Capito Named to Appropriations Conference Committee

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) was appointed to serve on a conference committee that will reconcile several Senate and House appropriations bills.

The conference committee, composed of 19 senators and 13 representatives, will put together a final appropriations bill funding military construction, veterans affairs, infrastructure development and housing and urban development programs, along with funding to fight the Zika virus. Senator Capito is the only freshman Senator to be appointed as a conferee.

“As a member of the Appropriations Committee, I helped craft appropriations bills that benefit our veterans, infrastructure and efforts to address the Zika virus. I am grateful for the opportunity to shape the final outcome of these bills with my Senate and House colleagues, and will use this platform to bring West Virginia’s voice to the negotiating table,” said Senator Capito.

The conference committee will merge the following bills: 

• Senate Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2017

• Senate Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MILCON-VA) Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2017

• Senate Amendment providing $1.1 billion to help address the Zika virus

• House Zika Response Appropriations Act

• House Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill

• House Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill

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