Votes, bills and records by issue · 119th Congress
Armed Forces and National Security
Jerry Moran
Republican, Kansas
On Armed Forces and National Security, the 48 measures they backed sit closer to the typical Republican, 45% of the way toward the typical Democrat.
From votes
Too few votes for a position from votes: 17 votes cast, and a position needs 20.
From bills backed
48 measures · 31 sponsored · 17 cosponsored
Sits closer to the typical Republican, 45% of the way toward the typical Democrat.
Exact figures
Positions are coordinates on the map's main axis. Only the distance from the typical Democrat and typical Republican means anything.
From bills backed
- Senator at −0.07
- Democratic caucus median −0.22, from 41 senators
- Republican caucus median 0.05, from 26 senators
Each mark is a senator. The vertical line is the typical senator in that caucus.
A position shows which senators someone votes or legislates alongside, not whether they are for or against a policy. Issues come from each bill's topic, so an issue can include amendments on other topics. Left and right on the strips have no meaning of their own. Bills often have backers from both parties, so a position from bills is read against the medians for bills, not against the position from votes. See how these summaries are written.
- Contested vote:
- a roll call where the losing side got at least 10% of the votes cast.
- Party break:
- a contested vote against the majority of their own party.
- Cosponsor:
- a senator who signs on to support a measure, a bill or resolution, that another senator introduced. Bills backed means sponsored or cosponsored.
- Typical senator:
- the middle senator of a group, with half on each side. "17% of the way" means 17% of the distance from the typical senator in one party to the typical senator in the other.
Votes on this issue
An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other…
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purposes.
Voted Yea
A bill to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to establish a program to identify American-Jewish servicemembers buried in United States military cemeteries overseas under markers that incorrectly represent their religion and heritage, and for other purposes.
Voted Yea
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 Nay
A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other purposes.
Voted Yea
A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other purposes.
Voted Nay
An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other…
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purposes.
Voted Yea
To limit the use of Federal law enforcement officers for crowd control, and for other purposes.
Voted Nay
To reduce the bloated Pentagon budget by 10 percent and instead expand veteran dental care at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Voted Nay
To limit the provision of support by the Armed Forces to civilian law enforcement activities.
Voted Nay
To amend title 32, United States Code, to clarify certain limitations on full-time National Guard duty performed in a State, Territory, or the District of Columbia.
Voted Nay
To prohibit the use of funds to procure or modify foreign aircraft for presidential airlift.
Voted Nay
To require a review of the methodologies used to determine the amounts of locality-based comparability payments and to require the President's Pay Agent to conduct a pilot program establishing alternative models for determining the amounts of those payments.
Voted Yea
To require Presidential appointment and Senate confirmation of the Inspector General of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
Voted Yea
To prohibit earnings on balances maintained at a Federal Reserve bank by or on behalf of a depository institution.
Voted Nay
To direct the Attorney General to make publicly available documents related to Jeffrey Epstein.
Voted Yea
An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other…
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purposes.
Voted Yea
An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other…
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purposes.
Voted Yea
Legislation on this issue
These are records, not a score, and sponsoring a measure does not mean it moved. Simple and concurrent resolutions cannot become law, and a proposal enacted through a companion House bill or inside a larger bill is not counted as becoming law here.
4 measures this senator backed have no other backer on the map, so they are listed but not counted in the position from bills.
Sponsored
POPCaP Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Duty Status Reform Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
Latest action, : Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 433.
Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Optimizing the VA Workforce for Veterans Act of 2026
Latest action, : Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
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Veterans STAND Act
Not counted in the position from bills: no other backer on the map.
Latest action, : Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
National Veterans Strategy Act of 2026
Latest action, : Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Disabled Veterans Dignity Act of 2026
Not counted in the position from bills: no other backer on the map.
Latest action, : Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Caring for Veterans and Strengthening National Security Act
Latest action, : Held at the desk.
SERVE Act
Not counted in the position from bills: no other backer on the map.
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War and honoring the United States veterans who served during the conflict.
