McGovern, James P. (D-Massachusetts)

Rep. McGovern, James P., Democrat of Massachusetts. Rep. McGovern, James P. (Democrat-Massachusetts): pro-Israel +38 on Israel/Palestine. Sponsored bills, cosponsorships, and roll-call votes sourced from Co…

Israel/Palestine weighted score: pro-Israel +38 — 60 pro-Israel points, 22 pro-Palestine points.

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Cosponsored bills (36)

• HJRES 83 — Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to Israel of certain defense articles and services. (pro-Palestine)
• HCONRES 61 — Supporting Israeli democracy. (pro-Israel)
• HR 7645 — Ceasefire Compliance Act of 2026 (pro-Palestine)
• HR 3103 — Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act (pro-Palestine)
• HR 2411 — UNRWA Funding Emergency Restoration Act of 2025 (pro-Palestine)
• HR 6806 — Antisemitism Response and Prevention Act of 2025 (pro-Israel)
• HR 7565 — Food for Palestinian Children and Families in Gaza Act of 2026 (pro-Palestine)
• HRES 429 — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the value of Palestinian and Israeli lives and urging an immediate cease-fire and diplomatic efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (pro-Palestine)
• HRES 768 — Standing with Israel as it defends itself against the barbaric war launched by Hamas and other terrorists. (pro-Israel)
• HRES 771 — Standing with Israel as it defends itself against the barbaric war launched by Hamas and other terrorists. (pro-Israel)
• HR 7545 — Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act (pro-Palestine)
• 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)
• HR 1911 — Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act of 2018 (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)
• HR 6208 — Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2016 (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)
• HRES 499 — Condemning attempts to boycott Israeli scientific institutions and scholars. (pro-Israel)
• HR 3236 — Equality for Israel at the United Nations Act of 1998 (pro-Israel)
• HR 4229 — Iron Dome Support Act (pro-Israel)
• HR 1477 — Iran Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act of 1999 (pro-Israel)
• HR 1475 — Domestic Refugee Resettlement Reform and Modernization Act of 2011 (neutral)
• HR 890 — Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2011 (neutral)
• HR 5850 — Visa Waiver for Israel Act of 2012 (neutral)
• HRES 177 — Expressing support for internal rebuilding, resettlement, and reconciliation within Sri Lanka that are necessary to ensure a lasting peace. (neutral)
• HRES 317 — Demanding that Hamas immediately and unconditionally release Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. (pro-Israel)
• HR 440 — To provide for the establishment of the Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia. (neutral)
• HR 3843 — To amend the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 to provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect to the National Iranian Oil Company and the National Iranian Tanker Company. (pro-Israel)
• 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)
• HR 10343 — SANCTIONS in the West Bank Act (pro-Palestine)
• HCONRES 60 — Relating to the 30th anniversary of the reunification of the city of Jerusalem. (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 3743 — Iran Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act of 1998 (pro-Israel)
• HCONRES 50 — Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the status of the investigation of the bombing of the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires in 1992. (pro-Israel)
• HCONRES 122 — Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding Israeli soldiers missing in action and calling upon governments and authorities in the Middle East to act to resolve these tragic cases. (pro-Israel)

Roll-call votes (45)

• 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
• 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 7148 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — voted Nay
• 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
• HR 6679 — No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act — voted Yea
• HRES 888 — Reaffirming the State of Israel's right to exist. — 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 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 2029 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 — voted Yea
• HR 6126 — Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 — voted Nay
• HR 7217 — Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 — voted Nay
• 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
• 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
• HCONRES 338 — Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the activities of Islamist terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere. — voted Yea
• HR 8034 — Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 — voted Nay
• HR 7006 — Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 — voted Nay
• HR 440 — To provide for the establishment of the Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia. — voted Yea
• HR 5856 — Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 — voted Nay
• HR 1473 — Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 — voted Nay
• HR 2219 — Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012 — voted Nay
• HR 6018 — Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2013 — voted Yea
• HR 2244 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 67 Castle Street in Geneva, New York, as the "Corporal Steven Blaine Riccione Post Office". — voted Yea
• HR 4133 — United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012 — 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
• HR 5179 — Anti-BDS Labeling Act — voted Nay
• HR 4665 — Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024 — voted Nay
• 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
• HR 644 — Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 — voted Nay
• HRES 1102 — Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2882, with an amendment. — voted Nay
• 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
• HR 2471 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 — voted Yea
• 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
• HR 2882 — Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 — voted Yea
• HR 2670 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 — voted Nay
• HR 5323 — Iron Dome Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 — voted Yea
• HR 5327 — United States-Israel Rocket and Missile Defense Cooperation and Support Act — voted Yea
• HR 2194 — Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 — voted Yea
• HR 221 — Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act — voted Yea
• HCONRES 57 — Expressing the sense of Congress supporting the State of Israel. — voted Yea
• HR 6090 — Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023 — voted Nay
• HR 1911 — Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act of 2018 — voted Yea
• S 1635 — Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 — voted Yea
• HRES 771 — Standing with Israel as it defends itself against the barbaric war launched by Hamas and other terrorists. — voted Yea