Thompson, Bennie G. (D-Mississippi)
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G., Democrat of Mississippi. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) leans pro-Israel: 31 pro-Israel vs 19 pro-Palestine points from votes and sponsorships on Israel/Palestine bills.
Israel/Palestine weighted score: pro-Israel +12 (31 pro-Israel points, 19 pro-Palestine points).
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Cosponsored bills (12)
Roll-call votes (61)
- S 1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, 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 6126: Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024, voted Nay
- S 1605: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, 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
- S 1790: National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2020, voted Yea
- HR 7217: Israel Security Supplemental 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 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 Yea
- 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 Nay
- HR 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, voted Nay
- HR 1735: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, voted Nay
- HR 7006: Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026, voted Yea
- 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 5856: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013, voted Yea
- HR 1473: Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, voted Nay
- HR 2219: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012, voted Yea
- 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 4016: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026, voted Nay
- HRES 888: Reaffirming the State of Israel's right to exist., voted Yea
- HR 5179: Anti-BDS Labeling Act, voted Nay
- HR 2297: Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015, voted Yea
- HR 6679: No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act, voted Yea
- S 1356: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, voted Yea
- 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 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 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
- 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 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 2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, 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
- 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 Yea
- 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
- HR 6157: Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, voted Yea
- HRES 488: Denouncing the antisemitic terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado., voted Nay