U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) on July 1 introduced bipartisan legislation that would amend the federal tax code to restore advance refunding bonds, which allow states and local governments to manage bond debt and reduce borrower costs for public projects. Read more…
Debt forgiveness under existing federal emergency funding legislation would be extended to certain small businesses holding disaster loans, according to a new bill introduced this week by U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC). “As hardworking North Carolinians continue to do everything Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY) unveiled bipartisan, bicameral legislation that aims to promote lending to businesses and create jobs by improving access to revolving federal loan funds. Specifically, the Reinvigorating Lending for the Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on Tuesday joined several of his Republican colleagues to unveil legislation that would assist the American energy sector in retaining jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sen. Cassidy is an original cosponsor of the SAVE Jobs Read more…
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) on Monday introduced legislation to accelerate rural broadband deployment in the United States. “One of my top priorities is expanding access to broadband for communities of all Read more…
To reduce residential energy consumption, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on June 18 introduced a bipartisan bill that would establish a tree planting grant program. “By strategically increasing the amount of trees planted in our communities, we can improve Read more…
U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) recently unveiled a bipartisan bill to enhance aviation safety through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and global aviation partnerships. Sens. Capito and Moran signed on as original cosponsors of the Read more…
U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Deb Fischer, along with U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA), are among dozens of original Republican cosponsors who recently unveiled a bicameral bill that would improve and reform the nation’s policing practices, accountability and Read more…
U.S. Sens. Cory Gardner (R-CO), Mike Rounds (R-SD), and Roger Wicker (R-MS) joined a bipartisan group of 27 of their colleagues in seeking expanded and permanent Medicare coverage of telehealth services. “Americans have benefited significantly from this expansion of telehealth Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) recently introduced a bipartisan bill to provide the U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) with flexibility in caring for homeless military veterans during a public health emergency. “Without access to some of the most basic Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on June 9 applauded action by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide an additional $25 billion in total distributions from the Provider Relief Fund to eligible Medicaid and Children’s Read more…
U.S. House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) and U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and John Hoeven (R-ND) on June 1 applauded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final rule on Section 401 of the Clean Water Act to help Read more…
Although disappointed in the two years it took to happen, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) last week applauded new regulatory guidance from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) related to the 45Q tax credit for carbon capture, utilization and storage Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on May 13 introduced a bipartisan bill aimed at protecting miners from exposure to COVID-19. “West Virginia miners continue to work day in and day out to power our country,” Sen. Capito said. “Making Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on May 7 introduced a bipartisan bill that would provide for a high-speed broadband deployment initiative. Sen. Capito sponsored the Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility (E-BRIDGE) Act, S. 3648, with lead Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on May 6 applauded the markup by the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee of bipartisan water infrastructure legislation that includes priorities for her home state. The committee on May 4 received Read more…
The West Virginia Board of Medicine and the West Virginia State Medical Association applauded a bipartisan effort led by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) to bolster federal audio-only telehealth reimbursements during the current pandemic. Sen. Capito and her colleague Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) this week urged the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to authorize coverage of COVID-19 tests at mobile testing sites the same way urgent and emergency care services are covered by the VA. Currently, Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), who serves on the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW), on April 21 announced the committee’s release of two draft bills that would authorize approximately $17 billion in new federal funding to invest Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) helped lead a bipartisan group of 33 senators in requesting additional financial help for healthcare providers seeking coronavirus-related assistance through Medicare’s Accelerated and Advance Payments Program. “Our frontline health care providers and medical professionals across Read more…
U.S. Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ) joined more than a dozen Republican colleagues in requesting new guidance from the U.S. Treasury Department that provides flexibility and reduces red tape for states using their emergency stimulus funds. Sen. McSally and 15 other Read more…
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R- KS) led a bipartisan group of lawmakers in expressing concerns about coronavirus-related scams targeting America’s senior citizens, and requested additional protections and information from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) about what it is doing to Read more…
Bipartisan legislation to fight Alzheimer’s disease sponsored by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) became law on March 25 as part of a larger, sweeping bill to improve services for America’s elderly population. Sen. Collins in March 2019 introduced the Younger Read more…
U.S. Sens. Todd Young (R-IN) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on March 11 introduced bipartisan legislation that would authorize the award of grants to develop, administer and evaluate early childhood education apprenticeships. Sen. Young sponsored the Early Educators Apprenticeship Act, Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) earlier this month introduced a bipartisan bill that would establish a trust to benefit all unpaid cash sellers of livestock. “Our ranchers raise the highest quality cattle in the world, and they deserve certainty when Read more…