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8183; text: CR S8134-8135)
Fisher House Availability Act of 2025
Latest action, : Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
A resolution designating the month of October 2025 as "National Military Toxic Exposures Awareness Month".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S7929; text: CR S7928-7929)
VITAL Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Veterans Prosthetics Advancement and Reform Act
Latest action, : Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
VA Extenders Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025
Latest action, : Became Public Law No: 119-42.
Became Public Law 119-42
Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act
Latest action, : Became Public Law No: 119-97.
Became Public Law 119-97
Expanding Defense Community Partnerships Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
A resolution recognizing the 250th birthday of the United States Army.
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3322; text: CR S3319)
A resolution honoring and commending the 80th anniversary of the Blinded Veterans Association.
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2831; text: CR S2842-2843)
ARCA Act of 2025
Latest action, : Held at the desk.
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.
Latest action, : Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
Latest action, : Motion to proceed to consideration of the House message to accompany S. 1318 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 52. Record Vote Number: 164.
HOPE for Heroes Act of 2025
Not counted in the position from bills: no other backer on the map.
Latest action, : Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Veteran Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement Act
Latest action, : Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Precision Brain Health Research Act of 2025
Latest action, : Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025
Latest action, : Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish an external provider scheduling program to assist the Department of Veterans Affairs in scheduling appointments for care and services under the Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes.
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 274.
Coordinating Care for Senior Veterans and Wounded Warriors Act
Latest action, : Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Love Lives On Act of 2025
Latest action, : Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Stop GREED Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Veterans’ Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers (ACCESS) Act of 2025
Latest action, : Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Restore VA Accountability Act of 2025
Latest action, : Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-35.
Cosponsored
A resolution designating September 30, 2026, as "National Veterans Suicide Prevention Day".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5299; text: CR S5272-5273)
WWII Nurses Congressional Gold Medal Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Mammography Access for Veterans Act of 2025
Latest action, : Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Improving Veteran Access to Care Act
Latest action, : Held at the desk.
VetPAC Act of 2025
Latest action, : Held at the desk.
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Servicewomen and Veterans Menopause Research Act
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 275.
A resolution recognizing community care as an essential tool for meeting the health care needs of the veterans of the United States.
Latest action, : Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8874; text: CR S8874)
Pay Our Military Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 204.
Pay Our Military Act of 2025
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on Appropriations by unanimous consent.
COUNTER Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Major Richard Star Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Guarding Readiness Resources Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act
Latest action, : Held at the desk.
A resolution recognizing the 80th anniversary of the amphibious landing on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima during World War II and the raisings of the flag of the United States on Mount Suribachi.
Latest action, : Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1037; text: 2/4/2025 CR S597-598)
Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025
Latest action, : Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-35.
Air Guard STATUS Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Justice for 9/11 Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Amendments filed on this issue's bills
These are records, not a score. Many amendments are procedural or filed in bulk, and most are never taken up on the floor. Adopted means the Senate agreed to the amendment, which can still be left out of the final text.
An amendment is listed under the policy area of the bill it amends. An amendment can differ from its bill's topic.
Amendments through Sept. 30, 2026.
Amends S. 4784
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.
Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted
Amends S. 4784
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.
Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted
Amends S. 4784
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.
Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted
Amends S. 4784
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.
Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted
Amends S. 4784
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.
Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted
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Amends S. 4784
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.
Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted
Amends S. 4784
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.
Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted
Amends S. 4784
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.
Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted
Amends S. 4784
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.
Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted
Amends S. 787
VetPAC Act of 2025
To remove the authorization of appropriations for such sums as may be necessary.
Latest action, : Amendment SA 4142 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Adopted
Amends S. 1071
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.
Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted
Amends S. 2296
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
To require the provision of certain services to veterans in the Freely Associated States.
Latest action, : Amendment SA 3813 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Adopted
Amends S. 2296
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
To improve the availability of care for veterans from facilities and providers of the Department of Defense.
Latest action, : Amendment SA 3814 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Adopted
Amends S. 2296
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.
Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted
Amends S. 2296
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.
Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted
Amends S. 2296
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.
Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted
Amends S. 2296
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.
Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted
Amends S. 2296
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.
Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted
Amends S. 2296
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.
Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted
Amends S. 2296
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.
Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted
Amends S. 423
PRO Veterans Act of 2025
In the nature of a substitute.
Latest action, : Amendment SA 2222 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Adopted