John Boozman

U.S. Senator · Arkansas · Republican · Chair, Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured

0.33· expected 1.48

Below expectations

Rank 84 of 100 in the Senate · expected = average of 21 majority-party committee chairs

How far Boozman’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

Introduced 19
Action in committee 6
Action beyond committee 5
Passed chamber 0
Became law 0

19 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 19 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the Senate

How Boozman’s ratings compare with every senator

Ratings, 119th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one senator; the ringed marker is Boozman.

Boozman in plain answers: party votes, bipartisanship, who votes alike

Attendance

How it’s measured

98/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 14 missed of 915

Voted on 901 of 915 roll calls; missed 14. Higher than 62% of senators.

85%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured

99/ 100

Senate R median 100 · Rank 40 of 53

Sided with the Republican majority on 827 votes that split the parties. Higher than 51% of senators.

75%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured

9/ 100

Chamber median 9 · +0

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 67% of senators.

0%30%

Position

How it’s measured

+0.43

Republican middle 80%: 0.38 to 0.78

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

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Boozman’s bills that got action in committee or further

All bills

6 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Boozman’s effectiveness score.

S. 5526 Agricultural Act of 2026Reauthorizes and modifies federal agricultural programs and farm support policies. AI-readAgriculture and Food · Out of committee Sep 24, 2026Substantive154k words Out of committee
S. 2309 Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability ActEstablishes timeliness requirements and accountability measures for veteran burials and death certificates. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · Out of committee Mar 18, 2026Substantive396 words Out of committee
S. 4064 Digital Commodity Intermediaries ActRegulates digital commodity intermediaries and their financial operations. AI-readFinance and Financial Sector · Out of committee Mar 12, 2026Substantive23k words Out of committee
S. 3755 Digital Commodity Intermediaries ActEstablishes regulatory framework for digital commodity intermediaries and trading platforms. AI-readFinance and Financial Sector · Out of committee Feb 2, 2026Substantive23k words Out of committee
S. 3095 An original bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel of property of the Forest Service to Perry County, Arkansas, and for other purposes.Conveys approximately one acre of Forest Service land to Perry County, Arkansas for public purposes. AI-readPublic Lands and Natural Resources · Out of committee Nov 3, 2025Substantive422 words Out of committee
S. 297 PSA Screening for HIM ActUnable to determine bill's specific provisions from title alone. AI-readHealth · In committee Mar 19, 2026Substantive828 words In committee

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.