Is John Conyers pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does John Conyers stand on Israel?

John Conyers (Democrat, Michigan), a former member of the US House, has a pro-Israel record, with a net score of +11: 1 cosponsorship and 11 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 2 votes on the pro-Palestine side.

Net score breakdown

Weights: sponsoring a scored bill 3 points, authoring a scored amendment 3 points, cosponsoring a scored bill 2 points, an aligned floor vote 1 point.

Pro-Israel activity (additions): 1 cosponsored bill × 2 = 2 points; 11 aligned floor votes × 1 = 11 points. Subtotal: 13 points pro-Israel.
Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 2 aligned floor votes × 1 = 2 points. Subtotal: 2 points pro-Palestine.
Net score: +11 pro-Israel (13 pro-Israel points minus 2 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

No FEC campaign-finance totals available for this member yet.

Pro-Israel money

No hardline pro-Israel money tracked supporting or opposing CONYERS.

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $2,450, tracked in its own tier and not included in the hardline total.

Full committee and donor lists: Israel/Palestine campaign finance.

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.

John Conyers' Full Israel/Palestine Voting Record

Rep. Conyers, John, Jr., Democrat of MI. John Conyers (D-MI): pro-Israel record, net score +11 (13 pro-Israel vs 2 pro-Palestine points). Votes, sponsorships, and funding, sourced to Congress.gov and the FEC.

Israel/Palestine weighted score: +11 pro-Israel (13 pro-Israel points, 2 pro-Palestine points).

Israel/Palestine campaign finance · Full campaign-finance ledger

Cosponsored bills (3)

Roll-call votes (33)

HR 850: Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013, voted Not Voting
HR 5293: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017, voted Nay
S 1635: Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017, voted Yea
HR 3222: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008, voted Yea
HR 938: United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014, voted Yea
HR 644: Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, voted Nay
HR 1992: Israel QME Enhancement Act, voted Not Voting
HR 4411: Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act of 2014, 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
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 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 Nay
HR 5327: United States-Israel Rocket and Missile Defense Cooperation and Support Act, voted Nay
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 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
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 Nay
HR 6018: Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2013, voted Yea
HR 2029: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, voted Yea
HR 1735: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, voted Nay
S 1356: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, voted Yea
S 2943: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, voted Nay

Data last synced: 2026-10-22.