Jerry Moran

Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act

Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to carry out a major medical facility project in St. Louis, Missouri, during FY2026. The bill specifies the maximum amount that may be spent on the project and details that the project consists of the construction of a new bed tower, clinical building expansion, consolidated administrative building and warehouse, utility plant, and parking garages.

ABLE Tomorrow Act

The bill would make permanent certain tax benefits for people with disabilities who use ABLE accounts (special savings accounts that let disabled individuals save money without losing government benefits), and would expand access to these accounts and improve education about how families can use them. Currently these tax provisions are set to expire, so the bill aims to keep them in place indefinitely while making the accounts easier to understand and use. This would primarily benefit disabled individuals and their families who rely on these accounts to save for disability-related expenses.

Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase the amounts payable for wartime disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children. Specifically, the VA must increase the amounts by the same percentage as the cost-of-living increase in benefits for Social Security recipients that is effective on December 1, 2026. The act requires the VA to publish the amounts payable, as increased, in the Federal Register. The VA is authorized to make a similar adjustment to the rates of disability compensation payable to persons who have not received compensation for service-connected disability or death.

Optimizing the VA Workforce for Veterans Act of 2026

The Department of Veterans Affairs would be required to create a five-year plan for managing its workforce and hiring to better support veterans' services, and the VA Secretary would have to notify Congress before laying off or reducing staff. This gives Congress advance warning about major personnel changes at the VA and ensures the department has a long-term strategy for staffing its operations.

Veterans STAND Act

The Veterans STAND Act aims to improve support and services for military veterans, likely by expanding access to healthcare, mental health services, job training, or other benefits that help veterans transition to civilian life. The bill would affect millions of veterans and their families who rely on federal programs to address service-related injuries, disabilities, and other needs. The specific provisions would be determined as the bill moves through the Veterans' Affairs Committee.

Disabled Veterans Dignity Act of 2026

The legislation would improve benefits and services for veterans with disabilities, ensuring they receive dignified treatment and support from the Department of Veterans Affairs. The bill addresses how disabled veterans access healthcare, mental health services, and financial assistance, with the goal of reducing bureaucratic barriers and improving their overall quality of life. Veterans' Affairs Committee members have already held hearings to examine the bill's proposals.

Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act

Foreign Intelligence Accountability Act and the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act This bill reauthorizes Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) until April 30, 2029, and expands protections related to surveillance under Section 702 of FISA. It also prohibits a Federal Reserve bank from offering financial products or services directly to an individual, maintaining an account on behalf of an individual, or issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Section 702 of FISA concerns acquiring communications of non-U.S. persons believed to be outside the United States to obtain foreign intelligence information. Information about U.S. persons may incidentally be acquired by this type of surveillance and subsequently queried (searched) under certain circumstances. Changes to Section 702 include requiring monthly reviews by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) for each U.S. person query conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). ODNI must refer queries that do not comply with established standards, as well as possible abuses of civil liberties or privacy, to the Office of the Intelligence Community Inspector General. The bill institutes criminal penalties for (1) those who knowingly and willingly falsify or materially misrepresent complying with querying procedures, and (2) FBI personnel who knowingly and willingly violate procedures related to U.S. person queries. FBI supervisors may no longer approve U.S. person queries; only certain FBI attorneys may do so. The Federal Reserve System's Board of Governors may not use a CBDC to implement monetary policy or test, study, create, or implement a CBDC, with certain exceptions.

National Veterans Strategy Act of 2026

This bill would create a comprehensive national strategy for supporting veterans, likely establishing coordinated policies and goals across federal agencies to improve how the government serves former military members. The strategy would probably address areas like healthcare, job training, housing, and mental health services to help veterans transition to civilian life more effectively. Veterans and the agencies that serve them would be the primary groups affected by this coordinated approach.

Parents Over Platforms Act

The legislation would give parents more control over their children's social media use by requiring platforms to provide parental monitoring tools and limiting how algorithms target content to minors. It would also restrict social media companies from using certain data collection and engagement tactics designed to keep young users on their apps longer. The rules would apply to major social media platforms and aim to protect children's privacy and mental health while giving families more say in their online activities.

SAFEGUARDS Act of 2025

The bill would establish new safety requirements and oversight measures for transportation systems and infrastructure projects across the country. It likely aims to strengthen protections for travelers and the public by setting standards that transportation companies and government agencies must follow. The measure affects everyone who uses roads, railways, airports, or other transit systems, as well as the companies and agencies responsible for maintaining them.

Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2026

This bill would establish new rules requiring companies to protect personal information they collect from consumers and give people the right to know what data is being collected about them and how it's being used. It would likely allow consumers to request that companies delete their personal data and would set penalties for companies that fail to keep that information secure or misuse it. The law would affect most businesses that collect customer information, from social media platforms to retailers to financial institutions.

A resolution honoring the life of Kansas City, Kansas police officer Hunter Simoncic.

This resolution honors Kansas City, Kansas police officer Hunter Simoncic and recognizes his service and sacrifice. The Senate passed the resolution unanimously to pay tribute to the officer and his contributions to law enforcement.

A resolution honoring the life of Hays, Kansas police sergeant Scott Heimann.

This resolution honors the memory of Scott Heimann, a police sergeant from Hays, Kansas who died in the line of duty. The Senate unanimously approved this tribute to recognize his service and sacrifice to his community and law enforcement.

Veterans Prosthetics Advancement and Reform Act

This bill would improve how the Department of Veterans Affairs provides prosthetic limbs and other artificial body parts to veterans, likely by updating technology standards, streamlining the approval process, and ensuring veterans have access to more advanced prosthetic options. The changes would help veterans who have lost limbs or body parts get better-fitting, more functional devices more quickly. Veterans and the VA medical system would be the primary groups affected by these reforms.

Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025

Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025 This bill expands eligibility for Post-9/11 educational assistance for members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces and members of the National Guard. Specifically, the bill expands the types of activities that count towards Post-9/11 GI Bill eligibility to include active duty, inactive-duty training, annual training duty, and full-time National Guard duty or active duty. (Generally, under current law, only federal active duty counts towards educational assistance eligibility.)

Fisher House Availability Act of 2025

Fisher House Availability Act of 2025 This bill expands eligibility for temporary lodging at a Fisher House to additional individuals receiving medical care or treatment at a Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) or non-VA facility or those accompanying individuals receiving such treatment. (Fisher Houses are where the VA furnishes no-cost lodging to veterans and others when receiving treatment or accompanying an individual receiving treatment.) Specifically, the bill authorizes the VA to provide lodging at a Fisher House on a space-available basis to members of the Armed Forces, regardless of duty status, or any individual on active duty (i.e., eligible individuals) who must travel a significant distance to receive care or services; family members and others accompanying such eligible individuals to receive care or services; veterans, members of a veteran's family, and others who must travel a significant distance for a member of a veteran's family to receive care or services; and eligible individuals, members of an eligible individual’s family, and others who must travel a significant distance for a member of an eligible individual’s family to receive care or services.

Love Lives On Act of 2025

Love Lives On Act of 2025 This bill extends entitlement for various benefit programs and services for surviving spouses of deceased members of the Armed Forces or veterans. The bill provides that the remarriage of a surviving spouse must not bar the furnishing of dependency and indemnity compensation or special pension benefits to such spouse. Additionally, the Department of Defense may not terminate the payment of an annuity for a surviving spouse under the Survivor Benefit Plan solely because the surviving spouse remarries. The bill also expands the definition of a dependent under TRICARE to include a remarried widow or widower whose subsequent marriage has ended due to death, divorce, or annulment.

Southwestern Power Administration Fund Establishment Act

This bill would create a dedicated fund to help the Southwestern Power Administration, a federal agency that sells hydroelectric power to utilities and customers across the Southwest, manage its finances and operations more independently. The fund would allow the agency to set aside revenue from power sales to cover its costs and investments in maintaining dams and power lines rather than relying on annual budget requests to Congress. This primarily affects utility companies, rural electric cooperatives, and the millions of households and businesses in the Southwest that depend on this federally-managed power supply.

NSF AI Education Act of 2026

The bill would direct the National Science Foundation to fund programs that teach students and workers about artificial intelligence, including curriculum development, teacher training, and scholarships for AI education. It aims to prepare Americans for jobs in the growing AI industry and ensure the country has a skilled workforce to compete globally in this technology field.

Small Business Artificial Intelligence Training Act of 2026

This bill would create training programs to help small business owners and employees understand and use artificial intelligence tools in their operations. The legislation aims to make AI technology more accessible to smaller companies that may lack the resources to develop expertise on their own, potentially helping them compete more effectively with larger businesses.

