Jerry Moran

U.S. Senator · Kansas · Republican · Chair, Veterans' Affairs

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 9, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured

2.66· expected 1.48

Above expectations

Rank 6 of 100 in the Senate · expected = average of 21 majority-party committee chairs

How far Moran’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

70 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 2 significant (got a roll call vote), 68 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the Senate

Became law (2)

1 Missouri-specific · 1 national policy

S. 2393 Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization ActAuthorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to construct a new medical facility in St. Louis, Missouri. AI-readBecame law Jun 9, 2026 · Armed Forces and National SecurityLocal or single-entity · Missouri
S. 2392 Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025Increases veterans' disability and survivor compensation by Social Security cost-of-living percentage. AI-readBecame law Nov 25, 2025 · Armed Forces and National SecurityNational policy

Scope tags come from an AI reading of each bill where available, otherwise from its title and policy area. They don’t change the score. How scope is tagged

How Moran’s ratings compare with every senator

Ratings, 119th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one senator; the ringed marker is Moran.

Moran in plain answers: party votes, bipartisanship, who votes alike

Attendance

How it’s measured

94/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 53 missed of 915

Voted on 862 of 915 roll calls; missed 53. Lower than 90% of senators.

85%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured

98/ 100

Senate R median 100 · Rank 43 of 53

Sided with the Republican majority on 789 votes that split the parties. Lower than 57% of senators.

75%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured

10/ 100

Chamber median 9 · +1

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 69% of senators.

0%30%

Position

How it’s measured

+0.41

Republican middle 80%: 0.38 to 0.78

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

LiberalConservative

Moran’s bills that passed the Senate or further

All bills

4 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Moran’s effectiveness score.

S. 2393 Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization ActAuthorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to construct a new medical facility in St. Louis, Missouri. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · Became law Jun 9, 2026Substantive228 words Local or single-entity · Missouri
S. 2392 Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025Increases veterans' disability and survivor compensation by Social Security cost-of-living percentage. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · Became law Nov 25, 2025Substantive485 words National policy
S. 3436 Caring for Veterans and Strengthening National Security ActNo summary available; bill title suggests veterans care and national security provisions. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · Introduced Dec 18, 2025Substantive267 words Introduced
S. 1591 ARCA Act of 2025Bill title and summary not yet available; cannot determine bill's content or effects. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · Introduced Dec 15, 2025Substantive3.3k words Introduced

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.