Jeff Merkley, D-OR

Jeff Merkley is a Democratic Senator from Oregon.

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The list below shows the pieces of legislation (including bills, resolutions, and amendments) that this legislator has sponsored. Not all pieces of legislation have been brought for a roll call vote.

sjres163-119 - A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
sjres196-119 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations".
sjres156-119 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Truth in Lending (Regulation Z); Consumer Credit Offered to Borrowers in Advance of Expected Receipt of Compensation for Work".
s3930-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on the acquisition of single-family residences by hedge fund taxpayers, and for other purposes. (aka HOPE (Humans over Private Equity) for Homeownership Act)
s5005-119 - A bill to amend the Epstein Files Transparency Act with respect to enforcement by an attorney general of a State. (aka Epstein Files Transparency Act II)
s3812-119 - A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to issue guidance and regulations regarding opioid overdose reversal medication and employee training. (aka WORK to Save Lives Act)
sconres10-119 - A concurrent resolution recognizing the essential work of the League of Oregon Cities.
sconres18-119 - A concurrent resolution recognizing a health and safety emergency disproportionately affecting the fundamental rights of children due to the Trump administration's directives that unleash fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change, while suppressing climate change science.
s575-119 - A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to increase access to services provided by advanced practice registered nurses under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes. (aka I CAN Act)
s4259-119 - A bill to promote the development, production, and deployment of secure and resilient Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) to enhance United States national security and support the defense and resilience of Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific Region. (aka Blue Skies for Taiwan Act of 2026)
s341-119 - A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish a grant program for supporting local communities in detecting, preparing for, communicating about, or mitigating the environmental and public health impacts of wildfire smoke and extreme heat, and for other purposes. (aka Smoke and Heat Ready Communities Act of 2025)
s4803-119 - A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to include a home equity investment loan in the definition of a residential mortgage loan for the purposes of that Act, and for other purposes. (aka Home Equity Lending Integrity Act)
s4804-119 - A bill to require the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation to each establish a pilot program for personal property manufactured home loan purchases. (aka Manufactured Housing Lending Act)
s1588-119 - A bill to support United States policy toward Taiwan. (aka Taiwan Relations Reinforcement Act of 2025)
s2500-119 - A bill to amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to include as a high-priority research and extension area research on microplastics in land-applied biosolids on farmland, and for other purposes. (aka Research for Healthy Soils Act)
s3735-119 - A bill to amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to prohibit the use of the image of living political figures on the America the Beautiful-the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass. (aka Prohibit Partisan Park Passes Act)
s3506-119 - A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the use of fire management assistance grants for debris removal, and for other purposes. (aka Post-Wildfire Environmental Emergency Assistance Act)
s5235-119 - A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to prohibit the manufacture, processing, use, and distribution in commerce of commercial asbestos and mixtures and articles containing commercial asbestos, and for other purposes. (aka Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2026)
s4325-119 - A bill to establish a task force to address the impacts of the chemical 6PPD and its byproduct 6PPD-Q on coho salmon and the environment and to promote research and funding opportunities for an alternative to 6PPD, and for other purposes. (aka 6PPD Task Force Act)
s2684-119 - A bill to support countries in Latin America and the Caribbean that maintain official diplomatic relations with Taiwan, to counter efforts by the People's Republic of China to coerce or pressure governments into breaking such ties, to deepen coordination with Taiwan on diplomatic, development, and economic engagement in the Western Hemisphere, and for other purposes. (aka United States - Taiwan Partnership in the Americas Act)
s1668-119 - A bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to prohibit the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, and individuals appointed to Senate-confirmed positions from issuing, sponsoring, or endorsing certain financial instruments, and for other purposes. (aka End Crypto Corruption Act of 2025)
s4135-119 - A bill to reauthorize the Federal lands access program. (aka FLAP Reauthorization Act)
