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U.S. Senator from West Virginia

Shelley Moore Capito

Republican · West Virginia

Daughter of former Gov. Arch Moore, serving since 2015. Focus on coal and energy industries, opioid crisis, broadband access, and infrastructure for rural areas.

Record

Conservative with bipartisan approach to West Virginia's specific needs. Advocate for coal and energy interests while supporting opioid crisis funding and rural broadband expansion.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (8 on record)

  • S.4949 — Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 13, 2026)
  • S.4221 — Ensuring Better Interest Treatment and Deductibility Act (EBITDA) (Introduced, Mar 26, 2026)
  • S.4036 — AADAPT Act (Introduced, Mar 10, 2026)
  • S.3472 — National Strategy for School Security Act of 2025 (Introduced, Dec 15, 2025)
    National Strategy for School Security Act of 2025 This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop a national strategy to secure elementary and secondary schools from acts of terrorism. DHS must submit this strategy to Congress, annually update the strategy (if appropriate)…
  • S.J.Res.96 — A joint resolution requesting the Secretary of the Interior to authorize unique and one-time arrangements for displays on the National Mall and the Washington Monument during the period beginning on December 31, 2025, and ending on January 5, 2026. (Introduced, Nov 19, 2025)
  • S.3209 — NOPAIN for Veterans Act (Introduced, Nov 19, 2025)
  • S.2587 — Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (Introduced, Jul 31, 2025)
    Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 This bill provides FY2026 appropriations to the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education; and related agencies. The bill provides appropriations to the Department of…
  • S.2621 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for State-based maternal mortality review committees, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to disseminate best practices on maternal mortality prevention to hospitals, State-based professional societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 31, 2025)

Notable votes

  • Voted Yea on S.Res. 817 — S. Res. 817 (Resolution Agreed to, Jul 30, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on S.Res. 817 — Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. Res. 817 (Cloture Motion Agreed to, Jul 29, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R. 6644 — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 6644 with an Amendment (SA 5823) (Cloture Motion Agreed to, Jun 18, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on S. 2 — S. 2, As Amended (Bill Passed, Jun 5, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on S. 2 — Cortez Masto Amdt. No. 5463 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on S. 2 — Padilla Amdt. No. 5808 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on S. 2 — Gallego Amdt. No. 5813 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on S. 2 — Peters Amdt. No. 5763 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)

Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)

  • S.5193 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to expand the capacity to improve health outcomes and increase access to specialized care. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
  • S.364 — Hearing Protection Act (Introduced, Jul 29, 2026)
  • S.4528 — IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act (Introduced, Jul 29, 2026)
  • S.5169 — A bill to expand the boundaries of the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District, to recognize and enhance the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District partnership model, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 29, 2026)
  • S.5164 — A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to make improvements relating to the designation of rural emergency hospitals. (Introduced, Jul 29, 2026)
  • S.1829 — STOP CSAM Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 28, 2026)
  • S.137 — FIND Act (Introduced, Jul 27, 2026)
  • S.5119 — A bill to require the United States Postal Service to sell the Alzheimer's semipostal stamp for 6 additional years. (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)

Voting analysis

Shelley Moore Capito chairs the environment and public works committee and a major appropriations subcommittee. Four of her departures belong to a single foreign aid supplemental, which she supported at passage, at cloture, on the amendment carrying its substance, and on the cloture motion covering that amendment.

5.2%
Votes against the Republican majority
212
Roll calls where a party majority formed
30 of 51
Rank among Senate Republicans, most defections first

Advancing one bill, blocking colleagues' amendments

The other half of the record runs the opposite way. She voted down five amendments offered by Republican colleagues across a tax bill, a spending measure and a benefits bill — each one supported by most of her conference, each one rejected with her among those rejecting it.

Carrying a foreign aid package against your own side while refusing your own side's amendments is not a contradiction. It describes a committee chairman protecting outcomes she has a hand in producing.

The 10 most recent of 11 roll calls where Shelley Moore Capito voted against the Senate Republican majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R. 7148
Paul Amdt. No. 4272
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4272 to H.R. 7148 (No short title on file) · roll call 119		Jan 30, 2026Amendment RejectedNay (party: Yea)
H.R. 1968
Paul Amdt. No. 1266
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1266 to H.R. 1968 (No short title on file) · roll call 119		Mar 14, 2025Amendment RejectedNay (party: Yea)
H.R. 82
Crapo Amdt. No. 3331
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3331 to H.R. 82 (No short title on file) · roll call 118		Dec 20, 2024Amendment RejectedNay (party: Yea)
H.R. 82
Cruz Amdt. No. 3360
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3360 to H.R. 82 (No short title on file) · roll call 118		Dec 20, 2024Amendment RejectedNay (party: Yea)
H.R. 82
Paul Amdt. No. 3352
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3352 to H.R. 82 (No short title on file) · roll call 118		Dec 20, 2024Amendment RejectedNay (party: Yea)
H.R. 815
H.R. 815, as Amended
On Passage of the Bill H.R. 815 · roll call 118		Feb 13, 2024Bill PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R. 815
Motion to Invoke Cloture Re: H.R. 815
On the Cloture Motion H.R. 815 · roll call 118		Feb 12, 2024Cloture Motion Agreed toYea (party: Nay)
H.R. 815
Murray Amdt. No. 1388
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1388 to H.R. 815 (No short title on file) · roll call 118		Feb 12, 2024Amendment Agreed toYea (party: Nay)
H.R. 815
Motion to Invoke Cloture Re: Murray Amdt. No. 1388 to H.R. 815
On the Cloture Motion H.R. 815 · roll call 118		Feb 11, 2024Cloture Motion Agreed toYea (party: Nay)
H.R. 6363
Paul Amdt. No. 1366
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1366 to H.R. 6363 (No short title on file) · roll call 118		Nov 15, 2023Amendment RejectedNay (party: Yea)

Above the West Virginia average

West Virginia's two Republican senators sit apart on this measure, with Capito the more frequent departer.

Among the 2 Republicans in the West Virginia delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 2.9%. Shelley Moore Capito is above that average at 5.2%.

What she legislates on

One filing is the Water Resources Development Act itself, the recurring vehicle her committee produces. Alongside it sit an interest deductibility measure, an acronymic act, a national strategy for school security, and a joint resolution authorising one-time displays on the National Mall and the Washington Monument over a specific holiday period.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Shelley Moore Capito's cluster into: Health (2), Armed Forces and National Security (1), Public Lands and Natural Resources (1), Taxation (1), Water Resources Development (1).

396
Bills sponsored
3981
Bills cosponsored

Of the 8 most recent of those, 8 currently sit at Introduced.

Tenure and attendance

Her congressional service began in the House at the start of the two-thousands. She misses a moderate share of roll calls.

First elected in 2001, now serving across 13 terms. Shelley Moore Capito falls in the veteran cohort.

3.6%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
8
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Shelley Moore Capito has 396 bills sponsored, 3981 cosponsored, 8 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • Senate Committee on Appropriations
  • Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
  • Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (Chairman)
  • Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations: Department of Defense
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations: Department of Homeland Security
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations: Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies (Chairman)
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
  • Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Aviation, Space, and Innovation
  • Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy

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