GOODLATTE, ROBERT W.

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: 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%; Write a Review

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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

Goodlatte Defends Secret Service Improvements Act on House Floor

07/27/2015

Homeland Security

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 Abortion is immoral and should be absolutely restricted, because it kills a human being. And abortion clinics are illegal.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Strongly Support "Three Strikes" Laws and death penalty are necessary. The stricter punishment we use, the less crimes it occurs.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Oppose The income tax and the IRS should be both abolished. Lower and flatter taxes are the good first step.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Oppose The federal government caused the Great Recession, and keeping out of the economy will end it.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Support School choice helps the poor who would otherwise be stuck in failing schools. Vochers for school choice can improce the education.
7. Make voter registration easier	Support Voter ID laws just make it harder for people to vote, but what we should do is to make voting easier.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Oppose There's no global warming - it's just natural climatic variation. And if there is a problem, we won't be affacted much.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Support It is necessary to expand military under financial budgets. Only our military are strong enough, our people can live freely enough.
11. Support & expand free trade	Support Free Trade Benefits Consumers and Economy.We should only restrict free trade when it poses a security risk.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Support It is a basic Constitutional right and expresses the principle of self-defense against violence.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Oppose Further health coverage should be promoted through free market rather than the government.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Oppose We should strictly enforce our immigration laws, and crack down on illegal immigrants that have already in the US by deporting and removing all their social benefits.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Support Human needs come first, but it's ok to use natural resource for sustainable development.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Oppose Women or minorities should fend for themselves rather than relaying on government interventions, because government should not enforce this.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Oppose Homosexuality is immoral. We must eradicate so that homosexual values are not imposed upon our children.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Support Americans should self-determine their retirement funding instead of entrust to the government.

Total: 184

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/14/1997	H.R.1536	Grand Jury Reduction Act	05/14/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime. (All Actions)
03/12/1997	H.R.946	To amend chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that annuities for Members of Congress be computed under the same formula as applies to Federal employees generally, and for other purposes.	03/12/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service. (All Actions)
02/18/1997	H.R.606	To amend the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 to include Montgomery, Roanoke, and Rockbridge Counties, Virginia, as part of the Appalachian region.	02/18/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Economic Development. (All Actions)
02/13/1997	H.R.59	National Right-to-Work Act	02/13/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. (All Actions)
01/28/1997	H.R.474	Telemarketing Fraud Prevention Act of 1997	01/28/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime. (All Actions)
10/04/1996	H.R.4095	National Information Infrastructure Protection Act of 1996	10/04/1996 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime. (All Actions)
09/25/1996	H.R.3011	Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act	09/25/1996 Committee Hearings Held. (All Actions)
06/04/1996	H.R.2511	Anticounterfeiting Consumer Protection Act of 1996	06/04/1996 Laid on the table. See S. 1136 for further action. (All Actions)
02/28/1996	H.R.2938	Charitable Medical Care Act of 1996	02/28/1996 Committee Hearings Held. (All Actions)
10/02/1995	H.R.2183	Grand Jury Reduction Act	10/02/1995 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime. (All Actions)
05/11/1995	H.R.1615	Franking Reduction Act of 1995	05/11/1995 Referred to the House Committee on House Oversight. (All Actions)
04/03/1995	H.R.1279	National Right-to-Work Act	04/03/1995 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads. (All Actions)
03/20/1995	H.R.1165	To amend the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 to include Montgomery, Roanoke, and Rockbridge Counties, Virginia, as part of the Appalachian region.	03/20/1995 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Economic Development. (All Actions)
03/10/1995	H.R.575	To amend chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that annuities for Members of Congress be computed under the same formula as applies to Federal employees generally, and for other purposes.	03/10/1995 Subcommittee Hearings Held. (All Actions)
08/26/1994	H.R.2942	George Washington National Forest Mount Pleasant Scenic Area Act	08/26/1994 Became Public Law No: 103-314. (All Actions)
05/13/1994	H.R.4406	To require that a monthly statement of costs charged against the Official Mail Allowance for persons entitled to use the congressional frank be kept and made available to the public, and to reduce the amount of that allowance for any Member of the House of Representatives.	05/13/1994 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
05/13/1994	H.R.4405	To require a 25-percent reduction in appropriations for the legislative branch of the Government.	05/13/1994 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
05/13/1994	H.Res.427	To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a rollcall vote on passage of any measure making appropriations or providing revenue.	05/13/1994 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
05/13/1994	H.Res.426	To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to allow Members to require rollcall votes to strike specific line items contained in appropriation bills.	05/13/1994 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
05/13/1994	H.Res.425	Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit voting by proxy in committees and subcommittees.	05/13/1994 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (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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