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U.S. Representative — Virginia's 9th District

H. Griffith

Republican · Virginia

Republican U.S. Representative for Virginia's 9th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)

  • H.R.9724 — To clarify United States birthright citizenship laws in the territories and combat foreign nationals who are seeking citizenship in the United States territories. (Introduced, Jul 16, 2026)
  • H.R.9095 — Right to Trial Act (Introduced, Jun 2, 2026)
  • H.R.8444 — Motor Vehicle Flammability Standards Study Act of 2026 (Introduced, Apr 22, 2026)
  • 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. (Introduced, Feb 20, 2026)
  • 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. (Signed into law, Jan 22, 2026)
    This bill authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor to John W. Ripley for his acts of valor on April 2, 1972, as a member of the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, for which he was previously awarded the Navy Cross.
  • H.R.7212 — Hemp Enforcement, Modernization, and Protection Act (Introduced, Jan 22, 2026)
  • H.R.6028 — Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act (Introduced, Nov 12, 2025)
    Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act This bill revises the procedures for appointing and removing the Librarian of Congress, the Director of the Government Publishing Office (GPO), and the Register of Copyrights. The bill also establishes an Office of Inspector General within the Copyright…
  • H.R.5736 — PAVE Act (Introduced, Oct 10, 2025)

Recent floor votes (100 on record)

  • Voted Yea on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.Con.Res.89 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.Con.Res.113 — Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Aye on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)

Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)

  • H.R.9339 — Affordable Innovation for the Grid Act (Reported, Jul 21, 2026)
  • H.R.9332 — Load Forecasting Enhancement Act (Reported, Jul 21, 2026)
  • H.R.9340 — Ratepayer Protection Act (Reported, Jul 21, 2026)
  • H.R.6529 — Protecting Families from AI Data Center Energy Costs Act (Reported, Jul 20, 2026)
  • H.R.569 — Birthright Citizenship Act of 2025 (Introduced, May 12, 2026)
  • H.R.632 — Protecting Life on College Campus Act of 2025 (Introduced, Apr 29, 2026)
  • H.R.3235 — MOMS Act (Introduced, Apr 29, 2026)
  • H.R.1501 — Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025 (Introduced, Apr 28, 2026)

Voting analysis

Griffith chairs the energy and commerce health subcommittee, and health leads what he files. One of his bills sits well outside that pattern and is worth noting on its own: a direction to the Architect of the Capitol to install an adult changing room in the Library of Congress and the Capitol Visitor Center.

218
Bills sponsored
1243
Bills cosponsored

Of the 50 most recent of those, 48 currently sit at Introduced.

One bill counted here was filed before its short title was settled, so Congress carries it without a name — its number and policy area identify it.

Facilities of that kind determine whether severely disabled adults can visit a public building at all. It is a small bill about access to the seat of government, filed by a member whose other work is regulatory.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. H. Griffith's cluster into: Health (14), Government Operations and Politics (8), Crime and Law Enforcement (4), Energy (4), Science, Technology, Communications (4), Taxation (4).

Where he broke ranks

Six of his departures press amendments to a defence authorisation that his conference would not take, one of which was adopted. Three are completed bills he opposed at passage — fuel retailing, small business innovation, and tribal trust land homeownership — each carried by his own side. The remaining vote backed a farm bill amendment that succeeded.

5.1%
Votes against the Republican majority
214
Roll calls where a party majority formed
73 of 218
Rank among House Republicans, most defections first
The 10 most recent of 11 roll calls where H. Griffith voted against the House Republican majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 263		Jul 21, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 258		Jul 21, 2026Agreed toAye (party: Nay)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 257		Jul 21, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 256		Jul 21, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 255		Jul 21, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.8595
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 241		Jul 15, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.1346
Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act
On Passage · roll call 164		May 13, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.7567
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 148		Apr 30, 2026Agreed toAye (party: Nay)
S.3971
Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 89		Mar 17, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
S.723
Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 81		Mar 4, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)

Above the Virginia Republicans

Virginia returns a modest Republican House group, and Griffith's rate runs above its internal average.

Among the 5 Republicans in the Virginia delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 4.6%. H. Griffith is above that average at 5.1%.

The rest of the filings

Permitting improvements under new source review, a study of motor vehicle flammability standards, clarification of birthright citizenship law in the territories, and a right to trial measure.

Tenure and attendance

He has served since the start of the last decade and misses a modest share of votes.

First elected in 2011, now serving across 8 terms. H. Griffith falls in the veteran cohort.

2.7%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
6
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, H. Griffith has 218 bills sponsored, 1243 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • House Committee on House Administration
  • House Committee on Rules
  • House Select Subcommittee to Investigate the Remaining Questions Surrounding January 6, 2021
  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Communications and Technology
  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Environment
  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Health (Chair)
  • House Committee on Rules: Rules and Organization of the House

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