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Shelley Moore Capito

Shelley Moore Capito

RRepublicanWV · Senator
66
/ 100
Above Average
Attendance98
Avg: 98
Independence65
Avg: 55
Bipartisan Tone38
Avg: 15
Ethics Record100
Avg: 100
Transparency5
Avg: 47

Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.

Methodology
OverviewStatementsBillsFinanceVotesElections
8
Total Statements
8
Floor Speeches
0
Press Releases
15
Topics Covered

What They Talk About

Foreign Policy: 5Taxes: 4Environment: 4China: 2Immigration: 2Labor: 2Trade: 2Agriculture: 2Civil Rights: 1Defense: 1Ethics: 1Crime & Justice: 1Housing: 1Voting Rights: 1Veterans: 1

Speech Tone

Bipartisan: 3Neutral: 3Ceremonial: 1Urgent: 1

Statements (8)

Floor Speech2026-03-26
Sponsored: Ensuring Better Interest Treatment and Deductibility Act (EBITDA)

Shelley Moore Capito sponsored this legislation: Ensuring Better Interest Treatment and Deductibility Act (EBITDA). Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Floor Speech2026-03-19BipartisanTaxesForeign PolicyLaborHR1HR4553
SAFEGUARD AMERICAN VOTER ELIGIBILITY ACT--Resumed

SAFEGUARD AMERICAN VOTER ELIGIBILITY ACT--Resumed Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 50 (Thursday, March 19, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 50 (Thursday, March 19, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S1314-S1355] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office […

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Floor Speech2026-03-10
Sponsored: AADAPT Act

Shelley Moore Capito sponsored this legislation: AADAPT Act. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Floor Speech2026-01-30BipartisanImmigrationTaxesEnvironmentHR7148S411
CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026

CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 22 (Friday, January 30, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 22 (Friday, January 30, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S411-S417] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ]…

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Floor Speech2026-01-29AgricultureS392
AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET

AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 21 (Thursday, January 29, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 21 (Thursday, January 29, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S392] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ]…

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Floor Speech2024-12-18BipartisanImmigrationTaxesEnvironmentS7162S7165
THOMAS R. CARPER WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2024

THOMAS R. CARPER WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2024 Congressional Record, Volume 170 Issue 188 (Wednesday, December 18, 2024) [Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 188 (Wednesday, December 18, 2024)] [Senate] [Pages S7162-S7165] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government…

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Floor Speech2024-12-11UrgentEnvironmentForeign PolicyChinaS6952S6963
STOP INSTITUTIONAL CHILD ABUSE ACT

STOP INSTITUTIONAL CHILD ABUSE ACT Congressional Record, Volume 170 Issue 184 (Wednesday, December 11, 2024) [Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 184 (Wednesday, December 11, 2024)] [Senate] [Pages S6952-S6963] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office […

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Floor Speech2018-07-25CeremonialTaxesEnvironmentForeign PolicyHR772S5320
INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, FINANCIAL SERVICES, AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019--Continued

INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, FINANCIAL SERVICES, AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019--Continued Congressional Record, Volume 164 Issue 125 (Wednesday, July 25, 2018) [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 25, 2018)] [Senate] [Pages S5320-S5356] From the Congressional…

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