s2032-119 - A bill to provide for the establishment of Medicare part E public health plans, and for other purposes. (aka Choose Medicare Act)
s2836-119 - A bill to prohibit health insurance issuers and certain health care providers under Medicare from being under common ownership, and for other purposes. (aka Patients Over Profit Act)
s880-119 - A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit institutions of higher education participating in Federal student assistance programs from giving preferential treatment in the admissions process to legacy students or donors. (aka Fair College Admissions for Students Act)
s1220-119 - A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for a Savings Opportunity and Affordable Repayment plan as an income contingent repayment plan. (aka Savings Opportunity and Affordable Repayment Act)
s3745-119 - A bill to provide a civil remedy for any individual whose rights have been violated by an officer or agent of U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (aka ICE and CBP Constitutional Accountability Act)
s2405-119 - A bill to provide a process for ensuring the United States does not default on its obligations. (aka Debt Ceiling Reform Act)
s1274-119 - A bill to prohibit the export of liquified natural gas and petroleum products to certain countries. (aka Protecting American Households From Rising Energy Costs Act of 2025)
s5071-119 - A bill to provide protections for children in immigration custody, and for other purposes. (aka Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026)
s1874-119 - A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain nursing workforce development programs, and for other purposes. (aka Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2026)
s3344-119 - A bill to prohibit the unauthorized use of United States Armed Forces in hostilities with respect to Venezuela. (aka Prohibiting Unauthorized Military Action in Venezuela Act of 2025)
s643-119 - A bill to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to address the hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community, and for other purposes.
s288-119 - A bill to support and promote human rights of Southern Mongolians in the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes. (aka Southern Mongolian Human Rights Policy Act)
s2208-119 - A bill to provide mandatory funding for hazardous fuels reduction projects on certain Federal land, and for other purposes. (aka Wildfire Resilient Communities Act)
s4937-119 - A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements, and for other purposes. (aka Investor Choice Act of 2026)
s2653-119 - A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to permit the use of certain electric vehicle charging stations at rest areas on the Interstate System, and for other purposes. (aka RECHARGE Act)
s1446-119 - A bill to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to issue Clean Energy Victory Bonds. (aka Clean Energy Victory Bond Act of 2025)
s3123-119 - A bill to require the use of the voice and vote of the United States in international financial institutions to advance the cause of transitioning the global economy to a clean energy economy and to prohibit United States Government assistance to countries or entities to support fossil fuel activity, and for other purposes. (aka Sustainable International Financial Institutions Act of 2025)
s4568-119 - A bill to amend the definition of professional student in the Higher Education Act of 1965. (aka Nursing is a Professional Degree Act)
s1673-119 - A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make loans and loan guarantees for planning, constructing, or renovating pediatric or adult mental health treatment facilities and pediatric or adult substance use disorder treatment facilities, and for other purposes. (aka Mental Health Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2025)
s4990-119 - A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to review and update Federal Aviation Administration regulations, policies, and guidance related to low-altitude airspace safety, and for other purposes. (aka McCarty and Heideman Air Safety Enhancement Act)
s2435-119 - A bill to require that all new washing machines sold or offered for sale in the United States contain a microfiber filtration system, and for other purposes. (aka Fighting Fibers Act of 2025)
s2571-119 - A bill to establish an occupational safety and health standard to protect farmworkers from wildfire smoke and excessive heat, and for other purposes. (aka Farmworker Smoke and Excessive Heat Protection Act of 2025)
s3435-119 - A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to support schools of nursing in increasing the number of nursing students and faculty and in program enhancement and infrastructure modernization, and for other purposes. (aka FAAN Act)
s2148-119 - A bill to prohibit owners of covered dwelling units from assessing or collecting certain fees from tenants, and for other purposes. (aka End Junk Fees for Renters Act)
s2525-119 - A bill to address transnational repression by foreign governments against private individuals, and for other purposes. (aka Transnational Repression Policy Act)
s2179-119 - A bill to prohibit the use of M-44 devices, commonly known as "cyanide bombs", on public land, and for other purposes. (aka Canyon’s Law)
