Boozman Senate Tracker

The Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks Fayetteville campus will receive more than $31 million for major upgrades. Most of the funding targets...

Boozman reports 85% of traditional farm bill work is complete via the recent "One Big Beautiful Bill," leaving 15% focused on rural needs.

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Senator John Boozman challenged the VA for failing to expand the Precision Oncology Program for Cancer of the Prostate (POPCaP) to the Little Rock VA...

Senator John Boozman joined five colleagues to introduce the Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2026.

• Prescribed burns: Eases state use of...

Senate Agriculture Chairman John Boozman remains optimistic about moving a farm bill through his committee before the five-week August recess, with or...

Farm Bill Negotiations

• Committee Stalemate: Committee Chair John Boozman acknowledged the setback in marking up the Senate farm bill by end of...

• Negotiations stalled: McConnell’s month-long absence leaves the 11-11 Agriculture Committee deadlocked over a two-year SNAP cost-share delay,...

Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., who chairs the Senate Agriculture Committee and sits on Appropriations, told the panel that the Trump administration's $11...

Senate Agriculture Committee Chair John Boozman collaborated with Sen. Hoeven to restore the 5% prevented planting buy-up option after USDA's reversal. The change revives coverage used on over 67 million acres nationwide in 2025.

Sen. John Boozman joins a bipartisan Senate working group expected to release a new 340B reform draft before the August recess. The group previously...

Senator Boozman highlights the Working Families Tax Cuts' first anniversary, crediting the package with blocking a looming $4 trillion tax increase on Arkansas families at a time when inflation remains too high.

At a Senate Appropriations hearing, Sen. John Boozman questioned Trump administration officials on potential farm relief and Iran war funding, highlighting his oversight priorities for Arkansas farmers and national security.

Agriculture Committee Developments

• 🔥 Farm Bill Timeline: An ag lobbyist expressed optimism that a delay in the Senate Agriculture Committee's...

• As Agriculture Committee chair, Boozman opened the hearing by stressing the struggling farm economy and need for continued USDA support
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An ag lobbyist is optimistic that a delay in the Senate Agriculture Committee's farm bill timeline won't derail the legislation this year.

Senate talks on year-round E15 are advancing as a standalone bill, separate from the farm bill. Boozman confirmed enough support exists for passage...

Senator John Boozman pressed Air Force Secretary Troy Meink, Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, and Space Force Gen. Chance Saltzman on domestic drone incursion defenses and the rationale for the FY27 budget request.

Boozman expects Farm Bill text release in coming weeks and targets committee markup for July or August.

• E15 legislation will advance separately from the Farm Bill.
• Senate Republicans are developing a standalone year-round E15 proposal.

Senator John Boozman is an original cosponsor of S. 4487, the Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026, alongside 15 other...

Committee Advancements

• Rural Development Nominee: Chairman John Boozman led the Senate Ag Committee in advancing Glen Smith’s nomination as...