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Jeff Merkley

Jeff Merkley

D OR · Senate

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Healthcare

+338
Helped 818 Hurt 480 Unclear 1171

Defense

-49
Helped 866 Hurt 915 Unclear 676

Education

+78
Helped 594 Hurt 516 Unclear 417

Government Operations

-80
Helped 85 Hurt 165 Unclear 1130

Finance

-77
Helped 475 Hurt 552 Unclear 321

Energy

-240
Helped 327 Hurt 567 Unclear 212

Environment

+72
Helped 326 Hurt 254 Unclear 355

Agriculture

+141
Helped 395 Hurt 254 Unclear 141

Transportation

-213
Helped 142 Hurt 355 Unclear 200

Veterans Affairs

+205
Helped 359 Hurt 154 Unclear 98

Labor

+56
Helped 200 Hurt 144 Unclear 198

Sanctions

-57
Helped 218 Hurt 275 Unclear 18

Foreign Policy

-99
Helped 163 Hurt 262 Mixed 1 Unclear 60

Trade

+1
Helped 193 Hurt 192 Unclear 51

Appropriations

+121
Helped 248 Hurt 127 Unclear 18

Criminal Justice

+21
Helped 179 Hurt 158 Unclear 37

Technology

+1
Helped 147 Hurt 146 Unclear 71

Immigration

-137
Helped 53 Hurt 190 Unclear 112

Housing

+107
Helped 217 Hurt 110 Unclear 14

Civil Rights

+103
Helped 181 Hurt 78 Unclear 34
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

18555 industry impacts

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How this is computed

P Primary sponsor · C Co-sponsor · Y Yea vote · N Nay vote

Weighted score (w:) uses strongest role per bill. Weights: Primary 1.0, Co-sponsor 0.3, Yea 0.1, Nay -0.1.

Bills where the legislator voted nay (without sponsorship) contribute -0.1 per bill. Equal yea and nay roll calls on the same bill contribute 0.

Vote date filters affect vote attribution; sponsorship is always included.

Positive-Effect Industries

Direct (1757), Veterans Affairs (114), Defense (94), Child Welfare (40), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (17), Legislative (16), USDA (16), State (14), Treasury (14), Congress (12), Agriculture (11), CMS (9), Justice (8), Taiwan (8), NPS (7), Transportation Security (7), Judiciary (6), Oversight (6), Education (5), DOJ (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), DHS (3), Immigration (3), Local (3), NOAA (3), State/Local (3), Transportation (3), Cemeteries (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), FTC (2), Federal (2), Federal Agencies (2), HHS (2), Homeland Security (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Law Enforcement (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Civil Servants (1), Defense R&D (1), EPA (1), Election Workers (1), Employees (1), Energy Efficiency Programs (1), Environmental Regulation (1), Intelligence (1), Interior (1), Judicial (1), Local Election Administration (1), Manufacturing (1), Taxpayers (1)
Direct (609), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Minority Voters (5), Voters (4), Military (3), District Of Columbia (2), Foreign (2), Low Income (2), Native American Voters (2), Capital District (1), Language Minority Voters (1), Rural (1), Students (1)
Direct (492), Nursing Schools (8), Dental Schools (7), Medical Schools (7), Child Care (3), Environmental Research (1), Health Professions (1), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Students (1), Technical (1)
Direct (355), Patients (15), Research (15), Community (3), Mental Health (3), Tribal (3), Birth Services (1), Teaching Hospitals (1)
Direct (282), Naval (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1), Missiles (1), Missiles/Hypersonics (1), Nuclear C3 (1), Rotorcraft (1), Small Business (1), Small/Innovative (1), Space Systems (1)
Direct (238), Livestock (3), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (2360), Defense (70), Veterans Affairs (66), Judiciary (35), EPA (23), State (16), Child Welfare (15), Education (13), Federal (13), HHS (12), NPS (11), State/Local (11), FDA (10), Foreign (9), Immigration (9), VA (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), Homeland Security (7), Justice Administration (7), CFPB (6), Executive (5), Foreign Affairs (5), Border Security (4), China (4), Legislative (4), NOAA (4), State Transportation (4), Treasury (4), Treasury/IRS (4), USDA (4), DHS (3), Federal Reserve (3), Independent Agencies (3), NOAA/EPA (3), Regional Planning (3), SEC (3), ATF (2), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Federal Agencies (2), Intelligence (2), Local Election Administration (2), Military (2), State Department (2), State Election Administration (2), State Legislatures (2), State/Local Election Administration (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Health And Human Services (1), Housing (1), Interior (1), Interior Department (1), Justice (1), Labor (1), Local (1), Multiple Agencies (1), NNSA (1), National Security (1), OPM (1), Oversight (1), SSA (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Tax Administration (1), Taxpayers (1), Transportation Security (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (200), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)
Direct (212), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (179), Non-Expansion (3), Justice Administration (2), Medicaid Programs (2)
Direct (168), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2), Mental Health (1)

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Showing positive and negative-direction effects only. Mixed and uncertain effects are not included in these counts.

