• 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
07/31/2002 H.R.2341 Class Action Fairness Act of 2002 07/31/2002 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.  (All Actions)
07/16/2002 H.R.2526 Internet Tax Fairness Act of 2001 07/16/2002 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.  (All Actions)
05/23/2002 H.Res.430 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the use of content labeling for Internet web sites of Members of the House of Representatives. 05/23/2002 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
03/18/2002 H.R.3716 Online Criminal Liability Standardization Act of 2002 03/18/2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.  (All Actions)
08/20/2001 H.R.1753 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 419 Rutherford Avenue, N.E., in Roanoke, Virginia, as the "M. Caldwell Butler Post Office Building". 08/20/2001 Became Public Law No: 107-35. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
06/19/2001 H.R.2186 To amend the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act to ensure that States and local governments can quickly and safely remove flood debris so as to reduce the risk and severity of subsequent flooding. 06/19/2001 Executive Comment Requested from USDA.  (All Actions)
06/15/2001 H.R.2185 Emergency Food Assistance Program Enhancement Act of 2001 06/15/2001 Executive Comment Requested from USDA.  (All Actions)
05/30/2001 H.R.1936 To amend title 36, United States Code, to designate the oak tree as the national tree of the United States. 05/30/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.  (All Actions)
05/30/2001 H.R.1109 National Right-to-Work Act 05/30/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.  (All Actions)
05/11/2001 H.R.1017 Anti-Spamming Act of 2001 05/11/2001 See also H.R. 718.  (All Actions)
07/18/2000 H.R.1686 Internet Freedom Act 07/18/2000 Committee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
07/17/2000 H.R.3125 Internet Gambling Prohibition Act of 2000 07/17/2000 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 245 - 159 (Roll no. 404).  (All Actions)
05/02/2000 H.R.3615 Rural Local Broadcast Signal Act 05/02/2000 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 525.  (All Actions)
04/21/2000 H.R.3453 Emergency Food Assistance Enhancement Act of 1999 04/21/2000 Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from USDA.  (All Actions)
03/23/2000 H.R.2100 Antitampering Act of 1999 03/23/2000 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 6 - 3.  (All Actions)
03/07/2000 H.R.2709 Electronic Benefit Transfer Interoperability and Portability Act of 1999 03/07/2000 For Further Action See S.1733.  (All Actions)
11/19/1999 H.R.1875 Interstate Class Action Jurisdiction Act of 1999 11/19/1999 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.  (All Actions)
10/12/1999 H.R.2996 Forest Service Financial Accountability Restoration Act of 1999 10/12/1999 Executive Comment Requested from USDA.  (All Actions)
07/23/1999 H.R.850 Security And Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act 07/23/1999 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 149.  (All Actions)
04/21/1999 H.R.1069 To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the memorialization at the columbarium at Arlington National Cemetery of veterans who have donated their remains to science, and for other purposes. 04/21/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.  (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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