Wittman, Robert J.
In office since
2007 · 19 yrs
Chambers served
House
Born
1959, Washington, D.C.
Occupation
Politician, Civil Servant
Education
Virginia Tech · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Virginia Commonwealth University
Office history
- member 1986–1996
- mayor 1992–1996
- member 1996–2005
- chairperson 2004–2005
- member of the Virginia House of Delegates 2006–2007
- United States representative 2007–2009
- United States representative 2009–2011
- United States representative 2011–2013
- United States representative 2013–2015
- United States representative 2015–2017
- United States representative 2017–2019
- United States representative 2019–2021
- United States representative 2021–present
- United States representative
- Member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia
Contact
Capitol office
2055 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-4601
202-225-4261
District office · Glen Allen
4201 Dominion Blvd, Glen Allen, VA, 23060
804-401-4120
District office · Yorktown
307 Main Street, Yorktown, VA, 23690
757-527-6270
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23
Bills sponsored
this session · 117 all-time
251
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 406 all-time
0
Enacted into law
this session · 1 all-time
383
Recorded votes
97%
Vote participation
voted in 97% of 383 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
119 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
99.5%
based on 371 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
0.5%
based on 371 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
97.9%
based on 371 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
117 billsCurrent session 23 bills
- HRES 12 Stay on Schedule (S.O.S.) Resolution In Committee
- HR 209 Inaction Has Consequences Act In Committee
- HR 208 No Budget, No Pay Act In Committee
- HR 207 SHARKED Act of 2025 Passed
- HR 215 Adoption Information Act In Committee
- HR 6317 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12109 New Kent Highway in New Kent, Virginia, as the Patricia Paige Post Office. Passed
- HR 2091 Chesapeake Bay Conservation Acceleration Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 1151 Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act In Committee
- HR 906 Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act Passed
- HR 556 Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act Passed
- HR 552 Veterans Collaboration Act In Committee
- HR 554 Veteran’s Choice Accountability Act In Committee
- HR 553 BRAVE Act In Committee
- HR 555 Veterans Affairs Transfer of Information and Sharing of Disability Examination Procedures With DOD Doctors Act In Committee
- HR 330 Organ Donation Referral Improvement Act In Committee
- HCONRES 62 Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to unveil the statue of Barbara Rose Johns. Passed
- HRES 681 Commemorating the service of General Lafayette to the United States on the bicentennial of his farewell tour. In Committee
- HR 2969 Finding ORE Act In Committee
- HR 7992 CANS Act of 2026 In Committee
- HR 7889 AWRC Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 7126 SECURE Minerals Act of 2026 In Committee
- HR 7146 PORCUPINE Act In Committee
- HR 9640 Earth MRI Reauthorization Act of 2026 In Committee
Historical 94 bills
- HR 8811 America’s Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2024 Died
- HR 615 Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023 Died
- HRES 610 Expressing support for the designation of September 29, 2019, as National Urban Wildlife Refuge Day. Died
- HR 614 Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2023 Died
- HR 492 BRAVE Act Died
- HRES 551 Emphasizing the importance of addressing participation in career and technical education. Died
- HR 226 Veterans Collaboration Act Died
- HR 228 Veterans Affairs Transfer of Information and Sharing of Disability Examination Procedures With DOD Doctors Act Died
- HR 229 World Deserves To Know Act Died
- HR 223 Adoption Information Act Died
- HR 222 No Oil for CCP Act Died
- HR 227 Federal Employee Combat Zone Tax Parity Act Died
- HR 225 No Budget, No Pay Act Died
- HR 224 Inaction Has Consequences Act Died
- HRES 13 Stay on Schedule (S.O.S.) Resolution Died
- HR 221 PROPEL Act Died
- HR 1798 Veterans Collaboration Act Died
- HR 1799 Veterans Affairs Transfer of Information and sharing of Disability Examination Procedures with DOD Doctors Act Died
- HR 1797 Veteran's Choice Accountability Act Died
- HR 1663 Water Resources Research Amendments Act Died
- HR 1099 North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act Died
- HR 984 Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2017 Signed
- HR 779 International Conflicts of Concern Act Died
- HR 2886 Veterans Affairs Transfer of Information and Sharing of Disability Examination Procedures With DOD Doctors Act Died
- HR 2885 Veterans Collaboration Act Died
Co-sponsored
406 billsCurrent session 251 bills
- HR 9298 Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act In Committee
- HR 9250 Great American Outdoors Act 250 In Committee
- HR 9340 Ratepayer Protection Act In Committee
- HR 9397 Premium Transparency Act In Committee
- HR 9396 Prior Authorization Accountability Act In Committee
- HR 9535 Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026 In Committee
- HR 9661 Expedited Access to Biosimilars Act In Committee
- HR 9641 Essential Caregivers Act of 2026 In Committee
- HR 8691 Nursing is a Professional Degree Act In Committee
- HRES 1278 Reaffirming congressional support for the Taiwan Relations Act and longstanding bipartisan Taiwan policy. In Committee
- HR 8915 NO FAKES Act of 2026 In Committee
- HR 8875 Improving Home Dialysis Act of 2026 In Committee
- HR 5243 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase data transparency for supplemental benefits under Medicare Advantage. In Committee
- HR 8884 Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act Passed