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) employees would be protected from accidental exposure to fentanyl and other synthetic opioids under bipartisan legislation recently proposed by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV). “Our Customs and Border Protection officers play a vital role Read more…
Bipartisan legislation to fight Alzheimer’s disease sponsored by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) on March 4 received unanimous approval from the U.S. Senate as part of a larger bill to improve services for America’s elderly population. Sen. Collins in March Read more…
U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) on March 3 cosponsored bipartisan legislation to protect the confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records. Sens. Capito and Tillis reintroduced an updated Protecting Jessica Grubb’s Legacy Act, S. 3374, Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on Feb. 22 joined U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, during a committee hearing convened by him on their bill to designate the New River Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on Feb. 21 praised plans by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to propose Safe Drinking Water Act regulatory determinations for highly toxic chemicals. “I applaud the EPA and Administrator Wheeler for starting the process Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on Feb. 18 showed the U.S. Drug Czar what the opioid crisis is doing to her West Virginia constituents and how local experts are committed to stemming the epidemic. Jim Carroll, director of the Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) on Feb. 13 praised passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of companion, bipartisan legislation that would establish an American women’s history museum in Washington, D.C. The House on Feb. 11 voted 374-37 to approve Read more…
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) on Feb. 12 sponsored a bill that would restrict certain federal grants for states that grant driver licenses to illegal immigrants and fail to share information about criminal aliens with the federal government. “Immigrants must Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) reintroduced Tuesday a bipartisan bill seeking to establish a decentralized wastewater grant program through the amendment of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. S. 3274, sponsored by U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), has been Read more…
U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Deb Fischer (R-NE) introduced last week the Veterans Assistance Helpline Act, which creates a helpline veterans can use to obtain information about all U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) services. “We owe it Read more…
U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Deb Fischer (R-NE) recently denounced female genital mutilation as a human rights violation. “Nearly three million girls across the globe are at risk of being subjected to Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, recently announced a more than $131.6 million grant award to the West Virginia School Building Authority, pending approval by President Donald Trump. The state Read more…
More than 6,300 rural households and some 383 farms in counties located throughout U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito’s (R-WV) home state will share millions of dollars from the federal ReConnect broadband infrastructure program, the senator recently announced. The Jan. 15 Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and U.S. Reps. Frank Lucas (R-OK) and Darin LaHood (R-IL) on Jan. 15 praised the president’s signing of the new U.S.-China Phase One Trade Agreement. “Fair trade rules and policies are needed to protect Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on Jan. 9 introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to establish a grant program for community organizations that provide support for individuals and their families struggling with substance use disorder. “This bipartisan legislation will hopefully provide Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) last week applauded the inclusion of broadband access improvements in two major appropriations bills signed into law on Dec. 20, 2019 by the president. “At my urging, several aspects of these funding bills reflect Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on Dec. 17 introduced a bipartisan bill to combat illegal pill mills around the United States. “Our recent history in West Virginia, where millions of prescription opioids flowed freely into small communities throughout the Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on Dec. 12 introduced bipartisan legislation that would require the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a carbon technologies program that eventually would get carbon-derived products to the commercial market. Sen. Capito cosponsored Read more…
U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-SD) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on Dec. 5 introduced a bipartisan bill aimed at increasing the nation’s recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters and other first responders by offering more of them federal housing assistance, Read more…
The bipartisan Support for Veterans in Effective Apprenticeships Act of 2019, introduced by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), on Dec. 4 received U.S. Senate approval and then advanced to the U.S. House of Representatives. “This bill will ensure that Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) recently proposed bipartisan, bicameral legislation to allow American families the option of advancing up to $5,000 of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) to help fund unpaid time off, infant Read more…
Thanks to efforts by U.S. Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ), the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) plans to make 3D mammography screenings available next year for active-duty U.S. female military service members under DOD’s TRICARE medical insurance. U.S. Assistant Secretary of Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently led a congressional delegation to Afghanistan and Kuwait for a briefing from U.S. military service members on American counter-terrorism efforts. “It was clear to me during this trip that the areas our military Read more…
U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on Nov. 19 introduced bipartisan legislation to prevent the circumvention of antidumping and countervailing duties by non-market economy countries like China. “This bipartisan legislation will provide the Commerce Department the Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on Nov. 19 introduced a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), an independent nonprofit organization authorized by Congress in 2010 that funds research to provide patients, caregivers and clinicians with Read more…