John Boozman

Electoral integrity

Criminal justice

Fiscal policy

Healthcare

Education

Economy and labor

Environment and energy

Immigration

National security and foreign policy

Civil rights and liberties

Social policy

Technology and data

Civil liberties and government power

Government accountability and transparency

Infrastructure and public investment

Boozman congratulated and recognized LaQuita Norris of Benton on being named the 2026 Arkansas Small Business Person of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Boozman submitted S. 3755, an original bill to provide for a system of regulation of the offer and sale of digital commodities by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, from the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry without amendment.

Paul Amdt. No. 4272

Motion to Table Lee Amdt. No. 4236

Motion to Table Lee Amdt. No. 4234

Motion to Table Lee Amdt. No. 4286

Sanders Amdt. No. 4290

Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 4287

H.R. 7148, as Amended

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 7148

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 3627

Motion to Invoke Cloture: H.R. 6938

H.R. 6938

Is the Point of Order Well Taken Re: To the Privilege Status of S.J. Res. 98

Motion to Proceed to S.J. Res. 84

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6938

Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 98

Confirmation: Alexander C. Van Hook, of Louisiana, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana

Motion to Proceed to S.J.Res. 86

Confirmation: Joshua Simmons, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency

Confirmation: Sara Bailey, of Texas, to be Director of National Drug Control Policy

Confirmation: Keith Bass, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense

Boozman stated he would have voted yea on rollcall No. 628, a motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Matthew E. Orso to be United States District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina, had he been present and voting.

Boozman co-sponsored Senate Resolution 525 condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of the Baha'i minority and its continued violation of international human rights covenants.

Boozman submitted committee reports from the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry on ten bills and one act, nine without amendment and two with amendments in the nature of a substitute.

Boozman rose to recognize Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville on its 75th anniversary of service to northwest Arkansas.

Boozman co-sponsored an amendment submitted by Mr. Durbin to establish a comprehensive United States strategy for public and private investment, trade, and development in Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean.

Boozman co-sponsored an amendment to S. 2296 submitted by Mr. Cruz that would establish the SkyFoundry Program for rapid development and manufacture of small unmanned aircraft systems.

Boozman submitted a report from the Committee on Appropriations on H.R. 3944, an act making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for fiscal year 2026, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.

Boozman rose to speak in support of Judge Stephen Vaden's nomination to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, citing his experience as USDA general counsel and his family's farming background in Tennessee and Kentucky.

Boozman asked for the yeas and nays on the Bowman nomination and voted yea, which resulted in the nomination's confirmation by a vote of 48-46.

Boozman requested the first reading of H.R. 276, a bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America," and then objected to his own request for a second reading to place the bill on the calendar under rule XIV.

Boozman honored Dennis Sternberg for his 22-year tenure as executive director of the Arkansas Rural Water Association, citing his advocacy for water infrastructure improvements and his work on federal legislation including the 2020 Water Resources and Development Act, the Small and Rural Community Clean Water Technical Assistance Act, and the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018.

Boozman co-sponsored Senate Resolution 191 supporting the designation of April 2025 as the "Month of the Military Child."

Boozman stated that he would have voted yea on four rollcall votes regarding Lt. Gen. John D. Caine's nominations to Major General in the Air Force and to General for appointment as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff had he been present.

Boozman asked for the yeas and nays on the Chavez-DeRemer nomination and voted yea for its confirmation.

Boozman co-sponsored S. 701, a bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Veteran Family Resource Program.

Boozman spoke on the Senate floor to support Brooke Rollins's nomination to be Secretary of Agriculture and encouraged his colleagues to vote yes.

Boozman submitted a report from the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry on S. Res. 57, an original resolution authorizing expenditures by that committee.

Boozman rose to congratulate Harold Johnson of Walnut Ridge for his decades of service to memorialize and champion Arkansas' legacy in aviation history, including his work as a commercial pilot, his actions during the 1972 hijacking of Southern Airways Flight 49, and his founding of the Wings of Honor Museum.

Boozman discussed for-profit colleges that enroll 8 percent of American college students while accounting for 30 percent of all federal student loan defaults, and recounted the story of a constituent named Jaclyn from Carlyle, Illinois, who was misled by Brooks Institute about job placement rates and starting salaries for photography graduates.

Boozman described the economic conditions facing farmers nationwide, citing projected losses of over $29 billion for row crop farmers, $11 billion for corn growers, $5.7 billion for soybean producers, and $5 billion for wheat farmers as of the end of November, and called for federal assistance to support agriculture producers facing market losses.

Boozman rose to recognize the 58th class reunion of Northside and Southside High School's class of 1966 in Fort Smith, Arkansas, noting it was the first time these rival schools came together to celebrate and highlighting the historical significance of the class of 1966, including five Black students who successfully integrated Fort Smith high schools that year.