Jay Obernolte
An advocacy tracker lists Obernolte as a 2023 cosponsor of the U.S.-Israel Partnership and Abraham Accords Enhancement Act, which would authorize defense transfers to Israel. He belongs to the House Republican Israel Caucus. No statement on U.S. aid to Palestinians was found.
On U.S. weapons to the government of Israel, Obernolte is listed by an advocacy tracker as a 2023 cosponsor of H.R. 3792, the U.S.-Israel Partnership and Abraham Accords Enhancement Act, a bill to expand security cooperation and authorize defense transfers to Israel; the cosponsorship could not be independently confirmed within this pass. On October 7, 2023 he is reported to have issued a statement supporting Israel and advocating U.S. aid to assist Israel; the only source is a constituent petition page, so it stays on the research page. His votes on Israel aid bills are recorded as badges. The first search found no statement from him on U.S. aid to Palestinians.
On the conflict, the same tracker lists him as a cosponsor of H.Res. 771 (October 2023), reaffirming support for Israel's self-defense against Hamas. In December 2025 he is reported as a cosponsor of H.R. 176, the No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act; both sources for that item would not open. He is a member of the House Republican Israel Caucus.
On antisemitism, as context: in June 2024, as a Science Committee subcommittee chairman, he co-signed letters to five federal agencies asking whether universities receiving federal money were violating Title VI over unaddressed campus antisemitism. In February 2025 he cosponsored H.R. 1007, the Antisemitism Awareness Act, directing the Education Department to use the IHRA definition of antisemitism in Title VI complaints.
Tracked votes: backed sending U.S. weapons or funding to the government of Israel in 6 of 6 recorded votes.
Research
U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel
- 2023 [Earlier record; year-only date taken from the text itself; advocacy-tracker source; pending verification]: Listed as cosponsor of H.R. 3792, the U.S.-Israel Partnership and Abraham Accords Enhancement Act (security cooperation, defense transfer authorization). Reverse Canary Mission. Attempts to open the tracker (drawn by the browser) and congress.gov could not confirm; rendered attributively on the card.
- 2023-10-07 [Months after October 7, 2023; weak source]: Reported statement supporting Israel and advocating U.S. aid to assist Israel; only source is a change.org petition by district residents (published 2023-10-29). Not used on the card.
- Recorded key votes (H.R. 6126, H.R. 7217, H.R. 8034, H.R. 8369, NDAA FY26 missile-defense amendment, H.R. 8595) are badges and are not restated here.
Characterization of the conflict
- 2023-10-11 [Months after October 7, 2023; advocacy-tracker source]: Listed as cosponsor of H.Res. 771 reaffirming support for Israel's self-defense against Hamas. Reverse Canary Mission.
- 2025-12-02 [Current position; sources did not open]: Reported cosponsor of H.R. 176, the No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act of 2025. Sources: legiscan (403), trackbill (403). Unlinked; not used on the card.
Rhetoric and lobbying
- Undated: Member of the House Republican Israel Caucus. obernolte.house.gov; also ciclt.net profile.
- Undated [weak source; not a personal position]: As Speaker pro tempore he issued parliamentary decorum rulings during floor debate touching the conflict; source is a janglo.net repost. Procedural chair duty, not his own stance; not used on the card.
Safety and antisemitism (context, not a weapons or funding position)
- 2024-06-06 [Current position]: As Investigations and Oversight subcommittee chairman, co-signed letters to DOE, Commerce, NSF, EPA, and NASA on whether federally funded universities violated Title VI over campus antisemitism. science.house.gov.
- 2025-02-05 [Current position]: Cosponsored H.R. 1007, the Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 (IHRA definition for Title VI complaints). govinfo; Gottheimer release; legiscan copy would not open, unlinked.
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