Representative Virgil Goode (R-VA-05)

Representative Virgil Goode (R-VA-05)
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Sponsored	Cosponsored	Maverick	Attendance	RBA*
91 points	390 points	167 points	81.4% points	.083 points

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H.R.6806 Virgil Goode 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Citizenship Should Count for Something Act To establish a Citizens Congressional Health Benefits Program, based on the Federal employees health benefits program, to provide health insurance coverage for the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress, and citizens not eligible for coverage under the Federal employees health benefits program. Referred to House committee on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.R.5865 Virgil Goode 1 Cosponsors 5 points	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. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, April 22, 2008
H.J.RES.75 Virgil Goode 0 Cosponsors 5 points	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. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, January 14, 2008
H.R.4144 Virgil Goode 0 Cosponsors 5 points	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. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, November 19, 2007
H.J.RES.60 Virgil Goode 0 Cosponsors 5 points	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. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, November 2, 2007

H.R.2510 Virgil Goode 101 Cosponsors 5 points	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. Referred to House committee on Thursday, May 24, 2007
H.CON.RES.146 Virgil Goode 1 Cosponsors 1 points	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. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, May 10, 2007
H.R.1648 Virgil Goode 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from closing Farm Service Agency offices in Appomattox, Virginia, and Lunenburg, Virginia. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, May 4, 2007
H.CON.RES.119 Virgil Goode 2 Cosponsors 1 points	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. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, May 4, 2007
H.RES.246 Virgil Goode 0 Cosponsors 1 points	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. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, April 20, 2007
H.R.939 Virgil Goode 16 Cosponsors 5 points	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. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, March 14, 2007
H.R.1378 Virgil Goode 0 Cosponsors 5 points	American LIFE Fund for the Medical Treatment of the Uninsured Act of 2007 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to designate any portion of a refund for use by the Secretary of Health and Human Services in providing catastrophic health coverage to individuals who do not otherwise have health coverage. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, March 8, 2007
H.CON.RES.40 Virgil Goode 48 Cosponsors 1 points	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. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, January 23, 2007
H.R.385 Virgil Goode 0 Cosponsors 5 points	Social Security Disability Determination Simplification Act of 2007 To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate reconsideration as an intervening step between initial benefit entitlement decisions and subsequent hearings on the record on such decisions. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, January 18, 2007
H.R.449 Virgil Goode 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To designate Campbell County, Virginia, as a qualified nonmetropolitan county for purposes of the HUBZone programs of the Small Business Administration. Referred to House committee on Friday, January 12, 2007
H.RES.18 Virgil Goode 49 Cosponsors 1 points	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. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, January 11, 2007
H.CON.RES.22 Virgil Goode 4 Cosponsors 1 points	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). Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, January 11, 2007
H.R.384 Virgil Goode 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To include Nelson County, Virginia, in the Appalachian region for purposes of the programs of the Appalachian Regional Commission. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, January 11, 2007
H.R.383 Virgil Goode 9 Cosponsors 5 points	HUBZone Improvement Act of 2007 To amend the Small Business Act to revise the definition of a HUBZone with respect to counties that are highly rural but adjacent to urban areas. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, January 10, 2007
H.R.5631 Virgil Goode 10 Cosponsors 20 points	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". Became Public Law No: 110-307 on Saturday, June 6, 1970

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H.R.6469 Diana Degette 10 Cosponsors 0 points	Organ Transplant Authorization Act of 2008 To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize increased Federal funding for the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. Presented to President on Thursday, October 9, 2008
H.CON.RES.223 Chris Van Hollen 51 Cosponsors 0 points	Honoring professional surveyors and recognizing their contributions to society. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.R.2933 Gary Miller 106 Cosponsors 0 points	Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2007 To amend the American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 to extend the authorization for that Act, and for other purposes. Read twice on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.CON.RES.386 Bill Sali 58 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing and celebrating the 232nd anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.CON.RES.378 Barbara Cubin 55 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for designation of September 6, 2008, as Louisa Swain Day. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Thursday, October 2, 2008