s3655-119 - A bill to require the President to remove the extension of certain privileges, exemptions, and immunities to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices if Hong Kong no longer enjoys a high degree of autonomy from the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes. (aka Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) Certification Act)
s4226-119 - A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit certain event contracts on prediction markets, and for other purposes. (aka STOP Corrupt Bets Act of 2026)
s1753-119 - A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish reference prices for prescription drugs for purposes of Federal health programs, and for other purposes. (aka End Price Gouging for Medications Act)
s5362-119 - A bill to direct the Secretary of State to advocate for the inclusion and recognition of the Central Tibetan Administration, and for other purposes. (aka Assuring the Future of Tibet Act of 2026)
s2386-119 - A bill to limit the use of Federal law enforcement officers for crowd control, and for other purposes. (aka Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America’s Streets Act)
s1503-119 - A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes. (aka Equality Act)
s4618-119 - A bill to effectively staff the high-need public elementary schools and secondary schools of the United States with school-based mental health services providers. (aka Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act)
s513-119 - A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish and carry out a grant program to conserve, restore, and manage kelp forest ecosystems, and for other purposes. (aka Help Our Kelp Act of 2025)
s1585-119 - A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that a rule relating to a reduction in force is subject to review under chapter 8 of that title, and for other purposes. (aka Reduction in Force Review Act)
s1788-119 - A bill to amend Public Law 91-378 to authorize activities relating to Civilian Conservation Centers, and for other purposes. (aka Civilian Conservation Center Enhancement Act of 2025)
s945-119 - A bill to amend the Smith River National Recreation Area Act to include certain additions to the Smith River National Recreation Area, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain wild rivers in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes. (aka Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act)
s3673-119 - A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to improve and reauthorize the pollinator-friendly practices on roadside highways and rights-of-way program, and for other purposes. (aka Roadside Pollinator Program Amendments Act)
s5319-119 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protection by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work in certain providers of services to which payments are made under the Medicare Program. (aka Nurse Overtime and Patient Safety Act)
s788-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on the failure of certain hedge funds owning excess single-family residences to dispose of such residences, and for other purposes. (aka HOPE (Humans over Private Equity) for Homeownership Act)
s2502-119 - A bill to deny entry into the United States of current or former government officials engaged in the forced repatriation of Uyghurs and other designated aliens to the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes. (aka Preventing the Forced Return of Uyghurs Act of 2025)
s2353-119 - A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to conduct a study, and submit to Congress a report, on the human health impacts of exposure to microplastics in food and water. (aka Microplastics Safety Act)
s1926-119 - A bill to encourage reduction of disposable plastic products in units of the National Park System, and for other purposes. (aka Reducing Waste in National Parks Act)
s5318-119 - A bill to create a new Federal grant program that provides grants to State libraries to allow schools with summer lunch programs to keep their libraries open for student use during the summer months. (aka Summer Meals and Learning Act of 2026)
s3820-119 - A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish and maintain a training program for Natural Resources Conservation Service personnel and third-party providers on the rapidly evolving methodologies, science, and practices of soil health management systems on agricultural land, and for other purposes. (aka Soil CARE Act of 2026)
s2557-119 - A bill to direct the Attorney General to make publicly available documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, and for other purposes. (aka Epstein Files Transparency Act)
s780-119 - A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to address certain issues relating to the extension of consumer credit, and for other purposes. (aka SAFE Lending Act of 2025)
s5184-119 - A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish a summer meal delivery vehicle pilot program, and for other purposes. (aka Feeding Our Rural Kids Act of 2026)
s3621-119 - A bill to prohibit the United States Government from funding Venezuela's oil and petroleum infrastructure, and for other purposes. (aka Protecting Taxpayers from Risky Investments in Venezuela Act)
