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John Boozman

John Boozman

R AR · Senate

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Defense

-66
Helped 839 Hurt 905 Unclear 565

Healthcare

+121
Helped 454 Hurt 333 Unclear 296

Finance

-87
Helped 347 Hurt 434 Mixed 3 Unclear 119

Veterans Affairs

+190
Helped 398 Hurt 208 Unclear 90

Energy

-118
Helped 221 Hurt 339 Unclear 84

Agriculture

+109
Helped 291 Hurt 182 Mixed 1 Unclear 104

Environment

-13
Helped 191 Hurt 204 Unclear 137

Sanctions

-57
Helped 218 Hurt 275 Unclear 18

Transportation

-217
Helped 107 Hurt 324 Unclear 56

Education

+1
Helped 178 Hurt 177 Unclear 125

Appropriations

+93
Helped 203 Hurt 110 Unclear 17

Government Operations

-14
Helped 45 Hurt 59 Unclear 222

Foreign Policy

-49
Helped 121 Hurt 170 Mixed 1 Unclear 28

Trade

-1
Helped 135 Hurt 136 Unclear 29

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Housing

+95
Helped 183 Hurt 88 Unclear 13

Immigration

-128
Helped 38 Hurt 166 Unclear 29

Technology

+40
Helped 121 Hurt 81 Unclear 27

Criminal Justice

+15
Helped 114 Hurt 99 Unclear 13

Foreign Affairs

-15
Helped 66 Hurt 81 Unclear 32
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

13034 industry impacts

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How this is computed

P Primary sponsor · C Co-sponsor · Y Yea vote · N Nay vote

Weighted score (w:) uses strongest role per bill. Weights: Primary 1.0, Co-sponsor 0.3, Yea 0.1, Nay -0.1.

Bills where the legislator voted nay (without sponsorship) contribute -0.1 per bill. Equal yea and nay roll calls on the same bill contribute 0.

Vote date filters affect vote attribution; sponsorship is always included.

Positive-Effect Industries

Direct (1564), Veterans Affairs (117), Defense (93), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (16), Legislative (16), USDA (16), Treasury (12), Agriculture (11), Congress (11), CMS (9), Justice (7), NPS (7), State (7), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), DHS (3), Transportation (3), Cemeteries (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Housing (2), Intelligence (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Local (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Defense R&D (1), Executive Branch (1), HHS (1), Judicial (1), Legislative Branch (1), Manufacturing (1), Military Personnel (1), State Department (1)
Direct (261), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2)
Direct (274), Naval (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1), Missiles (1), Missiles/Hypersonics (1), Nuclear C3 (1), Rotorcraft (1), Small Business (1), Small/Innovative (1), Space Systems (1)
Direct (235), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Hospitals (1)
Direct (189), Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (167), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (154), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1408), Veterans Affairs (72), Defense (65), EPA (22), NPS (11), HHS (10), FDA (9), Education (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), Foreign (5), Intelligence (5), Justice (5), Banking (4), CFPB (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), DHS (3), Executive (3), Legislative (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), Treasury (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Courts (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Executive Branch (2), Military (2), Military Dependents (2), Military Personnel (2), Regulatory (2), Veterans (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), FDIC (1), Federal Reserve (1), Housing (1), Interior Department (1), Monetary Policy (1), NNSA (1), OCC (1), Oversight (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (205), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (132), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)

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Showing positive and negative-direction effects only. Mixed and uncertain effects are not included in these counts.

Votes by Industry (Yea/Nay Alignment)

How this legislator's Yea/Nay votes landed across industries; distinct from overall bill exposure above.

Analysis coverage
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S+ Supported Benefits
S- Supported Burdens
O+ Opposed Benefits
O- Opposed Burdens
Industry S+ S- O+ O- Net
Government (58 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans Affairs (180), Defense (158), DoD (34), VA (23), EPA (22) +53 more
+653
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Taxpayers (1)
+232
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
- - +76
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)
- - +89
Healthcare (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2) +3 more
+91
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
- - +54
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
- - +121
Taxpayers - - +18
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)
- - +140
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
- - +5
Transportation - - +1
Immigration - - -107
Financial Services (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)
- +27
State & Local Government (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (4), Non-Expansion (3)
- - +19
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)
- - +22

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

sres176-118

Cosponsor

Supporting the designation of April 2023 as the Month of the Military Child.

1 clause Apr 26, 2023
Regulated Industries

s1096-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to require the employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs to receive training developed by the Inspector General of the Department on reporting wrongdoing to, responding to requests from, and cooperating with the Office of Inspector General of the Department, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Mar 30, 2023
Veterans Environmental Groups Federal Government Consumers

s1037-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from carrying out certain activities under the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program until certification of system stability improvements.

2 clauses Mar 29, 2023
Consumers Environmental Groups Federal Government Veterans

s928-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prepare an annual report on suicide prevention, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Mar 22, 2023
Homeowners Environmental Groups Federal Government Veterans

s822-118

Cosponsor Reported

To terminate the Department of Defense memorandum relating to access to abortions, to prohibit the use of travel and transportation allowances, medical convalescent leave, and administrative absences to travel to obtain abortions, and for other purposes.

8 clauses Mar 15, 2023
Federal Government - Military Dependents Health Care Services Civic & Social Organizations Federal Government - Executive Branch

s777-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To increase, effective as of December 1, 2023, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Mar 14, 2023
Veterans Consumers Federal Government

s740-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title 38, United States Code, to reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relating to claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Mar 9, 2023
Veterans Environmental Groups Federal Government Law Enforcement

s622-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To improve services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for veteran families, and for other purposes.

8 clauses Mar 2, 2023
Consumers Education Environmental Groups Federal Government

s596-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit.

1 clause Mar 1, 2023
Consumers Federal Government Business

s572-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide answers to questions submitted for the record to the Secretary by members of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives within 45 business days, and for other purposes.

1 clause Feb 28, 2023
Veterans Consumers Federal Government Business

s414-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and to expand eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation paid to certain survivors of certain veterans, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Feb 14, 2023
Veterans Consumers Federal Government

s344-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for concurrent receipt of veterans’ disability compensation and retired pay for disability retirees with fewer than 20 years of service and a combat-related disability, and for other purposes.

1 clause Feb 9, 2023
Homeowners Veterans Consumers Federal Government

s55-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To limit the detailing of directors of medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs to different positions within the Department, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jan 24, 2023
Homeowners Environmental Groups Federal Government Veterans

s10-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To improve the workforce of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

16 clauses Jan 23, 2023
Homeowners Environmental Groups Federal Government Veterans

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