# Robert Wittman

Republican Representative · VA-1 [Official site ↗](https://wittman.house.gov) [JSON](https://whovotedwhy.com/data/politicians/W000804.json) [Report an error](mailto:hello@jonasneves.com?subject=WhoVotedWhy%20correction%3A%20member%20W000804&body=Row%20or%20page%3A%20member%20W000804%0AWhat%20is%20wrong%3A%0APrimary%20source%20that%20shows%20it%3A%0A)

1 press release on AI $31K 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](https://whovotedwhy.com/data/changes.json)

## 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](https://whovotedwhy.com/about)).

[Ratepayer Protection Act](https://whovotedwhy.com/bills/a43d67bbafe647d3)

YEA

[On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/2b7d2d9f22b81270)

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

toward oversight Sep 16, 2026

Wittman supports requiring data centers to cover their own energy infrastructure costs rather than passing them to ratepayers.

[Read the release ↗](https://wittman.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/wittman-votes-to-protect-ratepayers-from-data-center-energy-costs)

### What they said

toward oversight Sep 16, 2026

Wittman supports requiring data centers to cover their own energy infrastructure costs rather than passing them to ratepayers.

“WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) voted in support of the House passage of H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, bipartisan legislation he cosponsored to help protect families and …”

[Source ↗](https://wittman.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/wittman-votes-to-protect-ratepayers-from-data-center-energy-costs) [cites HR.9340](https://whovotedwhy.com/bills/a43d67bbafe647d3)

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

### How they voted

YEA Sep 16, 2026

[Ratepayer Protection Act](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/2b7d2d9f22b81270)

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

NAY Jul 22, 2026

[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/4e1afa79062efed0)

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

YEA Jul 22, 2026

[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/0738d91905dc4b0e)

passage · H.R. 8800 · Passed 216-212

YEA Jun 29, 2026

[KIDS Act](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/66fd8f27dd804f2b)

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

YEA Jan 20, 2026

[AI for Main Street Act](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/e27463e864c986ac)

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

NAY Dec 10, 2025

[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/0100b757ace90999)

procedural · S. 1071 · Failed 209-216

YEA Dec 10, 2025

[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/a25c2a752d51bf81)

passage · S. 1071 · Passed 312-112

NAY Sep 10, 2025

[Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/568b5e8fcd2727ab)

motion to recommit · H.R. 3838 · Failed 208-219

## 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

$17K

From company PACs

### By employer

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

### Largest gifts

| Date | Contributor | Employer, as filed | Amount | Filing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sep 27, 2025 | Brad Smith | MICROSOFT CORPORATION | $7K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202510159791359054) |
| Feb 20, 2025 | AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC | PAC | $5K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202504159755855522) |
| Sep 27, 2025 | Brad Smith | MICROSOFT CORPORATION | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202510159791359055) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | Peter Lofgren | ANTHROPIC | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202507159763450276) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | Peter Lofgren | ANTHROPIC | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202507159763450269) |
| Mar 30, 2026 | AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC | PAC | $3K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202607159875712240) |
| Jan 28, 2026 | EMPLOYEES OF PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. PAC | PAC | $3K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202607159875712254) |
| Oct 30, 2025 | EMPLOYEES OF PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. PAC | PAC | $3K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202601319808522930) |
| Jun 30, 2025 | GOOGLE LLC NETPAC | PAC | $2K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202507159763450226) |
| Jun 30, 2025 | GOOGLE LLC NETPAC | PAC | $2K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202507159763450226) |
| Feb 23, 2026 | Judd Smith | AMAZON | $500 | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202607159875712191) |
| Sep 27, 2025 | Brad Smith | MICROSOFT CORPORATION | $-3K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202510159791359054) |

Source: [OpenFEC Schedule A](https://api.open.fec.gov), itemized receipts only, 2026 cycle, read Oct 19, 2026. The FEC itemizes a contributor once their gifts to a committee pass $200 in aggregate.