ARCA Act of 2025

The bill strengthens the U.S. military's ability to respond to armed conflicts and national security threats by updating defense policies and procedures for the armed forces. It affects military personnel, defense contractors, and national security operations by establishing new requirements or authorities for how the military conducts its operations and prepares for potential threats. The measure has passed the Senate and is awaiting further action in the House.

SAFE Crypto Act

The legislation would establish new regulatory rules for cryptocurrency exchanges and digital asset platforms to protect consumers from fraud and financial losses. It would require these companies to follow similar safety standards as traditional banks, including keeping customer funds secure and being transparent about their operations. The rules would affect crypto trading platforms, investors who buy and sell digital currencies, and the companies operating in the cryptocurrency industry.

Modernizing Government Technology Reform Act

This bill would update how the federal government buys, builds, and maintains technology systems to make them more modern and efficient. It likely aims to help government agencies move away from outdated software and hardware, reduce waste in tech spending, and improve how federal employees and the public interact with government services online. The changes would affect federal workers, taxpayers who fund government operations, and anyone who uses government websites or services.

Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025 This act requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase the amounts payable for wartime disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children. Specifically, the VA must increase the amounts by the same percentage as the cost-of-living increase in benefits for Social Security recipients that is effective on December 1, 2025. The act requires the VA to publish the amounts payable, as increased, in the Federal Register. The VA is authorized to make a similar adjustment to the rates of disability compensation payable to persons who have not received compensation for service-connected disability or death.

A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War and honoring the United States veterans who served during the conflict.

This resolution recognizes the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War and honors the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces who served in the war. Further, the resolution recognizes various organizations and memorials that honor Vietnam veterans.

A resolution designating the month of October 2025 as "National Military Toxic Exposures Awareness Month".

This resolution designates October 2025 as National Military Toxic Exposures Awareness Month and recognizes the impact toxic exposures have had on veterans, members of the Armed Forces, their families, and their survivors. Further, the resolution calls upon the Department of Defense to reinforce the commitment by the federal government to prevent future incidents of toxic exposure among members of the Armed Forces.

VITAL Act of 2025

Veterans' Infrastructure and Transformation Act of 2025 or the VITAL Act of 2025 This bill addresses various policies and procedures related to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) infrastructure and facilities, including those related to construction projects. The bill modifies the VA’s authority to share health care resources, including by providing for a simplified agreement process to share physical space (e.g., a building or parking facility) or common services (e.g., electricity). The bill also modifies the VA’s authority to lease its real property (enhanced-use leases). Specifically, the bill allows for the exchange of real property that is assessed to be of similar value and removes the cap on the length of an enhanced-use lease. The bill requires the VA to implement a seven-year pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of entering into enhanced-use leases for noncash consideration. Among other elements, the bill also authorizes the VA to use commercial codes and standards instead of or in addition to federal codes and standards in constructing or altering VA facilities, authorizes the VA to contract with private entities for comprehensive construction project management services, expands and extends the pilot program under which the VA may accept donations of real property and facilities, modifies the authority and responsibilities of the VA’s Director of Construction and Facilities Management, and requires the VA to consolidate certain employees and functions relating to facilities and infrastructure as well as acquisition and procurement.

PHMSA Voluntary Information Sharing Act

This bill would allow pipeline and hazardous materials companies to voluntarily share safety information with federal regulators without fear that the information could be used against them in lawsuits or enforcement actions. The measure aims to encourage companies to report safety problems and near-misses to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration so regulators can identify and fix risks before accidents happen.

A resolution expressing support for the contributions and achievements of student parents in seeking and completing a postsecondary education and designating September 2025 as "National Student Parent Month".

This resolution designates September 2025 as National Student Parent Month.

Small Communities Transit Improvement Act

This bill would likely provide funding and support to help small towns and rural communities improve their public transportation systems, such as buses and local transit services. It aims to make it easier for residents in less populated areas to get around without a car, addressing the transportation challenges that smaller communities often face compared to major cities. The bill would benefit both the communities themselves and their residents who depend on or could benefit from better transit options.

Seasonal Agriculture CDL Modernization Act

This bill would make it easier for seasonal farm workers to obtain and use commercial driver's licenses (CDLs) for transporting agricultural products and equipment during harvest seasons, rather than requiring them to maintain full CDLs year-round. The changes would likely reduce licensing costs and paperwork burdens for farmers and agricultural companies that need temporary drivers during peak work periods. The bill aims to address labor shortages in agriculture by streamlining the licensing process for workers who only drive commercially during specific times of the year.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent and codify the pilot program for use of contract physicians for disability examinations, and for other purposes.

