Bipartisan legislation recently cosponsored by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) aims to provide more Americans with life-saving treatment during an opioid overdose by enacting certain liability protections for Good Samaritans. Sen. Capito on April 11 introduced the Samaritan Efforts Read more…
U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Mike Rounds (R-SD), and Todd Young (R-IN) urged President Joe Biden to fill several empty seats on the United States International Trade Commission (ITC), which plays a crucial role in setting and implementing U.S. Read more…
The U.S. Senate on April 18 gave unanimous consent to a bipartisan resolution cosponsored by U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) that would designate April 15-21 as National Osteopathic Medicine Week. Senate Resolution 162, which is Read more…
As Congress continues to work on legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration, four Republican senators urged their chamber’s commerce committee leaders to prioritize maintaining the U.S. Senate provisions of Essential Air Service (EAS) in any package that advances to Read more…
The U.S. Senate on April 10 voted 53-47 to approve a bipartisan joint resolution of disapproval cosponsored by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) that aims to overturn the Biden administration’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions performance measure final rule. “Today, Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) on Monday led 44 of their colleagues in filing a bicameral amicus curiae brief opposing the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) so-called “Good Neighbor” rule, a plan that Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently signed on as the lead original cosponsor of a bipartisan bill that would reauthorize the Recovery Housing Program (RHP), which allows states and the District of Columbia to provide stable, transitional housing for Read more…
In an effort to improve roadway safety, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) called on the U.S. Department of Transportation to take action on a rulemaking concerning the implementation of advanced impaired driving technology in new cars. Sen. Capito joined Read more…
U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Todd Young (R-IN) joined 36 of their Senate Republican colleagues in calling on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to conduct a fair and unbiased review of oil and gas mergers. In a March Read more…
The Biden administration is creating regulatory confusion across the nation’s natural gas sector via haphazard implementation of the natural gas tax under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), says U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV). More than a year and a Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) on March 21 joined more than a dozen of his GOP colleagues in proposing a resolution criticizing the Biden administration’s immigration policies and calling for the border to be immediately secured. “Since day one, the Read more…
To cut millions of dollars in costs for U.S. companies that produce critical defense materials, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced a bipartisan bill that would remove the 15 percent tariff on imports of titanium sponge, a product made Read more…
U.S. Senate leadership must enact pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reforms to reduce Americans’ prescription drug costs and protect patient access to pharmacies across the nation, say U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and a bipartisan contingent of his colleagues. “We have Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and U.S. Rep. Maria Salazar (R-FL) led numerous Republicans in urging President Joe Biden to immediately designate the Tren de Aragua, Venezuela’s largest criminal gang, as a Transnational Criminal Organization (TCO). “This designation is crucial Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) and 45 U.S. Senate Republicans want to rescind national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) recently set by the Biden administration. The senators on March 14 proposed a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution sponsored by U.S. Read more…
The U.S. Senate on March 12 approved two bipartisan bills introduced by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) focused on improving America’s recycling and composting systems. “By passing these bills, the Senate took a positive step forward in making it Read more…
The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee on March 12 marked up and approved the bipartisan Economic Development Reauthorization Act of 2024, which is cosponsored by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV). S. 3891, which Sen. Capito helped Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on March 7 signed on as the lead original cosponsor of bipartisan legislation that would reauthorize the Economic Development Administration (EDA) for the first time in nearly 20 years. “The Economic Development Administration is Read more…
U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) led a dozen of their colleagues in encouraging the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to work with state education and data officials to develop a secure, effective protocol for sharing military Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced a Congressional Review Act resolution on Wednesday to overturn a Department of Labor final worker classification rule and protect the 27 million Americans who work as independent contractors. The final rule, the Employee or Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) joined 31 fellow Republicans in demanding that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rescind a recently finalized rule under the Clean Air Act that they say will harm domestic manufacturing, agriculture, forestry, construction, mining, and aggregate Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) commended the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for directing its staff to publish a proposed rule and draft guidance that will create Part 53, a much-anticipated risk-informed and technology-inclusive licensing framework geared toward advanced technologies. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) this week led two letters condemning what he says are efforts by the Biden administration to seize the patents of certain high-priced medicines. In the first March 4 letter — which Sen. Cassidy and 16 Read more…
U.S. Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV) denounced what she called an anti-coal decision announced last week by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA plans to remove existing gas plants from a proposed regulation to cut emissions from power plants. The Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and John Joyce (R-PA) advised the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reject California’s waiver proposal from the Clean Air Act. The Republican lawmakers, joined by U.S. Sen. Read more…
