Virginia Foxx
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Virginia Ann Foxx is an American politician and educator serving as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 5th congressional district since 2005. A member of the Republican Party, Foxx has served as chair of the House Rules Committee since 2025 in the 119th Congress. She also served as Secretary of the House Republican Conference from 2013 to 2016. She was the ranking member of the House Committee on Education and Labor from 2019 to 2023 and served as the committee's chair from 2017 to 2019 and from 2023 to 2025. Foxx's district encompasses much of the rural northwestern portion of… (Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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- PartialVirginia Foxx holds the office of U.S. Representative for North Carolina-5profile identity· unitedstates/congress-legislators
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Retire through Ownership Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Water Resources Development Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Ratepayer Protection Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision”
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Protecting Domestic Mining Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices
- VerifiedVoted Nay on To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective
- VerifiedVoted Yea on To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective
- VerifiedVoted Yea on In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Local Access to Courts Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
- VerifiedPublic statement: Opinion Editorials
- VerifiedPublic statement: Virginia Foxx in the News
- VerifiedPublic statement: Foxx, Scott Introduce Transparency in Billing Act
- VerifiedPublic statement: News releases from the office of Congresswoman Foxx on the top issues facing Congress
- VerifiedPublic statement: Foxx Statement on U.S. Military Combat Operations in Iran
- VerifiedSponsored: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 139) to make daylight savings time permanent, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8595) making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9237) to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, and other Federal laws, to improve benefits for veterans and the administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1181) to prohibit payment card networks and covered entities from requiring the use of or assigning merchant category codes that distinguish a firearms retailer from general-merchandise retailer or sporting-goods retailer, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.
- VerifiedSponsored: Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.
- VerifiedSponsored: Recognizing the 175th anniversary of the founding of Alpha Delta Pi sorority.
- VerifiedSponsored: Transparency in Billing Act of 2026
- VerifiedSponsored: Workforce Investments Accountability Act
- VerifiedSponsored: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 556) to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from prohibiting the use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1958) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify that aliens who have been convicted of defrauding the United States Government or the unlawful receipt of public benefits are inadmissible and deportable; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4638) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an alien who has been convicted of harming animals used in law enforcement is inadmissible and deportable, and for other purposes; and relating to consideration of motions to suspend the rules.
- VerifiedSponsored: Safeguarding Taxpayer Dollars in Child Care Act of 2026
- VerifiedSponsored: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7148) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7147) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.
- VerifiedSponsored: HAMDT 154
- VerifiedSponsored: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7006) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
Voting Record Feed
Ratepayer Protection Act
Water Resources Development Act
Retire through Ownership Act
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision”
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act
Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act
Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act
Protecting Domestic Mining Act
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective
In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective
Local Access to Courts Act
Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act
Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
Bills & Legislative Work
2026-07-13: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 85.
2026-06-04: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2026-05-13: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
2026-07-13: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 652.
2026-03-26: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
2026-03-17: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2026-04-06: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 509.
2026-01-22: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2026-01-22: On agreeing to the Foxx amendment (A001) Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 427 - 0 (Roll no. 40).
2026-01-14: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Statements & Newsroom
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Filter All Blog Opinion Editorials Press Releases Top Story Foxx, Scott Introduce Transparency in Billing Act May 4, 2026 | Posted in News releases from the office of Congresswoman Foxx on the top issues facing Congress WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on her introduction of the Transparency in Billing Act alongside Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA). “Patients should always have the information they need to make informed health care decision
Filter All Blog Opinion Editorials Press Releases Top Story Virginia Foxx in the News May 4, 2026 | Posted in News releases from the office of Congresswoman Foxx on the top issues facing Congress WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on her introduction of the Transparency in Billing Act alongside Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA). “Patients should always have the information they need to make informed health care decisions – this includes unders
Opinion Editorials Press Releases Top Story Virginia Foxx in the News Foxx, Scott Introduce Transparency in Billing Act May 4, 2026 | Posted in WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on her introduction of the Transparency in Billing Act alongside Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA). “Patients should always have the information they need to make informed health care decisions – this includes understanding the true costs associated with care. Far too
/a> WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on her introduction of the Transparency in Billing Act alongside Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA). “Patients should always have the information they need to make informed health care decisions – this includes understanding the true costs associated with care. Far too often, many are hit with hidden upcharges an... Read More » February 28, 2026 | Posted in News releases from the office of Congresswoman Fo