- HR 138 Lowering Costs for Caregivers Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 142 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 347 Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 404 Hearing Protection Act In Committee
- HR 539 Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 516 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track maintenance credit. In Committee
- HR 548 HSA Modernization Act In Committee
- HR 715 BNA Fairness Act In Committee
- HR 703 Main Street Tax Certainty Act In Committee
- HR 21 Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act Passed
- HR 879 Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025 In Committee
Historical 155 bills
- HR 3079 Protect and Serve Act of 2021 Died
- HR 4107 USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Act Died
- HR 152 Hearing Protection Act Died
- HR 5061 Shellfish Aquaculture Improvement Act of 2018 Died
- HR 1019 To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 255 West Main Street Charlottesville, Virginia, as the "Justice Antonin G. Scalia Federal Building and United States Courthouse". Died
- HRES 181 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. Died
- HR 301 Providing Pay for Essential Employees Act Died
- HR 2023 Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2017 Died
- HR 1791 Children of Fallen Servicemembers AMT Relief Act of 2019 Died
- HRES 256 Expressing support for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Died
- HR 7 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2023 Died
- HR 5142 To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servicemembers who perished in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021, during the evacuation of citizens of the United States and Afghan allies at Hamid Karzai International Airport, and for other purposes. Signed
- HR 1854 Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2019 Died
- HRES 133 Expressing support for designation of April 11 as "National Pet Adoption Day" and the month of April as "National Pet Adoption Month" to highlight the important role pets play in the lives of United States citizens. Died
- HJRES 27 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Revised Definition of 'Waters of the United States'". Died
- HR 8783 Securing American ARMS Act of 2022 Died
- HR 6573 Protecting Military Servicemembers' Data Act of 2023 Died
- HR 1745 DRIVE-SAFE Act Died
- HR 512 WINGMAN Act Died
- HR 3162 Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2019 Died
- HRES 374 Condemning Iranian state-sponsored terrorism and expressing support for the Iranian people's desire for a democratic, secular, and non-nuclear republic of Iran. Died
- HR 785 National Right-to-Work Act Died
- HRES 620 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding legislative provisions in the Protecting the Right to Organize Act and American Jobs Act to void the State right-to-work laws that protect workers from being required to join and pay forced dues to a union to get or keep a job. Died
- HR 1814 Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2017 Died
- HR 5358 DRIVE-Safe Act Died
Voting record
Current session 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
HR 498
Do No Harm in Medicaid Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2025 |
|
HR 498
Do No Harm in Medicaid Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | December 18, 2025 |
|
HR 845
Pet and Livestock Protection Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2025 |
|
HR 845
Pet and Livestock Protection Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | December 18, 2025 |
|
HR 1366
Mining Regulatory Clarity Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2025 |
|
HR 1366
Mining Regulatory Clarity Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | December 18, 2025 |
|
HR 4776
SPEED Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2025 |
|
HR 4776
SPEED Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | December 18, 2025 |
|
HR 4776
SPEED Act
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Yea | fail | December 18, 2025 |
|
HR 3492
Protect Children’s Innocence Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 17, 2025 |
|
HR 3492
Protect Children’s Innocence Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | December 17, 2025 |
|
HR 6703
Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 17, 2025 |
|
HR 6703
Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | December 17, 2025 |
|
HR 3616
Reliable Power Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 17, 2025 |
|
HCONRES 64
To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Nay | fail | December 17, 2025 |
|
HCONRES 61
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with presidentially designated terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Nay | fail | December 17, 2025 |
|
HRES 953
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6703) to ensure access to affordable health insurance; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 498) to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit Federal Medicaid funding for gender transition procedures for minors; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3492) to amend section 116 of title 18, United States Code, with respect to genital and bodily mutilation and chemical castration of minors; and relating to consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Yea | pass | December 17, 2025 |
|
HRES 953
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6703) to ensure access to affordable health insurance; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 498) to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit Federal Medicaid funding for gender transition procedures for minors; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3492) to amend section 116 of title 18, United States Code, with respect to genital and bodily mutilation and chemical castration of minors; and relating to consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process.
