U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on June 22 introduced a bipartisan bill that would reauthorize the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) from fiscal years 2023 through 2027. “As a longtime advocate in the fight against Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) recently led a bipartisan group of nine other lawmakers in requesting that the necessary resources to properly staff and secure the nation’s northern and southwest borders be included in the fiscal year 2023 homeland security Read more…
U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) on May 24 cosponsored bipartisan legislation to eliminate the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) commission that is tasked with finding facilities that should be consolidated or realigned. U.S. Sens. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and several of her Republican colleagues urged U.S. Senate appropriations leaders to substantially double funding for the federal Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG). “As you develop the fiscal year 2023 Labor, Health and Read more…
U.S. Sens. John Hoeven (R-ND) and Steve Daines (R-MT) are among 18 lawmakers urging homeland security leadership to prohibit funding in the fiscal year 2023 appropriations bill for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Disinformation Governance Board. “We urge Read more…
A pair of bipartisan bills recently introduced by U.S. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) seek to continue the nation’s progress in working to prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease, which costs the United States a staggering $321 Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) led 35 of his Republican colleagues in introducing a resolution that urges the Biden administration to work with Congress on the development of a strategy to counter the rise in violent crime across the United Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on May 12 offered a bipartisan bill to reauthorize appropriations for the volunteer services, community partnership and refuge education programs of the National Wildlife Refuge System. “Some of our greatest assets are our lands Read more…
The U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on May 11 advanced two pieces of bipartisan, internet-related legislation originally cosponsored by committee member U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV). During an executive session held by the committee, members voted to Read more…
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) on May 10 proposed a bipartisan, bicameral resolution that supports designating a National Fentanyl Awareness Day to increase public awareness about the impact of fake or counterfeit fentanyl pills on families and young people. As Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on May 3 sponsored a bipartisan bill that would require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a vetting process for prospective applicants seeking high-cost universal service program funding. The FCC’s high-cost programs provide Read more…
U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) joined U.S. Reps. Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Mike Kelly (R-PA) on April 28 to introduce a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would reauthorize legislation to maximize discovery, and accelerate development and Read more…
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) helped lead a bipartisan resolution to recognize the service of more than 134,000 osteopathic physicians by designating April 18-24 as National Osteopathic Medicine Week. Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (DOs) make Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) led nearly 200 of their colleagues on April 18 in filing an amicus brief in support of a case before the U.S. Supreme Court related to how much Read more…
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) on April 5 cosponsored a bipartisan bill aimed at supporting law enforcement in more effectively responding to people suffering a mental or behavioral health crisis. “As the first ones on the scene, America’s law enforcement Read more…
U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) joined a bipartisan group of their colleagues in requesting details from the Biden administration on America’s mission in Ukraine, including what provisions, risk assessments and strategy the United States has provided Read more…
U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) have introduced legislation to ensure women-owned small businesses maintain priority federal contracting status so they are better able to access venture capital financing. “This measure will increase access to capital Read more…
U.S. Sens. Tim Scott (R-SC), Todd Young (R-IN), and Richard Burr (R-NC) on March 22 introduced legislation that would make childcare programs more affordable while allowing parents to choose a provider that best fits their needs. “The Democrats’ childcare proposals Read more…
Amid Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, a bipartisan contingent of United States senators this past weekend traveled to Poland and Germany to visit U.S. troops and meet with top military and political leaders, non-government organizations (NGOs), Ukrainian refugees, German Read more…
Several Republicans this week introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill that aims to improve outcomes for the screening and treatment of maternal mental health and substance use disorders. “I’m proud to join this bipartisan, bicameral effort to provide cost-effective, targeted investments Read more…
U.S. Sens. Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) led 40 of their GOP colleagues in requesting that President Joe Biden work with America’s NATO allies to expedite the transfer of aircraft, air defense systems and other combat and support Read more…
Both houses of Congress on March 8 approved bipartisan resolutions offered by U.S. Sens. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) condemning the recent bomb threats against Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Read more…
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) on March 3 led a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers in introducing the Ban Russian Energy Imports Act. “While the Biden administration has taken noteworthy steps to try to convince Vladimir Putin and his regime to Read more…
U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) led 35 of his Republican colleagues in questioning President Joe Biden about why an additional $30 billion in federal funding would be needed to help the nation in its ongoing fight against COVID-19. President Biden Read more…
To incentivize private-public partnerships supporting domestic manufacturing, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently unveiled a bipartisan bill that would task the U.S. Commerce Secretary with establishing the Manufacturing Communities Support Program. “West Virginia is home to dozens of communities Read more…