America’s Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Reauthorization Act of 2024, cosponsored on Feb. 8 by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), would renew the nation’s important habitat and wildlife conservation efforts through 2030. S. 3791, which is sponsored by U.S. Sen. Tom Read more…
U.S. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on Feb. 8 offered a bipartisan bill that would reauthorize funding for public health initiatives across the country to combat Alzheimer’s disease, which afflicts approximately 6.7 million Americans. “Alzheimer’s disease Read more…
U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced a Congressional Review Act joint resolution of disapproval to overturn a 2023 rule issued by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) that they say constitutes government overreach. The Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 5 approved bipartisan legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) that would reauthorize and revise several conservation programs for wildlife species and their habitats. “Having grown up along Lake Erie, protecting the Read more…
Repeated delays from the U.S. Department of Education in rolling out the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) program have left students and schools in limbo for the upcoming school year, according to U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently helped lead a bipartisan resolution that would designate January 2024 as National Mentoring Month. “Having people who care about you, guide you, and hold you accountable will set you up for success, and Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) joined a bipartisan, bicameral contingent of lawmakers who plan to introduce a concurrent resolution supporting the United States Soccer Federation’s bid to jointly host the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup with Mexico. “We look forward Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) last week unveiled a bipartisan bill that would require congressional direction to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to ensure taxpayer money is properly used to fund broadband deployment in America’s rural areas. The Rural Broadband Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) last week voiced support for Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. and the United Steelworkers in their petition for relief from dumped and subsidized imports of tin mill products from several foreign countries. “For over a century, steelmaking Read more…
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) recently joined a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers in urging the Biden administration to ensure that patients receive cost-sharing protections for their prescription drugs. The senators requested that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Read more…
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must rescind its Clean Power Plan 2.0 proposal and make affordability, reliability, and the limits of its authorities under the Clean Air Act cornerstones of any future proposal, said U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV). Read more…
Access to cardiac rehabilitation programs and pulmonary rehabilitation programs under the Medicare program would be expanded and expedited under bipartisan legislation sponsored by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV). “I’m proud to introduce this legislation and put forward solutions that Read more…
U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) on Dec. 7 unveiled a bipartisan bill that would reauthorize the grant programs that support residential treatment for pregnant and postpartum women suffering from substance use disorder. “The introduction of Read more…
As Israel continues to battle Iranian-backed Hamas, U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and their Republican colleagues want to know why the Biden administration recently decided to extend an Iran sanctions waiver. “Your administration has inadvisably taken steps Read more…
U.S. Sens. John Hoeven (R-ND), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Joni Ernst (R-IA) called on the U.S. Department of Education to ensure Jewish students in America’s K-12 public schools are not being subjected to antisemitism. “We are deeply concerned that the Read more…
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-SD), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) proposed bipartisan legislation that aims to bolster innovation and increase transparency and accountability for higher-risk artificial intelligence (AI) applications. “AI is a revolutionary technology that has the Read more…
U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) joined a bipartisan contingent of 32 lawmakers in urging the United Nations (UN) to designate and sanction Iran-backed Hamas as a terrorist organization. “There are multiple consequences of the UN Read more…
Legislation offered by U.S. Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV) and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) that would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from implementing its proposal to force the closure of coal- and gas-fired power plants on Nov. 3 Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently proposed bipartisan legislation that aims to support the nation’s more than 48 million family caregivers, who say they want help with forms, paperwork, and eligibility for services. “As a caregiver for my parents Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) joined 28 of his colleagues last week in introducing legislation that would block an aggressive tailpipe emissions proposal from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a plan the senator said essentially gives a mandate for the Read more…
In her role as co-chair of the Congressional Chemistry Caucus, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced a resolution recognizing Oct. 15-21 as National Chemistry Week, highlighting the importance chemistry plays in today’s society. Sen. Capito was joined by her Read more…
Seeking to collaborate on solutions to mental health challenges and reduce stigma, U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) announced the launch of a bipartisan Senate Mental Health Caucus this week. The mission statement of the caucus states Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) recently led more than 40 of his Republican colleagues in opposing the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) proposal to reinstate public-utility regulations on the internet. The FCC on Thursday voted to approve a notice of proposed Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and 15 of his colleagues urged the Biden administration to withdraw a proposed rule that would designate more than 28,270 square miles of the Gulf of Mexico as critical habitat for the newly discovered Rice’s Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently joined almost a dozen of her Republican colleagues in offering a resolution to celebrate America’s power industry. “West Virginia is a proud energy-producing state, and our workforce in that field has long contributed Read more…