Jeff Merkley, D-OR

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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.

  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • s2032-119 - A bill to provide for the establishment of Medicare part E public health plans, and for other purposes. (aka Choose Medicare 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)
  • 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)
  • 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 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)
  • 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.
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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.
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • sres226-119 - A resolution condemning the Government of the People's Republic of China for engaging in transnational repression.
  • 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.
  • sres321-119 - A resolution commemorating 30 years of diplomatic relations between the United States and Vietnam on July 11, 2025.
  • 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.

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.

See the about page for the methodology we use to determine what is and is not a party-line vote.

All Votes

Jeff Merkley has cast 499 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.

Marcus Molinaro, of New York, to be Federal Transit AdministratorAdam Telle, of Mississippi, to be an Assistant Secretary of the ArmySean Cairncross, of Minnesota, to be National Cyber DirectorJohn Arrigo, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Portuguese RepublicCatherine Hanson, of South Carolina, to be Chief Financial Officer, Environmental Protection AgencyLuke Lindberg, of South Dakota, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural AffairsJeanine Pirro, of New York, to be United States Attorney for the District of Columbia for the term of four yearsJason Reding Quinones, of Florida, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida for the term of four yearsBrian Burch, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to the Holy SeeAndrew Puzder, of Tennessee, to be Representative of the United States of America to the European Union, with the rank of AmbassadorNicholas Kent, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of EducationDavid Woll, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentLuigi Rinaldi, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Oriental Republic of UruguayBrian Nesvik, of Wyoming, to be Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife ServiceCasey Mulligan, of Illinois, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business AdministrationAndrea Lucas, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2030Matthew Kozma, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland SecurityCheryl Mason, of North Carolina, to be Inspector General, Department of Veterans AffairsGadyaces Serralta, of Florida, to be Director of the United States Marshals ServiceTyler Clarkson, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of AgricultureJoseph Kent, of Washington, to be Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National IntelligenceThomas Gaiser, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Attorney GeneralEmil J. Bove III, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third CircuitSamuel Brown, of Nevada, to be Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial AffairsSusan Monarez, of Wisconsin, to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and PreventionWilliam Kimmitt, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for International TradeEarl Matthews, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of DefenseDavid Wright, of South Carolina, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the term of five years expiring June 30, 2030Richard Topping, of Ohio, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Veterans AffairsMatthew Lohmeier, of Arizona, to be Under Secretary of the Air ForceAaron Szabo, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection AgencyZachary M. Bluestone, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of MissouriJohn Hurley, of California, to be Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial CrimesArielle Roth, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and InformationBradley Hansell, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and SecurityAaron Lukas, of Arkansas, to be Principal Deputy Director of National IntelligenceCristian M. Stevens, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of MissouriJoshua M. Divine, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of MissouriTerrance Cole, of Virginia, to be Administrator of Drug EnforcementJoseph Edlow, of Maryland, to be Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland SecurityAnthony Tata, of Florida, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and ReadinessLuke Pettit, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the TreasuryWhitney D. Hermandorfer, of Tennessee, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth CircuitJonathan Gould, of Virginia, to be Comptroller of the Currency for a term of five yearsWilliam Briggs, of Texas, to be Deputy Administrator of the Small Business AdministrationScott Kupor, of California, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management for a term of four yearsBryan Bedford, of Indiana, to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration for the term of five yearsPreston Griffith, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of EnergyKenneth Kies, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the TreasuryPaul Dabbar, of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of CommerceDaniel Zimmerman, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary of DefenseRodney Scott, of Oklahoma, to be Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland SecurityOlivia Trusty, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission for a term of five years from July 1, 2025Olivia Trusty, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2025Gary Andres, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human ServicesWilliam Long, of Missouri, to be Commissioner of Internal Revenue for the remainder of the term expiring November 12, 2027Andrew Hughes, of Texas, to be Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentStephen Vaden, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Secretary