Committee Assignments

Rep. Shelley Moore Capito serves on the House Financial Services Committee, which has jurisdiction over the nation's housing and financial services sectors. Members oversee banking, insurance, securities, public housing, real estate and other financial institutions. As a senior member of the committee, Rep. Capito is the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.  The subcommittee has jurisdiction over banks and the banking industry, depository institutions, federal deposit insurance.  It also oversees all financial regulators, such as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Federal Reserve, and all matters pertaining to consumer credit.  In all, the subcommittee oversees the safety and soundness of the banking system.

Given the importance of infrastructure improvements throughout West Virginia, Capito also serves on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The committee has oversight over federal transportation officials and manages legislation related to aviation, roads, bridges, mass transit and railroads. It also oversees the work of the Army Corps of Engineers and key infrastructure needs. She is a member of three subcommittees:  the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit; Subcommittee on Economic Development; and Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Material and Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Capito is also the co-founder of the Congressional Coal Caucus.