Who are the 38+ lawmakers boycotting Netanyahu’s address to Congress today?

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to address Congress today at 2 p.m. ET for the first time since the Hamas attacks on October 7.

Vice President Kamala Harris — the likely Democratic candidate for president after President Joe Biden dropped out the race — will be notably absent from the event, citing a scheduling conflict with a Black sorority convention in Indianapolis.

The decision has sparked a conversation on a possible shift in the Democratic party’s support of the war in Gaza.

Harris’ moderate stance on the war in Gaza has not differed greatly from Biden’s, and the VP has strong ties to the Jewish community.

Yet Harris has also given strong speeches advocating for a ceasefire, months in advance of Biden’s unsuccessful ceasefire deal. Both Harris and Biden will still meet with Netanyahu on Thursday.

Nancy Pelosi is the latest and most high-profile in a string of Democrats to confirm they will not attend Netanyahu’s address to Congress.

This is not the first time that US lawmakers have boycotted a speech by the Israeli prime minister.

In March 2015, the last time Netanyahu addressed Congress, 58 members were reported to have boycotted the speech. Biden also did not attend in his then-role as vice president, largely because President Obama was not alerted ahead of time.

The grid below shows all the members of Congress who have so far decided to boycott today’s address. Click on each member to see their stance on Netanyahu.

At least nine senators and 29 representatives have so far said that they will not attend Netanyahu’s address to Congress, in addition to Harris. The vast majority of these are Democrats.

But one Republican representative for Kentucky, Thomas Massie, has also announced today that