Jeff Merkley
AnalysisD OR · Senate
Healthcare
+338Defense
-49Education
+78Government Operations
-80Finance
-77Energy
-240Environment
+72Agriculture
+141Transportation
-213Veterans Affairs
+205Labor
+56Sanctions
-57Foreign Policy
-99Trade
+1Appropriations
+121Criminal Justice
+21Technology
+1Immigration
-137Housing
+107Civil Rights
+103Industry Impact Profile
18555 industry impacts
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.
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Votes by Industry (Yea/Nay Alignment)
How this legislator's Yea/Nay votes landed across industries; distinct from overall bill exposure above.
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| 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
sres66-119
Cosponsor IntroducedA resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "Career and Technical Education Month".
s383-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeJOBS Act of 2025
s338-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo 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.
s343-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeKeep Our PACT Act
s341-119
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo 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.
sres50-119
Cosponsor IntroducedA resolution designating the week of February 3 through 7, 2025, as "National School Counseling Week".
s310-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo establish a grant program to address the crises in accessing affordable housing and child care through the co-location of housing and child care, and for other purposes.
s169-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo assist States in carrying out projects to expand the child care workforce and child care facilities in the States, and for other purposes.
s147-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide grants to air pollution control agencies to implement a cleaner air space program, and for other purposes.
s93-119
Cosponsor Passed SenateHarmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2025
s51-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union.
s5350-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo make available necessary disaster assistance for families affected by major disasters, and for other purposes.
s5305-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo support and promote the human rights of Southern Mongolians in the People’s Republic of China, and for other purposes.
sres892-118
CosponsorDesignating the week beginning on October 13, 2024, as National Wildlife Refuge Week.
sres845-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeExpressing support for the recognition of September 23, 2024, to September 29, 2024, as Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Week.
s5129-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo amend the Truth in Lending Act to address certain issues relating to the extension of consumer credit, and for other purposes.
s5078-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo establish an independent entity within the Department of Housing and Urban Development to acquire and maintain distressed real estate to stabilize communities and increase the supply of affordable housing, and for other purposes.
s5041-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo provide grants to local educational agencies to help public schools reduce class size in the early elementary grades, and for other purposes.
s4876-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo 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.
s4902-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo prevent discrimination, including harassment, in employment.
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