Maxine Waters' Full Israel/Palestine Voting Record

Rep. Waters, Maxine, Democrat of California. Explore Maxine Waters' full Israel/Palestine voting record: congressional votes, public statements, bill sponsorships, and a clear picture of where they s…

Israel/Palestine weighted score: pro-Israel +2 (29 pro-Israel points, 27 pro-Palestine points).

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Sponsored bills (1)

• HR 7565: Food for Palestinian Children and Families in Gaza Act of 2026 (pro-Palestine)

Cosponsored bills (12)

• HCONRES 61: Supporting Israeli democracy. (pro-Israel)
• HRES 771: Standing with Israel as it defends itself against the barbaric war launched by Hamas and other terrorists. (pro-Israel)
• HR 3045: West Bank Violence Prevention Act of 2025 (pro-Palestine)
• HR 3565: To provide for a limitation on the transfer of defense articles and defense services to Israel. (pro-Palestine)
• HRES 839: Condemning antisemitism at institutions of higher education in the United States and encouraging college and university leaders, administrators, and faculty to speak out against antisemitism. (pro-Israel)
• HRES 502: Honoring the life, legacy, and example of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on the 20th anniversary of his death. (pro-Israel)
• HJRES 89: Calling on the President to continue to support and fully participate in negotiations at the United Nations to conclude an international agreement to establish an international criminal court. (neutral)
• HR 2411: UNRWA Funding Emergency Restoration Act of 2025 (pro-Palestine)
• HCONRES 99: Honoring Wadee Alfayoumi, a 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy, murdered as a victim of a hate crime for his Palestinian-Muslim identity, in the State of Illinois. (pro-Palestine)
• HRES 513: Honoring the life, legacy, and example of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on the twentieth anniversary of his death. (pro-Israel)
• HRES 473: Calling for the urgent delivery and disbursement of humanitarian aid to address the needs of civilians in Gaza. (pro-Palestine)
• HR 7645: Ceasefire Compliance Act of 2026 (pro-Palestine)

Roll-call votes (75)

• HR 6157: Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, voted Yea
• HR 5665: Combating International Islamophobia Act, voted Yea
• HRES 481: Condemning the rise in ideologically motivated attacks on Jewish individuals in the United States, including the recent violent assault in Boulder, Colorado, and reaffirming the House of Representatives commitment to combating antisemitism and politically motivated violence., voted Yea
• HRES 352: Calling on elected officials and civil society leaders to counter antisemitism and educate the public on the contributions of the Jewish American community., voted Yea
• HRES 1102: Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2882, with an amendment., voted Yea
• HRES 845: Censuring Representative Rashida Tlaib for promoting false narratives regarding the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel and for calling for the destruction of the state of Israel., voted Nay
• HR 5179: Anti-BDS Labeling Act, voted Nay
• HR 6126: Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024, voted Nay
• HR 5009: Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, voted Nay
• HR 7217: Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024, voted Nay
• S 1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, voted Nay
• HR 4665: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024, voted Nay
• HR 8034: Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024, voted Nay
• HR 5323: Iron Dome Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022, voted Yea
• HR 850: Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013, voted Nay
• HR 5293: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017, voted Nay
• S 1635: Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017, voted Yea
• HR 4795: Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026, voted Nay
• HR 644: Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, voted Nay
• HR 938: United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014, voted Yea
• HR 8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, voted Nay
• HR 1992: Israel QME Enhancement Act, voted Not Voting
• HR 4411: Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act of 2014, voted Yea
• HR 8595: Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes., voted Nay
• HR 6090: Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023, voted Nay
• HCONRES 57: Expressing the sense of Congress supporting the State of Israel., voted Yea
• HRES 559: Declaring it is the policy of the United States that a nuclear Islamic Republic of Iran is not acceptable., voted Nay
• HRES 771: Standing with Israel as it defends itself against the barbaric war launched by Hamas and other terrorists., voted Yea
• HR 6679: No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act, voted Yea
• HRES 888: Reaffirming the State of Israel's right to exist., voted Yea
• HR 340: Hamas and Other Palestinian Terrorist Groups International Financing Prevention Act, voted Nay
• 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
• HR 23: Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act, 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
• HR 2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, voted Yea
• HR 2882: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, voted Yea
• HR 3222: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008, voted Yea
• HR 5010: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2003, voted Nay
• HR 2506: Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2002, voted Yea
• HR 2670: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, voted Yea
• HR 7776: James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, voted Yea
• HR 3838: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, voted Nay
• S 1605: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, voted Yea
• HR 5631: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007, voted Nay
• 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 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 Present
• 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 Nay
• 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 Present
• 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 Nay
• HR 6018: Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2013, voted Yea
• HR 2029: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, voted Nay
• HR 1911: Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act of 2018, voted Yea
• S 1790: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, voted Yea
• HR 133: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, voted Yea
• HR 1735: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, voted Nay
• HR 221: Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act, voted Yea
• S 1356: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, voted Yea
• HR 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, voted Nay
• HR 7006: Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026, voted Yea
• S 2943: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, voted Yea
• HRES 488: Denouncing the antisemitic terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado., voted Nay
• HR 4016: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026, voted Nay
• HRES 1251: Calling on elected officials and civil society leaders to counter antisemitism and educate the public on the contributions of the Jewish-American community., voted Yea
• HR 2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, voted Yea
• HJRES 31: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019, voted Yea