Press Releases

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement today announcing the names of those receiving congressional nominations from his office to the United States Service Academies: “One of my highest honors and privileges as a Congressman is to nominate a limited number of deserving young men and women to United States Service Academies. I am proud to recommend each of these students,... Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement in recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: “Today we celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” “Dr. King’s mission was to encourage us to live up to the words of the Declaration of Independence, that ‘all men are created equal.’ His methods were nonviolent protest and powerful eloquence. With those tools, he... Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith announces he has reintroduced H.R. 323, a bill to preserve amendments made to the Black Lung Benefits Act by Obamacare. “This two-page bill is all we need to keep one of the good things found among the two thousand pages of Obamacare,” said Griffith. “While I support repealing Obamacare, I believe it is wrong to take away these Black Lung benefits that miners and their ... Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) received his committee assignments for the 115th Congress. Congressman Griffith will again serve on the Subcommittee on Health, the Subcommittee on Energy, and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Congressman Griffith was named Vice Chairman of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee last week. He issu... Read more »

Today, Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) was named Vice Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. “I am honored to be named Vice Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations,” said Congressman Griffith. “In this position, I will be able to lead efforts to ensure that the laws falling under the full Committee’s jurisdiction ... Read more »

Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) unfortunately released the final version of its Stream Protection Rule (SPR). The Department first revealed the proposed rule in July 2015. With today’s release, the rule will be published in the Federal Register tomorrow and would therefore take effect thirty days after publication on January 1... Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) congratulates Virginia Tech Transportation Institute for being named a national safety center by the U.S. Department of Transportation, winning almost $28 million over five years to study benefits of connected and automated vehicles. The grant supports the Safety Through Disruption (SafeD): Goal Zero Center, with an overall aim to increase safety through technolo... Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: “Today, my friend and colleague, Congressman Phil Roe, who represents the 1st Congressional District of Tennessee, was recommended by the House Republican Steering Committee to serve as the new Chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee.” “Congressman Roe and I share a large portion of the Virginia-Tennessee border, and it has alw... Read more »

Today the House of Representatives voted on the revised 21st Century Cures Act (House Amendment to Senate Amendment to H.R. 34 ), which passed 392-26. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) is a co-sponsor of the original bill (H.R. 6) that passed the House in July, 2015. Congressman Griffith issued the following statement: “The 21st Century Cures Act facilitates the discovery of new treatments for pa... Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) introduced a bill to prevent the Obama Administration from potentially bailing out insurance companies by limiting the use of the Justice Department’s Judgement Fund (H.R.6339 – To limit the use of the Judgement Fund to settle any lawsuit arising under section 1342 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes.) Background: The Risk Co... Read more »