Jerry Moran

U.S. Senator · KS

Republican

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What should the federal government's overall approach to taxes and spending be?
Clear record
Lower taxes modestly and trim some federal programs
Lower taxes, smaller governmentHigher taxes, expanded programs
Voted yes on 2025 reconciliation tax cuts (H.R. 1); cosponsored Death Tax Repeal Act and Main Street Tax Certainty Act making business deductions permanent.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 12 votes · 25 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Apr 2026 — A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.
Voted Yes · Mar 2026 — Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.
Voted No · Mar 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Beginning of Construction Requirements for Purposes of the Termination of Clean Electricity Production Credits and Clean Electricity Investment Credits for Applicable Wind and Solar Facilities".
Voted Yes · Feb 2026 — Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025.
Voted No · Feb 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Interim Guidance Simplifying Application of the Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax to Partnerships".
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Cosponsored — American Innovation and Jobs Act
Cosponsored — Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity and River Restoration Act of 2025
Cosponsored — Hire Student Veterans Act
Cosponsored — Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act
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How should Social Security and Medicare be changed, if at all?
Some evidence
Keep current benefits and address shortfalls through modest adjustments
Reduce or restructure benefitsExpand benefits
Voted yes on Social Security Fairness Act (2024); sponsored EMPSA SSI marriage-penalty fix and cosponsored Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act expanding benefits.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 3 votes · 7 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Nov 2025 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
Voted Yes · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Voted Yes · Dec 2024 — Social Security Fairness Act of 2023
Cosponsorships
Sponsored — EMPSA
Cosponsored — Alternatives to PAIN Act
Cosponsored — Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act
Cosponsored — Social Security Fairness Act
Cosponsored — Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2023
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What should the federal government's role be in setting wages and protecting workers?
Clear record
Reduce federal labor regulation; let states and markets set wages and conditions
Less federal labor regulationStronger federal worker protections
Sponsored Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act exempting tribes from NLRA; cosponsored National Right-to-Work Act; voted to nullify NLRB joint-employer rule and against Paycheck Fairness Act.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 5 votes · 19 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Apr 2024 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to "Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status".
Voted Yes · Jul 2023 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
Voted No · Dec 2022 — Providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.J. Res. 100.
Voted Yes · Dec 2022 — To provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees.
Voted No · Jun 2021 — Paycheck Fairness Act
Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025
Sponsored — Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2022
Cosponsored — American Ownership and Resilience Act
Cosponsored — Apprenticeship Pathways Act of 2023
Cosponsored — Working Families Flexibility Act of 2021
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How should the federal government structure healthcare coverage and costs?
Some evidence
Reform the ACA to lower costs and reduce regulation; preserve private insurance
Market-based, private insuranceSingle-payer government insurance
Voted yes on the HSA-based Health Care Freedom for Patients Act and no on extending ACA premium credits in the Lower Health Care Costs Act.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 6 votes · 29 cosponsorships
Votes
Did not vote · Jan 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Marketplace Integrity and Affordability".
Voted Yes · Dec 2025 — Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025
Voted No · Dec 2025 — Lower Health Care Costs Act
Voted Yes · Nov 2025 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
Voted No · Oct 2025 — Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Veterans’ Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers (ACCESS) Act of 2025
Sponsored — Rural Emergency Hospital Designation Improvement Act
Sponsored — Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act
Cosponsored — Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act
Cosponsored — Rural Hospital Revitalization Act of 2026
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How should the federal government address climate change and energy policy?
Clear record
Prioritize energy affordability and reliability; minimize climate-related restrictions on production
Prioritize energy production and affordabilityRapid transition off fossil fuels
Sponsored Promoting Domestic Energy Production Act, cosponsored Keystone XL; voted to open federal lands to oil, gas, and coal leasing.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 16 votes · 48 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Jun 2026 — 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 "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units: Final Repeal".
Voted No · Apr 2026 — 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 "Air Plan Disapproval; Colorado; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period".
Voted Yes · Apr 2026 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.
Voted No · Mar 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Beginning of Construction Requirements for Purposes of the Termination of Clean Electricity Production Credits and Clean Electricity Investment Credits for Applicable Wind and Solar Facilities".
Voted Yes · Jan 2026 — Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Innovative and Safe Hydrogen Transportation Act
Sponsored — Southwestern Power Administration Fund Establishment Act
Sponsored — Financing Our Energy Future Act
Sponsored — CIRCUIT Act
Sponsored — Farm to Fly Act of 2025
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What should federal abortion policy be?
Clear record
Federal restrictions on abortion early in pregnancy
Federal restrictions on abortionFederal protection for abortion access
Cosponsored Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act and No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act; voted no on Women's Health Protection Act and Right to IVF Act.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 10 votes · 23 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Mar 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to "Reproductive Health Services".
