Congressional Youth Cabinet participants pose with a member of Sen. Boozman’s staff upon completion of their legislative proposal presentation.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.––U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) applauded members of his 2024-2025 Congressional Youth Cabinet following their legislative proposal presentations on Wednesday, April 23 at the Arkansas State Capitol.

“I am proud of the dedicated efforts that some of Arkansas’s youngest leaders have demonstrated throughout the course of this year’s Congressional Youth Cabinet,” said Boozman. “These students represented themselves, their families and communities incredibly well by working hard to identify issues that impact their peers, as well as our state and nation, and crafting impressive, well-informed policy recommendations. It was encouraging to see their enthusiasm to engage with this platform and I hope their participation serves to motivate continued community service and civic engagement into the future.”

Over the course of the program, the Congressional Youth Cabinet brought together 114 high school juniors to meet other students in their congressional districts, share their ideas and work together to pioneer policy initiatives and potential legislative solutions for a variety of challenging issues including maternal health and rural healthcare, school safety and security, the effect of social media on mental health, and “name, image and likeness” in collegiate athletics.

In their presentations to the senator, students offered their relevant research, data collected and interviews with experts that informed their policy suggestions. They were also encouraged to describe how their proposals could be funded and implemented.

The senator’s office designed the Congressional Youth Cabinet – a nonpartisan, civics-based program – to give students first-hand experience with the democratic process and provide an opportunity to learn how public policy impacts them, their families and their communities.

Congressional Youth Cabinet participants offer a policy presentation to Sen. Boozman and members of his staff. 

Boozman convened the participants in Little Rock in October to kick-off the initiative for this school year, urging the students to embrace the opportunity and enjoy building relationships with one another as they explored legislative topics of interest.

Click here for a complete list of 2024-2025 Congressional Youth Cabinet participants and to view more photos from the event.