Trent Franks' Full Israel/Palestine Voting Record

Rep. Franks, Trent, Republican of AZ. Explore Trent Franks' full Israel/Palestine voting record: congressional votes, public statements, bill sponsorships, and a clear picture of where they st…

Israel/Palestine weighted score: pro-Israel +78 (78 pro-Israel points, 0 pro-Palestine points).

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Sponsored bills (3)

• HR 257: Recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of the State of Israel Act (pro-Israel)
• HR 1540: SISA Act (pro-Israel)
• HR 5709: SISA Act (pro-Israel)

Cosponsored bills (30)

• HR 1697: Israel Anti-Boycott Act (pro-Israel)
• HRES 570: Affirming the historical connection of the Jewish people to the ancient and sacred city of Jerusalem and condemning efforts at the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to deny Judaism's millennia-old historical, religious, and cultural ties to Jerusalem. (pro-Israel)
• HRES 218: Recognizing the importance of the United States-Israel economic relationship and encouraging new areas of cooperation. (pro-Israel)
• HRES 729: Expressing support for the expeditious consideration and finalization of a new, robust, and long-term Memorandum of Understanding on military assistance to Israel between the United States Government and the Government of Israel. (pro-Israel)
• HR 364: Defend Israel by Defunding Palestinian Foreign Aid Act of 2015 (pro-Israel)
• HR 2717: United States-Israel Missile Defense Cooperation Act of 2013 (pro-Israel)
• HR 5041: To require the Secretary of State to offer rewards totaling up to $5,000,000 for information on the kidnapping and murder of Naftali Fraenkel, a dual United States-Israeli citizen, that began on June 12, 2014. (pro-Israel)
• HR 1501: To withhold United States contributions to the United Nations until the United Nations formally retracts the final report of the "United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict". (pro-Israel)
• HR 1006: Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act of 2011 (pro-Israel)
• HCONRES 322: Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the founding of the modern State of Israel and reaffirming the bonds of close friendship and cooperation between the United States and Israel. (pro-Israel)
• HR 2730: United States-Israel Energy Cooperation Act (pro-Israel)
• HR 4229: Iron Dome Support Act (pro-Israel)
• HR 5850: Visa Waiver for Israel Act of 2012 (pro-Israel)
• HCONRES 59: Declaring that it is the policy of the United States to support and facilitate Israel in maintaining defensible borders and that it is contrary to United States policy and national security to have the borders of Israel return to the armistice lines that existed on June 4, 1967. (pro-Israel)
• HRES 394: Supporting Israel's right to annex Judea and Samaria in the event that the Palestinian Authority continues to press for unilateral recognition of Palestinian statehood at the United Nations. (pro-Israel)
• HCONRES 115: Recognizing the 64th anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel. (pro-Israel)
• HR 4485: Credible Military Option to Counter Iran Act (pro-Israel)
• HR 2829: United Nations Transparency, Accountability, and Reform Act of 2011 (pro-Israel)
• HR 4133: United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012 (pro-Israel)
• HRES 268: Reaffirming the United States' commitment to a negotiated settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, and for other purposes. (pro-Israel)
• HR 5303: Palestinian Peace Promotion and Anti-Incitement Act (pro-Israel)
• HR 2194: Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (pro-Israel)
• HR 2457: Palestinian Accountability Act (pro-Israel)
• HCONRES 265: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should neither become a signatory to the Rome Statute on the International Criminal Court nor attend the Review Conference of the Rome Statute in Kampala, Uganda, commencing on May 31, 2010. (neutral)
• HRES 314: Declaring that it is the policy of the United States to support its ally Israel in seeking peace with its neighbors, particularly toward a two-state solution that results in a free, nonmilitarized Palestinian state living side-by-side in peace and security with the Jewish State of Israel, the home of the Jewish people. (pro-Israel)
• HRES 551: Recognizing the importance of the United States-Israel economic relationship and encouraging new areas of cooperation. (pro-Israel)
• HR 4514: Combating BDS Act of 2016 (pro-Israel)
• HRES 271: Expressing support for the State of Israel's right to defend Israeli sovereignty, to protect the lives and safety of the Israeli people, and to use all means necessary to confront and eliminate nuclear threats posed by the Islamic Republic of Iran, including the use of military force if no other peaceful solution can be found within reasonable time to protect against such an immediate and existential threat to the State of Israel. (pro-Israel)
• HRES 247: Calling for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to be designated a state sponsor of terrorism for its support of Iran, Hezbollah, and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). (pro-Israel)
• HRES 513: Honoring the life, legacy, and example of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on the twentieth anniversary of his death. (pro-Israel)

Roll-call votes (27)

• HR 5293: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017, voted Yea
• S 1635: Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017, voted Yea
• HR 3222: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008, voted Yea
• HR 1735: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, voted Yea
• HR 644: Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, voted Yea
• S 1356: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, voted Yea
• HR 2297: Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015, voted Yea
• HRES 729: Expressing support for the expeditious consideration and finalization of a new, robust, and long-term Memorandum of Understanding on military assistance to Israel between the United States Government and the Government of Israel., voted Yea
• S 2943: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, voted Yea
• HR 5631: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007, voted Yea
• HRES 282: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding manifestations of anti-Semitism by United Nations member states and urging action against anti-Semitism by United Nations officials, United Nations member states, and the Government of the United States, and for other purposes., voted Yea
• HR 3057: Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2006, voted Nay
• HRES 535: Honoring the life, legacy, and example of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on the tenth anniversary of his death., voted Yea
• HCONRES 338: Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the activities of Islamist terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere., voted Yea
• HCONRES 322: Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the founding of the modern State of Israel and reaffirming the bonds of close friendship and cooperation between the United States and Israel., voted Yea
• HR 2194: Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, voted Yea
• HR 5327: United States-Israel Rocket and Missile Defense Cooperation and Support Act, voted Yea
• HR 4133: United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012, voted Yea
• HR 5856: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013, voted Yea
• HR 2055: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012, voted Nay
• HR 3992: To allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated United States nationals are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel., voted Yea
• HRES 268: Reaffirming the United States' commitment to a negotiated settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, and for other purposes., voted Yea
• HR 2219: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012, voted Yea
• HR 1473: Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, voted Nay
• HR 4310: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, voted Yea
• HR 6018: Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2013, voted Nay
• HR 2029: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, voted Nay