• GOODLATTE, ROBERT W.
Experience: House: District 6, 1993-Present
Home State: Virginia
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,458,760Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Robert 'Bob' W. Goodlatte
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Maryellen; 2 Children: Jennifer, Rob
    Birth Date: 09/22/1952
    Birth Place: Holyoke, MA
    Home City: Roanoke, VA
    Religion: Christian Scientist

Education

    JD, Washington and Lee University School of Law, 1977
    BA, Government, Bates College, 1974

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representative, 1992-present
    Republican Assistant Whip, United States House of Representatives
    Chair, Roanoke City Republican Committee, 1980-1983

Current Legislative Committees

    Agriculture, Member
    Judiciary, Chair
    Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit, Member
    Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight and Nutrition, Member
    Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Former Ranking Member, Antitrust Task Force, United States House of Representatives
    Member, Congressional Caucus on Adoption
    Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus
    Member, Congressional International Anti-Piracy Caucus
    Co-Chair, Congressional Internet Caucus
    Member, Congressional Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus
    Chair, House Committee on the Judiciary
    Chair, House Republican High Technology Working Group
    Member, House Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit
    Former Chair, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet, United States House of Representatives
    Former Vice Chair, Subcommittee on the Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, United States House of Representatives
    Former Ranking Member, Task Force on Judicial Impeachment, United States House of Representatives
    Vice Chair, United States House Committee on Agriculture
    Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy and Research, United States House of Representatives, 2009-2010
    Chair, United States House Committee on Agriculture, 2003-2007
    Chair, Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry, United States House of Representatives, 1997-2003
    Chair, Virginia Republican Committee, 6th District, 1983-1988

Professional Experience

    Partner, Bird, Kinder, and Huffman, 1981-1992
    Attorney, Private Law Practice, 1979-1981
    District Director, Congressman Caldwell Butler, 1977-1979

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Advisory Council, Building Better Boards
    Member, Fishburn Park Elementary School, Parent Teachers Association (PTA)
    Member, Rural Health Care Coalition
    President, Civitan Club, Roanoke, 1989-1990
Total: 3
Bob Goodlatte: House takes first step to stop sanctuary cities

It could have been any one of our children. That’s the unsettling realization that Jim Steinle’s testimony before a House Judiciary panel brought to mind.

07/24/2015
Augusta Free Press
Bob Goodlatte wants answers from Loretta Lynch on Obama drug pardons
07/14/2015
By Maggie Ybarra | The Washington Times
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Support
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Support
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 184
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
11/10/2011 H.R.704 SAFE for America Act 11/10/2011 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 185.  (All Actions)
10/21/2011 H.R.1439 Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011 10/21/2011 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 173.  (All Actions)
10/07/2011 H.R.3098 Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act 10/07/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.  (All Actions)
10/07/2011 H.R.3097 Renewable Fuel Standard Flexibility Act 10/07/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.  (All Actions)
09/08/2011 H.R.2552 Identity Theft Improvement Act of 2011 09/08/2011 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 130.  (All Actions)
08/25/2011 H.R.2511 Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act 08/25/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.  (All Actions)
06/23/2011 H.Con.Res.62 To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the dedication of Shenandoah National Park. 06/23/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
06/23/2011 H.J.Res.1 Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 06/23/2011 Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 49.  (All Actions)
04/07/2011 H.R.1372 Virginia Access to Energy Act 04/07/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.  (All Actions)
01/26/2011 H.R.462 Tax Code Termination Act 01/26/2011 Referred to House Rules  (All Actions)
07/26/2010 H.R.5408 Identity Theft Improvement Act of 2010 07/26/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.  (All Actions)
04/22/2010 H.Res.1289 Expressing the sense of the House that Democratic Members of the House should join Republican Members of the House in a total ban on earmarks for one year, that total discretionary spending should be reduced by the amount saved by earmark moratoriums, and that a bipartisan, bicameral committee should be created to review and overhaul the budgetary, spending, and earmark processes. 04/22/2010 Referred to House Rules  (All Actions)
04/01/2010 H.R.4942 VA Energy Act 04/01/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.  (All Actions)
08/19/2009 H.Res.473 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that judicial determinations regarding the meaning of the Constitution of the United States should not be based on judgments, laws, or pronouncements of foreign institutions unless such foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements inform an understanding of the original meaning of the Constitution of the United States. 08/19/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.  (All Actions)
06/12/2009 H.R.2305 Security and Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2009 06/12/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.  (All Actions)
02/11/2009 H.R.982 Tax Code Termination Act 02/11/2009 Referred to House Rules  (All Actions)
02/09/2009 H.J.Res.1 Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 02/09/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.  (All Actions)
11/19/2008 H.R.5648 Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008 11/19/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.  (All Actions)
09/11/2008 H.R.6872 Presidential Historical Records Preservation Act of 2008 09/11/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
08/08/2008 H.R.6781 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. 08/08/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.  (All Actions)
Total: 2638
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/13/2017 H.R.2899 To reauthorize the Second Chance Act of 2007.
06/13/2017 H.R.2893 To amend the Natural Gas Act to bolster fairness and transparency in consideration of interstate natural gas pipelines, to provide for greater public input opportunities, and for other purposes.
06/13/2017 H.R.1215 Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017
06/12/2017 H.R.2887 To regulate certain State impositions on interstate commerce.
06/08/2017 H.R.2851 To amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify how controlled substance analogues are to be regulated, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017 H.R.2826 To provide for an annual adjustment of the number of admissible refugees, and for other purposes.
05/22/2017 H.R.1973 Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse Act of 2017
05/22/2017 H.R.1188 Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2017
05/18/2017 H.R.2266 Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017
05/16/2017 H.R.2431 Michael Davis, Jr. and Danny Oliver in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act
05/03/2017 H.R.1180 Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 Passed Aye
05/02/2017 H.R.1242 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act
05/01/2017 H.R.2004 Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act
04/24/2017 H.R.1795 DUE PROCESS Act of 2017
04/06/2017 H.R.1667 Financial Institution Bankruptcy Act of 2017
04/05/2017 H.R.1384 Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act
04/05/2017 H.R.659 Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2017
03/30/2017 H.R.1431 EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 Passed Aye
03/30/2017 H.R.1430 HONEST Act Passed Aye
03/29/2017 H.R.33 Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017
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