John Boozman

01/07/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/07/2025 16:29

Boozman Announces Committee Assignments for 119th Congress, Assumes Chairmanship of Ag Committee

WASHINGTON--U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) announced his committee assignments for the 119th Congress.

Boozman will serve as Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and will also return as a member of the Appropriations, Environment and Public Works, and Veterans' Affairs Committees. This Congress, Boozman will also rejoin the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.

As Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Boozman will establish the agenda of the panel, on which he has served as the top Republican since 2021.

"It is an honor to serve as Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee," Boozman said. "There are many pressing needs of agriculture producers that we will work to address including passing a farm bill that provides farmers and ranchers the policies and support they desperately need to continue feeding, clothing and fueling the world. I look forward to working with President Trump and my colleagues to implement an agenda that delivers certainty and predictability for hardworking farm families, improves the regulatory landscape to ensure it's fair and transparent, and bolsters rural communities."

As Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee in both the 117th and 118th Congress, Boozman worked across the aisle to enhance food assistance programs and modernize the United States Department of Agriculture's summer meals program to permanently allow states flexibilities to reach more food-insecure children. He successfully fought for economic assistance to help producers minimize market losses, helped elevate the importance of securing new export markets for U.S. agriculture commodities and met with farmers, ranchers and agriculture stakeholders in more than 20 states to get their input as the committee crafts the next farm bill.