Is Ken Bentsen pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Based on scored roll-call votes, sponsorships, and cosponsorships, Ken Bentsen's record leans pro-Israel: 16 pro-Israel points vs 0 pro-Palestine points (net +16). Weighted scoring: sponsoring a scored bill = 3 points, cosponsoring = 2, a roll-call vote = 1 — see the methodology.

Ken Bentsen's Full Israel/Palestine Voting Record

Rep. Bentsen, Ken, Democrat of TX. Explore Ken Bentsen's full Israel/Palestine voting record: congressional votes, public statements, bill sponsorships, and a clear picture of where they st…

Israel/Palestine weighted score: pro-Israel +16 (16 pro-Israel points, 0 pro-Palestine points).

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Cosponsored bills (11)

HR 5500: Justice for American Victims of Terrorism Act of 2000 (pro-Israel)
HR 2098: Koby Mandell Act of 2001 (pro-Israel)
HR 1795: Middle East Peace Commitments Act of 2001 (pro-Israel)
HR 3236: Equality for Israel at the United Nations Act of 1998 (pro-Israel)
HR 4976: Middle East Peace Process Support Act (bundled package)
HCONRES 73: Concerning the death of Chaim Herzog. (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 1298: To record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel, for purposes of United States passports. (pro-Israel)
HR 3662: U.S. Holocaust Assets Commission Act of 1998 (neutral)
HR 4563: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received for settlement of certain claims of Holocaust survivors. (neutral)
HCONRES 60: Relating to the 30th anniversary of the reunification of the city of Jerusalem. (pro-Israel)

Roll-call votes (2)

HR 5010: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2003, voted Yea
HR 2506: Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2002, voted Yea