Continue U.S. support for Israel as a secure Jewish homeland and central component of American Middle East policy.

Cory A. Booker · New Jersey · Democratic

policy impact 0.77 specificity 0.68 extraction confidence 88%

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The United States must continue to support Israel as a secure homeland for the Jewish people... American support for Israel has been at the center of our Middle East policy for over six decades and must continue to be a central component of our foreign policy in the region.

Booker committed to continuing U.S. support for Israel’s security as a core part of Middle East policy.

Keeping America Secure | Cory Booker for US Senate
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Evidence

Congress.gov lists Sen. Cory A. Booker [D-NJ] as a cosponsor of S.720 on 11/29/2018. The bill's latest action was referral to committee, and its status was Introduced.

Booker took a concrete pro-Israel legislative step during the 2015-2021 Senate term by cosponsoring the Israel Anti-Boycott Act, but the bill did not advance beyond introduction.

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Cosponsors - S.720 - 115th Congress: Israel Anti-Boycott Act
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The Congress.gov summary says S.720 opposed UNHRC pressure for divestment from Israel and encouraged full implementation of the United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014.

The measure Booker cosponsored aligned with continuing U.S. political and economic support for Israel, though it remained unenacted.

partial same_term A for effort

S.720 - Israel Anti-Boycott Act
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Congress.gov lists Booker as a cosponsor of S.Res.176 on 06/05/2017 and states the resolution was agreed to in the Senate by a 90-0 vote.

Booker cosponsored a symbolic pro-Israel Jerusalem resolution that passed the Senate during the relevant term, supporting the promise at least in a nonbinding way.

partial same_term A for effort

Cosponsors - S.Res.176 - 115th Congress: A resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem
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The Senate roll call for S.Res.176 shows the resolution agreed to 90-0, but Booker (D-NJ) is listed as Not Voting.

This tempers the Jerusalem-resolution evidence: Booker cosponsored the resolution but did not cast a recorded vote for final passage.

partial same_term A for effort

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 115th Congress, 1st Session, Vote 138
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For H.R.3364, the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, the Senate vote result was Bill Passed, 98-2; Booker (D-NJ), Yea.

Booker voted for sanctions legislation targeting Iran, a regional adversary often framed in U.S.-Israel security policy, and the bill passed the Senate.

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U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 115th Congress, 1st Session, Vote 175: H.R.3364 Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act
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Congress.gov states H.R.3364 became Public Law No. 115-44 and directed sanctions against Iran's ballistic missile or WMD programs, military transfers, and the IRGC.

Because Booker voted yea and the bill became law, this is enacted support for a Middle East security policy closely tied to Israel's security environment.

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Congress.gov: H.R.3364 - Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%

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The Senate roll call on S.1 says the bill would authorize appropriations to Israel; Booker (D-NJ) voted Nay while the bill passed 77-23.

This is contrary evidence: Booker opposed a broad Middle East security bill that included Israel funding authorization, although the bill itself passed the Senate and did not become law as S.1.

partial same_term

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 116th Congress, 1st Session, Vote 16
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Congress.gov records S.1 as passed by the Senate 77-23 on 02/05/2019, then held at the House desk, with status Passed Senate.

The pro-Israel funding and Middle East security package advanced but did not become law as this bill; Booker's recorded vote was against it.

partial same_term

Actions - S.1 - Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act of 2019
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 87%

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On the motion to concur in the House amendment to H.R.133, the Senate agreed 92-6; Booker (D-NJ) voted Yea.

Booker voted for the final legislative vehicle that became the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, a major foreign-affairs and appropriations law; this supports continued U.S. foreign policy funding, though this roll-call page alone is not Israel-specific.

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U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 116th Congress, 2nd Session, Vote 289 on H.R. 133
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Congress.gov states H.R.133 became Public Law No. 116-260 on 12/27/2020 after passing the Senate and resolving differences.

The final appropriations package Booker supported became law in the same Senate term, but the available Congress.gov summary page does not itself isolate Israel-specific provisions.

partial same_term

H.R.133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 70%

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Assessments

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Booker won the 2014 U.S. Senate race and, during the resulting 2015-2021 term, supported enacted federal measures consistent with continued U.S. support for Israel and Israel's regional security environment. Most notably, he voted for H.R.3364, which became Public Law 115-44 and imposed Iran-related sanctions, and he voted for the final H.R.133 appropriations package that became Public Law 116-260. He also cosponsored pro-Israel measures such as S.Res.176 and S.720, though those were symbolic or unenacted, and he voted against S.1, a broad Middle East security bill that included Israel funding authorization. The contrary and partial evidence tempers confidence, but the broad promise to continue U.S. support was substantially met within the same Senate term through enacted policy support and related legislative activity.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 78%