
Virgil H. Goode Jr.
Republican · VI-5 · House of Representatives
29 years in office
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Sponsored Legislation (84)
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Introduced 2006-05-11 · On agreeing to the Goode amendment (A012) Agreed to by recorded vote: 252 - 171 (Roll no. 141).
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Introduced 2005-05-25 · On agreeing to the Goode amendment (A001) Agreed to by recorded vote: 245 - 184 (Roll no. 214).
HR 6240 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1155 Seminole Trail in Charlottesville, Virginia, as the "Corporal Bradley T. Arms Post Office Building".
Introduced 2006-09-28 · Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
CommemorationsHR 6148 — To designate Campbell County, Virginia, as a qualified nonmetropolitan county for purposes of the HUBZone programs of the Small Business Administration.
Introduced 2006-09-21 · Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
CommerceHR 5934 — HUBZone Improvement Act of 2006
Introduced 2006-07-27 · Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
CommerceHR 4083 — Border Security Improvement Act
Introduced 2005-10-19 · Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
ImmigrationHR 3554 — To amend the crop disaster assistance program for 2003 to clarify the manner in which the Secretary of Agriculture is required to make assistance available to producers under the program.
Introduced 2005-07-28 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Foreign Agriculture Programs.
Agriculture and FoodHR 3249 — Social Security Disability Determination Simplification Act of 2005
Introduced 2005-07-12 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Social WelfareHR 3163 — To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to delay for 48 months the deadlines by which States must comply with the election administration requirements of title III of such Act, and for other purposes.
Introduced 2005-06-30 · Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 3088 — Homestead Preservation Act
Introduced 2005-06-28 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Labor and EmploymentHR 1986 — To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to assign members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, under certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions, to assist the Department of Homeland Security in the performance of border protection functions.
Introduced 2005-04-28 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 1385 — To include Nelson County, Virginia, in the Appalachian region for purposes of the programs of the Appalachian Regional Commission.
Introduced 2005-03-17 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Housing and Community DevelopmentHR 1098 — American LIFE Fund for the Medical Treatment of the Uninsured Act of 2005
Introduced 2005-03-03 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
TaxationHR 382 — To amend title 40, United States Code, to designate certain counties and a city as part of the Appalachian region.
Introduced 2005-01-26 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Housing and Community DevelopmentHRES 839 — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that officers of the Department of Homeland Security should not undermine the efforts of citizen groups such as the Minuteman Project to preserve the integrity of the borders of the United States and protect the Nation from intrusion.
Introduced 2006-05-24 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity.
ImmigrationHRES 666 — Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit privately-funded travel by any Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House.
Introduced 2006-02-01 · Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
CongressHRES 80 — Commending fire chiefs associations.
Introduced 2005-02-09 · The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
CommemorationsHCONRES 487 — Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should not engage in the construction of a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Superhighway System or enter into a North American Union with Mexico and Canada.
Introduced 2006-09-28 · Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
International AffairsHCONRES 221 — Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should immediately and unequivocally call for the enforcement of existing immigration laws in order to reduce the threat of a terrorist attack and to reduce the massive influx of illegal aliens into the United States.
Introduced 2005-07-27 · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7943-7944)
ImmigrationHCONRES 186 — Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should provide notice of withdrawal of the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Introduced 2005-06-22 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHCONRES 214 — Revising the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.
Introduced 2005-07-21 · Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
Economics and Public FinanceHCONRES 50 — Expressing disapproval by the Congress of the totalization agreement between the United States and Mexico signed by the Commissioner of Social Security and the Director General of the Mexican Social Security Institute on June 29, 2004.
Introduced 2005-02-09 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Taxation—
Introduced 2007-06-28 · On agreeing to the Goode amendment (A036) Agreed to by recorded vote: 224 - 200 (Roll no. 603).
HR 6806 — Citizenship Should Count for Something Act
Introduced 2008-08-01 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HealthHR 5865 — To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to require a court adjudication before certain veterans may be denied the right to possess a firearm, and for other purposes.
Introduced 2008-04-22 · Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 5631 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1155 Seminole Trail in Charlottesville, Virginia, as the "Corporal Bradley T. Arms Post Office Building".
Introduced 2008-03-13 · Became Public Law No: 110-307.
