VoteLog › Members McGovern, James P. (D-Massachusetts) Rep. McGovern, James P., Democrat of Massachusetts. Rep. James McGovern (D-MA) leans pro-Israel: 61 pro-Israel vs 35 pro-Palestine points from votes and sponsorships on Israel/Palestine bills.
Israel/Palestine weighted score: pro-Israel +26 (61 pro-Israel points, 35 pro-Palestine points).
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Cosponsored bills (39) 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 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 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) HR 7545: Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act (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) 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 890: Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2011 (neutral) HR 5850: Visa Waiver for Israel Act of 2012 (pro-Israel) HRES 317: Demanding that Hamas immediately and unconditionally release Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. (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) 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) HCONRES 112: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the German Government should expand and simplify its reparations system, provide reparations to Holocaust survivors in Eastern and Central Europe, and set up a fund to help cover the medical expenses of Holocaust survivors. (neutral) HCONRES 110: Commending the bravery, courage, and resolve of the women and men of Iran demonstrating in more than 80 cities and risking their safety to speak out against the Iranian regime's human rights abuses. (neutral) HR 5665: Combating International Islamophobia Act (neutral) HRES 473: Calling for the urgent delivery and disbursement of humanitarian aid to address the needs of civilians in Gaza. (pro-Palestine) HR 3045: West Bank Violence Prevention Act of 2025 (pro-Palestine) HRES 771: Standing with Israel as it defends itself against the barbaric war launched by Hamas and other terrorists. (pro-Israel) HR 6806: Antisemitism Response and Prevention Act of 2025 (neutral) 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 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) HR 10343: SANCTIONS in the West Bank Act (pro-Palestine) 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) 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) 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) HRES 513: Honoring the life, legacy, and example of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on the twentieth anniversary of his death. (pro-Israel) HR 7645: Ceasefire Compliance Act of 2026 (pro-Palestine) Roll-call votes (61) S 1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 , voted Nay 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 6126: Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 , voted Nay S 1605: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 , voted Nay HR 7217: Israel Security Supplemental 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 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 S 1790: National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2020 , voted Nay HR 8034: Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 , voted Nay HR 5323: Iron Dome Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 , voted Yea HR 6090: Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023 , voted Nay HRES 559: Declaring it is the policy of the United States that a nuclear Islamic Republic of Iran is not acceptable. , voted Nay HR 1735: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 , 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 HRES 771: Standing with Israel as it defends itself against the barbaric war launched by Hamas and other terrorists. , 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 2029: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 , voted Yea HRES 888: Reaffirming the State of Israel's right to exist. , 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 Nay HR 3222: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008 , 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 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 4016: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 , voted Nay 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 4133: United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012 , voted Yea HR 2297: Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 , voted Yea HR 5179: Anti-BDS Labeling Act , voted Nay S 1356: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 , voted Nay HR 4665: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024 , voted Nay HR 340: Hamas and Other Palestinian Terrorist Groups International Financing Prevention Act , voted Nay 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 S 2943: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 , voted Yea HR 8595: National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027 , voted Nay HR 2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 , 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 HJRES 31: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 , voted Yea HR 5665: Combating International Islamophobia Act , 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 23: Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act , voted Nay HR 6157: Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 , 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 2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 , 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 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 HR 2882: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 , voted Yea HR 2670: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 , voted Nay HR 7776: James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 , voted Yea HR 8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 , voted Nay HR 3838: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 , voted Nay HRES 488: Denouncing the antisemitic terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado. , voted Nay Explore VoteLog Insights Help