feb 2, 2026)
  • S.3572 — Roadway Safety Modernization Act of 2025 (Introduced, Dec 18, 2025)

Notable votes

  • Voted Yea on S.Res. 817 — S. Res. 817 (Resolution Agreed to, Jul 30, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on S.Res. 817 — Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. Res. 817 (Cloture Motion Agreed to, Jul 29, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R. 6644 — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 6644 with an Amendment (SA 5823) (Cloture Motion Agreed to, Jun 18, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on S. 2 — S. 2, As Amended (Bill Passed, Jun 5, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on S. 2 — Cortez Masto Amdt. No. 5463 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on S. 2 — Padilla Amdt. No. 5808 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on S. 2 — Gallego Amdt. No. 5813 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on S. 2 — Peters Amdt. No. 5763 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)

Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)

  • S.5194 — A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to improve the maintenance, alteration, and construction of United States courthouses, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
  • S.4036 — AADAPT Act (Introduced, Jul 29, 2026)
  • S.3267 — ASAP Act (Introduced, Jul 28, 2026)
  • S.4801 — Duty Status Reform Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • S.5045 — Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
  • S.5025 — Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 16, 2026)
  • S.2461 — Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 14, 2026)
  • S.4202 — Mental Health Access and Provider Support Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 13, 2026)

Voting analysis

John Boozman holds the agriculture gavel, with an ex officio seat on all five subcommittees beneath it, and he did not miss a recorded vote.

0.0%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
0
Recorded as not voting
4.5%
Votes against the Republican majority
220
Roll calls where a party majority formed
35 of 51
Rank among Senate Republicans, most defections first

Turning down his colleagues, advancing the rest

Six of his departures are votes against amendments offered by fellow Republicans — three from one colleague, the others from three more — across a tax bill, a spending measure, a benefits bill and an appropriations package. Every one of those amendments failed with him among those defeating it.

The other four move outward: cloture on an appropriations agreement, two bills he voted to pass against the conference, and a foreign aid supplemental. Blocking his own side's amendments while helping its compromises through is a committee chairman's posture more than a factional one.

All 10 roll calls where John Boozman voted against the Senate Republican majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R. 7148
Paul Amdt. No. 4272
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4272 to H.R. 7148 (No short title on file) · roll call 119		Jan 30, 2026Amendment RejectedNay (party: Yea)
H.R. 1968
Paul Amdt. No. 1266
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1266 to H.R. 1968 (No short title on file) · roll call 119		Mar 14, 2025Amendment RejectedNay (party: Yea)
H.R. 82
Crapo Amdt. No. 3331
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3331 to H.R. 82 (No short title on file) · roll call 118		Dec 20, 2024Amendment RejectedNay (party: Yea)
H.R. 82
Cruz Amdt. No. 3360
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3360 to H.R. 82 (No short title on file) · roll call 118		Dec 20, 2024Amendment RejectedNay (party: Yea)
H.R. 82
Paul Amdt. No. 3352
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3352 to H.R. 82 (No short title on file) · roll call 118		Dec 20, 2024Amendment RejectedNay (party: Yea)
H.R. 4366
Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 4366
On the Cloture Motion H.R. 4366 · roll call 118		Mar 8, 2024Cloture Motion Agreed toYea (party: Nay)
S. 3853
On Passage of the Bill S. 3853 · roll call 118		Mar 7, 2024Bill PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R. 815
H.R. 815, as Amended
On Passage of the Bill H.R. 815 · roll call 118		Feb 13, 2024Bill PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R. 6363
Paul Amdt. No. 1366
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1366 to H.R. 6363 (No short title on file) · roll call 118		Nov 15, 2023Amendment RejectedNay (party: Yea)
H.R. 4366
Braun Amdt. No. 1182
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1182 to S.Amdt. 1092 to H.R. 4366 (No short title on file) · roll call 118		Oct 26, 2023Amendment RejectedNay (party: Yea)

Above the Arkansas average

Arkansas's two Republican senators sit apart on this measure, with Boozman the more frequent departer.

Among the 2 Republicans in the Arkansas delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 3.4%. John Boozman is above that average at 4.5%.

What he legislates on

Finance leads the classification rather than agriculture, which is a reminder that the gavel and the filing cabinet need not agree. The bills cover stability in Medicare provider payments, expanded paid leave, access to radiology care, digital commodity intermediaries, and a water measure.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. John Boozman's cluster into: Finance and Financial Sector (2), Armed Forces and National Security (1), Health (1), Labor and Employment (1), Transportation and Public Works (1), Water Resources Development (1).

403
Bills sponsored
4244
Bills cosponsored

Of the 8 most recent of those, 8 currently sit at Introduced.

Tenure

His congressional service reaches back to the start of the two-thousands across both chambers.

First elected in 2001, now serving across 13 terms. John Boozman falls in the veteran cohort.

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, John Boozman has 403 bills sponsored, 4244 cosponsored, 8 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Chairman)
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations
  • Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
  • Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
  • Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade (Ex Officio)
  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology (Ex Officio)
  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research (Ex Officio)
  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety (Ex Officio)
  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Rural Development, Energy, and Credit (Ex Officio)
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations: Department of Defense

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