s1200-119 - A bill to amend the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 to reauthorize the Deschutes River Conservancy Working Group, and for other purposes. (aka Deschutes River Conservancy Reauthorization Act of 2025)
s4772-119 - A bill to prohibit States and local governments from prohibiting or limiting the connection, reconnection, modification, installation, transportation, distribution, or expansion of a renewable energy service based on the type or source of energy to be delivered, and for other purposes. (aka Renewable Energy Choice Act)
s2811-119 - A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to prohibit the manufacture, processing, use, and distribution in commerce of commercial asbestos and mixtures and articles containing commercial asbestos, and for other purposes. (aka Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2025)
s4721-119 - A bill to prevent certain executive actions and repeal certain executive documents, and for other purposes. (aka Restoring Renewable Energy Parity Act)
s1092-119 - A bill to require certain products to be labeled with 'Do Not Flush' labeling, and for other purposes. (aka Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety Act)
s4942-119 - A bill to create protections for financial institutions that provide financial services to State-sanctioned marijuana businesses and service providers for such businesses, and for other purposes. (aka SAFE Banking Act of 2026)
s4774-119 - A bill to prohibit the distribution of false AI-generated election media, to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit the removal of names from voting rolls using unverified voter challenge databases, and for other purposes. (aka Fraudulent Artificial Intelligence Regulations (FAIR) Elections Act of 2026)
s1662-119 - A bill to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to reauthorize the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program, and for other purposes. (aka Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025)
s2221-119 - A bill to establish requirements under which the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior shall carry out the Timber Production Expansion Guaranteed Loan Program. (aka SAWMILL Act)
s1691-119 - A bill to limit the use of facial recognition technology in airports, and for other purposes. (aka Traveler Privacy Protection Act of 2025)
s5238-119 - A bill to preserve the democratic republic of the United States from the overreach of authoritarian tactics. (aka For Our Republic Act)
s2415-119 - A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the Columbia River Basin Restoration program, and for other purposes. (aka Columbia River Clean-Up Act of 2025)
s4720-119 - A bill to amend the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to consider nations with open registries in the Secretary's identification of nations engaging in or endorsing illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing. (aka Protecting U.S. Fishers from Illegal Foreign Flags Act of 2026)
s1094-119 - A bill to establish a contracting preference for public buildings that use innovative wood products in the construction of those buildings, and for other purposes. (aka Mass Timber Federal Buildings Act of 2025)
s5021-119 - A bill to provide consumer protections for students. (aka Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act)
s4597-119 - A bill to direct the Secretary of Education, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to award competitive grants to eligible partnerships to establish, expand, or support career and technical education programs of study in early childhood education. (aka Early Childhood Workforce Advancement Act of 2026)
s4735-119 - A bill to establish procedures for determining the public interest with respect to greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes. (aka Protecting Americans from High Electricity Prices Act of 2026)
s4732-119 - A bill to authorize the President to declare a smoke emergency, and for other purposes. (aka Wildfire Smoke Emergency Declaration Act of 2026)
s5087-119 - A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify the definition of renewable biomass for purposes of the renewable fuel standard, and for other purposes. (aka Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act of 2026)
s3588-119 - A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide funding for trained school personnel to administer drugs and devices for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose, and for other purposes. (aka School Access to Naloxone Act of 2026)
s1445-119 - A bill to prohibit drilling in the Arctic Ocean. (aka Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2025)
s1957-119 - A bill to repeal certain executive orders targeting LGBTQI+ individuals. (aka No Place for LGBTQ+ Hate Act)
s2519-119 - A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the inclusion of medical debt on a consumer report, and for other purposes. (aka Medical Debt Relief Act of 2025)
s5106-119 - A bill to establish a grant program to promote wildfire resilience investments and a pilot program to reduce the cost burden of insurance premiums, and for other purposes. (aka Wildfire Insurance Affordability Act)
s5302-119 - A bill to create national standards for labeling of covered materials as recyclable, compostable, reusable, and refillable, and for other purposes. (aka Truth in Labeling Act of 2026)
