Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] (R-PA)

Rep. Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16], Republican of PA. Rep. Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] (Republican-PA): pro-Israel +41 on Israel/Palestine. Sponsored bills, cosponsorships, and roll-call votes sourced fro…

Israel/Palestine weighted score: pro-Israel +41 — 43 pro-Israel points, 2 pro-Palestine points.

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Cosponsored bills (20)

• 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. (pro-Israel)
• HR 1006 — Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act of 2011 (pro-Israel)
• HR 2566 — Temple Mount Preservation Act of 2001 (pro-Israel)
• HR 1795 — Middle East Peace Commitments Act of 2001 (pro-Israel)
• HR 2786 — Theater Missile Defense Improvement Act of 1998 (pro-Israel)
• HR 4229 — Iron Dome Support Act (pro-Israel)
• HR 2457 — Palestinian Accountability Act (pro-Israel)
• HRES 314 — Declaring that it is the policy of the United States to support its ally Israel in seeking peace with its neighbors, particularly toward a two-state solution that results in a free, nonmilitarized Palestinian state living side-by-side in peace and security with the Jewish State of Israel, the home of the Jewish people. (pro-Israel)
• HRES 394 — Supporting Israel's right to annex Judea and Samaria in the event that the Palestinian Authority continues to press for unilateral recognition of Palestinian statehood at the United Nations. (pro-Palestine)
• 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)
• HCONRES 115 — Recognizing the 64th anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel. (pro-Israel)
• HR 440 — To provide for the establishment of the Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia. (neutral)
• HR 3862 — Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012 (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)
• HCONRES 109 — Expressing the sense of Congress that the People's Republic of China should not repatriate the North Korean refugees detained in China, subjecting them to torture, imprisonment, and execution, but allow their resettlement in the Republic of Korea and other countries. (neutral)
• HRES 247 — Calling for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to be designated a state sponsor of terrorism for its support of Iran, Hezbollah, and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). (neutral)
• HR 2194 — Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (pro-Israel)
• HCONRES 146 — Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the terrorist bombing in Jerusalem on September 4, 1997. (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)

Roll-call votes (19)

• 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
• 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 440 — To provide for the establishment of the Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia. — 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 Yea
• HR 2219 — Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012 — voted Yea
• HR 6018 — Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2013 — voted Yea
• HR 2244 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 67 Castle Street in Geneva, New York, as the "Corporal Steven Blaine Riccione Post Office". — 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 644 — Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement 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
• 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 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
• S 1635 — Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 — voted Yea