H.R.1343 Gene Green 247 Cosponsors 0 points	Health Centers Renewal Act of 2007 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide additional authorizations of appropriations for the health centers program under section 330 of such Act, and for other purposes. Presented to President on Tuesday, September 30, 2008
H.R.5265 Eliot Engel 123 Cosponsors 0 points	Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, Research, and Education Amendments of 2008 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy, including Becker, congenital, distal, Duchenne, Emery-Dreifuss facioscapulohumeral, limb-girdle, myotonic, and oculopharyngeal, muscular dystrophies. Presented to President on Tuesday, September 30, 2008
H.CON.RES.416 Rick Boucher 27 Cosponsors 5 points	Commending Barter Theatre on the occasion of its 75th anniversary. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Tuesday, September 30, 2008
H.R.6192 Walter Jones 9 Cosponsors 1 points	Illegal Alien Crime Reporting Act of 2008 To make payments by the Department of Homeland Security to a State contingent on a State providing the Federal Bureau of Investigation with certain statistics, to require Federal agencies, departments, and courts to provide such statistics to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and to require the Federal Bureau of Investigation to publish such statistics. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, September 29, 2008
H.R.6789 Gary Miller 9 Cosponsors 0 points	LEAVE Act To remove the incentives and loopholes that encourage illegal aliens to come to the United States to live and work, provide additional resources to local law enforcement and Federal border and immigration officers, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, September 29, 2008
H.R.971 Anthony Weiner 189 Cosponsors 0 points	Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007 To ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by making the antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers (including health plans under parts C and D of the Medicare Program) in the same manner as such laws apply to protected activities under the National Labor Relations Act. Placed on the Union Calendar on Sunday, September 28, 2008
H.R.758 Rosa DeLauro 222 Cosponsors 0 points	Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2007 To require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations. Received in the Senate on Thursday, September 25, 2008
H.RES.1421 Walter Jones 44 Cosponsors 1 points	Solemnly commemorating the 25th anniversary of the tragic October 1983 terrorist bombing of the United States Marine Corps Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon and remembering those who lost their lives and those who were injured. Passed/agreed to in House on Thursday, September 25, 2008
H.R.1497 Earl Blumenauer 67 Cosponsors 0 points	Legal Timber Protection Act To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to extend its protections to plants illegally harvested outside of the United States, and for other purposes. Placed on the Union Calendar on Wednesday, September 24, 2008
H.RES.1494 Lamar Smith 54 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the 100th anniversary of The Christian Science Monitor newspaper. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, September 24, 2008
H.R.7031 Rob Wittman 10 Cosponsors 3 points	To designate a portion of the Rappahannock River in the State of Virginia as the "John W. Warner Rapids". Referred to House committee on Tuesday, September 23, 2008
H.RES.1481 Lamar Smith 51 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Christian Science Monitor newspaper. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, September 23, 2008
H.CON.RES.163 Heather Wilson 104 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of Congress in support of further research and activities to increase public awareness, professional education, diagnosis, and treatment of Dandy-Walker syndrome and hydrocephalus. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Monday, September 22, 2008
H.R.5167 Bruce Braley 37 Cosponsors 0 points	Justice for Victims of Torture and Terrorism Act A bill to terminate the authority of the President to waive, with regard to Iraq, certain provisions under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 unless certain conditions are met. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, September 16, 2008
H.R.6233 Walter Jones 11 Cosponsors 3 points	To reinstate the Interim Management Strategy governing off-road vehicle use in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina, pending the issuance of a final rule for off-road vehicle use by the National Park Service. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, September 11, 2008
H.R.6781 Bob Goodlatte 7 Cosponsors 3 points	To authorize the State of Virginia to petition for authorization to conduct natural gas or crude oil (or both) exploration and extraction activities in any area that is at least 50 miles beyond the coastal zone of the State, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, August 8, 2008
H.R.6758 Mike Rogers 29 Cosponsors 3 points	FREE Act To direct the Secretary of the Interior to promptly commence an oil and gas leasing program for public lands within the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, August 4, 2008
H.R.5483 Tom Davis 10 Cosponsors 0 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10449 White Granite Drive in Oakton, Virginia, as the "Private First Class David H. Sharrett II Post Office Building". Passed/agreed to in Senate on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.R.6783 Paul Broun 10 Cosponsors 3 points	Pledge Language is English Declaration and Government Endorsement Act of 2008 To withhold Federal funds from schools that permit or require the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance or the national anthem in a language other than English. Referred to House committee on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.R.6813 Steve King 55 Cosponsors 3 points	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens may not be deducted from gross income, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.R.6706 Dennis Kucinich 10 Cosponsors 3 points	Administrative Law Judges Retirement Act of 2008 To provide for enhanced retirement benefits for administrative law judges. Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.R.6667 John Campbell 28 Cosponsors 3 points	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a deduction for the cost of fuel used for commuting to and from work whether or not the taxpayer itemizes other deductions. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, July 30, 2008
H.R.6253 Bill Sali 8 Cosponsors 3 points	Always Think Freedom Act To ban the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives from purchasing, using, or distributing hand tools or tool kits on which any reminder about forfeiture appears. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, July 28, 2008
H.RES.645 Mario Diaz-Balart 34 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the gratitude and appreciation of the House of Representatives to the professionalism and dedication of the United States Capitol Police as the House honors the 10th Anniversary of the tragic deaths of Officer Jacob Chestnut and Detective John Gibson, who lost their lives protecting the Capitol and the people inside from an armed attack. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, July 23, 2008
