Sponsored Legislation
The following is a list of bills, amendments and resolutions introduced by Senator Boozman during the 114th Congress, including bills for which he is the lead Republican sponsor.
Bills
S.425—Homeless Veteran Reintegration Program (HVRP) Clarification and Reauthorization Bill
Summary: Extends veteran reintegration programs for five years and clarifies that veterans participating in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) agency’s Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) program are also eligible for HVRP.
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S.485—The APPROVAL Act
Summary: Requires that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) receive the approval of both the governor and the public service commission of an affected state, before exercising the federal power of eminent domain to acquire property for Section 1222 transmission projects.
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S.543—The EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act
Summary: Makes changes to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) by increasing transparency, enabling SAB reviews of EPA “risk or hazard assessments” that are used to justify regulations, ensuring that the dissenting views of scientists on review panels are not silenced, standardizing the SAB member selection process to make it consistent with practices at the National Academies and other federal agencies, limiting non-scientific policy advice, increasing SAB disclosures, and eliminating SAB conflicts of interest.
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S.573—The General Aviation Pilot Protection Act
Summary: Reforms general aviation medical standards to maintain safety while supporting capable pilots and sustaining economic growth in the industry.
Included in P.L. 114-190
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S.602—GI Bill Fairness Act
Summary: Ensures that members of the Guard or Reserve who are wounded in combat are eligible for Post-9/11 GI Bill education assistance.
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S.653—Water Resources Research Amendments Act
Summary: Provides continued support for important research on state and regional water challenges, provide training for hydrologists and other water-related scientists and engineers, and fund public outreach and education on water issues.
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S.714—Frontline Mental Health Provider Training Act
Summary: Establishes a pilot fellowship program within the Department of Defense (DoD) and Veterans Administration (VA) to assess whether expanded use of physician assistants (PAs) specializing in psychiatric medicine can help meet the increasing demand for mental health services and improve access to quality mental health care for servicemembers and veterans.
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S.743—Honor America’s Guard-Reserve Retirees Act
Summary: Enables Guard and Reserve retirees who served honorably for a minimum of 20 years to qualify as veterans under existing law.
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S.806—Drug Free Commercial Driver Act
Summary: Allows the U.S. Department of Transportation to recognize hair testing as an alternative option to give companies greater flexibility when conducting drug and alcohol testing.
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S.1049—The Agricultural Export Expansion Act
Summary: Changes a provision in current law, lifts the ban on private banks and companies from offering credit for agricultural exports to Cuba, and helps level the playing field for U.S. farmers and exporters.
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S.1281—The HOME Act
Summary: Makes permanent a standard home office deduction that allows business owners with home offices to take an optional deduction of $1,500 instead of weeding through burdensome paperwork.
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S.1642—Savings Act
Summary: Reduces Federal, State, and local costs of providing high-quality drinking water to millions of people in the United States residing in rural communities by facilitating greater use of cost-effective alternative systems, including well water systems, and for other purposes.
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S. 1678—The Harold George Bennett Post Office Act
Summary: Names the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 201 B Street in Perryville, Arkansas in honor of Sergeant Harold George Bennett, a Perryville native, a POW during the Vietnam War.
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S.1707—The Jacob Trieber Federal Building Act
Summary: Names the Federal building at 617 Walnut Street in Helena, Arkansas, the “Jacob Trieber Federal Building.”
Became P.L. 114-67
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S.1910—Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act
Summary: Provides appropriations to independent agencies responsible for overseeing areas such as the financial, telecommunications, and consumer products industries; federal elections; the federal workforce; and federal buildings.
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S.1966—Hunger Free Summer for Kids Act
Summary: Makes federal child nutrition programs more efficient and flexible to reach children in need during the summer months when school meals are not available.
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S.1982—Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act of 2015
Summary: Authorizes a Wall of Remembrance to be added to the Korean War Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. This addition to the current memorial, to be built without the use of public funds, would recognize individual members of the United States Armed Forces who gave their lives in theater during the Korean War, as well as the number of service members who were wounded in action, are listed as missing in action, or who were prisoners of war during the Korean War.
Companion bill became P.L. 114-230
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S.2048— National Child Protection Training Act
Summary: Seeks to improve child abuse training programs and enhance child protection nationwide. The bill would build on the success of the National Child Protection Training Center’s (NCPTC) facilities at Winona State University in Winona, Minnesota, and at Northwest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville, Arkansas. These centers have developed cutting-edge curricula, certification and degree programs, and classes for law students, medical students, and professionals to help improve child abuse training.
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S.2712—Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act of 2016
Summary: Seeks to to ensure that veterans who suffer service-ending combat-related injuries are not taxed on the severance payment they receive from the Department of Defense (DOD).
