Shelley Moore Capito

U.S. Senator · WV

Republican

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Where Shelley stands

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What should the federal government's overall approach to taxes and spending be?
Some evidence
Lower taxes modestly and trim some federal programs
Lower taxes, smaller governmentHigher taxes, expanded programs
Cosponsored Death Tax Repeal Act and Main Street Tax Certainty Act making the qualified business income deduction permanent; voted for FY2026 appropriations.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 13 votes · 38 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Aug 2026 — Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026
Voted Yes · Jul 2026 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
Voted Yes · Apr 2026 — A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.
Voted Yes · Mar 2026 — Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.
Voted No · Mar 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Beginning of Construction Requirements for Purposes of the Termination of Clean Electricity Production Credits and Clean Electricity Investment Credits for Applicable Wind and Solar Facilities".
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Ensuring Better Interest Treatment and Deductibility Act (EBITDA)
Sponsored — Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Sponsored — Rural Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act
Sponsored — Fiscally Responsible Highway Funding Act of 2024
Sponsored — AIM Act
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How should Social Security and Medicare be changed, if at all?
Some evidence
Keep current benefits and address shortfalls through modest adjustments
Reduce or restructure benefitsExpand benefits
Voted yes on the Social Security Fairness Act and cosponsored numerous Medicare coverage expansions including the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 3 votes · 16 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Nov 2025 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
Voted Yes · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Voted Yes · Dec 2024 — Social Security Fairness Act of 2023
Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act of 2025
Sponsored — Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2025
Cosponsored — Alternatives to PAIN Act
Cosponsored — Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act
Cosponsored — Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2026
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What should the federal government's role be in setting wages and protecting workers?
Clear record
Reduce federal labor regulation; let states and markets set wages and conditions
Less federal labor regulationStronger federal worker protections
Voted to nullify the NLRB joint-employer rule, opposed the Paycheck Fairness Act, and cosponsored disapprovals of independent-contractor and overtime rules.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 7 votes · 20 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Voted Yes · Apr 2024 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to "Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status".
Voted Yes · Jul 2023 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
Voted No · Dec 2022 — Providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.J. Res. 100.
Voted Yes · Dec 2022 — To provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees.
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Cosponsored — JOBS Act of 2023
Cosponsored — Early Educators Apprenticeship Act
Cosponsored — Working Families Flexibility Act of 2021
Cosponsored — Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021
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How should the federal government structure healthcare coverage and costs?
Some evidence
Reform the ACA to lower costs and reduce regulation; preserve private insurance
Market-based, private insuranceSingle-payer government insurance
Voted to advance the HSA-expanding Health Care Freedom for Patients Act and opposed extending ACA premium credits in the Lower Health Care Costs Act.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 6 votes · 55 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Jan 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Marketplace Integrity and Affordability".
Voted Yes · Dec 2025 — Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025
Voted No · Dec 2025 — Lower Health Care Costs Act
Voted Yes · Nov 2025 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
Voted No · Oct 2025 — Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — 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.
Sponsored — Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Sponsored — Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act of 2025
Sponsored — Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2025
Sponsored — Ally’s Act
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How should the federal government address climate change and energy policy?
Clear record
Prioritize energy affordability and reliability; minimize climate-related restrictions on production
Prioritize energy production and affordabilityRapid transition off fossil fuels
Sponsored POPP Act and Clean Cars waiver disapproval; voted to open ANWR and coal leasing; cosponsored Stop CARB and ELITE Vehicles Acts.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 16 votes · 55 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Jun 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units: Final Repeal".
Voted No · Apr 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Air Plan Disapproval; Colorado; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period".
Voted Yes · Apr 2026 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.
Voted No · Mar 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Beginning of Construction Requirements for Purposes of the Termination of Clean Electricity Production Credits and Clean Electricity Investment Credits for Applicable Wind and Solar Facilities".
Voted Yes · Jan 2026 — Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".
Sponsored — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule".
Sponsored — National Ambient Air Quality Standards Implementation Act of 2023
Sponsored — POPP Act of 2023
Sponsored — RESTART Act
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What should federal abortion policy be?
Some evidence
Federal restrictions on abortion early in pregnancy
Federal restrictions on abortionFederal protection for abortion access
Voted against the Women's Health Protection Act and Right to IVF Act; cosponsored the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act and Born-Alive Act.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 10 votes · 6 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Mar 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to "Reproductive Health Services".