of AgricultureDavid Fotouhi, of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection AgencyBrett Shumate, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney GeneralJohn Andrew Eisenberg, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney GeneralJames O'Neill, of California, to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human ServicesEdward Walsh, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to IrelandMichelle Bowman, of Kansas, to be Vice Chairman for Supervision of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four yearsDale Marks, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of DefenseAllison Hooker, of Georgia, to be an Under Secretary of State (Political Affairs)Michael Duffey, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and SustainmentCharles Kushner, of New York, to be Ambassador to the French Republic, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Principality of MonacoSean Donahue, of Florida, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection AgencyEric Matthew Ueland, of Virginia, to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and BudgetEmil Michael, of Florida, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Research and EngineeringMichael Rigas, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of State for Management and ResourcesKatharine MacGregor, of Florida, to be Deputy Secretary of the InteriorJames Danly, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Secretary of EnergyTroy Meink, of Virginia, to be Secretary of the Air ForceReed Rubinstein, of Maryland, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of StateMonica Crowley, of New York, to be Chief of Protocol, and to have the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of serviceFrank Bisignano, of New Jersey, to be Commissioner of Social Security Administration for the term expiring January 19, 2031Tilman Fertitta, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Italian Republic, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of San MarinoThomas Barrack, of Colorado, to be Ambassador to the Republic of TurkeyWarren Stephens, of Arkansas, to be Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandDavid Perdue, of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the People's Republic of ChinaLt. Gen. John D. Caine (Retired), in the Air Force, to be GeneralLt. Gen. John D. Caine (Retired), in the Air Force, to be Major GeneralMark Meador, of Virginia, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for the term of seven years from September 26, 2024Paul Atkins, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 5, 2026Kevin Cabrera, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of PanamaRonald Johnson, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the United Mexican StatesPeter Hoekstra, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to CanadaMike Huckabee, of Arkansas, to be Ambassador to the State of IsraelGeorge Glass, of Oregon, to be Ambassador to JapanElbridge Colby, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for PolicyDean Sauer, of Missouri, to be Solicitor General of the United StatesHarmeet Dhillon, of California, to be an Assistant Attorney GeneralMehmet Oz, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesMatthew Whitaker, of Iowa, to be United States Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, with the rank and status of AmbassadorPaul Lawrence, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Veterans AffairsMichael Faulkender, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of the TreasuryAaron Reitz, of Texas, to be an Assistant Attorney General vice Hampton Y. DellingerJames Bishop, of North Carolina, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and BudgetMartin Makary, of Virginia, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human ServicesJayanta Bhattacharya, of California, to be Director of the National Institutes of HealthMichael Kratsios, of South Carolina, to be Director of the Office of Science and Technology PolicyChristopher Landau, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of StateJohn Phelan, of Florida, to be Secretary of the NavyStephen Feinberg, of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of DefenseJeffrey Kessler, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and SecurityWilliam Pulte, of Florida, to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency for a term of five yearsKeith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Deputy Secretary of LaborStephen Miran, of New York, to be Chairman of the Council of Economic AdvisersAbigail Slater, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney GeneralSteven Bradbury, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of TransportationLori Chavez-DeRemer, of Oregon, to be Secretary of LaborTroy Edgar, of California, to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland SecurityTodd Blanche, of Florida, to be Deputy Attorney GeneralLinda McMahon, of Connecticut, to be Secretary of EducationJamieson Greer, of Maryland, to be United States Trade Representative, with the rank of AmbassadorDaniel Driscoll, of North Carolina, to be Secretary of the ArmyKashyap Patel, of Nevada, to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a term of ten yearsKelly Loeffler, of Georgia, to be Administrator of the Small Business AdministrationHoward Lutnick, of New York, to be Secretary of CommerceBrooke Rollins, of Texas, to be Secretary of AgricultureRobert F. Kennedy, Jr., of California, to be Secretary of Health and Human ServicesTulsi Gabbard, of Hawaii, to be Director of National IntelligenceRussell Vought, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Management and BudgetEric Turner, of Texas, to be Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentPamela Bondi, of Florida, to be Attorney GeneralDouglas Collins, of Georgia, to be Secretary of Veterans AffairsChristopher Wright, of Colorado, to be Secretary of EnergyDouglas Burgum, of North Dakota, to be Secretary of the InteriorLee Zeldin, of New York, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection AgencySean Duffy, of Wisconsin, to be Secretary of TransportationScott Bessent, of South Carolina, to be Secretary of the TreasuryKristi Noem, of South Dakota, to be Secretary of Homeland SecurityPeter Hegseth, of Tennessee, to be Secretary of DefenseJohn Ratcliffe, of Texas, to be Director of the Central Intelligence AgencyMarco Rubio, of Florida, to be Secretary of State