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Commerce Committee Advances Capito-Backed Bills, Lutnick Nomination
Capito-backed legislation includes efforts to promote broadband initiatives, online privacy, price transparency, availability of AM radio.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today voted during a committee markup to advance the nomination of Howard Lutnick to serve as Secretary of Commerce. She also voted to advance several pieces of legislation, including the Rural Broadband Protection Act (RBPA), legislation Senator Capito authored to require a more thorough vetting and verification process for internet service providers (ISP) seeking to participate in the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) high-cost programs. Learn more about RBPA here.
Senator Capito also voted to advance all legislation considered at today’s markup, including several bills she cosponsored:
The Lutnick nomination, RPBA, as well as the other Capito-backed legislation, now head to the full Senate for consideration.
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