H.R.5949 Steve LaTourette 28 Cosponsors 0 points	Clean Boating Act of 2008 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to address certain discharges incidental to the normal operation of a recreational vessel. Placed on the Union Calendar on Tuesday, July 22, 2008
H.RES.1311 Chaka Fattah 74 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for the designation of National GEAR UP Day. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, July 22, 2008
H.RES.1306 Brian Bilbray 52 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the dedication and honorable service of members of the National Guard who are serving or have served in Operation Jump Start. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, July 16, 2008
H.RES.1182 Bob Filner 9 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that American flags flown on Federal Government buildings and on Federal property be made in the United States. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, July 14, 2008
H.RES.1325 Patrick McHenry 51 Cosponsors 3 points	Honoring the life of Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., distinguished former Senator from North Carolina. Passed/agreed to in House on Thursday, July 10, 2008
H.RES.1328 Todd Platts 88 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, July 9, 2008
H.R.6419 Dana Rohrabacher 3 Cosponsors 3 points	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income compensation received by employees consisting of qualified distributions of employer stock. Referred to House committee on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.R.6379 Mary Fallin 46 Cosponsors 0 points	Federal Exploration and Production Reform Act of 2008 To expedite the exploration and development of oil and gas from Federal lands, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.RES.1303 Frank Wolf 44 Cosponsors 0 points	Calling on the Egyptian Government to respect human rights and freedoms of religion and expression in Egypt. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, June 24, 2008
H.R.5709 Zack Space 18 Cosponsors 0 points	Veterans Disability Fairness Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out quality assurance activities with respect to the administration of disability compensation, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, June 12, 2008
H.R.6207 Todd Akin 38 Cosponsors 0 points	To develop American energy independence, lower gas prices, and open reliable national sources of energy. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, June 11, 2008
H.R.4926 Betty Sutton 98 Cosponsors 0 points	Josh Miller HEARTS Act To establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in elementary and secondary schools. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, June 10, 2008
H.CON.RES.138 Elijah Cummings 59 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting National Men's Health Week. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, June 4, 2008
H.J.RES.81 John Campbell 38 Cosponsors 3 points	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to control spending. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, June 3, 2008
H.RES.1114 Jeff Fortenberry 53 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of the Arbor Day Foundation and National Arbor Day. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, June 3, 2008
H.R.2026 Walter Jones 3 Cosponsors 3 points	Disabled Veterans Insurance Act of 2007 To amend section 1922A of title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of supplemental insurance available for totally disabled veterans. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, May 28, 2008
H.R.3819 Zack Space 48 Cosponsors 0 points	Veterans Emergency Care Fairness Act of 2007 To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse veterans receiving emergency treatment in non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities for such treatment until such veterans are transferred to Department facilities, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, May 22, 2008
H.RES.1132 Ted Poe 69 Cosponsors 1 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of Peace Officers Memorial Day. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, May 21, 2008
H.R.2894 Dutch Ruppersberger 296 Cosponsors 0 points	Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the "Star Spangled Banner" and the War of 1812, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Monday, May 19, 2008
H.RES.789 Michele Bachmann 63 Cosponsors 4 points	Honoring public child welfare agencies, nonprofit organizations and private entities providing services for foster children. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, May 14, 2008
H.R.6026 Jerry Lewis 147 Cosponsors 3 points	Clean Global War on Terror Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, May 13, 2008
H.R.5794 Kevin Brady 70 Cosponsors 3 points	Federal Sunset Act of 2008 To provide for the periodic review of the efficiency and public need for Federal agencies, to establish a Commission for the purpose of reviewing the efficiency and public need of such agencies, and to provide for the abolishment of agencies for which a public need does not exist. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, May 12, 2008
H.RES.1086 Eddie Bernice Johnson 115 Cosponsors 1 points	Recognizing National Nurses Week on May 6 through May 12, 2008. Passed/agreed to in House on Thursday, May 8, 2008
H.RES.1113 Jeff Fortenberry 54 Cosponsors 0 points	Celebrating the role of mothers in the United States and supporting the goals and ideals of Mother's Day. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, May 7, 2008
H.RES.1178 Randy Forbes 10 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sympathy of the House of Representatives to the citizens of Suffolk, Brunswick, and Colonial Heights, Virginia, over the devastating tornadoes of April 28, 2008. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, May 7, 2008
H.CON.RES.342 Mike Ross 55 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of Congress that the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) new policy restricting women's access to medications containing estriol does not serve the public interest. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, May 7, 2008
H.R.5984 Roscoe Bartlett 121 Cosponsors 0 points	Clean Energy Tax Stimulus Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency in order to prevent a downturn in these sectors that would result from a lapse in the tax law. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, May 7, 2008
H.RES.1122 Marilyn Musgrave 112 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing Armed Forces Day. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, May 1, 2008
H.RES.578 Adam Putnam 55 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Watermelon Month. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, April 29, 2008
H.RES.892 Charlie Wilson 74 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for designation of a "National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day". Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, April 29, 2008