Towns, Edolphus (D-NY)

Rep. Towns, Edolphus, Democrat of NY. Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-NY) leans pro-Israel: 31 pro-Israel vs 0 pro-Palestine points from votes and sponsorships on Israel/Palestine bills.

Israel/Palestine weighted score: pro-Israel +31 (31 pro-Israel points, 0 pro-Palestine points).

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Cosponsored bills (15)

• 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)
• HR 2056: Lebanon Independence Restoration Act of 1999 (pro-Israel)
• HR 3236: Equality for Israel at the United Nations Act of 1998 (pro-Israel)
• HR 3405: Equality for Israel at the United Nations Act of 2000 (pro-Israel)
• HR 890: Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2011 (neutral)
• 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)
• HR 2194: Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (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)
• HR 5850: Visa Waiver for Israel Act of 2012 (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)
• HRES 317: Demanding that Hamas immediately and unconditionally release Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. (pro-Israel)
• HCONRES 14: To encourage the Secretary of State, foreign nations, and others to work together to help reunite family members separated during the Holocaust. (neutral)

Roll-call votes (14)

• 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 Not Voting
• 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 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 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 Not Voting
• 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
• HRES 535: Honoring the life, legacy, and example of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on the tenth anniversary of his death., voted Yea