CommemorationsHR 4144 — To require those applying for, and renewing, SCHIP, TAA, and ATAA benefits to present documentation proving both citizenship and identity in order to receive those benefits.
Introduced 2007-11-09 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Social WelfareHR 2510 — To amend title 31, United States Code, to require the inscription "In God We Trust" to appear on a face of the $1 coins honoring each of the Presidents of the United States.
Introduced 2007-05-24 · Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Finance and Financial SectorHR 1648 — To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from closing Farm Service Agency offices in Appomattox, Virginia, and Lunenburg, Virginia.
Introduced 2007-03-22 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Agriculture and FoodHR 1378 — American LIFE Fund for the Medical Treatment of the Uninsured Act of 2007
Introduced 2007-03-07 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
TaxationHR 939 — To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to assign members of the regular or reserve components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, under certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions, to assist the Department of Homeland Security in the performance of border protection functions.
Introduced 2007-02-08 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 449 — To designate Campbell County, Virginia, as a qualified nonmetropolitan county for purposes of the HUBZone programs of the Small Business Administration.
Introduced 2007-01-12 · Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
CommerceHR 383 — HUBZone Improvement Act of 2007
Introduced 2007-01-10 · Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
CommerceHR 384 — To include Nelson County, Virginia, in the Appalachian region for purposes of the programs of the Appalachian Regional Commission.
Introduced 2007-01-10 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Housing and Community DevelopmentHR 385 — Social Security Disability Determination Simplification Act of 2007
Introduced 2007-01-10 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Social WelfareHJRES 75 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the process by which the House of Representatives selects the President in the event no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes.
Introduced 2007-12-19 · Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Government Operations and PoliticsHJRES 60 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing for Representatives to be chosen every four years, and to limit the number of times Senators and Representatives may be elected.
Introduced 2007-10-24 · Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
CongressHRES 246 — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that States and units of local government should enact legislation to prohibit the issuance of business, professional, or occupational licenses to unauthorized aliens.
Introduced 2007-03-14 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
ImmigrationHRES 18 — Expressing disapproval by the House of Representatives of the totalization agreement between the United States and Mexico signed by the Commissioner of Social Security and the Director General of the Mexican Social Security Institute on June 29, 2004.
Introduced 2007-01-04 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
TaxationHCONRES 146 — Expressing the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Transportation may not grant authority to Mexico-domiciled motor carriers to operate beyond the commercial zones of the United States-Mexico border.
Introduced 2007-05-09 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Transportation and Public WorksHCONRES 119 — Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should immediately and unequivocally call for the enforcement of existing immigration laws in order to reduce the threat of a terrorist attack and to reduce the massive influx of illegal aliens into the United States.
Introduced 2007-04-18 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
ImmigrationHCONRES 40 — Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should not engage in the construction of a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Superhighway System or enter into a North American Union with Mexico and Canada.
Introduced 2007-01-22 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
International AffairsHCONRES 22 — Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should provide notice of withdrawal of the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Introduced 2007-01-10 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Foreign Trade and International Finance—
Introduced 2004-05-19 · On agreeing to the Goode amendment (A001) Agreed to by recorded vote: 231 - 191 (Roll no. 196).
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Introduced 2003-10-16 · On agreeing to the Goode amendment (A009) Failed by voice vote.
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Introduced 2003-05-21 · On agreeing to the Goode amendment (A002) Agreed to by recorded vote: 250 - 179 (Roll no. 206).
HR 4068 — State and Local Government Election Administration Act of 2004
Introduced 2004-03-30 · Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 3772 — To include Nelson County and Franklin County, Virginia, in the Appalachian region for purposes of the programs of the Appalachian Regional Commission.
Introduced 2004-02-04 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Housing and Community DevelopmentHR 3718 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow State government employers to contribute to section 403(b) pension plans.
Introduced 2004-01-21 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 3169 — Social Security Disability Determination Simplification Act of 2003
Introduced 2003-09-24 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Social WelfareHR 3168 — High Unemployment Area Assistance Act of 2003
Introduced 2003-09-24 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 3067 — Homestead Preservation Act
Introduced 2003-09-10 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Labor and EmploymentHR 2817 — To provide that the actuarial value of the prescription drug benefits of Members of Congress under the Federal employees health benefits program may not exceed the actuarial value of any prescription drug benefit under the Medicare Program.
