Virgil H. Goode Jr.

Virgil H. Goode Jr.

Republican · VI-5 · House of Representatives

29 years in office

Quylt Score

362
Primary Score
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Party Line

Score Breakdown

Legislative Output35% of score
Laws Enacted4 bills signed into law
7415%
Bills Advanced8 of 84 bills out of committee
4812%
Federal Funding Secured$3437750M in federal obligations in district (119th Congress)
1008%
Engagement20% of score
Roll Call Attendance0 of 40 votes (0.0%)
015%
Committee Hearing ParticipationCommittee assignments not yet available
205%
Collaboration15% of score
Bipartisan Cosponsoring0 of 20 cosponsored bills cross-party
010%
Cross-Aisle Co-Authored Bills5 of 13 sponsored bills have cross-party cosponsors
1005%
Position & Influence20% of score
Leadership RoleNo leadership role
010%
Committee SeniorityNo committee assignments
1010%
Qualifications & Integrity10% of score
Education & Credentials
Pending5%
Ethics RecordNo formal ethics violations on record
505%

Last updated: April 30, 2026

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Sponsored Legislation (84)

Introduced 2006-05-11 · On agreeing to the Goode amendment (A012) Agreed to by recorded vote: 252 - 171 (Roll no. 141).

Introduced 2005-05-25 · On agreeing to the Goode amendment (A001) Agreed to by recorded vote: 245 - 184 (Roll no. 214).

HR 5934HUBZone Improvement Act of 2006

Introduced 2006-07-27 · Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Commerce

HR 4083Border Security Improvement Act

Introduced 2005-10-19 · Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

Immigration

HR 3249Social Security Disability Determination Simplification Act of 2005

Introduced 2005-07-12 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

Social Welfare

HR 3088Homestead Preservation Act

Introduced 2005-06-28 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

Labor and Employment

HR 1385To 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 Development

HR 1098American 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.

Taxation

HR 382To 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 Development

HRES 80Commending fire chiefs associations.

Introduced 2005-02-09 · The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

Commemorations

HCONRES 487Expressing 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 Affairs

HCONRES 214Revising 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 Finance

Introduced 2007-06-28 · On agreeing to the Goode amendment (A036) Agreed to by recorded vote: 224 - 200 (Roll no. 603).

HR 6806Citizenship Should Count for Something Act

Introduced 2008-08-01 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health

HR 1648To 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 Food

HR 1378American LIFE Fund for the Medical Treatment of the Uninsured Act of 2007

Introduced 2007-03-07 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Taxation

HR 383HUBZone Improvement Act of 2007

Introduced 2007-01-10 · Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Commerce

HR 384To 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 Development

HR 385Social Security Disability Determination Simplification Act of 2007

Introduced 2007-01-10 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

Social Welfare

Introduced 2004-05-19 · On agreeing to the Goode amendment (A001) Agreed to by recorded vote: 231 - 191 (Roll no. 196).

Introduced 2003-10-16 · On agreeing to the Goode amendment (A009) Failed by voice vote.

Introduced 2003-05-21 · On agreeing to the Goode amendment (A002) Agreed to by recorded vote: 250 - 179 (Roll no. 206).

HR 4068State and Local Government Election Administration Act of 2004

Introduced 2004-03-30 · Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Government Operations and Politics

HR 3772To 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 Development

HR 3169Social Security Disability Determination Simplification Act of 2003

Introduced 2003-09-24 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

Social Welfare

HR 3168High 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 Politics

HR 3067Homestead Preservation Act

Introduced 2003-09-10 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

Labor and Employment

HR 2327Lewis 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 Resources

HR 1607Tax Credits for Conservation Act of 2003

Introduced 2003-04-03 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Taxation

HR 1606Wage Equity Act of 2003

Introduced 2003-04-03 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

Immigration

HR 1608American 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.

Taxation

HR 986Tobacco Market Transition Act

Introduced 2003-02-27 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Foreign Agriculture Programs.

Agriculture and Food

HR 360To 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 Development

HR 276States' 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 Enforcement

HJRES 94Proposing 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 Politics

HRES 709Revising 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.

Congress

Introduced 2002-05-09 · On agreeing to the Goode amendment Agreed to by recorded vote: 232 - 183 (Roll no. 154).

HR 4753Tobacco Market Transition Act of 2002

Introduced 2002-05-16 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Foreign Agriculture Programs.

Agriculture and Food

HR 3364Health Care Coverage Assistance for the Unemployed Act of 2001

Introduced 2001-11-28 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

Health

HR 1799To 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.

Commemorations

HR 1456Booker T. Washington National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 2002

Introduced 2001-04-04 · Became Public Law No: 107-215.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

HR 1455States' Rights and Second and Tenth Amendment Restoration Act of 2001

Introduced 2001-04-04 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

Crime and Law Enforcement

HR 647Help 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 2433Help for America's Uninsured Act of 1999

Introduced 1999-07-01 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

Taxation

HR 861Persons With Disabilities Trusts Tax Rate Restoration Act

Introduced 1999-02-25 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Taxation

HRES 575Supporting Internet safety awareness.

Introduced 2000-09-12 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Families

HR 3437Tobacco Market Transition Act

Introduced 1998-03-11 · Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

Agriculture and Food

HR 2335Persons With Disabilities Trusts Tax Rate Restoration Act

Introduced 1997-07-31 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Taxation