A federal grant that funds first responder training on how to use overdose reversal drugs like naloxone would be reauthorized under bipartisan legislation introduced on Tuesday by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV). “With deaths from fentanyl on the rise Read more…
U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on Sept. 13 joined several other Republicans to introduce legislation that would gradually raise the federal minimum wage to $11 an hour over four years. The Higher Read more…
The U.S. Department of Education has misinterpreted the language of a specific law to exclude certain educational activities from receiving federal resources and it must fix its related guidance, according to U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and a bipartisan Read more…
GOP lawmakers in Congress this week said they still aren’t satisfied with the Biden administration’s revised “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of the Army on Aug. 29 announced Read more…
A newly released U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report confirms that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) needs to do more to prepare to efficiently review and approve advanced nuclear reactor designs, according to U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently led a Congressional Member Delegation, known as a CODEL, throughout the Indo-Pacific where the bipartisan, bicameral group addressed myriad issues of importance to the United States and its allies in the region. During Read more…
One year after Democrats enacted the Inflation Reduction Act, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) released an oversight report that outlines billions of dollars in wasteful spending in the law and the damage it does to U.S. coal and natural Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently led 38 of her Republican colleagues in requesting that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) withdraw its Clean Power Plan 2.0 proposal, arguing that the plan is unlawful and would exacerbate an energy shortage Read more…
The U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on July 27 approved two bills introduced by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) to protect children online and to require automakers to maintain AM broadcast radio in new vehicles at no Read more…
To address the nation’s obesity epidemic, U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) and U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on July 20 offered a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would expand Medicare coverage of obesity treatment options. “As a physician, the prevalence of Read more…
With July being Fibroid Awareness Month, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) last week unveiled a bipartisan bill that would expand research and raise awareness about uterine fibroids, which are noncancerous growths that impact an estimated 26 million women nationwide. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on Tuesday proposed bipartisan legislation that aims to promote more research into preventing and managing lung cancer among women who are non-smokers. “I’m proud to join my colleagues to reintroduce legislation that will work Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) this week signed on as the lead original cosponsor of a comprehensive bipartisan bill to boost the palliative care and hospice workforce across America. “The need for high quality palliative and hospice care services Read more…
Legislation recently proposed by U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and several of her Republican colleagues would ramp up penalties for criminals who steal firearms from federally licensed firearms and ammunition dealers. “No one wants a firearm to end up in Read more…
U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) requested a detailed update on the planned next steps of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in implementing a new definition of Read more…
Bipartisan legislation recently offered by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) would prevent insurers from charging cancer patients higher copayments for oral medications than for chemotherapy medicine delivered intravenously. “Access to new treatments, therapies, and cures will help save lives,” said Read more…
Toward removing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the land, air, and sea, a bill introduced on June 14 by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) would establish the Interagency Group on Large-Scale Carbon Management in the National Science and Technology Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) joined a Republican contingent of lawmakers to offer legislation that includes five bills addressing higher education costs, including one sponsored by Sen. Cassidy to increase college transparency. “Our federal higher education financing system contributes more Read more…
U.S. Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV) and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on Monday proposed bicameral legislation that would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from implementing a recently proposed rule that they say would force the closure of coal- Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on June 6 introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would establish a $25 million grant program for family community organizations that provide support for individuals struggling with substance use disorder and their families. “As Read more…
A Congressional Review Act joint resolution of disapproval proposed by U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and 16 of his Republican colleagues would overturn the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “Good Neighbor Rule,” which the lawmakers say targets American power production and Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) led a bipartisan contingent of his colleagues in calling on the Biden administration to revive the Saving Mothers, Giving Life (SMGL) program in a reauthorization of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). “We Read more…
Toward helping to level the playing field for American workers, U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) and U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH) on June 7 introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would establish the new concept of “successive investigations” to improve Read more…
Bipartisan, bicameral legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber (R-MN) to improve the Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system that provides pilots with safety alerts during flights became law on June 3 with the president’s signature. “I am pleased that Read more…
A bipartisan bill proposed on May 30 by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) aims to help communities attract workers having the career skills that are most needed in their particular regions. “A strong workforce is an essential component to Read more…
