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Washington, D.C. – Last night, Congressman Riley M. Moore’s amendment to restore critical funding for the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) was adopted by the full House Appropriations Committee. This important regional commission, which provides vital resources for West Virginia, receives its funding from the annual Energy and Water Development appropriations bill.

Washington, D.C. – Early this morning, the House of Representatives passed an amended version of H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025. Representative Riley M. Moore voted “Yes” on the legislation, which eliminates approximately $9 billion in wasteful spending for partisan media organizations and certain foreign aid programs.
Congressman Moore issued the following statement:
The column below, authored by Representative Riley Moore, ran on July 4th, 2025 in several outlets across West Virginia.
One Big Beautiful Bill Delivers for West Virginia

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed the final amended version of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Congressman Riley M. Moore voted “Yes” on the legislation.
Congressman Moore issued the following statement:
The House Energy and Commerce Committee is set to revive the National Coal Council and "reinvigorate America’s beautiful clean coal industry," as President Donald Trump put it.
Committee Chairman Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., told Fox News Digital the National Coal Council legislation will successfully pass out of his committee Wednesday and have a good chance of passing the full House.
Reps. Michael Rulli, R-Ohio, and Riley Moore, R-W.V., are leading the legislation to reestablish the council, effectively canceled by former President Joe Biden, and support the clean coal industry for a multitude of reasons, including energy security at a time of Middle East uncertainty.

Washington, D.C. – Earlier today, the House of Representatives passed H. 4 – the Rescissions Act of 2025. This legislation eliminates $9.4 billion in wasteful spending on partisan media organizations and U.S. foreign aid.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Riley M. Moore issued the following statement after the EPA announced plans to scrap the Biden-era Clean Power Plan 2.0 earlier today:
Congressional Republicans are racing to harness the momentum left behind by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and the leaders of a new House GOP initiative are hoping they have the solution.
"You tell people the word ‘rescission,' in my district, I'm sure that polls pretty low, but they know waste, they know fraud, and they know abuse," Rep. Riley Moore, R-W.Va., told Fox News Digital.
"This is why this process needs to be not only explained to our own members, but also to the population out here that might not know what the heck a rescission is, but know that they want the wasteful spending to end."
Moore is leading the Republican Study Committee's (RSC) new task force, aimed at getting both fellow House Republicans and the American public on board with the GOP on a mechanism for spending cuts known as rescissions.

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Republican Study Committee (RSC) launched the Rescissions Working Group, a team of RSC Members who will serve as the tip of the spear for House conservative's efforts to codify President Trump's $9.4 billion rescissions package. Chaired by Congressman Riley Moore (R-WV), the task force will also work to educate members and staff about the rescissions process & the President’s impoundment authority, as well as make the case for additional rescissions packages to be sent to Congress.
Rep. Riley Moore (R-WV) explained the difference between the Big Beautiful Bill Act and the recent cuts made by the Department of Government Efficiency.
“So, obviously, I want to see these executive orders codified, as well as the DOGE cuts, though I do want to point something out, very important: It’s not going to be in the ‘big, beautiful bill’ because that only deals with mandatory spending,” Moore said. “This week, we are going to get a rescission package from the White House that is going to start implementing these DOGE cuts. I’m a member of the House Appropriations Committee. We’re starting our budget process, in which that’s where you’re going to see a lot of the DOGE cuts as well.”