# H. Griffith

H. Griffith is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Virginia’s 9th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Virginia’s 9th district
- Serving since: 2011-01-05
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: G000568
- FEC candidate IDs: H0VA09055

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/G000568 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

37% of the 38 bills Griffith sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of House Republicans.

## What Griffith says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,578 classified statements: 864 posts on X, 382 press releases, 238 Congressional Record speeches, 94 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Griffith | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.5% | 2.1% | 149 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 15.5% | 15.1% | 93 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 69.7% | 67.7% | 103 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 8.1% | 8.9% | 97 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 39.9% | 37.4% | 93 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 2.2% | 3.0% | 116 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 31% (House Republicans 15%); Economics and Public Finance 19% (House Republicans 19%); Government Operations and Politics 18% (House Republicans 19%); Energy 14% (House Republicans 8.6%); Science, Technology, Communications 13% (House Republicans 7.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.99 (standard error 0.01), from 1,200 donors and 7,382 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 48% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.8% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 97.4% (97.1%). 25 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 38 bills: 38 reached committee, 13 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 125. 36.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 20 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10621: Medicaid Fraud Fighting and Taxpayer Protection Act (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10621
- H.R. 10204: Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act (passed one chamber, 2026-09-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10204
- H.R. 9724: End Birthright Citizenship for Territories Act (in committee, 2026-07-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9724
- H.R. 9095: Right to Trial Act (in committee, 2026-06-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9095
- H.Res. 1275: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5625) to direct the Attorney General to make publicly available a list of each State and unit of local… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1275
- H.Res. 1262: Recognizing and congratulating the Martinsville Missile's land speed record for a stock car. (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1262
- H.R. 8444: Motor Vehicle Flammability Standards Study Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8444
- H.Res. 1075: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4626) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing any… (passed one chamber, 2026-02-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1075
- H.R. 7614: To direct the Architect of the Capitol to install an adult changing room in the Library of Congress and the Capitol Visitor Center. (in committee, 2026-02-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7614
- H.R. 7211: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to John W. Ripley for acts of valor during the Vietnam War, and for other purposes. (became law, 2026-03-26) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7211

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $2.2M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 9.7% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 40% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMGriffith/status/2114692420982198592
- 2026-10-26 · Press release · Griffith Announces Nearly $25 Million in Grants for Regional Economic Development Coalition Projects · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://morgangriffith.house.gov/News/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=405858
- 2026-10-26 · Press release · Griffith Announces $1 Million DOE Award to Virginia Tech · labels: policy discussion · https://morgangriffith.house.gov/News/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=405857
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMGriffith/status/2114021323793912045
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepMGriffith/status/2113690196109885501
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMGriffith/status/2113776205723832683
- 2026-10-23 · Newsletter · Wagner
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMGriffith/status/2113284525807861844
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMGriffith/status/2113284600487096540
- 2026-10-22 · Press release · Chairman Griffith Helps Lead Effort to Revamp Rural Patient Access to Clinical Trials, Accelerate New Treatments to Market · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://morgangriffith.house.gov/News/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=405855

## Links

- Official site: https://morgangriffith.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepMGriffith
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepMorganGriffith
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hmorgangriffith
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RepMorganGriffith
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/G000568

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/G000568