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Todd Young (R-IN) recently joined a dozen other Republicans to introduce legislation that would increase transparency around a broadband buildout grant awarded to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). Specifically, the Broadband Buildout Read more…
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) on Feb. 24 met with law enforcement officers from Florida’s 16th District to discuss the nationwide rise in crime against police and other first responders. “Our brave law enforcement officers put their lives on the Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) recently signed on as a cosponsor of a bipartisan bill that would bolster America’s natural gas production in order to reduce global dependence on Russian energy sources. “Now that Nord Stream 2 sanctions are in Read more…
As auto dealerships struggle with inflation and inventory shortages amid ongoing supply chain disruptions, U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and his Republican colleagues requested that the U.S. Treasury Department use its existing authority to provide America’s automobile industry with some Read more…
U.S. Sens. Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) last week joined a majority of the Republican conference in urging the Biden administration to ensure proper implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Specifically, the lawmakers expressed Read more…
A bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) would make more Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) funding available for commercial airports to buy devices necessary to test their firefighting equipment without discharging toxic chemicals. Read more…
U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Michael McCaul (R-TX) and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on Tuesday unveiled comprehensive legislation to slap stiff economic sanctions against Russia, which continues to threaten Ukraine. “As the noose tightens around Ukraine, Read more…
U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Tim Scott (R-SC) recently joined several of their Republican colleagues in introducing legislation to amend the federal program for local substance use disorder services. Specifically, the Cutting Rampant Access to Crack Kits (CRACK) Read more…
U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) unveiled comprehensive, bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) through 2027 that also provides several key provisions to improve the current law. “As a survivor of domestic violence Read more…
Almost a dozen Republican senators serving on the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee urged the Biden administration to ensure broadband infrastructure funding through the Coronavirus State and Local Recovery Funds remains focused on the nation’s unserved areas. The Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, recently led more than a dozen of her Republican colleagues in urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reconsider its denial of all Read more…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) acted outside its congressionally authorized authority by issuing overreaching rules that attempt to transform the nation’s power sector through emissions regulations under the Clean Air Act, according to an amicus curiae brief filed in Read more…
The National Coal Council (NCC) would be reinstated under legislation introduced on Dec. 16 by U.S. Sens. John Hoeven (R-ND) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV). “Coal remains a reliable, affordable and vastly abundant energy source in America,” said Sen. Hoeven, Read more…
Republican members of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee requested a closed briefing with Biden administration officials to discuss transportation supply chain issues and the nation’s “unprecedented levels of freight congestion.” “This committee would benefit from the opportunity Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently introduced a bipartisan bill to help facilitate continuity of care and treatment for Americans with opioid use disorders by reducing an unnecessary barrier to an innovative treatment method. Specifically, Sen. Capito on Nov. Read more…
President Joe Biden on Nov. 23 signed into law a bipartisan, bicameral bill co-authored by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) to improve transparency at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers. “With the president signing this legislation into Read more…
U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and John Hoeven (R-ND) joined a dozen other Republicans to urge the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) to reevaluate the new fees being imposed for shipping container carriers at the Ports of Read more…
In order to increase the number of women entering science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) launched the bipartisan Women in STEM Caucus in the U.S. Senate this week. Sen. Capito teamed up with Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Nov. 4 voted 410-16 to approve U.S. Rep. Sam Graves’ (R-MO) Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility (E-BRIDGE) Act, which now heads to the U.S. Senate for consideration. “The E-BRIDGE Act cuts Read more…
Legislation introduced by U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) would permanently authorize legislation that aims to combat domestic violence by encouraging lawyers to provide pro bono legal services to survivors who can’t afford them. The Pro Read more…
Homeless veterans would receive access to employment and training services to help them secure jobs under legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) on Oct. 27. The bipartisan Reaching Every Homeless Veteran Act of 2021, S. 3094, was sponsored Read more…
U.S. Senate Republicans on Oct. 21 introduced legislation that would prohibit the implementation of new requirements for reporting bank account deposits and withdrawals. The Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act, S. 3056, which is sponsored by U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and a bipartisan group of her U.S. Senate colleagues urged the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to lower prescription drug costs for America’s senior citizens. The senators want CMS to either work Read more…
The Medicare Advantage (MA) program, which provides high-quality, affordable care to over 26 million senior citizens and enrollees with disabilities who qualify for Special Needs Plans, should be protected from payment cuts, according to U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Read more…
Bipartisan legislation offered by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) would establish the federal Office of Policy Development and Cybersecurity within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). “American consumers are the ones who are hurt most by cyberattacks and Read more…