Thune, John (R-South Dakota)

Senator Thune, John, Republican of South Dakota. Senator Thune, John (Republican-South Dakota): pro-Israel +47 on Israel/Palestine. Sponsored bills, cosponsorships, and roll-call votes sourced from Congr…

Israel/Palestine weighted score: pro-Israel +47 — 49 pro-Israel points, 2 pro-Palestine points.

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Cosponsored bills (26)

• SRES 417 — A resolution standing with Israel against terrorism. (pro-Israel)
• S 3318 — Taylor Force Martyr Payment Prevention Act of 2021 (pro-Israel)
• S 691 — Taylor Force Martyr Payment Prevention Act of 2023 (pro-Israel)
• S 5303 — Stand with Israel Act (pro-Israel)
• S 1939 — Preventing Antisemitic Hate Crimes Act (pro-Israel)
• S 1641 — ISRA (pro-Israel)
• S 567 — A bill clarifying that it is United States policy to recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights. (pro-Israel)
• S 720 — Israel Anti-Boycott Act (pro-Israel)
• SRES 302 — A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate in support of Israel and in condemnation of Palestinian terror attacks. (pro-Israel)
• SRES 76 — A resolution welcoming the Prime Minister of Israel to the United States for his address to a joint meeting of Congress. (pro-Israel)
• SRES 508 — A resolution 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)
• S 1617 — Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 (pro-Israel)
• S 2265 — Stand with Israel Act of 2014 (pro-Israel)
• SCONRES 23 — A concurrent resolution declaring that it is the policy of the United States to support and facilitate Israel in maintaining defensible borders and that it is contrary to United States policy and national security to have the borders of Israel return to the armistice lines that existed on June 4, 1967. (pro-Israel)
• SRES 599 — A resolution expressing vigorous support and unwavering commitment to the welfare, security, and survival of the State of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state with secure borders, and recognizing and strongly supporting its right to act in self-defense to protect its citizens against acts of terrorism. (pro-Israel)
• SRES 522 — A resolution 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)
• S 2370 — Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006 (pro-Israel)
• SRES 408 — A resolution condemning Hamas for its premeditated, coordinated, and brutal terrorist attacks on Israel and demanding that Hamas immediately release all hostages and return them to safety, and for other purposes. (pro-Israel)
• S 2479 — UNRWA Accountability and Transparency Act (pro-Israel)
• S 3467 — UNRWA Accountability and Transparency Act (pro-Israel)
• SRES 72 — A resolution opposing the lifting of sanctions imposed with respect to Iran without addressing the full scope of Iran's malign activities, including its nuclear program, ballistic and cruise missile capabilities, weapons proliferation, support for terrorism, hostage-taking, gross human rights violations, and other destabilizing activities. (neutral)
• SRES 185 — A resolution reaffirming the commitment of the United States to a negotiated settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, reaffirming opposition to the inclusion of Hamas in a unity government unless it is willing to accept peace with Israel and renounce violence, and declaring that Palestinian efforts to gain recognition of a state outside direct negotiations demonstrates absence of a good faith commitment to peace negotiations, and will have implications for continued United States aid. (pro-Palestine)
• SRES 438 — A resolution condemning the brutal Hamas-led terrorist attack on the State of Israel on October 7, 2023, and supporting an outcome that ensures the forever survival of Israel, the complete denial of Hamas's ability to reconstitute in the region, and the release of all the remaining hostages from the Gaza Strip, including two United States citizens. (pro-Israel)
• S 431 — UNRWA Accountability and Transparency Act (pro-Israel)
• S 1430 — Iran Sanctions Enabling Act (pro-Israel)
• HCONRES 60 — Relating to the 30th anniversary of the reunification of the city of Jerusalem. (pro-Israel)

Roll-call votes (7)

• SJRES 138 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services. — voted Nay
• SJRES 41 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed export of certain defense articles to Israel. — voted Nay
• SJRES 34 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services. — voted Nay
• SJRES 33 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services. — voted Nay
• SJRES 32 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services. — voted Nay
• SRES 417 — A resolution standing with Israel against terrorism. — voted Yea
• S 3254 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 — voted Yea