Rep. Virginia Foxx
- District:
- North Carolina - District 5
- Party:
- Republican
Elected Positions
| Dates | Title / State / District |
|---|---|
| Representative, North Carolina's 5th District |
See Also: Foxx's Official Website | @VirginiaFoxx | OpenSecrets | VoteSmart | Bioguide | C-SPAN
New: 2013 Report Card
Read our new 2013 Report Card for Foxx »Sponsorship Analysis
Foxx is a rank-and-file Republican according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship. Foxx’s bills have had a total of 72 cosponsors in the 113th Congress.
Use this chart to compare Foxx to other members of the House of Representatives on leadership and ideology.
This chart is based on principal components analysis for ideology and PageRank for leadership. See analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Virginia Foxx sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Education and the Workforce
- Chairman, Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training
- Member, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education
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House Committee on Rules
- Member, Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process
Bills Sponsored
Some of Foxx’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.Res. 492: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 899) to provide for additional safeguards ...
- H.Res. 465: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7) to prohibit taxpayer funded abortions, ...
- H.Res. 380: Relating to consideration of the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the ...
- H.Res. 303: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5) to support State and local ...
- H.R. 2637: Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act
- H.Res. 266: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1947) to provide for the reform ...
- H.Res. 257: Electing certain Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
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Voting Record
From Jan 2005 to Apr 2014, Foxx missed 18 of 7,169 roll call votes, which is 0.3%. This is better than the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Congressional Biographical Directory for elected positions
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- THOMAS, for sponsored bills
Recent Legislative Activity
Vote
Failed 163/261
Apr 10, 2014 11:26 a.m.Vote
H.Amdt. 615 (Woodall) to H.Con.Res. 96: Amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Failed 133/291
Apr 10, 2014 10:20 a.m.Vote
H.R. 4414: Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014
Failed 257/159
Rep. Foxx [R-NC5]: Yea
Apr 09, 2014 5:53 p.m.Vote
Failed 89/327
Apr 09, 2014 5:43 p.m.