On Ordering the Previous Question |
Yea | pass | December 17, 2025 |
|
HR 3632
Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 16, 2025 |
|
HR 3632
Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | December 16, 2025 |
|
HR 4371
Kayla Hamilton Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 16, 2025 |
|
HR 4371
Kayla Hamilton Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | December 16, 2025 |
|
HRES 951
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1366) to provide for the location of multiple hardrock mining mill sites, to establish the Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 845) to require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue regulations removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3616) to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to review regulations that may affect the reliable operation of the bulk-power system; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3632) to amend the Federal Power Act to adjust the requirements for orders, rules, and regulations relating to furnishing adequate service, to require owners or operators of generating facilities to provide notice of planned retirements of certain electric generating units, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4371) to amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to enhance efforts to combat the trafficking of children.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Yea | pass | December 16, 2025 |
|
HRES 951
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1366) to provide for the location of multiple hardrock mining mill sites, to establish the Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 845) to require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue regulations removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3616) to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to review regulations that may affect the reliable operation of the bulk-power system; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3632) to amend the Federal Power Act to adjust the requirements for orders, rules, and regulations relating to furnishing adequate service, to require owners or operators of generating facilities to provide notice of planned retirements of certain electric generating units, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4371) to amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to enhance efforts to combat the trafficking of children.
On Ordering the Previous Question |
Yea | pass | December 16, 2025 |
|
HR 3187
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel of property of the Forest Service to Perry County, Arkansas, and for other purposes.
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended |
Yea | pass | December 15, 2025 |
|
S 284
Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | December 15, 2025 |
|
HR 3668
Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 12, 2025 |
|
HR 3668
Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | December 12, 2025 |
|
HR 2550
Protect America's Workforce Act
On Passage |
Nay | pass | December 11, 2025 |
|
HRES 432
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2550) to nullify the Executive order relating to Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs, and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Nay | pass | December 11, 2025 |
|
HR 3898
PERMIT Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 11, 2025 |
|
HR 3898
PERMIT Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | December 11, 2025 |
|
HR 3383
Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 11, 2025 |
|
HR 3383
Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Nay | fail | December 11, 2025 |
|
HR 3638
Electric Supply Chain Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 11, 2025 |
|
HR 3628
State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 11, 2025 |
|
HRES 939
Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States for high crimes and misdemeanors.
On Motion to Table |
Yea | pass | December 11, 2025 |
|
HRES 432
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2550) to nullify the Executive order relating to Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs, and for other purposes.
On Motion to Discharge |
Nay | pass | December 10, 2025 |
|
S 1071
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 10, 2025 |
|
S 1071
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
On Motion to Commit |
Nay | fail | December 10, 2025 |
|
HRES 936
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3898) to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make targeted reforms with respect to waters of the United States and other matters, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3383) to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 with respect to the authority of closed-end companies to invest in private funds; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3638) to direct the Secretary of Energy to prepare periodic assessments and submit reports on the supply chain for the generation and transmission of electricity, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3628) to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to add a standard related to State consideration of reliable generation, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3668) to promote interagency coordination for reviewing certain authorizations under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1071) to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Yea | pass | December 10, 2025 |
|
HRES 936
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3898) to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make targeted reforms with respect to waters of the United States and other matters, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3383) to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 with respect to the authority of closed-end companies to invest in private funds; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3638) to direct the Secretary of Energy to prepare periodic assessments and submit reports on the supply chain for the generation and transmission of electricity, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3628) to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to add a standard related to State consideration of reliable generation, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3668) to promote interagency coordination for reviewing certain authorizations under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1071) to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.
On Ordering the Previous Question |
Yea | pass | December 10, 2025 |
|
HR 1676
Make SWAPs Efficient Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended |
Yea | pass | December 09, 2025 |
|
S 356
Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | December 09, 2025 |
|
HR 1049
Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 04, 2025 |
|
HR 1069
PROTECT Our Kids Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 04, 2025 |
|
HR 1005
Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 03, 2025 |
|
HR 4305
DUMP Red Tape Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 03, 2025 |
|
HR 2965
Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 2025
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 03, 2025 |
|
HRES 916
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4312) to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of student athletes and to promote fair competition with respect to intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1005) to prohibit elementary and secondary schools from accepting funds from or entering into contracts with the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1049) to ensure that parents are aware of foreign influence in their child’s public school, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1069) to prohibit the availability of Federal education funds for elementary and secondary schools that receive direct or indirect support from the Government of the People’s Republic of China; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2965) to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to ensure that the small business regulatory budget for a small business concern in a fiscal year is not greater than zero, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4305) to direct the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration to establish a Red Tape Hotline to receive notifications of burdensome agency rules, and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Yea | pass | December 02, 2025 |
Career history 5 past roles
- Lower chamber District 1 Republican
- Lower chamber District 1 Republican
- Lower chamber District 1 Republican
- Lower chamber District 1 Republican
- Lower chamber District 1 Republican