U.S. Representative — North Carolina's 5th District
Virginia Foxx
Republican · North Carolina
Republican U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 5th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)
- H.R.8684 — Transparency in Billing Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 7, 2026)
- H.R.8102 — Workforce Investments Accountability Act (Introduced, Mar 26, 2026)
- H.R.7723 — Safeguarding Taxpayer Dollars in Child Care Act of 2026 (Introduced, Feb 26, 2026)
- H.R.6188 — To amend title 36, United States Code, to designate the composition known as "Here Rests in Honored Glory" by Donald B. Miller as the national hymn of the United States. (Introduced, Nov 20, 2025)
- H.R.6139 — Union Members Right to Know Act (Introduced, Nov 19, 2025)
- H.R.5749 — Official Time Reporting Act (Reported, Oct 14, 2025)
- H.R.5181 — SOAR Act Improvements Act (Reported, Sep 8, 2025)
SOAR Act Improvements Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2032 and modifies the District of Columbia (DC) Opportunity Scholarship Program, which is a federal program that funds private school scholarships for low-income students in DC. Under the program, the Department of Education (ED) issues… - H.R.4795 — Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2025 (Reported, Jul 29, 2025)
Recent floor votes (100 on record)
- Voted Yea on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.Con.Res.89 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.Con.Res.113 — 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 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Aye on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)
- H.R.2442 — Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- H.R.3514 — Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 (Reported, Jun 29, 2026)
- H.R.8476 — No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026 (Reported, Jun 23, 2026)
- H.R.2089 — Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding (Introduced, Jun 11, 2026)
- H.R.8603 — Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 2, 2026)
- H.R.9043 — Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act (Introduced, May 26, 2026)
- H.R.1137 — No Kill Switches in Cars Act (Introduced, May 19, 2026)
- H.R.8076 — PREDICT Act (Introduced, May 14, 2026)
Voting analysis
One of Virginia Foxx's bills would designate a named composition, by a named composer, as the national hymn of the United States. The country already has an anthem. A hymn would be a second official piece of music, occupying a register the anthem does not — and the bill is a reminder that a great deal of what Congress does is deciding what things are officially called.
Of the 50 most recent of those, 44 currently sit at Introduced.
A flat distribution
Her classified subjects are unusually level. Government operations lead, but only just, with labour tied close behind and education, health and international affairs all within a hair of each other. Most records on this site have a clear leading subject and a drop; hers has five roughly equal columns, which is what a long career spent chairing different things produces.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Virginia Foxx's cluster into: Government Operations and Politics (6), Labor and Employment (6), Education (5), Health (5), International Affairs (5), Families (4).
She chairs the Rules Committee. Two other members of that committee appear on this site — the Minnesotan who chairs its rules and organisation panel, and the Pennsylvanian who leads that panel's minority.
The remaining filings cover billing transparency, accountability in workforce investment, safeguarding taxpayer money in child care, and a right for union members to know.
Three departures
Two amendment votes on the same measure, both failed. And a fuel retailing bill she opposed while her conference passed it.
| Roll call | Date | Outcome | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R.8595 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 245 | Jul 15, 2026 | Failed | No (party: Yea) |
| H.R.8595 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 241 | Jul 15, 2026 | Failed | Aye (party: Nay) |
| H.R.1346 Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act On Passage · roll call 164 | May 13, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
Below the North Carolina Republicans
Her figure is under the average the state's ten House Republicans hold.
Among the 10 Republicans in the North Carolina delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 3.8%. Virginia Foxx is below that average at 1.4%.
Tenure and attendance
Eleven terms from the middle of the two-thousands, and she missed nothing.
First elected in 2005, now serving across 11 terms. Virginia Foxx falls in the veteran cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, Virginia Foxx has 264 bills sponsored, 1758 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Education and Workforce
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- House Committee on Rules (Chair)
- House Committee on Education and Workforce: Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Government Operations
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