Voted Yes · Jan 2026 — Pregnant Students’ Rights Act
Voted Yes · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Voted Yes · Jan 2025 — Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
Voted No · Sep 2024 — Right to IVF Act
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Cosponsorships
Cosponsored — Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
Cosponsored — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Ensuring Access to Equitable, Affordable, Client-Centered, Quality Family Planning Services".
Cosponsored — Prohibiting Federal Emergencies for Abortion Act
Cosponsored — Abortion Is Not Health Care Act of 2021
Cosponsored — Conscience Protection Act of 2021
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What should federal firearms policy be?
Clear record
Expand firearm rights nationally (concealed carry reciprocity, reduced federal restrictions)
Expand firearm rightsExpand firearm restrictions
Cosponsored Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act and Hearing Protection Act; voted to nullify ATF stabilizing-brace rule and against Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 3 votes · 11 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Voted Yes · Jun 2023 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'Stabilizing Braces'".
Voted No · Jun 2022 — Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
Cosponsorships
Cosponsored — Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2023
Cosponsored — Traveler's Gun Rights Act
Cosponsored — Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act
Cosponsored — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Definition of 'Engaged in the Business' as a Dealer in Firearms".
Cosponsored — Hearing Protection Act
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What should US immigration policy be?
Clear record
Increase enforcement and tighten asylum standards; maintain current legal levels
Reduced immigration, stricter enforcementExpanded immigration, humane policy
Voted for Secure America Act and Laken Riley Act; cosponsored Secure the Border Act while sponsoring the Startup Act expanding skilled-worker visas.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 8 votes · 16 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Jun 2026 — Secure America Act
Voted No · Apr 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services relating to "Removal of the Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents".
Voted Yes · Apr 2026 — A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.
Voted Yes · Mar 2026 — Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025
Voted Yes · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Startup Act
Cosponsored — Visa Processing Improvement Act
Cosponsored — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers".
Cosponsored — Afghan Adjustment Act
Cosponsored — Sarah's Law
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How should the federal government approach criminal justice and policing?
Clear record
Stronger sentencing, expanded law enforcement authority and funding
Stronger enforcement, expanded authorityDecarceration and federal reform
Cosponsored Back the Blue Act and Protect and Serve Act; voted for HALT Fentanyl Act and to nullify D.C.'s revised criminal code.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 7 votes · 25 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Jun 2026 — Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
Voted Yes · Mar 2025 — HALT Fentanyl Act
Voted Yes · Apr 2024 — Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act
Voted Yes · May 2023 — Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022.
Voted Yes · Mar 2023 — Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022.
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Sponsored — Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
Sponsored — Criminal History Access Act of 2024
Cosponsored — Back the Blue Act of 2021
Cosponsored — Back the Blue Act of 2023
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What should drive US foreign policy?
Clear record
Active leadership of democratic alliances against authoritarian powers
Cosponsored NATO-withdrawal-consent resolutions (S.J.Res. 17/37) and Russia/China sanctions; supported Ukraine and Israel resolutions; voted yes on FY2026 NDAA.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 12 votes · 57 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Jun 2026 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
Voted No · Jun 2026 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.
Voted No · Jun 2026 — A resolution requesting information on Honduras's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
Voted Yes · Jun 2026 — Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
Voted Yes · Apr 2026 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Republic of Cuba that have not been authorized by Congress.
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
Sponsored — A resolution expressing the commitment of the Senate to building on the 20 years of success of the George McGovern-Robert Dole Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program.
Cosponsored — A resolution acknowledging the fourth anniversary of Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine, reaffirming support for the people of Ukraine, and emphasizing the importance of robust United States security guarantees within a transatlantic commitment to Ukraine's sovereignty.
Cosponsored — A bill to repeal the authorizations for use of military force against Iraq.
Cosponsored — Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act of 2021
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How should the federal government approach democratic institutions and elections?
Clear record
Strengthen election integrity through voter ID, citizenship verification, and signature checks
Cosponsored the SAVE Act requiring documentary citizenship proof to vote; voted against the Freedom to Vote and John R. Lewis voting-access acts.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 10 votes · 8 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Mar 2026 — Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025
Voted No · Sep 2022 — DISCLOSE Act of 2022
Voted Yes · Jan 2022 — Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act
Voted No · Nov 2021 — John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021
Voted No · Oct 2021 — Freedom to Vote Act
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Cosponsorships
Cosponsored — SAVE Act
Cosponsored — Dissolving the Disinformation Governance Board Act
Cosponsored — Don't Weaponize the IRS Act
Cosponsored — A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for the Disinformation Governance Board of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
Cosponsored — SAVE America Act
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