Votes by Industry (Yea/Nay Alignment)

How this legislator's Yea/Nay votes landed across industries; distinct from overall bill exposure above.

Analysis coverage
100.0% of votes
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S+ Supported Benefits
S- Supported Burdens
O+ Opposed Benefits
O- Opposed Burdens
Industry S+ S- O+ O- Net
Government (58 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans Affairs (180), Defense (158), DoD (34), VA (23), EPA (22) +53 more
-455
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Taxpayers (1)
+30
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
-78
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)
-25
Healthcare (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2) +3 more
+63
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
-24
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
+11
Taxpayers - - -18
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)
-106
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
-1
Transportation +11
Immigration - +109
Financial Services (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)
-37
State & Local Government (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (4), Non-Expansion (3)
-1
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)
-28

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

s461-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2025

1 clause Feb 6, 2025
Defense Contractors

s410-119

Cosponsor Reported

Love Lives On Act of 2025

3 clauses Feb 5, 2025
Veterans Military Families Families Government

s422-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect an individual’s ability to access contraceptives and to engage in contraception and to protect a health care provider’s ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and information related to contraception.

6 clauses Feb 5, 2025
Health Care Providers Pharmaceuticals Government Religious Organizations

s338-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Fred Korematsu, in recognition of his contributions to civil rights, his loyalty and patriotism to the United States, and his dedication to justice and equality.

3 clauses Jan 30, 2025
Federal Administration Financial Services Transportation Defense Contractors

s192-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2025

2 clauses Jan 22, 2025
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Defense Contractors

s170-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the appointment of former fossil fuel executive officers and fossil fuel lobbyists as the heads of certain departments, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jan 21, 2025
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

s136-119

Cosponsor In Committee

United States-Cuba Trade Act of 2025

4 clauses Jan 16, 2025
Defense Contractors Financial Services Transportation Environmental Services

s51-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union.

25 clauses Jan 9, 2025
Federal Judiciary State & Local Government Political Organizations Federal Government

s5588-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To prohibit drilling in the outer Continental Shelf, to prohibit coal leases on Federal land, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Dec 18, 2024
Federal Administration Energy Production Defense Contractors

s5523-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide clarification of assistance related to safeguarding and the elimination of landmines, other explosive remnants of war, and conventional arms.

3 clauses Dec 12, 2024
Health Care Providers Defense Contractors

s5519-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of Defense to enhance the readiness of the Department of Defense to challenges relating to climate change and to improve the energy and resource efficiency of the Department, and for other purposes.

8 clauses Dec 12, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Defense Contractors

s5467-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To codify Executive Order 14115 imposing certain sanctions on persons undermining peace, security, and stability in the West Bank.

2 clauses Dec 10, 2024
Financial Services Defense Contractors

sres824-118

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Recognizing September 20, 2024, as National LGBTQ+ Veterans Day.

1 clause Sep 18, 2024

s5043-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require coordination among Federal agencies that administer sanctions lists with respect to the inclusion of individuals and entities on such lists.

2 clauses Sep 12, 2024
Federal Administration Foreign Affairs Defense Contractors

s4988-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the individuals who fought for or with the United States against the armed forces of Imperial Japan in the Pacific theater and the impacted Saskinax̂ people on Attu, whose lives, culture, and community were irrevocably changed from December 8, 1941, to August 15, 1945.

3 clauses Aug 1, 2024
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

s4973-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To reassert the constitutional authority of Congress to determine the general applicability of the criminal laws of the United States, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Aug 1, 2024
Environmental Services Defense Contractors

s4884-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

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.

2 clauses Jul 31, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Defense Contractors

s4902-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prevent discrimination, including harassment, in employment.

37 clauses Jul 31, 2024
Labor Health Care Providers Environmental Services Federal Administration

s4824-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To make housing more affordable, and for other purposes.

32 clauses Jul 29, 2024
Health Care Providers Education Environmental Services Federal Administration

s4680-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Jens Stoltenberg, in recognition of his contributions to the security, unity, and defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

3 clauses Jul 11, 2024
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

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