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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

s1108-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Mar 30, 2023
Consumers Environmental Groups Federal Government Regulated Industries

s1068-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To ensure that State and local law enforcement officers are permitted to cooperate with Federal officials to protect our communities from violent criminals and suspected terrorists who are illegally present in the United States.

3 clauses Mar 30, 2023
National Security Immigrant Communities Environmental Groups Federal Government

s1110-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to rebase the calculation of payments for sole community hospitals and Medicare-dependent hospitals, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Mar 30, 2023
Consumers Healthcare Consumers Federal Government Agriculture

s1034-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a competitive grant program for projects for commercial motor vehicle parking, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Mar 29, 2023
Native American Tribes Environmental Groups Federal Government Lobbying

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

s997-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the issuance of permits under title V of that Act for certain emissions from agricultural production.

1 clause Mar 28, 2023
Consumers Environmental Groups Water Infrastructure Federal Government

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

sres106-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Condemning Beijing’s destruction of Hong Kong’s democracy and rule of law.

2 clauses Mar 15, 2023
National Security Environmental Groups Business

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

sres107-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing the expiration of the Equal Rights Amendment proposed by Congress in March 1972, and observing that Congress has no authority to modify a resolution proposing a constitutional amendment after the amendment has been submitted to the States or after the amendment has expired.

1 clause Mar 15, 2023
Consumers Federal Government Regulated Industries

s803-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to rural health care by ensuring fairness in Medicare hospital payments.

1 clause Mar 15, 2023
Environmental Groups Healthcare Consumers Federal Government Agriculture

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

s792-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996 to provide certain Federal public benefits to citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau who are lawfully residing in the United States if they are otherwise qualified, consistent with section 141 of the Compacts of Free Association.

1 clause Mar 14, 2023
Consumers Healthcare Consumers Federal Government

s788-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 to allow States to issue fully electronic stamps under that Act, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Mar 14, 2023
Consumers Water Infrastructure Federal Government Regulated Industries

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

s716-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To extend title 42 expulsion authority, to resume border wall system construction, to preserve the exclusive authority of immigration judges over asylum claims, and to codify the Migrant Protection Protocols.

8 clauses Mar 8, 2023
National Security Disaster Relief And Emergency Management Immigrant Communities Homeowners

s704-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program.

1 clause Mar 8, 2023
Financial Services Education Healthcare Consumers Federal Government

s668-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins to honor and memorialize the tragedy of the Sultana steamboat explosion of 1865.

5 clauses Mar 7, 2023
Native American Tribes Consumers Disaster Relief And Emergency Management Education

s665-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide incentives to physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Mar 6, 2023
Agriculture Education Environmental Groups Federal Government

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

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