• BOOZMAN, JOHN
Experience: Senate: 2011-Present
Home State: Arkansas
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Personal

    Full Name: John N. Boozman
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Cathy; 3 Children
    Birth Date: 12/10/1950
    Birth Place: Shreveport, LA
    Home City: Rogers, AR
    Religion: Baptist

Education

    Graduated, Southern College of Optometry, 1977
    Attended, Pre-Optometry, University of Arkansas, 1969-1973
    Political Experience
    Senator, United States Senate, 2011-present
    Former Member, School Board, Rogers School District
    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2001-2011
    Assistant Whip, United States House of Representatives, 2003-2011

Current Legislative Committees

    Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Member
    Appropriations, Member
    Environment and Public Works, Member
    Joint Committee on Printing, Member
    Rules and Administration, Member
    Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Member
    Subcommittee on Commodities, Markets, Trade and Risk Management, Chair
    Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources, Member
    Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, Chair
    Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, Member
    Subcommittee on Jobs, Rural Economic Growth and Energy Innovation, Member
    Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, Member
    Subcommittee on Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Food and Agricultural Research, Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight, Member
    Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Member
    Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight, Member
    Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Member
    Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, Member
    Veterans' Affairs, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, After School Caucus
    Member, Air Force Caucus
    Member, Americans Abroad Caucus
    Member, Caucus for Congressional World Bank Dialogue
    Member, Community College Caucus
    Member, Congressional African Partnership for Economic Empowerment Caucus
    Member, Congressional Arts Caucus
    Member, Congressional Bike Caucus
    Member, Congressional Caucus on US-Turkey Relations and Turkish Americans
    Member, Congressional Caucus to Fight and Control Methamphetamine
    Member, Congressional China Caucus
    Member, Congressional Coalition on Adoption
    Member, Congressional Community Pharmacy Coalition
    Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus
    Member, Congressional Georgia Caucus
    Member, Congressional Glaucoma Caucus
    Member, Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus
    Member, Congressional Indonesia Caucus
    Member, Congressional Malaria Caucus
    Member, Congressional Mentoring Caucus
    Member, Congressional Missing and Exploited Children’s Caucus
    Member, Congressional Prayer Caucus
    Member, Congressional Pro-Life Caucus
    Member, Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus
    Member, Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
    Member, Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus
    Member, Congressional TRIO Caucus
    Member, Congressional United Kingdom Caucus
    Member, Cystic Fibrosis Caucus
    Member, French Caucus
    Member, Global Health Caucus
    Member, Grand Old Party Doctors Caucus
    Member, Historic Preservation Caucus
    Member, House 4-H Caucus
    Member, House Cancer Caucus
    Member, House Hunger Caucus
    Member, House Manufacturing Caucus
    Member, House Rural Health Care Coalition
    Member, Human Rights Caucus
    Chair, I-49 Caucus
    Member, Immigration Reform Caucus
    Member, Iran Human Rights & Democracy Caucus
    Member, Law Enforcement Caucus
    Member, Manufactured Housing Caucus
    Member, Medical Doctors’ Caucus
    Member, Nuclear Issues Working Group
    Member, Religious Minorities in the Middle East Caucus
    Member, Republican Study Committee
    Member, Second Amendment Task Force
    Member, United Kingdom Caucus
    Member, United States China Working Group
    Member, Values Action Team
    Member, Vision Caucus

Professional Experience

    Optometrist
    Rancher
    Co-Founder, Boozman-Hof Regional Eye Clinic, 1977-2001
    Partner, Boozman-Hof Regional Eye Clinic, 1977-2001

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, American Optometrist Association
    Founder, Arkansas School for the Blind, Low Vision Program
    Member, Lions Club
    Volunteer Optometrist
    Founder, Arkansas World Trade Center, 2007
Total: 4
Sen. Boozman has $872,704 in '16 coffers
07/23/2015
By Sarah D. Wire | NWAonline
Boozman Joins EPW Colleagues to Approve Bill to Rein in EPA Overreach
06/10/2015
John Boozman's Official Personal Website
Boozman Introduces Amendments to National Defense Authorization Act
06/08/2015
John Boozman's Official Personal Website
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