The Department of Veterans Affairs currently uses private contract doctors to conduct disability examinations for veterans applying for benefits, and this bill would make that temporary pilot program permanent and official law. This change would allow the VA to continue relying on outside physicians rather than only VA staff doctors to evaluate veterans' medical conditions and determine their eligibility for disability compensation. The shift could help reduce wait times for veterans seeking benefits while potentially lowering costs for the government.

Veteran Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement Act

This bill would create new education and job training programs for family members and caregivers who look after disabled veterans, helping them gain skills for better-paying careers while they continue their caregiving responsibilities. The legislation aims to support both the caregivers themselves—who often struggle financially while caring for injured or ill veterans—and the veterans who depend on them by making caregiving more sustainable long-term. The bill would likely provide funding for vocational training, educational assistance, and employment placement services specifically designed for this caregiver population.

Precision Brain Health Research Act of 2025

Precision Brain Health Research Act of 2025 This bill expands the Scott Hannon Initiative for Precision Mental Health, a program at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Specifically, the bill expands the scope of the initiative by requiring the identification and validation of brain and mental health biomarkers among veterans for repetitive low-level blast exposure, dementia, and other such brain conditions. Currently, the initiative addresses several other conditions such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. The VA must work with the Department of Defense to establish a data-sharing partnership under the initiative. The bill requires the VA to conduct various research studies about repetitive low-level blast exposure under the initiative. The VA must seek to enter into a contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to work in tandem with the initiative on validation of brain and mental health biomarkers among veterans and report on the findings at least once every two years. The VA must assess all in progress and planned translational research studies under the initiative and report to Congress on the assessment. Additionally, the VA must report to Congress on the initiative at least once every two years and include recommendations for immediate administrative and legislative action to improve the initiative. The bill authorizes the initiative through FY2034.

Veterans’ Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers (ACCESS) Act of 2025

Veterans' Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers (ACCESS) Act of 2025 This bill addresses the administration of the Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP) and other Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care matters. Among other provisions regarding the VCCP, the bill establishes in statute access standards that determine when a veteran is eligible to receive non-VA care through the VCCP, requires the VA to notify veterans regarding their eligibility for care within two business days after the VA is aware the veteran is seeking care, and extends the deadline for the submittal of claims under the VCCP by health care entities and providers. The VA must address its mental health treatment programs by establishing a standardized screening process to determine whether a veteran satisfies criteria for priority or routine admission to a mental health residential rehabilitation treatment program or a program for residential care for mental health and substance abuse disorders, tracking the performance of medical facilities and Veterans Integrated Service Networks in meeting the requirements for mental health treatment screenings and timely admission to treatment programs under such screenings, and establishing an appeal process for when a veteran is denied admission to a covered treatment program or is accepted into a program but not offered bed placement in a timely manner. Additionally, the VA must establish an online self-service module for veterans to request and manage appointments, track referrals, and appeal and track decisions related to requests for care.

Coordinating Care for Senior Veterans and Wounded Warriors Act

Coordinating Care for Senior Veterans and Wounded Warriors Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a three-year pilot program to coordinate, navigate, and manage care and benefits for veterans who are enrolled in both the Medicare program and the VA health care system.

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 This bill provides FY2026 appropriations to the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice (DOJ), the science agencies, and several related agencies. The bill provides appropriations to the Department of Commerce for the International Trade Administration, the Bureau of Industry and Security, the Economic Development Administration, the Minority Business Development Agency, Economic and Statistical Analysis, the Bureau of the Census, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Departmental Management. The bill provides appropriations to DOJ for Justice Operations, Management, and Accountability; the Executive Office for Immigration Review; the Office of Inspector General; the U.S. Parole Commission; Legal Activities; the U.S. Marshals Service; the National Security Division; Interagency Law Enforcement; the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the Drug Enforcement Administration; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; and the Federal Prison System. The bill also provides appropriations to DOJ for state and local law enforcement activities, including the Office on Violence Against Women, the Office of Justice Programs, and Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS). The bill provides appropriations for science agencies, including the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the National Space Council, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the National Science Foundation. The bill provides appropriations to related agencies, including the Commission on Civil Rights, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the U.S. International Trade Commission, the Legal Services Corporation, the Marine Mammal Commission, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and the State Justice Institute. The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.

