![Photo of Rep. Morgan Griffith [R-VA9]](/data/photos/412485-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2016 Report Card for Griffith.
Sponsorship 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)
Committee Membership
Morgan Griffith sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Vice Chair, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
- Member, Subcommittee on Energy
- Member, Subcommittee on Health
Enacted Legislation
Griffith was the primary sponsor of 1 bill that was enacted:
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if about one third or more of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Griffith sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (56%) Energy (13%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (8%) Crime and Law Enforcement (6%) Labor and Employment (6%)
Recent Bills
Some of Griffith’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 2893: Pipeline Fairness and Transparency Act
- H.R. 2880: Promoting Closed-Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Act
- H.R. 2871: Preserving Patient Access to Compounded Medications Act of 2017
- H.R. 2167: Acre In, Acre Out Act
- H.R. 2025: Abuse-Deterrent Opioids Plan for Tomorrow Act of 2017
- H.R. 1939: Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2017
- H.R. 1703: Medical Product Communications Act of 2017
Voting Record
Key Votes
| Griffith’s Vote | Vote Description |
|---|---|
| Aye |
S. 612: A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 1300 Victoria Street in Laredo, Texas, as the “George P. Kazen Federal Building ...
Dec 8, 2016. Passed 360/61.
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| Yea |
H.R. 4889: Kelsey Smith Act
May 23, 2016. Failed 229/158.
|
| No |
H.R. 3038: Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, Part II
Jul 15, 2015. Passed 312/119.
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| No |
H.R. 2146: Defending Public Safety Employees’ Retirement Act
Jun 18, 2015. Passed 218/208.
This vote made H.R. 2146 the vehicle for passage of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal currently being negotiated. H.R. 2146 was originally introduced as a bill to address issues with retirement funds of federal law enforcement officers and firefighters. ... |
| Nay |
H.R. 2048: Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015
May 13, 2015. Passed 338/88.
The USA Freedom Act (H.R. 2048, Pub.L. 114–23) is a U.S. law enacted on June 2, 2015 that restored in modified form several provisions of the Patriot Act, which had expired the day before. The act imposes some new limits on the bulk collection of ... |
| Nay |
H.R. 4681 (113th): Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
Dec 10, 2014. Passed 325/100.
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| Aye |
H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015
Sep 17, 2014. Passed 319/108.
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| Nay |
S. 1603 (113th): Gun Lake Trust Land Reaffirmation Act
Sep 16, 2014. Passed 359/64.
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| Nay |
H.R. 3361 (113th): USA FREEDOM Act
May 22, 2014. Passed 303/121.
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| Aye |
H.R. 1249 (112th): Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
Jun 23, 2011. Passed 304/117.
The Leahy–Smith America Invents Act (AIA) is a United States federal statute that was passed by Congress and was signed into law by President Barack Obama on September 16, 2011. The law represents the most significant change to the U.S. patent system since 1952, and ... |
Missed Votes
From Jan 2011 to Jun 2017, Griffith missed 55 of 4,454 roll call votes, which is 1.2%. This is better than the median of 2.2% 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:
- Congress-Legislators, a community project collecting election information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills