Jeff Merkley

To enable the people of Puerto Rico to choose a permanent, nonterritorial, fully self-governing political status for Puerto Rico and to provide for a transition to and the implementation of that permanent, nonterritorial, fully self-governing political status, and for other purposes.

To allow Americans to receive paid leave time to process and address their own health needs and the health needs of their partners during the period following a pregnancy loss, an unsuccessful round of intrauterine insemination or of an assisted reproductive technology procedure, a failed adoption arrangement, a failed surrogacy arrangement, or a diagnosis or event that impacts pregnancy or fertility, to support related research and education, and for other purposes.

To support United States policy toward Taiwan.

To address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students.

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a grant program to address forestry workforce development needs, and for other purposes.

Expressing support for the recognition of the week of September 25 through October 1, 2023, as Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Week.

To direct the Federal Trade Commission to require impact assessments of automated decision systems and augmented critical decision processes, and for other purposes.

To prevent harassment at institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.

To permit employees to request changes to their work schedules without fear of retaliation and to ensure that employers consider these requests, and to require employers to provide more predictable and stable schedules for employees in certain occupations with evidence of unpredictable and unstable scheduling practices that negatively affect employees, and for other purposes.

To improve voter access to the ballot box through automatic voter registration, and for other purposes.

To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to establish a Civilian Climate Corps to help communities respond to climate change and transition to a clean economy, and for other purposes.

To direct the President to designate a month as African Diaspora Heritage Month.

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 to prevent wage theft and assist in the recovery of stolen wages, to authorize the Secretary of Labor to administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations, and for other purposes.

To amend the Research Facilities Act and the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to address deferred maintenance at agricultural research facilities, and for other purposes.

To extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.

To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans, and for other purposes.

To amend the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act to improve that Act, and for other purposes.

To provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities, and for other purposes.

To address behavioral health and well-being among education professionals and other school staff.

To expand Americans’ access to the ballot box and reduce the influence of big money in politics, and for other purposes.