Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) introduced the RCORP Authorization Act, legislation that would maintain the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program to establish and expand prevention, treatment, and recovery services in rural areas for substance use disorders, related behavioral health conditions, and other related public health issues. “West Virginians know firsthand the devastating toll the opioid epidemic has had on our state’s... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Last week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) in introducing the Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes (ECHO) Reauthorization Act, which will increase access to high-quality health care in hard-to-reach areas. The bill reauthorizes funding for an innovative medical education program that deploys interactive videoconferencing to link specialist teams with primary care... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C. – This week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) helped introduce the Rural Emergency Hospital Designation Improvement Act (REH 2.0), legislation led by U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.), to expand access to federal resources for rural hospitals through the Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) Medicare designation. REH 2.0 would allow more Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) and rural hospitals at risk of closure to sustain health care services in rural... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined U.S. Senators Jim Justice (R-W.Va.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Mark Warner (D-Va.) in introducing the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District Boundary Expansion and Partnership Act of 2026, landmark legislation that adds three West Virginia counties and one Virginia county to the District. “I’m proud to help introduce this legislation to expand the boundaries of the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recently, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), joined U.S. Senators Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) in introducing legislation to reauthorize the United States Postal Service (USPS) Alzheimer’s research stamp for an additional six years, allowing more funds to be raised for Alzheimer’s... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Jim Justice (R-W.Va.), and U.S. Representatives Carol Miller (R-W.Va.-01) and Riley Moore (R-W.Va.-02) joined together in sending a letter to President Donald J. Trump and FEMA Region 3 Regional Administrator Andre McCoy in support of Governor Patrick Morrisey's (R-W.Va.) request for an expedited Major Disaster Declaration for the State of West Virginia. The request follows the severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding... Read More

GLEN JEAN, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) traveled to Glen Jean, W.Va. to visit the Joint Task Force-National Scout Jamboree, followed by a visit to Summit Bechtel Reserve to meet with scouts in attendance at this year’s National Jamboree. This week, the Summit has welcomed 15,000 scouts, including staff, volunteers, leaders, and supporters from across the country for Scouting America’s premiere celebration. First, Senator Capito toured the Joint Task Force... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recently, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of Senate Republican leadership, joined her colleagues in introducing the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026, legislation to hold major purchasers of Russian oil and gas accountable for supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine. “Russia’s war against Ukraine, which has killed far too many and upended global stability, must come to an end,” Senator Capito said. “This legislation empowers President Trump to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led the EPW Committee in unanimously passing the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026. The WRDA 2026 bill includes wins for all fifty states, including significant benefits for West Virginia’s water infrastructure. The Water Resources Development Act is biennial legislation that authorizes flood risk management, navigation, and ecosystem... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee voted unanimously to pass the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026 introduced by Chairman Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), and Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.). The Water Resources Development Act is biennial legislation that authorizes flood risk management, navigation, and ecosystem... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS), applauded the U.S. National Science Foundation’s (NSF) announcement that the Resilient Energy Technology and Infrastructure (RETI) Consortium, which is led by West Virginia University (WVU) in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, and more than 60 regional partners, will be one of 12... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) cosponsored the Protect College Sports Act, bipartisan legislation introduced?by Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.),?Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), and?Chris Coons (D-Del.). The bill would establish national standards governing NIL, transfers, eligibility, and enforcement. Last month, the Commerce Committee... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) led a bipartisan, bicameral group of U.S. Senators and Representatives, in a new letter urging United States Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer to explicitly include American hardwood lumber within the recently established U.S.-China Board of Trade. Representatives GT Thompson (R-Pa.-15) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.-03) led the letter in the U.S. House of Representatives. “We write to... Read More

Click here or the image above to watch the video. *Click here to download the video.* CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today issued a video statement celebrating the 250th anniversary of America’s independence ahead of the Fourth of July. Full video transcript included below: “Wow! “250 years of America, what an extraordinary milestone in our nation’s history. “On July 4th, 1776, our Founding Fathers laid the cornerstone of freedom, prosperity, and justice for the... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, announced more than $47 million in funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant program. This grant funding for the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) includes $23 million for the Corridor H – Waites Run to Virginia State Line Project, which would support... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Labor, Health, and Human Services (LHHS) Appropriations Subcommittee, applauded the availability of up to $250,000 in Brookwood-Sago Grants from the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). The funding will support mine safety, health education, and mine emergency preparedness efforts. The Brookwood-Sago Grant Program honors the West Virginia miners lost in the 2006 Sago... Read More

FAIRMONT, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) made stops in Fairmont, W.Va. focused on manufacturing and economic development. First, Senator Capito traveled to Kibar Americas, an aluminum company, to tour the facility and discuss operations with staff. Kibar Americas acquired the former Novelis facility in Fairmont, which began a new chapter with major investment and opportunity for Marion County and the state of West Virginia. “It was great to get a firsthand look at the... Read More

To watch Senator Capito’s interview, click here or the image above. CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of Senate Republican leadership, joined FOX News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom” with Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino to discuss the Supreme Court’s decision in State of West Virginia v. B.P.J., upholding West Virginia law protecting girls’ sports. HIGHLIGHTS: ON THE DECISION IN THE CASE: “Well, I think this is common sense. It's fair, it's safe. It... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) applauded the decision from the Supreme Court of the United States in State of West Virginia v. B.P.J., upholding West Virginia law requiring that each athlete’s participation in the athletic or sporting event be based on the athlete’s biological sex for an official or unofficial school-sanctioned athletic or sporting event. “I applaud the Supreme Court for upholding West Virginia’s common sense law to protect girls’ sports.... Read More

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, attended a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Westmoreland Fire Station in Huntington, W.Va. This fire station will serve the Westmoreland neighborhood and surrounding areas and will play a crucial role in the city’s emergency response network. In Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24), Senator Capito was able to secure $4,165,000 in funding for the project, which was critical in helping address... Read More