Criminal History Access Act of 2025

This bill would likely change how criminal background information is accessed and used by employers, landlords, and other organizations. The specific details would determine whether it makes criminal records easier or harder to obtain, or sets new rules about who can access this information and how it can be used. The bill is still in early stages and has been sent to the Judiciary Committee for review.

Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2025

Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2025 This bill provides continuing appropriations to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) if (1) an appropriations bill for the FAA has not been enacted before a fiscal year begins, or (2) a joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the FAA is not in effect. Specifically, the bill provides appropriations from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund at the rate of operations that was provided for the prior fiscal year to continue programs, projects, and activities for which funds were provided in the preceding fiscal year.

Restore VA Accountability Act of 2025

Restore Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act of 2025 or the Restore VA Accountability Act of 2025 This bill modifies personnel action procedures regarding certain employees and executives of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The bill authorizes the VA to remove from civil service, demote, or suspend VA employees that are supervisors or managers if the VA determines by substantial evidence that the performance or misconduct of such individual warrants such action. This authority does not apply to certain appointees or individuals in their probationary or trial period. Supervisors or managers who are subject to a removal, demotion, or suspension under this bill are entitled to (1) advance notice of the action and supporting evidence, (2) representation by an attorney or representative, and (3) grieve the action in accordance with an internal grievance process. The bill also provides protections from removal, demotion, or suspension for supervisor or managers who are whistleblowers or are seeking corrective action for an alleged prohibited personnel practice such as discrimination. The bill also modifies the procedures to remove, demote, or suspend VA employees or senior executives based on performance or misconduct, specifically by requiring the VA to determine by substantial evidence that the performance or misconduct of the individual warrants such removal, demotion, or suspension. Such procedures must apply retroactively, beginning on the date of enactment of the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 (June 23, 2017).

A bill to transfer the functions, duties, responsibilities, assets, liabilities, orders, determinations, rules, regulations, permits, grants, loans, contracts, agreements, certificates, licenses, and privileges of the United States Agency for International Development relating to implementing and administering the Food for Peace Act to the Department of Agriculture.

The bill would move the U.S. government's food aid programs from the State Department's international development agency to the Department of Agriculture, giving the USDA control over how American food donations are distributed to hungry people overseas. This shift would consolidate food assistance programs under one department rather than splitting them between two agencies, potentially streamlining how decisions are made about which countries receive aid and what types of food are sent. The change would affect how international food aid is managed but wouldn't change the amount of aid provided or which countries are eligible to receive it.

Financing Our Energy Future Act

Financing Our Energy Future Act This bill allows a publicly traded partnership to derive income from certain clean energy-related activities and still be treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. As background, a publicly traded partnership is a partnership whose interests are traded on an established securities market (or readily tradable on a secondary market). A publicly traded partnership generally is treated as a corporation for federal income tax purposes unless 90% or more of such partnership’s gross income is qualifying income. Under current law, qualifying income includes interest and dividends; real property rents; gain from the sale (or disposition) of real property; income from certain activities related to minerals and natural resources, source carbon dioxide, and the transportation or storage of certain fuels; and gain from the sale (or disposition) of a capital asset or commodities. Under the bill, the qualifying income is expanded to include income derived from electric power (or thermal energy) generated from renewable energy sources (e.g., wind and solar energy), qualified gasification projects, or advanced nuclear facilities; accepting or processing open-loop biomass or municipal solid waste (by certain facilities); the storage of electric power or thermal energy using certain energy storage technology; the generation, storage, or distribution of electric power (or thermal energy) using combined heat and power system property; fuels that use certain carbon oxides as primary feedstock; certain renewable chemicals; transportation or storage of liquefied or compressed hydrogen; the conversion of renewable biomass; and certain carbon capture and sequestration facilities.

CIRCUIT Act

Credit Incentives for Resilient Critical Utility Infrastructure and Transformers Act or the CIRCUIT Act This bill expands the advanced manufacturing production tax credit to include up to 10% of the cost to produce transformers that have an input voltage of 34.5 kilovolts or less, have an output voltage of 600 volts or less, and are rated for operation at a frequency of 60 hertz (i.e., distribution transformers). As background, the advanced manufacturing production tax credit (part of the general business tax credit) allows a tax credit for certain component parts (e.g., battery cells, solar modules, and inverters) and critical minerals (e.g., aluminum, lithium, and nickel) that are produced in the United States or a U.S. possession and sold generally to an unrelated third party for use in clean energy equipment. (Some exceptions apply.)