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
s4802-118
Primary Sponsor ReportedMaking appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.
s4757-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo improve the environmental health outcomes of incarcerated people and carceral facility workers, and for other purposes.
s4749-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend title 5, United States Code, to require disclosure of conflicts of interest with respect to rulemaking, and for other purposes.
s4552-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo enhance the rights of domestic employees, and for other purposes.
s4517-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo authorize the establishment of a Negotiations Support Unit in the Department of State, and for other purposes.
s4476-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo require additional disclosures with respect to nominees to serve as chiefs of mission, and for other purposes.
s4445-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo protect and expand nationwide access to fertility treatment, including in vitro fertilization.
s4406-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production.
s4393-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo provide protections for children in immigration custody, and for other purposes.
s4381-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo 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.
sres688-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeRecognizing widening threats to freedom of the press and free expression around the world, reaffirming the vital role that a free and independent press plays in combating the growing threats of authoritarianism, misinformation, and disinformation, and reaffirming freedom of the press as a priority of the United States Government in promoting democracy, human rights, and good governance in commemoration of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2024.
s4334-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo enhance the security operations of the Transportation Security Administration and stability of the transportation security workforce by applying the personnel system under title 5, United States Code, to employees of the Transportation Security Administration, and for other purposes.
s4286-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo provide emergency assistance to States, territories, Tribal nations, and local areas affected by substance use disorder, including the use of opioids and stimulants, and to make financial assistance available to States, territories, Tribal nations, local areas, public or private nonprofit entities, and certain health providers, to provide for the development, organization, coordination, and operation of more effective and cost efficient systems for the delivery of essential services to individuals with substance use disorder and their families.
s4217-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo secure the Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration under the First Step Act.
s4167-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend title 28, United States Code, to provide an Inspector General for the judicial branch, and for other purposes.
s4186-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo eliminate toxic substances in beverage containers, and for other purposes.
s4017-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on the net value of assets of a taxpayer, and for other purposes.
s4012-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo provide economic empowerment opportunities in the United States through the modernization of public housing, and for other purposes.
s3916-118
Cosponsor IntroducedProtecting the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
s3860-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protection by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work in certain providers of services to which payments are made under the Medicare Program.
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