No Opinion
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Support
6. Vouchers for school choice
7. Make voter registration easier
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Strongly Support
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 131
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
04/25/2017 S.Res.130 A resolution expressing gratitude and appreciation for the entry of the United States into World War I. 04/25/2017 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
04/19/2017 S.J.Res.36 A joint resolution providing for the appointment of Roger W. Ferguson as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. 04/19/2017 Became Public Law No: 115-29.  (All Actions)
04/19/2017 S.J.Res.35 A joint resolution providing for the appointment of Michael Govan as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. 04/19/2017 Became Public Law No: 115-28.  (All Actions)
03/31/2017 S.J.Res.1 A joint resolution approving the location of a memorial to commemorate and honor the members of the Armed Forces who served on active duty in support of Operation Desert Storm or Operation Desert Shield. 03/31/2017 Became Public Law No: 115-18.  (All Actions)
03/29/2017 S.769 Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2017 03/29/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
03/27/2017 S.732 Access Technology Affordability Act of 2017 03/27/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
03/06/2017 S.529 APPROVAL Act 03/06/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
03/02/2017 S.524 Timber Revitalization and Economic Enhancement Act of 2017 03/02/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
02/06/2017 S.313 Children's Consignment Event Recognition Act of 2017 02/06/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
12/07/2016 S.425 Veterans Homeless Programs, Caregiver Services, and Other Improvements Act of 2015 12/07/2016 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 716.  (All Actions)
11/15/2016 S.J.Res.40 A joint resolution approving the location of a memorial to commemorate and honor the members of the Armed Forces that served on active duty in support of Operation Desert Storm or Operation Desert Shield. 11/15/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
09/29/2016 S.Res.591 A resolution designating the week of October 9 through October 15, 2016, as "National Case Management Week" to recognize the role of case management in improving health care outcomes for patients. 09/29/2016 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
07/14/2016 S.Res.547 A resolution recognizing the 75th anniversary of the American Tree Farm System. 07/14/2016 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
07/06/2016 S.Res.504 A resolution recognizing the 70th anniversary of the Fulbright Program. 07/06/2016 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
06/16/2016 S.3067 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 06/16/2016 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 520.  (All Actions)
05/17/2016 S.2940 Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2016 05/17/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
03/28/2016 S.806 Drug Free Commercial Driver Act of 2015 03/28/2016 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 404.  (All Actions)
03/17/2016 S.2712 Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act of 2016 03/17/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
01/11/2016 S.Res.343 A resolution relative to the death of Dale Bumpers, former United States Senator for the State of Arkansas. 01/11/2016 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
10/20/2015 S.Res.261 A resolution designating the week of October 11 through October 17, 2015, as "National Case Management Week" to recognize the role of case management in improving health care outcomes for patients. 10/20/2015 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
Total: 2474
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
01/26/2016 S.2464 Life at Conception Act of 2016
01/21/2016 S.J.Res.22 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Cloture Motion Rejected (52-40, 3/5 majority required) Yea
01/19/2016 S.2447 Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act
01/19/2016 S.Con.Res.27 A concurrent resolution affirming the importance of religious freedom as a fundamental human right that is essential to a free society and is protected for all Americans by the text of the Constitution, and recognizing the 230th anniversary of the enactment of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.
01/12/2016 S.2232 Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015 Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (53-44, 3/5 majority r Yea
01/11/2016 S.J.Res.24 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units". Joint Resolution Passed (52-46) Yea
01/11/2016 S.J.Res.23 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units". Joint Resolution Passed (52-46) Yea
12/18/2015 S.2431 National Child Protection Training Act
12/18/2015 S.2429 Ending Iran's Nuclear Weapon Program Before Sanctions Relief Act of 2015
12/18/2015 S.2424 Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2015
12/18/2015 S.1090 Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2015 Passed Not Voting
11/18/2015 S.2170 VETS Act of 2015
12/18/2015 S.571 Pilot's Bill of Rights 2
12/17/2015 S.Res.148 A resolution condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.
12/11/2015 S.611 Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act
12/08/2015 S.2373 Lymphedema Treatment Act
11/25/2015 S.799 Protecting Our Infants Act of 2015
11/19/2015 S.Con.Res.25 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the President should submit the Paris climate change agreement to the Senate for its advice and consent.
11/18/2015 S.Res.315 A resolution expressing support for the goals of both National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging the people of the United States to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for all children.
11/17/2015 S.2292 Small Public Housing Agency Opportunity Act of 2015
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