News List

As I have discussed in a previous column, my Congressional calendar is going to be filled with new assignments. I still serve on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, but I was recently appointed as chair of the Committee’s Subcommittee on Environment. The Trump Administration will be pursuing a number of environmental reforms to unleash American energy dominance and lower the… Read more »

Reps Chip Roy (TX-21) and Morgan Griffith (VA-09) re-introduced the NIH Reform Act today. Congressman Roy said: "From the earliest days of the pandemic,  public health bureaucrats proved themselves far more adept at ruining lives than saving them. Never again should a single, unaccountable government employee, like Dr. Anthony Fauci, wield unchecked power and… Read more »

The fast-paced work of President Trump is headlined by a series of his Executive Orders. One of his Orders coincided with National Girls and Women in Sports Day, an annual observance dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments of female athletes. President Trump hosted an event at the White House to mark the occasion. Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports was issued by President Trump to… Read more »

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced via X that he cancelled a $50 million environmental justice grant to the Climate Justice Alliance. This announcement follows an EPA investigation into $20 billion that is housed in accounts through Citibank. Energy and Commerce Environment Subcommittee Chair and U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the… Read more »

The tariff issue is complicated and not easily explained in a soundbite. Tariffs are a tool that can be used to reorganize trade deals and remedy unfair dumping of semi-finished and manufactured goods that harm American industry and jobs. The American lumber and wood products industry is where unfair trade practices in Canada have led to hardship. American producers complain that they… Read more »

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed H.R. 27, the Halt All Lethal Trafficking (HALT) of Fentanyl Act. This bill, of which U.S. Congressmen Morgan Griffith and Bob Latta are chief sponsors, would permanently classify lethal fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I substances, closing a dangerous loophole traffickers are exploiting. The temporary Schedule I… Read more »

The U.S. House of Representatives is preparing a vote this week on Rep. Griffith’s measure, H.R. 27, the Halt All Lethal Trafficking (HALT) of Fentanyl Act. This bill would permanently classify fentanyl analogues as Schedule I substances, closing a dangerous loophole traffickers are exploiting. The lawmakers note that the temporary fentanyl analogue designation is set to… Read more »

Congressman Griffith’s Ninth District STAFF will be available at the following locations during the month of February.   In the event of inclement weather (heavy snow, sleet, icy rain, etc.), traveling office hours may be rescheduled to avoid putting constituents at risk. If a County’s or City’s schools are closed, then its office hours will be closed as well.… Read more »

The 119th Congress shapes up to be a busy Congress, particularly for me. The increase in activity is both because of the bold initiatives Republicans hope to pass and additional committee assignments that I have been given. In the last term, I was selected for the first time to serve on the House Committee on Administration. The Committee has jurisdiction over most of the activities… Read more »

An American Airlines passenger jet collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter when attempting to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night, January 29. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: “Last night’s crash at Reagan Airport involving more than 60 passengers and crew members is an unfathomable tragedy. “I join the… Read more »