Introduced 2003-07-22 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
HealthHR 2327 — Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Extension Act of 2003
Introduced 2003-06-04 · Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 1607 — Tax Credits for Conservation Act of 2003
Introduced 2003-04-03 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 1606 — Wage Equity Act of 2003
Introduced 2003-04-03 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
ImmigrationHR 1608 — American LIFE Fund for the Medical Treatment of the Uninsured in Honor of the Victims of September 11th, 2001, Act
Introduced 2003-04-03 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
TaxationHR 986 — Tobacco Market Transition Act
Introduced 2003-02-27 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Foreign Agriculture Programs.
Agriculture and FoodHR 360 — To amend title 40, United States Code, to designate certain counties and a city as part of the Appalachian region.
Introduced 2003-01-27 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Housing and Community DevelopmentHR 277 — To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to assign members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, under certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions, to assist the Department of Homeland Security in the performance of border protection functions.
Introduced 2003-01-08 · Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 276 — States' Rights and Second and Tenth Amendment Restoration Act of 2003
Introduced 2003-01-08 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Crime and Law EnforcementHJRES 94 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to establish English as the official language of the United States.
Introduced 2004-04-29 · Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Government Operations and PoliticsHRES 709 — Revising the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2005 as it applies in the House of Representatives.
Introduced 2004-07-07 · Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
CongressHCONRES 224 — Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should provide notice of withdrawal of the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Introduced 2003-06-19 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHCONRES 9 — Urging the President to negotiate a new base rights agreement with the Government of the Republic of Panama in order for United States Armed Forces to be stationed in Panama for the purposes of defending the Panama Canal.
Introduced 2003-01-08 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.
International Affairs—
Introduced 2002-05-09 · On agreeing to the Goode amendment Agreed to by recorded vote: 232 - 183 (Roll no. 154).
HR 4753 — Tobacco Market Transition Act of 2002
Introduced 2002-05-16 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Foreign Agriculture Programs.
Agriculture and FoodHR 3489 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow expanded penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement plans during periods of unemployment.
Introduced 2001-12-13 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 3364 — Health Care Coverage Assistance for the Unemployed Act of 2001
Introduced 2001-11-28 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
HealthHR 1799 — To designate a United States Post Office located in Nathalie, Virginia, as the "Lewis F. Payne United States Post Office".
Introduced 2001-05-10 · Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
CommemorationsHR 1456 — Booker T. Washington National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 2002
Introduced 2001-04-04 · Became Public Law No: 107-215.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 1455 — States' Rights and Second and Tenth Amendment Restoration Act of 2001
Introduced 2001-04-04 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 647 — Help for America's Uninsured Act of 2001
Introduced 2001-02-14 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Taxation—
Introduced 1999-06-18 · On agreeing to the Goode amendment (A008) Failed by recorded vote: 175 - 250, 2 Present (Roll no. 240).
HR 4646 — To designate certain National Forest System lands within the boundaries of the State of Virginia as wilderness areas, and for other purposes.
Introduced 2000-06-13 · Became Public Law No: 106-471.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 4077 — To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to extend the benefit period for trade adjustment assistance for those adversely affected workers enrolled in training programs.
Introduced 2000-03-23 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 3042 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1031 Volens Road in Nathalie, Virginia, as the "Susie A. Davis Post Office".
Introduced 1999-10-07 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Service.
CommemorationsHR 2433 — Help for America's Uninsured Act of 1999
Introduced 1999-07-01 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
TaxationHR 1729 — To designate the Federal facility located at 1301 Emmet Street in Charlottesville, Virginia, as the "Pamela B. Gwin Hall".
Introduced 1999-05-06 · Became Public Law No: 106-266.
CommemorationsHR 861 — Persons With Disabilities Trusts Tax Rate Restoration Act
Introduced 1999-02-25 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHRES 575 — Supporting Internet safety awareness.
Introduced 2000-09-12 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
FamiliesHR 3437 — Tobacco Market Transition Act
Introduced 1998-03-11 · Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Agriculture and FoodHR 2335 — Persons With Disabilities Trusts Tax Rate Restoration Act
Introduced 1997-07-31 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHJRES 93 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the power of the several States to propose amendments to the Constitution.
Introduced 1997-07-31 · Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
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