I will stand up for our coal and gas industries in West Virginia... I’ll make sure they have it.
Will stand up for coal and natural gas industries in West Virginia and support miners.
Occurrences
...fighting for American energy against woke corporate activism... and that’s exactly what I’ll do for the people of West Virginia in Washington.
Evidence
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Under the Energy section, Moore’s campaign says: 'I will stand up for our coal and gas industries in West Virginia, as I have as your State Treasurer.'
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The official House site says Moore issued a statement after the EPA announced plans to scrap the Biden-era Clean Power Plan 2.0.
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Moore’s office says his amendment to restore critical funding for the Appalachian Regional Commission was adopted by the House Appropriations Committee.
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The bill text states that Rep. Rulli introduced H.R. 3015 'for himself and Mr. Moore of West Virginia' to 'reestablish the National Coal Council in the Department of Energy' and that the council would advise the Secretary of Energy on matters related to coal and the coal industry.
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The Clerk’s roll call page shows H.R. 3015, the National Coal Council Reestablishment Act, passed the House on September 18, 2025, by a vote of 217-209.
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Moore's office said DOE selected TerraSpark Energy Campus for a new coal-fired power plant in West Virginia's 2nd District, projecting nearly 1,000 jobs and describing the project as a major coal-industry win.
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Congress.gov shows H.R. 3015 passed the House on 2025-09-18 by 217-209, and the latest action was Senate receipt and referral on 2025-09-19; the coal-council bill advanced but did not become law.
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The Clerk records Roll Call 304 on H.R. 1949, the Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act, as an On Passage vote on November 20, 2025. The vote passed 217-188, and the all-votes table lists Moore (WV), Republican, as Yea.
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GovInfo lists H.R. 9556, the Support Our Miners Act, introduced June 30, 2026, with sponsor Summer L. Lee and cosponsors Christopher R. Deluzio and Morgan McGarvey. The full title says the bill would amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to provide adequate benefits for miners suffering from black lung disease.
Assessments
Moore took same-term federal actions aligned with the promise: he co-led H.R. 3015 to reestablish the National Coal Council, helped advance it through House passage, voted for LNG legislation, backed EPA rollback actions affecting coal, and supported a coal-fired project in WV-2. These show concrete support for coal and natural gas interests. However, the main coal bill had not become law, the LNG action was only House passage, the DOE project was an announced selection rather than a completed durable outcome attributable to Moore, and the miner-specific evidence does not show Moore sponsoring or advancing direct miner-benefit legislation. The promise is therefore partially fulfilled through clear same-term effort, but not fully delivered.
Moore made concrete same-term efforts aligned with the promise, including co-leading H.R. 3015 to reestablish the National Coal Council, backing EPA rollback efforts, and advancing an Appalachia funding amendment. However, the strongest coal-specific legislative item only passed the House and did not become law, so the promise was meaningfully pursued but not fully delivered.
Moore made concrete same-term federal efforts aligned with the promise: he co-led H.R. 3015 to reestablish the National Coal Council, the bill passed the House, he secured committee adoption of an Appalachian Regional Commission funding amendment, and he publicly supported EPA rollback of a Biden-era power-plant rule. These actions show real advocacy for West Virginia coal and related communities. However, the central coal bill had not become law in the evidence provided, the ARC amendment was still within an appropriations process, and there is limited evidence of a completed, durable federal outcome directly benefiting coal, natural gas, or miners. This supports partial fulfillment rather than full delivery.
Moore made concrete same-term efforts aligned with the promise: co-leading H.R. 3015 to reestablish the National Coal Council, helping it pass the House, supporting rollback of EPA power-plant regulations opposed by coal interests, and securing committee adoption of an Appalachian Regional Commission funding amendment. However, the core measurable federal legislative outcome has not been shown to become law, and the evidence demonstrates advocacy and House-side progress rather than full delivery for coal, gas, or miners. This is best scored as partial delivery with serious effort.