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H. Griffith

RepublicanRepresentative · VA-9Official site ↗JSONReport an error
4 press releases on AI$15K from AI-industry employees and PACs

Data as of: votes Oct 21, 2026 · statements Oct 19, 2026 · contributions Oct 19, 2026 · super PAC spending Oct 23, 2026. What changed

Said and voted

Same bill, both records

Bills this member both voted on and cited in a release. Shown side by side; no score is drawn from them (why).

Ratepayer Protection Act
YEA
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

passage under suspension · Sep 16, 2026 · Passed 417-3

toward oversightSep 16, 2026

Griffith voted for the Ratepayer Protection Act to make data centers pay full electricity infrastructure costs rather than passing them to households.

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What they said

toward oversightSep 16, 2026

Griffith voted for the Ratepayer Protection Act to make data centers pay full electricity infrastructure costs rather than passing them to households.

“Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 9340 – the Ratepayer Protection Act. This legislation protects local communities from electricity cost hikes by directing state regulators to make …”

mixedJul 27, 2026

Griffith champions AI's promise in health care while insisting on human supervision, active oversight, and guardrails rather than a blanket embrace.

“U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, penned a new op-ed that details the potential advances of health care through ar…”

neutralJul 27, 2026

Griffith touts a federal grant funding AI health care research for rural seniors without taking a regulatory position.

“The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Virginia Tech, based in Blacksburg, Virginia, a $460,260 grant. The funding will support research of artificial intelligence (AI) app…”

toward oversightJul 7, 2026

Griffith argues AI data centers should be required to pay their own electric grid upgrade costs rather than passing costs onto consumers.

“U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health for the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, appeared on the latest edition of “The Deciders.” During his appearance,…”

Summaries and stance tags are written by a model; the release is the record.

How they voted

YEASep 16, 2026
Ratepayer Protection Act

passage under suspension · H.R. 9340 · Passed 417-3

NAYJul 22, 2026
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

motion to recommit · H.R. 8800 · Failed 213-216

YEAJul 22, 2026
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

passage · H.R. 8800 · Passed 216-212

YEAJun 29, 2026
KIDS Act

passage under suspension · H.R. 7757 · Passed 267-117

YEAJan 20, 2026
AI for Main Street Act

passage under suspension · H.R. 5764 · Passed 395-14

NAYDec 10, 2025
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

procedural · S. 1071 · Failed 209-216

NAYDec 10, 2025
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

passage · S. 1071 · Passed 312-112

Contributions from AI-industry employees and PACs

Itemized receipts to this member's campaign committee where the contributor's employer or the contributing PAC is on the alias list. An employee's personal gift is not the company's.

$15K

From employees and investors, personally

$0

From company PACs

By employer

Company PACs in teal; employees' personal gifts in black. Spellings are unified through the alias list.

Largest gifts

DateContributorEmployer, as filedAmountFiling
Jun 29, 2026Christopher DixonANDREESSEN HOROWITZ$4K↗
Jun 29, 2026Marc AndreessenANDREESSEN HOROWITZ$4K↗
Jun 26, 2026Benjamin HorowitzANDREESSEN HOROWITZ$4K↗
Jun 29, 2026Christopher DixonANDREESSEN HOROWITZ$2K↗
Jun 29, 2026Marc AndreessenANDREESSEN HOROWITZ$2K↗
Jun 26, 2026Benjamin HorowitzANDREESSEN HOROWITZ$2K↗

Source: OpenFEC Schedule A, itemized receipts only, 2026 cycle, read Oct 19, 2026. The FEC itemizes a contributor once their gifts to a committee pass $200 in aggregate.