| Full Name: | Virgil H. Goode, Jr. |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Lucy Dodson; 1 Child: Catherine |
| Birth Date: | 10/17/1946 |
| Birth Place: | Richmond, VA |
| Home City: | Rocky Mount, VA |
| Religion: | Baptist |
Key Votes
Virgil H. Goode, Jr.'s Voting Records
Business and Consumers
Issue
- Business and Consumers down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts, Entertainment, and History
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
(clear issue)
National Key Votes
| Date | Bill No. | Bill Title | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 18, 2008 | HR 6604 | Commodity Markets Speculation Bill | Bill Passed - House (283 - 133) |
Yea |
| July 30, 2008 | HR 1108 | FDA Regulation of Tobacco | Bill Passed - House (326 - 102) |
Nay |
| July 15, 2008 | HR 6331 | Medicare Bill | Veto Override Passed - House (383 - 41) |
Yea |
| May 21, 2008 | HR 2419 | Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) | Veto Override Passed - House (316 - 108) |
Nay |
| May 14, 2008 | HR 2419 | Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) | Conference Report Adopted - House (318 - 106) |
Nay |
| April 30, 2008 | HR 5522 | Requiring OSHA to Establish Combustible Dust Safety Standards | Bill Passed - House (247 - 165) |
Nay |
| April 15, 2008 | HR 5719 | Amending Tax Code Provisions and IRS Practices | Bill Passed - House (238 - 179) |
Nay |
| March 14, 2008 | HR 3773 | Electronic Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Review Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (213 - 197) |
Nay |
| Feb. 27, 2008 | HR 5351 | Energy Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (236 - 182) |
Nay |
| Feb. 7, 2008 | HR 5140 | Economic Stimulus Plan | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (380 - 34) |
Nay |
| Jan. 29, 2008 | HR 5140 | Economic Stimulus Plan | Bill Passed - House (385 - 35) |
Nay |
| Jan. 16, 2008 | HR 2768 | S-MINER Act | Bill Passed - House (214 - 199) |
Nay |
| Dec. 18, 2007 | HR 6 | Energy Act of 2007 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (314 - 100) |
Yea |
| Dec. 17, 2007 | HR 2764 | Appropriations for Operations in Afghanistan | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (253 - 154) |
Nay |
| Dec. 12, 2007 | HR 4299 | Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension and Modification | Bill Passed - House (303 - 116) |
Nay |
| Dec. 6, 2007 | HR 6 | Energy Act of 2007 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (235 - 181) |
Nay |
| Nov. 15, 2007 | HR 3915 | Mortgage Reform and Anti-Subprime Lending Act | Bill Passed - House (291 - 127) |
Nay |
| Nov. 15, 2007 | HR 3773 | Electronic Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Review Act | Bill Passed - House (227 - 189) |
Nay |
| Nov. 7, 2007 | HR 3685 | Sexual Orientation Employment Nondiscrimination Act (ENDA) | Bill Passed - House (235 - 184) |
Nay |
| Nov. 1, 2007 | HR 2262 | Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act | Bill Passed - House (244 - 166) |
Nay |
| Oct. 31, 2007 | HR 3920 | Trade and Globalization Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - House (264 - 157) |
Yea |
| Oct. 10, 2007 | HR 3056 | Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - House (232 - 173) |
Nay |
| Oct. 4, 2007 | HR 2740 | Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (MEJA) Expansion and Enforcement Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - House (389 - 30) |
Yea |
| Sept. 25, 2007 | HR 1400 | Iran Counter-Proliferation Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - House (397 - 16) |
Yea |
| Sept. 19, 2007 | HR 2761 | Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act (TRIA) | Bill Passed - House (312 - 110) |
Nay |
| Sept. 18, 2007 | HR 1852 | Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - House (348 - 72) |
Nay |
| Sept. 7, 2007 | HR 1908 | Patent Reform Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - House (220 - 175) |
Nay |
| Sept. 7, 2007 | HR 2669 | Student Loan Lender Subsidy Cuts and Student Grants | Conference Report Adopted - House (292 - 97) |
Nay |
| Aug. 4, 2007 | HR 2776 | Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - House (221 - 189) |
Did Not Vote |
| Aug. 2, 2007 | H Amdt 734 | Prescription Drug Imports | Amendment Rejected - House (146 - 283) |
Nay |
| July 27, 2007 | HR 2419 | Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) | Bill Passed - House (231 - 191) |
Nay |
| July 24, 2007 | H Amdt 600 | Funding Reduction for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation Account, Amtrak and Other Services | Amendment Rejected - House (94 - 328) |
Nay |
| July 11, 2007 | HR 556 | Foreign Investment Oversight | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (370 - 45) |
Nay |
| July 11, 2007 | HR 2669 | Student Loan Lender Subsidy Cuts and Student Grants | Bill Passed - House (273 - 149) |
Nay |
| May 24, 2007 | H Amdt 1 | Departmental Appropriations for Defense, Security, and Hurricane Recovery | Amendment Adopted - House (348 - 73) |
Yea |
| May 10, 2007 | HR 2206 | Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 | Bill Passed - House (221 - 205) |
Nay |
| March 1, 2007 | HR 800 | Union Organization Bill | Bill Passed - House (241 - 185) |
Nay |
| Jan. 18, 2007 | HR 6 | Energy Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - House (264 - 163) |
Nay |
| Jan. 10, 2007 | HR 2 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - House (315 - 116) |
Yea |
| Sept. 7, 2006 | HR 503 | Horse Slaughter Prohibition Bill | Bill Passed - House (263 - 146) |
Yea |
| July 29, 2006 | HR 5970 | Death/Estate Tax and Minimum Wage Bill | Bill Passed - House (230 - 180) |
Yea |
| July 28, 2006 | HR 4 | Pension Reform Bill | Bill Passed - House (279 - 131) |
Yea |
| July 20, 2006 | HR 5684 | U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation | Bill Passed - House (221 - 205) |
Nay |
| July 12, 2006 | HR 2990 | Credit Rating Agency Duopoly Relief Act | Bill Passed - House (255 - 166) |
Yea |
| June 9, 2006 | HR 5522 | Foreign Operations and Export Finance Appropriation Act | Bill Passed - House (373 - 34) |
Nay |
| June 8, 2006 | HR 5252 | COPE Bill of 2006 | Bill Passed - House (321 - 101) |
Nay |
| May 23, 2006 | HR 5384 | Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA Appropriations Act | Bill Passed - House (378 - 46) |
Yea |
| May 10, 2006 | HR 4297 | Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005 | Conference Report Adopted - House (244 - 185) |
Yea |
| March 30, 2006 | HR 609 | College Access and Opportunity Act of 2005 | Bill Passed - House (221 - 199) |
Yea |
| March 8, 2006 | HR 4167 | National Uniformity for Food Act | Bill Passed - House (283 - 139) |
Yea |
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