Virginia Foxx

Chair, House Rules Committee

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Office: Republican Conference Secretary of the United States House of Representatives

Born: June 29, 1943, New York City

Party: Republican Party

Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Previous offices: United States representative, member of the North Carolina Senate

Last updated Nov 2, 2026

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Congress races to complete FY2026 funding after record shutdown

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As of May 2026: Managing final appropriations package through Rules Committee

Congress hasn't completed all twelve annual spending bills on time since 1996. Fiscal Year 2026 saw a 43-day shutdown from October to November 2025, the longest in U.S. history, that furloughed 900,000 workers and cost $15 billion weekly.

Updated May 22