s5357-119 - A bill to impose requirements for certain Federal positions to promote transparency, and for other purposes. (aka TABOO Act)
s3408-119 - A bill to prohibit a United States currency featuring the likeness of a living or sitting President. (aka Change Corruption Act)
s4222-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an end date for the credit for certain qualified carbon oxide, and for other purposes. (aka End Polluter Welfare for Enhanced Oil Recovery Act of 2026)
s4017-119 - A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to ban certain Government officials from trading event contracts, and for other purposes. (aka End Prediction Market Corruption Act)
s2110-119 - A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to prepare a report on reuse and refill systems, and for other purposes. (aka Research for Environmental Uses and Sustainable Economies Act of 2025)
s2128-119 - A bill to encourage and facilitate efforts by States and other stakeholders to conserve and sustain the western population of monarch butterflies, and for other purposes. (aka MONARCH Act of 2025)
s1554-119 - A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from minting or issuing 1-cent coins. (aka Make Sense Not Cents Act)
sres666-119 - A resolution designating the first week of April as "National Asbestos Awareness Week".
sres401-119 - A resolution supporting the designation of September 19, 2025, as "National Stillbirth Prevention and Awareness Day", recognizing tens of thousands of families in the United States that have endured a stillbirth, and seizing the opportunity to keep other families from experiencing the same tragedy.
sres408-119 - A resolution recognizing September 20, 2025, as "National LGBTQ+ Servicemembers and Veterans Day".
sres580-119 - A resolution directing the Architect of the Capitol to prominently display, in a publicly accessible location in the Senate wing of the United States Capitol, a plaque honoring the members of law enforcement responding on January 6, 2021, until the plaque can be placed in its permanent location.
sres782-119 - A resolution recognizing the importance of pollinators to ecosystem health and agriculture in the United States by designating June 22 through June 28, 2026, as "National Pollinator Week".
sres709-119 - A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Nurses Week, to be observed from May 6 through May 12, 2026.
sres226-119 - A resolution condemning the Government of the People's Republic of China for engaging in transnational repression.
sres424-119 - A resolution affirming the unwavering commitment of the Senate to the First Amendment and to freedom of speech and of the press as foundations of the democratic republic of the United States.
sres289-119 - A resolution recognizing the importance of pollinators to ecosystem health and agriculture in the United States by designating June 15 through June 22, 2025, as "National Pollinator Week".
sres206-119 - A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Nurses Week, to be observed from May 6 through May 12, 2025.
sres806-119 - A resolution designating July 2026 as "Plastic Pollution Action Month".
sres321-119 - A resolution commemorating 30 years of diplomatic relations between the United States and Vietnam on July 11, 2025.
sres583-119 - A resolution recognizing 2026 as "The Year of The Power of Nurses" in Celebration of the 130th Anniversary of the American Nurses Association.
sres548-119 - A resolution denouncing the horrors of authoritarianism.
sres140-119 - A resolution designating the first week of April 2025 as "National Asbestos Awareness Week".
sres320-119 - A resolution designating July 2025 as "Plastic Pollution Action Month".
sres283-119 - A resolution commemorating the 90th birthday of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama on July 6, 2025, as "A Day of Compassion" and expressing support for the human rights and distinct religious, cultural, linguistic, and historical identity of the Tibetan people.
sres248-119 - A resolution expressing the need for the Federal Government to establish a national biodiversity strategy for protecting biodiversity for current and future generations.
sres410-119 - A resolution calling on the President to recognize a demilitarized State of Palestine, as consistent with international law and the principles of a two-state solution, alongside a secure State of Israel.
sres481-119 - A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Department of Agriculture should use its contingency funds and interchange authority to finance the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

Vote Summary

The chart below shows all the votes cast by this legislator. The bars are color-coded by party. Red bars indicate votes cast in support of Republican-sponsored legislation or against Democrat-sponsored legislation; blue bars indicate the opposite.

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All Votes

Jeff Merkley has cast 890 votes in the current session of Congress. We calculate that 0 were party-line votes. This equates to 0% of the total votes cast by this legislator.

Nomination Votes

Jeff Merkley has cast 0 votes for nominees in the current session of Congress. We calculate that 0 were party-line votes. This equates to NaN% of the total nomination votes cast by this legislator.