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S.3212—The Century Farms Act
Summary: Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program to recognize farms that have been in continuous operation for 100 years.
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S.3249—Keeping Our Commitment to Ending Veteran Homelessness Act
Summary: Reauthorizes seven federal programs to help homeless veterans which are set to expire on September 30, 2016.
Included in P.L. 114-228
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S.3288—Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2016
Summary: Seeks to improve access to voluntary farm conservation programs administered through the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).
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Amendments
S.Amdt.100 to Keystone XL Pipeline Act (S.1)
Summary: Protects property owners (and tenants) from eminent domain abuse, whether carried out by a state, the federal government, or on behalf of a foreign corporation.
S.Amdt.314 to the Victims of Trafficking Justice Act (S.178)
Summary: Changes the status of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking of the Department of State from office to bureau to increase its effectiveness.
More: Boozman Calls on Senate Democrats to Drop Filibuster of Human Trafficking Bill
S.Amdt.315 to the Victims of Trafficking Justice Act (S.178)
Summary: Closes a loophole that allows governments to retain the Special Watch List designation without making immediate progress to reduce human trafficking or face quick removal.
More: Boozman Calls on Senate Democrats to Drop Filibuster of Human Trafficking Bill
S.Amdt.348 to United States Government budget for fiscal year 2016
Summary: Establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to installing watchdogs at Federal agencies with extended Inspector General vacancies and strengthening and reforming Offices of Inspectors General to ensure that such Offices are appropriately prioritizing the investigation of waste, fraud, abuse, and misconduct within Federal agencies.
More: Senate Agrees to Boozman Amendment to Fill IG Vacancies
S.Amdt.1668 to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
Summary: Requires a report on the impact of Air National Guard mission changes for missions based at public airports.
S.Amdt.1669 to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
Summary: Honors certain member of the reserve components of the armed forces as veterans.
S.Amdt.1942 to S.Amdt.1463 to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
Summary: Facilitates the relocation of the human cranium that is in the possession of the National Museum of Health and Medicine and that is associated with the Mountain Meadows Massacre of 1857 for interment at the Mountain Meadows gravesite.
S.Amdt.2231 to Every Child Achieves Act
Summary: Supports professional development to help students prepare for postsecondary education and workforce.
More: Senate Passes ESEA Reauthorization with Boozman Amendment
S.Amdt.2507 to DRIVE Act (H.R. 22)
Summary: Requires that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) receive the approval of both the governor and the public service commission of an affected state, before exercising the federal power of eminent domain to acquire property for Section 1222 transmission projects.
Resolutions
S.Res.232— A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that August 30, 2015, be observed as “1890 Land-Grant Institutions Quasquicentennial Recognition Day”.
Summary: Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) August 30, 2015, should be designated as 1890 Land-Grant Institutions Quasquicentennial Recognition Day; and (2) the Department of Agriculture and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture should remain committed to supporting the goals of the Second Morrill Act and the Smith-Lever Act, which have helped the United States develop agricultural leaders.
More: Senate Approves Boozman Resolution Commemorating 125th Anniversary of Second Morrill Act
S.Res.237—A resolution condemning Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army for continuing to perpetrate crimes against humanity, war crimes, and mass atrocities, and supporting ongoing efforts by the United States Government, the African Union, and governments and regional organizations in central Africa to remove Joseph Kony and Lord's Resistance Army commanders from the battlefield and promote protection and recovery of affected communities.
Summary: Condemns Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) for perpetrating crimes against humanity and mass atrocities, and supports efforts by the United States, the African Union (AU), the international community, and governments in central Africa to remove Joseph Kony and LRA commanders from the battlefield and promote protection and recovery for affected communities.
More: Resolutions Encouraging U.S. to Keep the Pressure on Joseph Kony & the LRA Introduced in Senate & House
S.Res.261— A resolution designating the week of October 11 through 17, 2015, as “National Case Management Week” to recognize the role of case management in improving health care outcomes for patients.
Summary: Recognizes the role of case management in providing successful and cost-effective health care.
S.Res.504—A resolution recognizing the 70th anniversary of the Fulbright Program
Summary: Recognizes the 70th anniversary of the Fulbright program. Encourages the President and the Department of State to work with the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to support the Fulbright program and congratulates all Fulbright award recipients.
More: Senate Approves Resolution Recognizing 70th Anniversary of Fulbright Program
S.Res.547—A resolution recognizing the 75th anniversary of the American Tree Farm System
More: Boozman-Leahy Resolution Recognizes 75th Anniversary of the American Tree Farm System
