But What Can You Do? tracks where 2026 candidates stand on U.S. weapons and funding for the government of Israel. How we check
Hank Johnson
Johnson co-sponsored the Block the Bombs Act, which would withhold offensive weapons transfers to Israel until its government establishes compliance with U.S. and international law. In July 2026 he joined 24 colleagues urging a halt to $3.3 billion in military funding.
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Deep Dive
Johnson represents Georgia's 4th District and is running for re-election.
He is one of the co-sponsors of the Block the Bombs Act, introduced in June 2025; the release names him among the members backing it. The bill would withhold the transfer of specified offensive weapons and require Israel's government to establish in writing that they are used in accordance with U.S. and international law, with Congress approving by joint resolution.
In April 2024 he opposed further offensive military assistance, arguing that a "blank check" to Prime Minister Netanyahu's government was untenable given civilian death tolls in Gaza. In July 2026 he released a joint statement with 24 colleagues urging a halt to $3.3 billion in U.S. military funding, on the grounds that American tax dollars should not support operations in Gaza and Lebanon causing civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure.
His recorded votes on the tracked bills appear as badges on this card and are consistent with that record. The April 2024 and July 2026 statements come from the research summary rather than from sources opened, and the research page marks which is which.
The record
Supported sending weapons or funding in 1 of 6 tracked votes · Cosponsors the Block the Bombs Act
How this mark works
We track key votes on sending U.S. weapons and money to the government of Israel. A check means every tracked vote they cast came down against sending more, on the side of peace and de-escalation. A question mark means a mixed record: they sided with sending up to half of the time. An X means they voted to send more weapons and money in over half of their tracked votes, even as the way those weapons and dollars were being used became more and more obvious. At exactly half, money this election cycle from a lobbying group we track, or an endorsement from a group that backs sending weapons, makes it an X. Only votes actually cast are counted. Where a candidate has no recorded votes on these bills, the mark comes instead from a reviewed reading of their public record (money from the lobbying groups we track, endorsements, and their own words since January 26, 2024). There an X also covers fully backing the conduct of the war by the government of Israel without significant reservations, and a question mark also covers speaking about Israel without saying clearly where they stand on U.S. weapons and funding. A dash means No Position Found: we found nothing in their own words about Israel, Gaza or the war.
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Voted to send weapons or funding in some, but no more than half, of their recorded tracked votes. (Supported sending weapons or funding in 1 of 6 tracked votes.)
The money
Checked the five lobbying groups we track; no direct 2026 support found
Research log
The notes behind this card: what we looked at, what we found, and where each item came from.
U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel
- [Position, 2025-06-05] Co-sponsored the Block the Bombs Act (H.R. 3565). **Confirmed:** the release lists "Hank Johnson (GA-04)" among the members. The bill would withhold transfers of specified offensive weapons (2,000-pound bombs, tank rounds, artillery shells) absent written compliance with U.S. and international humanitarian law.
⚠ Multi-member release quoting Reps. Ramirez, Jacobs, Jayapal and Pocan at length. None of their words is attributed to Johnson; only the co-sponsor listing is used. The same source appears on the cards for Reps. Ramirez, Jackson and Underwood.
- [Position, 2024-04-20, reported] Statement opposing additional offensive military assistance, arguing a "blank check" to Netanyahu's government was untenable amid high civilian death tolls in Gaza. Source not opened.
- [Position, 2026-07-16, reported] Joint statement with 24 congressional colleagues urging a halt to $3.3 billion in U.S. military funding to Israel, arguing American tax dollars should not support operations in Gaza and Lebanon that cause significant civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure. Source not opened.
- His recorded votes on the tracked bills appear as badges on this card and are consistent with the record above.
U.S. aid to Palestinians
- No separate statement located on U.S. humanitarian funding or the aid pipeline; his stated objections concern what the weapons do rather than the aid going the other way.
Characterization of the conflict
- [Position, 2024-04-20, reported] Framed his opposition around civilian death tolls in Gaza.
Related rhetoric and lobbying
- Nothing located.
Safety and antisemitism (context)
- Nothing distinct located.
Consulted
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- –No Position Found James Duffie (Republican)
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