Tom Cole's Full Israel/Palestine Voting Record

Rep. Cole, Tom, Republican of Oklahoma. Explore Tom Cole's full Israel/Palestine voting record: congressional votes, public statements, bill sponsorships, and a clear picture of where they stand.

Israel/Palestine weighted score: pro-Israel +72 (72 pro-Israel points, 0 pro-Palestine points).

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Sponsored bills (3)

• HR 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (bundled package)
• HR 8034: Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 (pro-Israel)
• HR 7006: Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (bundled package)

Cosponsored bills (19)

• HR 3685: Hamas International Financing Prevention Act (pro-Israel)
• HR 7217: Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 (pro-Israel)
• HR 6126: Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 (pro-Israel)
• 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 1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025 (pro-Israel)
• HR 2882: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (bundled package)
• HR 6829: EMPIL–DOC Act (pro-Israel)
• HR 1372: To clarify that it is United States policy to recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights. (pro-Israel)
• HRES 835: Supporting robust relations with the State of Israel bilaterally and in multilateral fora upon seventy years of statehood, and for other purposes. (pro-Israel)
• HR 1697: Israel Anti-Boycott Act (pro-Israel)
• HR 4514: Combating BDS Act of 2016 (pro-Israel)
• HR 5041: To require the Secretary of State to offer rewards totaling up to $5,000,000 for information on the kidnapping and murder of Naftali Fraenkel, a dual United States-Israeli citizen, that began on June 12, 2014. (pro-Israel)
• HRES 271: Expressing support for the State of Israel's right to defend Israeli sovereignty, to protect the lives and safety of the Israeli people, and to use all means necessary to confront and eliminate nuclear threats posed by the Islamic Republic of Iran, including the use of military force if no other peaceful solution can be found within reasonable time to protect against such an immediate and existential threat to the State of Israel. (pro-Israel)
• HR 4133: United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012 (pro-Israel)
• HR 2194: Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (pro-Israel)
• HR 425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act (pro-Israel)
• HR 850: Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013 (pro-Israel)
• HR 938: United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 (pro-Israel)

Roll-call votes (73)

• HR 6157: Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, voted Yea
• HR 5665: Combating International Islamophobia Act, voted Nay
• HR 6126: Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024, 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
• HRES 1102: Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2882, with an amendment., 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 Yea
• HR 5179: Anti-BDS Labeling Act, voted Yea
• HR 7217: Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024, voted Yea
• HR 5009: Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, voted Yea
• HR 8034: Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024, voted Yea
• HR 5293: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017, voted Yea
• S 1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, voted Yea
• HR 4665: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024, voted Yea
• HR 5323: Iron Dome Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022, voted Yea
• HR 850: Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013, voted Yea
• 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 4795: Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026, voted Yea
• HR 8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, voted Yea
• HR 644: Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, voted Yea
• HR 1992: Israel QME Enhancement Act, voted Yea
• HR 4411: Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act of 2014, voted Yea
• HR 8595: Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes., voted Yea
• HR 6090: Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023, voted Not Voting
• HCONRES 57: Expressing the sense of Congress supporting the State of Israel., voted Yea
• HRES 559: Declaring it is the policy of the United States that a nuclear Islamic Republic of Iran is not acceptable., voted Yea
• HR 6679: No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act, voted Yea
• HR 2297: Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015, voted Yea
• HRES 771: Standing with Israel as it defends itself against the barbaric war launched by Hamas and other terrorists., voted Yea
• HRES 888: Reaffirming the State of Israel's right to exist., voted Yea
• HR 340: Hamas and Other Palestinian Terrorist Groups International Financing Prevention Act, voted Yea
• HR 23: Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act, 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 2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, 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 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, voted Yea
• HR 3838: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, voted Yea
• S 1605: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, voted Yea
• HR 5631: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007, 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
• 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 Yea
• HR 5327: United States-Israel Rocket and Missile Defense Cooperation and Support Act, voted Yea
• HR 4133: United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012, voted Yea
• HR 5856: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013, voted Yea
• 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 Yea
• HR 4310: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, voted Yea
• HR 6018: Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2013, voted Yea
• HR 2029: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, voted Yea
• HR 1911: Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act of 2018, voted Yea
• S 1790: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, voted Yea
• HR 133: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, voted Yea
• HR 1735: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, voted Yea
• HR 221: Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act, voted Yea
• S 1356: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, voted Yea
• S 2943: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, voted Yea
• HR 7006: Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026, voted Yea
• HRES 488: Denouncing the antisemitic terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado., voted Yea
• HR 4016: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026, 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
• HR 2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, voted Nay
• HJRES 31: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019, voted Yea