Dan Burton's Full Israel/Palestine Voting Record

Rep. Burton, Dan, Republican of IN. Dan Burton (R-IN): pro-Israel record, net score +84 (84 pro-Israel vs 0 pro-Palestine points). Votes, sponsorships, and funding, sourced to Congress.gov and the FEC.

Israel/Palestine weighted score: +84 pro-Israel (84 pro-Israel points, 0 pro-Palestine points).

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Sponsored bills (2)

• HR 1006: Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act of 2011 (pro-Israel)
• HCONRES 73: Concerning the death of Chaim Herzog. (pro-Israel)

Cosponsored bills (40)

• HR 5303: Palestinian Peace Promotion and Anti-Incitement Act (pro-Israel)
• HR 4046: To enhance the reporting requirements on the status of the Arab League trade boycott of Israel and other trade boycotts of Israel. (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)
• 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. (pro-Israel)
• HCONRES 338: Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the activities of Islamist terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere. (pro-Israel)
• HR 4230: Global Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2004 (pro-Israel)
• HR 1795: Middle East Peace Commitments Act of 2001 (pro-Israel)
• HR 3236: Equality for Israel at the United Nations Act of 1998 (pro-Israel)
• HR 1595: Jerusalem Embassy Relocation Implementation Act of 1995 (pro-Israel)
• HR 347: Anti-Boycott MFN Restriction Act of 1993 (pro-Israel)
• HR 346: Procompetitiveness and Antiboycott Act of 1993 (pro-Israel)
• HR 1609: War Powers Reform Act of 2011 (neutral)
• HR 890: Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2011 (neutral)
• HRES 270: Reaffirming United States principles regarding the security of Israel and peace in the Middle East. (neutral)
• HR 1592: To limit United States assistance to the Palestinian Authority if the Palestinian Authority unilaterally declares a Palestinian state. (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)
• 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 317: Demanding that Hamas immediately and unconditionally release Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. (pro-Israel)
• HR 2829: United Nations Transparency, Accountability, and Reform Act of 2011 (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)
• HR 2194: Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (pro-Israel)
• HR 2215: Hezbollah Anti-Terrorism Act of 2011 (pro-Israel)
• HJRES 102: Expressing the sense of the Congress on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the modern State of Israel and reaffirming the bonds of friendship and cooperation between the United States and Israel. (pro-Israel)
• HR 1298: To record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel, for purposes of United States passports. (pro-Israel)
• HR 2457: Palestinian Accountability Act (pro-Israel)
• HCONRES 345: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should reassert the traditional opposition of the United States to the unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State. (pro-Israel)
• HR 1550: To provide for the withdrawal of most favored nation status from Iran, Iraq, Libya, and Syria, and to provide for the restoration of such status with respect to Syria if the President determines that Syria is participating in the Middle East peace process in good faith. (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)
• 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 5327: United States-Israel Rocket and Missile Defense Cooperation and Support Act (pro-Israel)
• HR 3405: Equality for Israel at the United Nations Act of 2000 (pro-Israel)
• HR 1514: To limit United States assistance to Egypt unless Egypt is honoring its commitments under the 1979 peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. (pro-Israel)
• HCONRES 115: Recognizing the 64th anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel. (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)
• HCONRES 60: Relating to the 30th anniversary of the reunification of the city of Jerusalem. (pro-Israel)
• HR 3743: Iran Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act of 1998 (pro-Israel)
• HRES 557: Expressing support for U. S. government efforts to identify Holocaust-era assets, urging the restitution of individual and communal property, and for other purposes. (neutral)
• HRES 535: Honoring the life, legacy, and example of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on the tenth anniversary of his death. (pro-Israel)

Roll-call votes (20)

• HR 3222: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008, voted Yea
• HRES 535: Honoring the life, legacy, and example of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on the tenth anniversary of his death., voted Yea
• HR 5010: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2003, voted Yea
• HR 2506: Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2002, 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 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 Not Voting
• 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 Yea
• HR 4310: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, voted Not Voting
• HR 6018: Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2013, voted Yea