U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.)
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Recent News About U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.)
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Sen. Moran Announces $4.7 Million Federal Investment for K-State Salina
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) – a member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations – on May 26 announced a $4,750,000 federal investment for the Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus to develop an aerospace simulation center.
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Sen. Moran Honors Sacrifice, Survivors on Memorial Day
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (Kan.) – lead Republican of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee – on May 28 released the following statement to recognize Memorial Day 2023:
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ICYMI: Sen. Marshall Hosts Fentanyl Crisis Roundtable in Kansas City
U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. hosted a fentanyl crisis roundtable on May 30 in Kansas City to hear directly from federal, state, and local law enforcement officials, as well as area health care providers about the impact illegal fentanyl is having in Wyandotte County.
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Sen. Moran’s Bill to Improve Safety of FAA System and Prevent Outages Heads to President’s Desk
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) – ranking member of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation and co-chair of the Senate Travel and Tourism Caucus – along with U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Representatives Pete Stauber (MN-08) and Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) announced that their bipartisan legislation to help prevent Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) system outages has passed the U.S. House and U.S. Senate and is headed to the President's desk to be signed into law.
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Sens. Moran, Thune Lead Legislation to Address Affordable Housing Shortage
U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) introduced the Housing Supply Expansion Act, legislation that would address the shortage of affordable housing options by making targeted reforms to requirements under the Davis-Bacon Act, a 1930s-era labor law.
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PHOTOS: Sens. Moran, Shaheen Welcome Artemis II Astronauts to Capitol Hill
U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), ranking member and chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, welcomed the Artemis II astronauts, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Canadian Space Agency President Lisa Campbell to Capitol Hill and spoke on the importance of the Artemis missions.
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Sen. Moran Introduces Legislation to Break up Monopoly Contract for Organ Donation Network
U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) led the introduction of legislation to help break up the monopoly contract currently held by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) to manage the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN).
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Sen. Moran Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Childhood Cancer Research
U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) introduced the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0.
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VIDEO: Sen. Moran Recognizes National Police Week, Honors Fallen Kansas Police Officers
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) on May 16 spoke on the Senate Floor to recognize National Police Week and remember Kansas law enforcement who passed away in 2022. National Police Week was established by President John F. Kennedy in 1962, and this year runs from May 14 – May 20.
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VIDEO: Sen. Moran Speaks on Crisis at the Southern Border After Elimination of Title 42
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) on May 17 spoke on the Senate Floor to address the security and humanitarian crisis at the southern border and the consequences of eliminating Title 42.
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VIDEO: Sen. Moran Speaks on the Senate Floor on the Importance of Trade for the U.S. Economy and Defense
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (Kan.) spoke on the Senate floor this week about the importance of trade to the U.S. economy and national security and called on President Biden to enter into – and Congress to ratify – the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
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Sen. Moran Introduces Legislation to Invest in Rural Communities
U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) introduced the Rural Jobs Act, legislation to build on the success of the New Market Tax Credit (NMTC) by bringing hundreds of millions of dollars in private investment to some of the most disadvantaged rural communities in America.
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Kansas State University Selected for National Science Foundation Award
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today congratulated Kansas State University for being awarded $1 million from the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Regional Innovation Engines program for the Advancing Biosecurity, Biodefense, and Biomanufacturing project.
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Sen. Moran to Serve as Co-Chair of Senate Travel and Tourism Caucus
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) has been named co-chair of the Senate Travel and Tourism Caucus – a bipartisan group of 23 senators that champions efforts to increase and support travel to and within the United States.
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VIDEO: Sen. Moran Pays Tribute to the Life of Gary Doane
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (Kan.) today spoke on the Senate floor to pay tribute to the life of Gary Doane – Downs native, member of the Kansas Farm Bureau and former Chair of the Board of Directors for the Kansas Agricultural and Rural Leadership (KARL) Program.
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VIDEO: Sen. Moran Introduces Legislation to Reform the Security Classification System
U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Mark R. Warner (D-Va.), John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) – members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence – today introduced the Classification Reform Act of 2023 and the Sensible Classification Act of 2023 to reform the security classification system in order to reduce over classification, prevent mishandling of classified information, promote better use of intelligence and enhance public trust.
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Senate Unanimously Passes Sen. Moran’s Bipartisan Bill to Improve Safety of FAA System and Prevent Outages
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) – ranking member of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation and co-chair of the Senate Travel and Tourism Caucus – and U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) to help prevent Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) system outages.
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Sens. Moran, Tester Introduce Legislation to Bolster Air Service at Small Airports
U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) introduced legislation to bolster and attract new air service to small communities across the country.
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VIDEO: Sen. Moran Applauds Passage of Measure Nullifying Listing of Lesser Prairie-Chicken as Threatened Species
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today applauded the Senate passage of a Congressional Review Act (CRA) Resolution of Disapproval introduced by Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) to nullify the listing of the lesser prairie-chicken as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.
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Sen. Moran Introduces Legislation to Restore Sovereign Status of Tribal Governments
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) introduced the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act to restore the sovereign status of tribal governments.