Ron Wyden, D-OR

Ron Wyden is a Democratic Senator from Oregon.

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Sponsored Legislation:

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.

• sjres95-119 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Interim Guidance Simplifying Application of the Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax to Partnerships".
• sjres88-119 - A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs.
• sjres198-119 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model".
• sjres145-119 - 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 "Fair Credit Reporting; Permissible Purposes for Furnishing, Using, and Obtaining Consumer Reports".
• sjres49-119 - A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs.
• sjres192-119 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model".
• s4338-119 - A bill to require the Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the Department of the Treasury to carry out an investigation regarding whether financial institutions violated certain provisions of title 31, United States Code, with respect to transactions involving Jeffrey Epstein, and for other purposes. (aka Pedophile Financial Accountability Act)
• s5002-119 - A bill to regulate compressed air dusters to prevent inhalant abuse. (aka Duster Inhalation Prevention Act)
• s976-119 - A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to reduce fraudulent enrollments in qualified health plans, and for other purposes. (aka Insurance Fraud Accountability Act)
• s4268-119 - A bill to amend the Privacy Protection Act of 1980 to update and strengthen protections for newgathering records, and for other purposes. (aka Privacy Protection Updates Act)
• s588-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for examination and disclosure with respect to Presidential income tax returns, to amend chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to require the disclosure of certain tax returns by Presidents and certain candidates for the office of the President, and for other purposes. (aka Presidential Audit and Tax Transparency Act)
• s3474-119 - A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the regulation of cannabis and cannabinoid products, and for other purposes. (aka Cannabinoid Safety and Regulation Act)
• s1312-119 - A bill to establish the Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters within the Department of Agriculture. (aka Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act of 2025)
• s2751-119 - A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to collect registration fees from members of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, and for other purposes. (aka Permanent OPTN Fee Authority Act)
• s2164-119 - A bill to direct the Federal Trade Commission to require impact assessments of automated decision systems and augmented critical decision processes, and for other purposes. (aka Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2025)
• s3905-119 - A bill to provide for the refund of duties imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. (aka Tariff Refund Act of 2026)
• s4740-119 - A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to improve transparency, and for other purposes.
• s5006-119 - A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate work disincentives for childhood disability beneficiaries. (aka Work Without Worry Act of 2026)
• s4588-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the excise tax for the repurchase of corporate stock by large oil and gas companies. (aka Taxing Buybacks from Big Oil Windfalls Act)
• s3392-119 - A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to designate an Agritourism Advisor, and for other purposes. (aka Accelerating the Growth of Rural Innovation and Tourism Opportunities to Uphold Rural Industries and Sustainable Marketplaces Act)
• s4175-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the clean electricity production credit and the clean electricity investment credit based on increases in the price of, and demand for, electricity, and for other purposes.
• s2480-119 - A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to publicly release, in full, the unclassified report titled "U.S. Telecommunications Insecurity 2022", and for other purposes. (aka Telecom Cybersecurity Transparency Act)
• s2021-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude round-tripped income for purposes of calculating global intangible low-taxed income, and for other purposes. (aka Close the Round-Tripping Loophole Act)
• s4331-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize the tax treatment of derivatives and their underlying investments, and for other purposes. (aka Modernization of Derivatives Tax Act of 2026)
• s4594-119 - A bill to amend section 2703 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain use of administrative subpoenas with respect to customer communications and records, and for other purposes. (aka Subpoena Abuse Prevention Act)
• s2095-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the rules related to partners and partnerships, and for other purposes. (aka PARTNERSHIPS Act)
• s4739-119 - A bill to implement reforms relating to foreign intelligence surveillance authorities, to prohibit reverse targeting of United States persons and persons located in the United States, and for other purposes.
• s2059-119 - A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to enhance financial support for rural and safety net hospitals providing maternity, labor, and delivery services to vulnerable populations, and for other purposes. (aka Keeping Obstetrics Local Act)
• s5275-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit orders or agreements relating to the release of tax claims by the President and related persons, and for other purposes. (aka Presidential Tax Accountability and Audit Integrity Act)
• s5040-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose limitations on high-income taxpayers with large retirement account balances.
• s1242-119 - A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry out watershed pilots, and for other purposes. (aka Watershed Results Act)
