Sen. Jerry Moran, US Senator for Kansas | Official U.S. Senate headshot
Sen. Jerry Moran, US Senator for Kansas | Official U.S. Senate headshot
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) has announced his support for the Rescissions Act of 2025, which was passed by Congress following a request from the Trump administration to reclaim $9 billion in unused federal funds. The rescissions process allows the President to petition Congress to return unspent government funds.
In a statement, Sen. Moran said: “Congress holds the authority to fund the government and established the rescissions process to allow the President to petition Congress to reclaim unused funds. Using this congressionally-approved process, the Trump administration requested Congress pass a $9 billion rescission package and return taxpayer dollars. While this legislation provides the administration flexibility on which funds they can return, I included an amendment that clarifies that funding will not be taken from the administration of commodity-based programs like Food for Peace and McGovern-Dole that provide a critical market for our farmers to sell excess commodities to feed hungry people around the world.”
Sen. Moran emphasized that his amendment ensures funding for commodity-based programs such as Food for Peace and McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program remains intact. These programs are important both for U.S. agricultural producers and global food assistance efforts.
Funds supporting these programs are designated by the Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and are not affected by this round of rescissions. Operational funding for both Food for Peace and McGovern-Dole will continue without interruption.
Additionally, last week, the Senate Committee on Appropriations unanimously approved the FY26 Agriculture Appropriations Act, which includes $1.5 billion for Food for Peace Title II grants, $240 million for McGovern-Dole International Food for Education program, and requires a report on transferring oversight of Food for Peace from USAID to USDA.
The Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS), funded through FEMA, is also not subject to these rescissions.
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