Shelley Moore Capito

U.S. Senator · West Virginia · Republican · Chair, Environment and Public Works

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 9, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured

1.03· expected 1.48

Meets expectations

Rank 38 of 100 in the Senate · expected = average of 21 majority-party committee chairs

How far Capito’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

25 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 1 significant (got a roll call vote), 24 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the Senate

Became law (1)

1 national policy

S. 98 Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2025Protects rural broadband infrastructure from certain federal regulations. AI-readBecame law May 11, 2026 · Science, Technology, CommunicationsNational policy

Scope tags come from an AI reading of each bill where available, otherwise from its title and policy area. They don’t change the score. How scope is tagged

Became law inside another bill (1)

S.J.Res. 45 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".Identical bill became law as H.J.Res. 88 · Jun 12, 2025Via H.J.Res. 88

Capito’s own bill stalled, but the Congressional Research Service lists an identical bill, or one with similar text, that became law. Shown for context; not counted in the score, which follows the Center for Effective Lawmaking. How this works

How Capito’s ratings compare with every senator

Ratings, 119th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one senator; the ringed marker is Capito.

Capito in plain answers: party votes, bipartisanship, who votes alike

Attendance

How it’s measured

98/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 17 missed of 915

Voted on 898 of 915 roll calls; missed 17. Higher than 55% of senators.

85%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured

99/ 100

Senate R median 100 · Rank 37 of 53

Sided with the Republican majority on 824 votes that split the parties. Higher than 53% of senators.

75%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured

9/ 100

Chamber median 9 · +0

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 65% of senators.

0%30%

Position

How it’s measured

+0.28

Republican middle 80%: 0.38 to 0.78

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

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Capito’s bills that made it out of committee or further

All bills

6 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Capito’s effectiveness score.

S. 98 Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2025Protects rural broadband infrastructure from certain federal regulations. AI-readScience, Technology, Communications · Became law May 11, 2026Substantive556 words National policy
S. 351 STEWARD Act of 2025Establishes EPA grant program and data collection for recycling and composting infrastructure. AI-readEnvironmental Protection · Introduced Nov 20, 2025Substantive3.3k words Introduced
S.J.Res. 55 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration relating to "Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel System Integrity of Hydrogen Vehicles; Compressed Hydrogen Storage System Integrity; Incorporation by Reference".Overturns National Highway Traffic Safety Administration hydrogen vehicle fuel system safety standards. AI-readTransportation and Public Works · Introduced May 26, 2025Substantive50 words Introduced
S. 4949 Water Resources Development Act of 2026Unknown; bill summary not yet available. AI-readWater Resources Development · Out of committee Jul 15, 2026Substantive79k words Out of committee
S. 2587 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026Appropriates funds for Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education departments for fiscal year 2026. AI-readEconomics and Public Finance · Out of committee Jul 31, 2025Substantive41k words Out of committee
S. 347 Brownfields Reauthorization Act of 2025Reauthorizes federal funding for state brownfields remediation and restoration programs. AI-readEnvironmental Protection · Out of committee Feb 5, 2025Substantive679 words Out of committee

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.