• s1887-119 - A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections, to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to streamline the procedures under which individuals may apply to register to vote in such elections through State motor vehicle authorities, to permit automatic voter registration through such authorities for eligible citizens of the United States who do not complete voter registration applications, and for other purposes. (aka Vote at Home Act of 2025)
• s4330-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to revise the treatment of partnership interests received in connection with the performance of services, and for other purposes. (aka Ending the Carried Interest Loophole Act)
• s3918-119 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to require that notice of criminal surveillance orders be eventually provided to targets, to reform the use of non-disclosure orders to providers, to prohibit indefinite sealing of criminal surveillance orders, and for other purposes. (aka Government Surveillance Transparency Act of 2026)
• s888-119 - A bill to designate certain land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service in the State of Oregon as wilderness and national recreation areas, to withdraw certain land located in Curry County and Josephine County, Oregon, from all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and operation under the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws, and for other purposes. (aka Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act)
• s4355-119 - A bill to require the Department of Health and Human Services to release documents, communications, and other information relating to most favored nation pricing agreements and other private or confidential drug pricing deals struck with manufacturers, and for other purposes. (aka Drug Deal Disclosure Act)
• s4193-119 - A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program to improve the reliability of the power grid and reduce the risk of wildfires caused by power lines, and for other purposes. (aka Wildfire and Grid Reliability Act)
• s4997-119 - A bill to set forth requirements for the regulation by the Food and Drug Administration of nitrous oxide products, and for other purposes. (aka Nitrous Oxide Inhalation Prevention Act)
• s4364-119 - A bill to provide for the refund of duties imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. (aka Speedy Tariff Refund Act of 2026)
• s2094-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the partnership rules for taxation of basis-shifting transactions involving related parties, and for other purposes. (aka Basis Shifting is a Rip-off Act)
• s4738-119 - A bill to implement reforms relating to foreign intelligence surveillance authorities, protections relating to warrantless queries for the communications of United States persons, and for other purposes.
• s4287-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify rules for grantor trusts. (aka Getting Rid of Abusive Trust Schemes Act)
• s2522-119 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to regulate the use of cell-site simulators, and for other purposes. (aka Cell-Site Simulator Warrant Act of 2025)
• s3207-119 - A bill to prohibit the manipulation of rent prices in the United States, and for other purposes. (aka End Rent Fixing Act of 2025)
• s4082-119 - A bill to implement reforms relating to foreign intelligence surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. (aka Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2026)
• s2178-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that all provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples. (aka Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2025)
• s4616-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on specified settlement fund payments, and for other purposes. (aka SLUSH FUND Act of 2026)
• s3817-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on damages received by certain officers of the United States on account of any civil action filed against the United States, and for other purposes. (aka Stop Presidential Embezzlement Act)
• s3886-119 - A bill to establish total nurse staffing hours per resident day, to require 24-hour use of registered professional nurses in nursing homes, and for other purposes. (aka Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act)
• s4254-119 - A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a health care workforce innovation program. (aka Health Workforce Innovation Act)
• s1942-119 - A bill to provide for the establishment of a land health management program on Federal land in Malheur County, Oregon, and for other purposes. (aka Malheur Community Empowerment for the Owyhee Act)
• s2159-119 - A bill to establish a pilot program to address technology-related abuse in domestic violence cases. (aka Tech Safety for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Act)
• s4457-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that low alcohol by volume kombucha is exempt from any excise taxes and any regulations under chapter 53 of such Code which are imposed on alcoholic beverages. (aka Keeping Our Manufacturers from Being Unfairly taxed while Championing Health Act)
• s310-119 - A bill to establish a grant program to address the crisis in accessing affordable housing and child care through the co-location of housing and child care, and for other purposes. (aka Build Housing with Care Act of 2025)
• s1185-119 - A bill to amend section 321 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to enhance transparency with respect to shipments seeking an administrative exemption from duties for low-value entries, and for other purposes. (aka FIGHTING for America Act of 2025)
• s891-119 - A bill to extend expiring health provisions and improve health care delivery. (aka Bipartisan Health Care Act)
• s2015-119 - A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to encourage and expand the use of prescribed fire on land managed by the Department of the Interior or the Forest Service, with an emphasis on units of the National Forest System in the western and southeastern United States, to acknowledge and support the long-standing use of cultural burning by Indian Tribes and Indigenous practitioners, and for other purposes. (aka National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025)
