Shelley Moore Capito

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Healthcare

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Economy and labor

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Capito joined Mr. Coons, Mr. Daines, and Mr. Peters in submitting Senate Resolution 702 commending the American Chemical Society on its 150th anniversary.

Paul Amdt. No. 4272

Motion to Table Lee Amdt. No. 4236

Motion to Table Lee Amdt. No. 4234

Motion to Table Lee Amdt. No. 4286

Sanders Amdt. No. 4290

Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 4287

H.R. 7148, as Amended

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 7148

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 3627

Motion to Invoke Cloture: H.R. 6938

H.R. 6938

Is the Point of Order Well Taken Re: To the Privilege Status of S.J. Res. 98

Motion to Proceed to S.J. Res. 84

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6938

Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 98

Confirmation: Alexander C. Van Hook, of Louisiana, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana

Motion to Proceed to S.J.Res. 86

Confirmation: Joshua Simmons, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency

Confirmation: Sara Bailey, of Texas, to be Director of National Drug Control Policy

Confirmation: Keith Bass, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense

Capito co-sponsored S. Res. 569, a resolution expressing support for declaring 2026 the "Year of Math" in the United States, and co-sponsored S. Res. 570, a resolution designating November 2025 as "National Lung Cancer Awareness Month."

Capito co-submitted Senate Resolution 570 to designate November 2025 as "National Lung Cancer Awareness Month" and express support for early detection and treatment of lung cancer.

Capito requested that Senator Warnock from Georgia be added as a cosponsor of S. 98, a bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to establish a vetting process for prospective applicants for high-cost universal service program funding.

Capito co-submitted Senate Resolution 469 to designate the week of October 19 through 25, 2025, as "National Chemistry Week."

Capito co-sponsored Senate Resolution 420 supporting the designation of September 19, 2025, as "National Concussion Awareness Day."

Capito cosponsored S. Res. 420, a resolution supporting the designation of September 19, 2025, as "National Concussion Awareness Day."

Capito announced she would request unanimous consent to vote on the nominations of Jess Kramer for Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water at the Environmental Protection Agency and Sean McMaster for Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, and stated that Democrats have not allowed any civilian nominees to pass by unanimous consent or voice vote during the current Congress, contrasting this with 76 civilian nominees confirmed by such methods by this point in the Biden presidency.

Capito spoke about the need for comprehensive reform to environmental review and permitting processes, citing examples from West Virginia including delays affecting steel production facilities, highway projects, waterline extensions, broadband deployment, and bridge replacements.

Capito rose to speak in support of David Wright's nomination to serve as a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Capito was listed as a cosponsor of S. 2235, a bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize the diesel emissions reduction program.

Capito explained Congress's intent regarding section 60002 of Senate Amendment 2360 to H.R. 1, which repeals Section 134 of the Clean Air Act establishing the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and rescinds $17 billion in unobligated funds, citing concerns about waste, fraud, and abuse in the program's administration.

Capito asked for the yeas and nays on the Shumate nomination and voted yea for its confirmation.

Capito voted in favor of H.J. Res. 61, a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency's National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Rubber Tire Manufacturing, on May 6, 2025.

Capito introduced H.J. RES. 88 to block the Biden EPA's rule approving California's Clean Air Act waiver for its Advanced Clean Cars II regulation.