Virgil H. Goode Jr.
Former U.S. Representative
U.S. Representative
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VA - District 5
Democratic
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Service: 1997-2009
Biography
A Representative from Virginia. Born in the City of Richmond, Va. , October 17, 1946. Graduated from Franklin County High School, Rocky Mount, Va. , 1965. B. A. , University of Richmond, Richmond, Va. , 1969. J. D. , University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Va. , 1973. Virginia Army National Guard, 1969-1975. Lawyer, private practice. Member of the Virginia state senate, 1973-1997. Unsuccessful candidate for nomination as United States Senator in 1982. Unsuccessful candidate for nomination as United States Senator in 1994. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifth Congress and to the succeeding Congress, changed party affiliation from a Democrat to an Independent on January 27, 2000. Elected as an Independent to the One Hundred Seventh Congress and changed party affiliation to Republican on August 1, 2002, elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Eighth and to the two succeeding Congress (January 3, 1997-January 3, 2009). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress in 2008. Unsuccessful Constitution Party candidate for election for the President of the United States in 2012.
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Voting History
HR 6853
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Voted Yea on Sep 22, 2008
HR 1907
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Voted Nay on Sep 22, 2008
HR 6685
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Voted Nay on Sep 22, 2008
HR 6460
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Voted Aye on Sep 18, 2008
HR 3036
On Passage
Voted Nay on Sep 18, 2008
Sponsored Bills
HR 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".
Status: Became Public Law No: 110-307.
HR 6806: Citizenship Should Count for Something Act
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HR 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.
Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
HJRES 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.
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
HR 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.
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Cosponsored Bills
HR 7273: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction against individual income tax for interest on indebtedness and for State and local sales and excise taxes with respect to the purchase of certain motor vehicles.
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
HR 7277: Temporary IRA Distribution Suspension Act of 2008
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
HRES 1477: Recognizing the importance and sustainability of the United States hardwoods industry and urging that United States hardwoods and the products derived from United States hardwoods be given full consideration in any program directed at constructing environmentally preferable commercial, public, or private buildings.
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
HR 6939: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
HRES 1328: Supporting the goals and ideals of National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Committee Memberships
No committee memberships found.
