Press Releases

Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito’s opening remarks. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing on recycling and the concept of a circular economy. Prior to the hearing, the committee held a business meeting to consider nominations, legislation to rename federal buildings, and several General Services Administration (GSA) resolutions. Click here to watch Ranking Member Capito’s opening remarks for... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra urging him to add West Virginia to the department’s Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. (EHE) initiative.Neither West Virginia nor any of its 55 counties were included as Phase 1 jurisdictions of the EHE initiative, which is designed to invest in communities most affected by HIV, and to help local HIV programs recover,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today congratulated three West Virginia schools who have been recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona, as 2021 National Blue Ribbon Schools. Crescent Elementary School in Beckley, Criss Elementary School in Parkersburg, and Rock Branch Elementary School in Nitro were selected for this prestigious recognition. National Blue Ribbon Schools are recognized for their overall academic... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $50,000 from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority’s (NRGRDA) West Virginia Hive Network as part of its Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (GAFC) program, which aims to spur investment in underrepresented communities.“The New River Gorge Regional Development... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $518,752 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to rural development grant programs across the state, as well to West Virginia University (WVU) for agriculture research.“Investing in West Virginia’s rural communities is key to the future of our state,” Senator Capito said. “These grants from USDA will... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $4,022,673 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for 14 West Virginia housing organizations and facilities across the state to provide affordable housing for low-income seniors.“Far too many individuals in West Virginia are struggling with homelessness and access to affordable housing,” Senator... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C.  – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $502,444 in funding through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for a vision research project at West Virginia University (WVU). This funding was made available through the National Eye Institute and will support a project titled “Photoreceptor neuron specific alternative splicing messenger... Read More

BECKLEY, W.Va. – As part of a fall series, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) hosted an Academy Day today in Beckley for West Virginia students interested in learning more about admissions to the U.S. Service Academies and Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) scholarships.“It was encouraging to see so many young West Virginians in Beckley today who want to potentially attend a U.S. Service Academy, participate in a ROTC program, and ultimately serve our... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – In the aftermath of the chaotic end to operations in Afghanistan, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined a resolution calling for Congress to recognize and honor those men and women who fought in America’s Global War on Terror in Afghanistan and whose selfless sacrifice and efforts helped keep our nation safe.The bicameral resolution affirms that “the peace the United States has experienced over the last twenty years is a direct result of the... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,238,860 from the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) to support the West Virginia Department of Homeland Security’s Justice and Community Services section. This funding was made available through the OVW’s STOP (Services, Training, Officers, Prosecutors) Violence Against Women... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced 14 awards totaling $12,356,197 from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) program for organizations across West Virginia. The POWER program is a congressionally funded initiative that targets federal resources to help communities and regions that have been... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined a bipartisan group of her colleagues this week in introducing a bill to award Congressional Gold Medals to the 13 American service members who lost their lives during the terrorist attacks in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 26.“Nothing can replace the 13 men and women we lost on August 26,” Senator Capito said. “They were young sons and daughters who raised their hands, answered the call, and lost their... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $1,300,000 in Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grants to foster economic development and support the preservation of historic buildings in West Virginia.“West Virginia has a heritage that we are incredibly proud of,” Senator Capito said. “That’s why it’s important that we do all we can to preserve and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) joined Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and a bipartisan group of senators in sending a letter to the U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin requesting an exception “to allow the Defense POW-MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) to proceed with immediate disinterment of the American service members who died in the 1945 Tokyo military prison fire and remain buried as Unknowns at the Manila American... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $3,827,406 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to organizations working to address and prevent youth homelessness in West Virginia.“Far too many children in West Virginia struggle with unreliable housing and face the threat of homelessness. The stress and anxiety of not having somewhere to sleep at night... Read More

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today made several stops in the Eastern Panhandle to receive updates on infrastructure projects, meet with law enforcement and city leaders, and to view progress on local services, including a drug screening and treatment center.Senator Capito first met with Martinsburg Mayor Kevin Knowles to discuss the latest on infrastructure, combating the drug crisis, and economic development. They also toured the city’s new police... Read More

WASHINGON, D.C. – Yesterday, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act, a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.). The bill would phase out harmful large mesh drift gillnets used in federal waters off the coast of California, which is the only place the nets are still used in the United States.“While the use of large mesh drift gillnets is already prohibited off the coasts... Read More

Click here or on the image above to watch Senator Capito’s questions.  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today participated in a hearing on three Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) nominees: Amanda Howe to be Assistant Administrator for Mission Support; David Uhlmann to be EPA’s Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance; and Carlton Waterhouse to be Assistant... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $177,817 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to sixteen small businesses and agriculture producers in rural communities across West Virginia. This investment is through the Rural Energy for America Program which helps agricultural producers and rural small businesses purchase and install renewable energy systems and make... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and several of her Republican colleagues in introducing the Preventing Recognition of Terrorist States Act, legislation that would direct the Secretary of State to designate the illegitimate Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan as a state sponsor of terrorism and the Taliban as a terrorist organization. The bill would also impose sanctions against foreign individuals who knowingly provide... Read More