Virginia Foxx

U.S. Representative · NC-5 · Republican · Chair, Rules

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

0.94· expected 1.91

Below expectations

Rank 159 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 24 majority-party committee chairs

How far Foxx’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

17 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 1 significant (got a roll call vote), 16 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

How Foxx’s ratings compare with every representative

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Foxx.

100/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 3 missed of 674

Voted on 671 of 674 roll calls; missed 3. Higher than 85% of House members.

15%100%

100/ 100

House R median 98 · Rank 9 of 219

Sided with the Republican majority on 469 votes that split the parties. Higher than 89% of House members.

45%100%

11/ 100

Chamber median 12 · −1

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 54% of House members.

0%70%

+0.62

Republican middle 80%: 0.32 to 0.71

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

LiberalConservative

6 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Foxx’s effectiveness score.

H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026Prohibits colleges receiving federal student aid from boycotting Israel or Israeli entities. AI-readEducation · Passed a chamber Sep 14, 2026Substantive594 words Passed a chamber
H.R. 8684 Transparency in Billing Act of 2026Requires healthcare providers to provide transparent billing information to patients. AI-readHealth · Out of committee Jul 13, 2026Substantive700 words Out of committee
H.R. 7723 Safeguarding Taxpayer Dollars in Child Care Act of 2026Increases oversight or accountability for federal child care subsidies and spending. AI-readFamilies · Out of committee Apr 6, 2026Substantive668 words Out of committee
H.R. 580 Unfunded Mandates Accountability and Transparency Act of 2025Requires federal agencies to assess costs of unfunded mandates on states. AI-readGovernment Operations and Politics · Out of committee Jan 13, 2026Substantive2.3k words Out of committee
H.R. 5749 Official Time Reporting ActRequires federal employees to report time spent on union activities. AI-readGovernment Operations and Politics · Out of committee Dec 2, 2025Substantive1.1k words Out of committee
H.R. 5181 SOAR Act Improvements ActModifies the SOAR Act education program requirements and provisions. AI-readEducation · Out of committee Sep 10, 2025Substantive1.5k words Out of committee

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.