• s2845-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate tax loopholes that allow billionaires to defer tax indefinitely through planning strategies such as "buy, borrow, die", to modify over 30 tax provisions so that billionaires are required to pay taxes annually, and for other purposes. (aka Billionaires Income Tax Act)
• s3364-119 - A bill to clarify the time period for registering health care apprenticeships under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the "National Apprenticeship Act") and require the digitization of apprenticeship agreement forms under such Act, and for other purposes. (aka Fast Track Healthcare Apprenticeships Act)
• s4125-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on damages received by certain officers of the United States on account of any civil action filed against the United States, and for other purposes. (aka Stop Presidential Embezzlement Act)
• s3132-119 - A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exempt discounting food from the equal treatment requirement during a government shutdown, and for other purposes. (aka Emergency Relief for Hungry Families Act of 2025)
• s4773-119 - A bill to provide rental vouchers for the homeless, and for other purposes. (aka DASH Act)
• s1208-119 - A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to address records maintained on individuals, and for other purposes. (aka Privacy Act Modernization Act of 2025)
• s837-119 - A bill to repeal certain executive orders. (aka Defending American Jobs and Affordable Energy Act of 2025)
• s4537-119 - A bill to repeal the Military Selective Service Act.
• s5081-119 - A bill to reclaim the authority of Congress over the imposition of duties and other trade actions, and for other purposes. (aka Congressional Trade Powers Reform Act of 2026)
• s2857-119 - A bill to require coverage of certain immunizations recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices under the Medicare program, the Medicaid program, the Children's Health Insurance Program, group health plans, and health insurance coverage. (aka Protecting Free Vaccines Act of 2025)
• s3949-119 - A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require the promulgation of cybersecurity and digital service regulations relating to the use of EBT cards under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes. (aka Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act of 2026)
• s2850-119 - A bill to improve the safety and security of Members of Congress, immediate family members of Members of Congress, and congressional staff. (aka Protecting Legislators and Survivors of Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence from Doxing and Political Violence Act)
• s2851-119 - A bill to improve the safety and security of Members of Congress, immediate family members of Members of Congress, and congressional staff, and for other purposes. (aka Protecting Americans from Doxing and Political Violence Act)
• s2856-119 - A bill to authorize transitional sheltering assistance for individuals who live in areas with unhealthy air quality caused by wildfires, and for other purposes. (aka Wildfire Smoke Relief Act)
• s1285-119 - A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide funding to sustain and increase the supply and quality of child care, access to child care, and the child care workforce, and for other purposes. (aka Building Child Care for a Better Future Act)
• s1615-119 - A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a regional pilot program to enhance habitat and water availability for shorebirds, waterfowl, and other wetlands-dependent birds, and for other purposes. (aka Northwest Wetlands Voluntary Incentives Program Act)
• s3915-119 - A bill to require a report on the competitiveness of United States exports of specialty crops. (aka Specialty CROP Act of 2026)
• s136-119 - A bill to lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes. (aka United States-Cuba Trade Act of 2025)
• s4279-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the abuse of life insurance tax rules, and for other purposes. (aka PPLI Abuse Act)
• s508-119 - A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to grants for beach monitoring, and for other purposes. (aka BEACH Act of 2025)
• s2778-119 - A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish a program for the procurement of domestically grown unprocessed fruits and vegetables to provide healthier school meals, and for other purposes. (aka Local School Foods Expansion Act of 2025)
• s4444-119 - A bill to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 through May 21, 2026, and for other purposes.
• s2312-119 - A bill to modernize unemployment compensation benefits. (aka Unemployment Insurance Modernization and Recession Readiness Act)
• s3634-119 - A bill to express the sense of Congress regarding the conduct by the Netanyahu administration in Gaza and to impose sanctions to discourage governments from obstructing humanitarian assistance, and for other purposes. (aka Accountability for Withholding Aid and Relief Essentials Act of 2026)
• s3850-119 - A bill to regulate monitoring of electronic communications between an incarcerated person in a Bureau of Prisons facility and that person's attorney or other legal representative, and for other purposes. (aka Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act)
• s2746-119 - A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to produce suspicious activity reports relating to Jeffrey Epstein and his associates, and for other purposes. (aka Produce Epstein Treasury Records Act)
• sres235-119 - A resolution designating May 17, 2025, as "Kids to Parks Day".
• sres667-119 - A resolution honoring the 2026 Olympians and Paralympians from Oregon.
• sres390-119 - A resolution designating September 2025 as "National Voting Rights Month".
• sres525-119 - A resolution condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of the Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.
• sres334-119 - A resolution supporting the designation of the week of August 25 through August 29, 2025, as the third annual "National Community Health Worker Awareness Week".
• sres198-119 - A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of Health and Human Services should withdraw a reduction in public notice and comment opportunities.
• sres734-119 - A resolution designating May 16, 2026, as "Kids to Parks Day".

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.