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Passed 303-126; Democrats split 84 yes, 125 no, 3 present.","url":"https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023721","group":"aipac","why":"Scored No: against a House resolution condemning university presidents for their congressional testimony; its preamble urged the presidents who had not resigned to follow suit."},{"id":"H118-935","chamber":"House","date":"2024-05-16","bill":"HR8369","result":"224-187","pref":"N","category":"Israel & Gaza","title":"Requiring delivery of paused bombs to Israel (May 2024)","desc":"H.R. 8369, the Israel Security Assistance Support Act, would have overridden the pause on 2,000-lb bomb deliveries.","url":"https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024217","group":"aipac","why":"Scored No: against overriding the pause on 2,000-lb bomb deliveries."},{"id":"H118-960","chamber":"House","date":"2024-06-04","bill":"HR8282","result":"247-155","pref":"N","category":"Israel & Gaza","title":"Sanctioning the International Criminal Court (Jun 2024)","desc":"H.R. 8282 sanctioned ICC officials over arrest warrants sought for Israeli leaders.","url":"https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024242","group":"aipac","why":"Scored No: against sanctioning ICC officials."},{"id":"H118-832","chamber":"House","date":"2024-04-12","bill":"HR7888","result":"212-212","pref":"Y","category":"Speech & civil liberties","title":"Requiring warrants for FISA searches of Americans (Apr 2024)","desc":"Amendment to H.R. 7888 requiring a warrant to search Americans' communications collected under Section 702. 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Critics called it the \"nonprofit killer\" bill.","url":"https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024477","group":"aipac","why":"Scored No: against letting the executive branch strip a nonprofit's status with limited due process."},{"id":"H119-6","chamber":"House","date":"2025-01-09","bill":"HR23","result":"243-140","pref":"N","category":"Israel & Gaza","title":"Sanctioning the International Criminal Court (Jan 2025)","desc":"H.R. 23, the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act, sanctioned International Criminal Court officials who investigate the U.S. or allies such as Israel.","url":"https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/20257","group":"aipac","why":"Scored No: against sanctioning ICC officials."},{"id":"H119-206","chamber":"House","date":"2025-07-18","bill":"HR4016","result":"6-422","pref":"Y","category":"Israel & Gaza","title":"Amendment cutting $500M in missile-defense aid to Israel (Jul 2025)","desc":"Greene amendment to the FY2026 defense spending bill (H.R. 4016) to strip $500 million for U.S.-Israel missile defense cooperation. Failed 6-422; the only Democrats voting yes were Reps. Omar, Tlaib, Summer Lee and Al Green.","url":"https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025207","group":"aipac","why":"Scored Yes: for cutting the funding. Few members of either party voted yes; it is scored because it was a direct vote on military aid to Israel."},{"id":"H119-603","chamber":"House","date":"2026-07-15","bill":"HR8595","result":"104-314","pref":"Y","category":"Israel & Gaza","title":"Amendment barring funds for Israel in the FY2027 State Department bill (Jul 2026)","desc":"Massie amendment to the FY2027 national security and State Department spending bill (H.R. 8595) to prohibit funds in the bill from going to Israel, cutting $3.3 billion in Foreign Military Financing. Failed 104-314; Democrats split 103 yes, 98 no, 10 present.","url":"https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026243","group":"aipac","why":"Scored Yes: for ending the funding. 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Vetoed by President Biden.","url":"https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024189","group":"other","why":"Scored No: against the measure."},{"id":"H119-198","chamber":"House","date":"2025-07-17","bill":"HR3633","result":"294-134","pref":"N","category":"Crypto & Wall Street","title":"CLARITY Act (Jul 2025)","desc":"H.R. 3633 set up a crypto market framework that consumer advocates said weakened investor protections.","url":"https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025199","group":"other","why":"Scored No: against the measure."},{"id":"H119-199","chamber":"House","date":"2025-07-17","bill":"S1582","result":"308-122","pref":"N","category":"Crypto & Wall Street","title":"GENIUS Act stablecoin bill (Jul 2025)","desc":"S. 1582, signed into law: stablecoin framework opposed by Sen. 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