Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Griffith has sponsored and cosponsored provides insight into his position in the House of Representatives.
Each dot in the chart below is a member of the House of Representatives. The dots are positioned horizontally according to our progressive—conservative ideology score and vertically according to our leadership score (leaders toward the top). Griffith is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
2015 Statistics
Read our 2015 Report Card for Griffith for more statistics.
Committee Membership
Morgan Griffith sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Member, Subcommittee on Energy and Power
- Member, Subcommittee on Health
- Member, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Griffith sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (58%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (9%) Crime and Law Enforcement (9%) Labor and Employment (6%) Environmental Protection (6%) Science, Technology, Communications (6%) Energy (6%)
Recent Bills
Some of Griffith’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 5951: Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act
- H.Con.Res. 147: Reclaiming Congress’s Constitutional Mandate in Trade Resolution
- H.R. 5562: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for Congressional ...
- H.Res. 723: Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the designation of a ...
- H.R. 5127: Curb Opioid Misuse By Advancing Technology Act of 2016
- H.R. 4983: To provide information to prescribers in Federally qualified health centers and facilities of ...
- H.R. 4412: To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project.
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Voting Record
From Jan 2011 to Sep 2016, Griffith missed 48 of 4,071 roll call votes, which is 1.2%. This is better than the median of 2.4% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. ProPublica has tracked 15 explanations for these missed votes. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Congressional Biographical Directory for elected positions
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills