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U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would facilitate the development and deployment of AI by creating guidelines for third-party evaluators who work with AI companies on safety testing their systems. AI companies currently claim they train, conduct safety red-team exercises, and carry out risk management on their AI models, but in fact often do so without any independent verification. To rectify that, Sen. Capito joined with U.S. Sen. John... Read More

U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) recently reintroduced their bipartisan Validation and Evaluation for Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (VET AI) Act. The bill directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to work with federal agencies and stakeholders across industry, academia, and civil society to develop detailed specifications, guidelines, and recommendations for third-party evaluators to work with AI companies to provide... Read More

Senator Capito has reintroduced a bipartisan artificial intelligence bill to the Senate. The ‘VET AI Act’ directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop guidelines for AI developers to provide assurance and verification of how their AI systems are developed and tested. Currently, AI companies can make claims about how they train, conduct safety exercises, and carry out risk management on their AI models without any independent verification, Capito says. The... Read More

Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) have reintroduced the bipartisan Validation and Evaluation for Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (VET AI) Act. The bill tasks the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) with working alongside federal agencies, industry, academia, and civil society to create voluntary guidelines for evaluating AI systems. These guidelines would help independent third-party evaluators verify how AI systems are developed and... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said the President Trump-led spending bill delivers on Republican promises to strengthen national security, improve military readiness and support service members and their families. The legislation, referred to as the “One Big Beautiful Bill” by the president provides funding for defense manufacturing in West Virginia, Capito said. This includes $25 billion to replenish stockpiles of critical munitions with key components manufactured at Allegany Ballistics... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), recently joined her colleagues in introducing the Safe Response Act, bipartisan legislation to reauthorize a grant program that allows states, local government entities, and tribes to train and provide resources to first responders responding to drug overdoses. “West Virginians know all too well the devastation and heartbreak drug overdoses cause in our communities. That’s why it is essential Congress provides the resources and training our first... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and Gov. Patrick Morrisey joined federal and local officials Monday to sign an amendment to the partnership agreement for the Lower Mud River flood control project. The amendment is intended to simplify land acquisitions for the state and the city of Milton, allowing the project to proceed. Capito, a Republican who chairs the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, was joined at the event by Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam Telle,... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) is backing bipartisan legislation aimed at strengthening support for first responders dealing with drug overdoses. The Safe Response Act, recently reintroduced in Congress, would reauthorize and fund a federal grant program that equips first responders with the training and tools needed to handle overdoses, particularly those involving opioids like fentanyl. “West Virginians know all too well the devastation and heartbreak drug overdoses cause in our... Read More

When lawmakers return to Washington after the August recess, senior Republicans plan to continue to push an agenda that reflects the Trump administration’s climate and environmental permitting policy directives. Among her final acts before the congressional summer break, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) detailed her platform specific to permitting processes. As chairwoman of the Environment and Public Works panel on highway policy, she is central to next year’s approval of a multiyear surface... Read More

Permitting reform is once again a major focus of U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, and she believes that lawmakers can get a package to the desk of President Donald Trump by the end of the year. Speaking to West Virginia reporters on a conference call Thursday afternoon, Capito talked about her speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate Wednesday advocating for permitting reform to speed up energy, transportation, and infrastructure projects. “I thought it was time to start talking more aggressively... Read More

When Congress passed President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” proponents of green energy raised concerns about tax advantages for wind and solar energy being rolled back. West Virginia has spent the last several years trying to kick start a variety of clean energy projects, so we asked Senator Shelley Moore Capito where those stand now. Capito says wind and solar projects now make economic sense for investors, even without the former tax credits, and those projects can still move... Read More

Permitting reform is once again a major focus of U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, and she believes that lawmakers can get a package to the desk of President Donald Trump by the end of the year. Speaking to West Virginia reporters on a conference call Thursday afternoon, Capito talked about her speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate Wednesday advocating for permitting reform to speed up energy, transportation, and infrastructure projects. “I thought it was time to start talking more aggressively... Read More

Permitting reform is once again a major focus of U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, and she believes that lawmakers can get a package to the desk of President Donald Trump by the end of the year. Speaking to West Virginia reporters on a conference call Thursday afternoon, Capito talked about her speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate Wednesday advocating for permitting reform to speed up energy, transportation, and infrastructure projects. “I thought it was time to start talking more aggressively... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, addressed the Senate on the need for bipartisan reforms to environmental review and permitting processes. In her floor speech, Capito highlighted longstanding issues with delays and regulatory hurdles affecting infrastructure and energy projects across the country. “The opportunity is here, this is right in front of us, and I can guarantee you that I will be at the forefront of these... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), who chairs the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, spoke on the Senate floor today to highlight what she sees as an urgent need for bipartisan reform of federal environmental review and permitting processes. Capito argued that delays in permitting have held up key infrastructure, energy, and economic development projects nationwide. She cited examples from West Virginia, including a steel production facility in Mason County and... Read More

Editor: Sen. Shelley Moore Capito’s request to salvage funding for the public school systems across America is much appreciated. Capito, R-WVa., should be thanked for raising her voice to step aside from this administration’s reckless dismantling of services to the American public at large and its obsequiousness to the obscenely wealthy. Capito is a former educator who understands our country’s obligation to provide quality education for all people. Thank you, Sen. Capito, for understanding that... Read More

West Virginia’s U.S. senators praised the release Friday of additional federal education dollars that had been put on hold for nearly a month by the administration of President Donald Trump. In press releases Friday afternoon, Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Jim Justice thanked the Trump administration and the U.S. Department of Education for releasing the funding that was in the fiscal year 2025 continuing resolution passed back in March. More than $6 billion in federal education funding was... Read More

To ensure that Early Head Start classrooms are fully staffed, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently offered a bipartisan bill that would permit classroom teachers in the program to simultaneously teach and earn their Child Development Associate (CDA) credential. Sen. Capito on July 17 cosponsored the Head start Education And Development Workforce Advancement and Yield (HEADWAY) Act, S. 2323, alongside bill sponsor U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) to also help pave the way for greater... Read More

After successfully leading an effort to unfreeze billions of dollars in education funding, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is now advocating for the disbursement of appropriated funds for the National Institutes of Health. Capito, who chairs the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, joined Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., and 12 other Senate Republicans in a letter to Russell Vought, director of the White House Office of... Read More

West Virginia’s U.S. senators praised the release Friday of additional federal education dollars that had been put on hold for nearly a month by the administration of President Donald Trump. In press releases Friday afternoon, Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Jim Justice thanked the Trump administration and the U.S. Department of Education for releasing the funding that was in the fiscal year 2025 continuing resolution passed back in March. More than $6 billion in federal education funding was... Read More