Did not vote · Jan 2026 — Pregnant Students’ Rights Act
Voted Yes · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Voted Yes · Jan 2025 — Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
Voted No · Sep 2024 — Right to IVF Act
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Cosponsorships
Cosponsored — No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2021
Cosponsored — Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act
Cosponsored — Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
Cosponsored — Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act
Cosponsored — No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025
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What should federal firearms policy be?
Some evidence
Expand firearm rights nationally (concealed carry reciprocity, reduced federal restrictions)
Expand firearm rightsExpand firearm restrictions
Cosponsored Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity and Hearing Protection Acts; voted to nullify the ATF stabilizing-braces rule.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 3 votes · 19 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Voted Yes · Jun 2023 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'Stabilizing Braces'".
Voted Yes · Jun 2022 — Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
Cosponsorships
Cosponsored — Lawful Interstate Transportation of Firearms Act
Cosponsored — Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2026
Cosponsored — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Definition of 'Engaged in the Business' as a Dealer in Firearms".
Cosponsored — Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2021
Cosponsored — Modern Firearm Safety Act
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What should US immigration policy be?
Clear record
Reduce legal immigration levels; strict border enforcement
Reduced immigration, stricter enforcementExpanded immigration, humane policy
Voted for Laken Riley Act and Secure America Act; cosponsored Mandatory E-Verify Act and Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 8 votes · 24 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Jun 2026 — Secure America Act
Voted No · Apr 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services relating to "Removal of the Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents".
Voted Yes · Apr 2026 — A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.
Voted Yes · Mar 2026 — Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025
Voted Yes · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
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Cosponsorships
Cosponsored — Mandatory E-Verify Act of 2026
Cosponsored — Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act
Cosponsored — Justice for Jocelyn Act
Cosponsored — A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the current influx of migrants is causing a crisis at the Southern border.
Cosponsored — Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities Act of 2021
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How should the federal government approach criminal justice and policing?
Clear record
Stronger sentencing, expanded law enforcement authority and funding
Stronger enforcement, expanded authorityDecarceration and federal reform
Voted for HALT Fentanyl Act and DC criminal-code disapproval; cosponsored Back the Blue Act and Protect and Serve Act.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 7 votes · 42 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Jun 2026 — Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
Voted Yes · Mar 2025 — HALT Fentanyl Act
Did not vote · Apr 2024 — Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act
Voted Yes · May 2023 — Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022.
Voted Yes · Mar 2023 — Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022.
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025
Sponsored — Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2024
Cosponsored — Back the Blue Act of 2023
Cosponsored — Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022
Cosponsored — HALT Fentanyl Act
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What should drive US foreign policy?
Some evidence
Active leadership of democratic alliances against authoritarian powers
Cosponsored NATO defense-spending resolution and Never Yielding Europe's Territory Act; voted against 2026 Iran and Venezuela war powers withdrawal resolutions.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 13 votes · 56 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Jul 2026 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
Voted Yes · Jul 2026 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
Voted No · Jun 2026 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.
Voted No · Jun 2026 — A resolution requesting information on Honduras's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
Voted Yes · Jun 2026 — Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Stop Funding Global Terrorists Act of 2025
Cosponsored — A resolution protecting the Iranian political refugees, including female former political prisoners, in Ashraf-3 in Albania.
Cosponsored — Ending China's Unfair Advantage Act of 2023
Cosponsored — Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act
Cosponsored — Iran Human Rights, Internet Freedom, and Accountability Act of 2026
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How should the federal government approach democratic institutions and elections?
Clear record
Strengthen election integrity through voter ID, citizenship verification, and signature checks
Cosponsored the SAVE Act and Citizen Ballot Protection Act requiring citizenship proof; voted to advance a 2026 federal voter photo-identification bill.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 11 votes · 9 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Aug 2026 — A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voters to provide photo identification.
Voted Yes · Mar 2026 — Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025
Voted No · Sep 2022 — DISCLOSE Act of 2022
Voted Yes · Jan 2022 — Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act
Voted No · Nov 2021 — John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021
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Cosponsorships
Cosponsored — SAVE Act
Cosponsored — A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices.
Cosponsored — Don't Weaponize the IRS Act
Cosponsored — SAVE America Act
Cosponsored — Citizen Ballot Protection Act
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