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) recently signed on as an original cosponsor of a Republican-led bill that would incentivize states to recover fraudulently paid federal and state unemployment compensation. “Unemployment insurance fraud during the pandemic was widespread and unacceptable, and Read more…
President Joe Biden on May 25 received a bipartisan, bicameral bill offered by U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber (R-MN) to help prevent Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) system outages and is Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on May 11 joined almost 40 other Republicans in unveiling legislation that would ensure swift and tough penalties for violent criminals who target America’s law enforcement officers. “Our law enforcement risk their lives to keep Read more…
U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and John Barrasso (R-WY) recently sponsored legislation to streamline the nation’s sluggish permitting and environmental approval processes to make it easier to build energy, transportation, and other infrastructure projects. Sen. Capito, ranking member of Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on May 4 proposed two pieces of legislation that aim to reduce fraud in federal contracting for women-owned small businesses (WOSB) and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB). The efforts of both bills require agencies to Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) and a bipartisan group of 32 lawmakers on May 2 proposed the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act to protect the safety of America’s children online. “Montana children are the future of our state and our Read more…
U.S. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently introduced a bipartisan bill to modify the federal TRIO Programs, which are higher education opportunity outreach programs designed to motivate and support students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Sen. Collins on Read more…
Bipartisan legislation sponsored on April 27 by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) aims to help patients receive better health care for mental illness in emergency departments. “Millions of Americans are living with mental health issues and many turn to Read more…
Legislation offered on April 20 by U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) and 18 of her Republican colleagues would clarify and improve the nation’s violent crime laws regarding attacks on law enforcement, bank robbery, candy-flavored drugs, carjacking, and kidnapping, among other Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently sponsored a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would require coverage of hearing devices and systems in certain private health insurance plans. “Auditory implant devices and external sound processors can be life-changing for individuals who Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on Monday introduced a bipartisan resolution in her chamber that would designate April 17-23 as National Osteopathic Medicine Week. “National Osteopathic Medicine Week provides a chance to highlight the critical role of osteopathic medicine, Read more…
Medication step therapy protocols would be improved under bipartisan legislation sponsored last week by U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH). Step therapy is a program that requires patients to try a lower cost prescription drug that treats a given condition before Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently introduced a bipartisan bill to bolster the care of and information-sharing for missing and runaway foster youth. “We must do all we can to protect our most vulnerable children and keep them safe,” Read more…
U.S. Sens. Tim Scott (R-SC), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Mike Rounds (R-SD), and John Hoeven (R-ND) joined 15 of their GOP colleagues to introduce legislation that would end taxpayer-funded grants to sanctuary cities while also permitting local Read more…
To better support local television broadcasting, U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) joined a bipartisan contingent of more than two dozen of his colleagues in urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prioritize a faster rollout of the Next Generation Television Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently led a bipartisan bill to facilitate American nuclear leadership, develop and deploy new nuclear technologies, preserve existing nuclear energy, and strengthen the nation’s nuclear fuel cycle and supply chain infrastructure. “America can and Read more…
U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber (R-MN) on March 30 led nine Republicans in proposing a joint resolution that disapproves of the northern long-eared bat’s listing under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) made last November by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Read more…
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and John Hoeven (R-ND) on March 30 introduced legislation along with dozens of their Republican colleagues that would permanently repeal the federal estate tax, also known as the death tax, as well as generation-skipping transfer Read more…
U.S. Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on Tuesday offered a bipartisan, bicameral bill to control the use of xylazine, also known as “tranq,” an easily accessible veterinary tranquilizer that’s being used as a low-cost Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on Monday led 40 of his Republican colleagues, including U.S. Sens. Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Joni Ernst (R-IA), in offering a joint resolution disapproving of President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel federal student loans. “President Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently proposed a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would provide $25 million in federal grants to nonprofits and community organizations that offer support services to families of individuals who have a substance use disorder. “The Read more…
The U.S. Comptroller General would be required to investigate the capacity of airlines to prepare for and respond to extreme weather events and natural disasters under bipartisan legislation introduced on March 14 by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV). The Read more…
Americans would be incentivized to live healthier lives under a bipartisan, bicameral bill offered by U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) that would permit them to use a portion of their pre-tax health savings account Read more…
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) recently introduced a bipartisan bill that would provide incentives to physicians to practice in America’s rural and medically underserved communities. “Too many rural areas in North Carolina and across the country lack the healthcare workforce Read more…
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on Wednesday introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would provide Medicare coverage of prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs) under current law. “Prescription digital therapeutics are an excellent example of how innovative technology can address some Read more…