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Jeff Merkley

Jeff Merkley

D OR · Senate

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Industry Impact Profile

8420 industry impacts

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Industries Helped

Direct (1073), Veterans Affairs (80), Defense (58), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (12), Agriculture (11), Congress (9), Justice (6), State (6), DOJ (4), Judiciary (4), Oversight (4), CMS (3), DHS (3), Transportation (3), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Foreign Affairs (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Local (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Treasury (2), Cemeteries (1), Civil Servants (1), Defense R&D (1), Education (1), Energy Efficiency Programs (1), Environmental Agencies (1), Environmental Protection (1), Environmental Regulation (1), HHS (1), Homeland Security (1), Intelligence (1), Interagency Coordination (1), Judicial (1), Manufacturing (1), NOAA (1), Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration (1), Taxpayers (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (261), Veterans (88), Military Families (10), District Of Columbia (2), Foreign (2), Military (2), Capital District (1), Rural (1), Students (1)
Direct (186), 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 (162), Nursing Schools (8), Dental Schools (7), Medical Schools (7), Child Care (2), Environmental Research (2), Health Professions (1), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research (1), Technical (1)
Direct (173), Research (9), Community (2), Tribal (2), Teaching Hospitals (1)
Direct (146), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (95), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
Direct (72), Defense (1), Electrical Equipment (1)

Industries Burdened

Direct (740), Veterans Affairs (50), Defense (44), FDA (9), Agriculture (7), Foreign (4), VA (4), DHS (3), Executive (3), HHS (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Education (2), Legislative (2), Legislative Branch (2), Military (2), Coast Guard (1), Congressional Members (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Housing (1), Intelligence (1), Justice (1), Multiple Agencies (1), NNSA (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Tax Administration (1), Taxpayers (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1)
Direct (125), Veterans (12), Taxpayers (1)
Direct (131), Space Force (1)
Direct (116), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (78), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)
Direct (80), Transgender Individuals (1)
Direct (54), Foreign (6), Electrical Equipment (1), Foreign Adversary (1)

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Voting Alignment by Industry

Analysis coverage
55.6% of votes
S+ Supported Benefits
S- Supported Burdens
O+ Opposed Benefits
O- Opposed Burdens
Industry S+ S- O+ O- Net
Government (46 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans Affairs (130), Defense (101), DoD (34), VA (23), Executive (19) +41 more
-397
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (100), Military Families (10), Foreign (2), Military (2), Taxpayers (1)
-11
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)
0
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
-70
Healthcare (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (9), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Community (2), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2) +3 more
+20
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
-33
Taxpayers - - -33
Immigration - +109
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)
-78
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
+13
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (6), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
-5
Transportation -7
Financial Services (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)
-24
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)
-28
Real Estate (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Military Housing (1)
+24

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

s3128-118

Cosponsor

To streamline the reporting of violations against immigrant children in Federal custody, to provide protections for unaccompanied immigrant children, and to ensure safe release to sponsors, and for other purposes.

25 clauses
Social Assistance State Government Educational Services Federal Government

sres556-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A resolution recognizing that Florida's insurance market is gravely stressed by climate risks.

1 clause Dec 17, 2025
Credit Rating Agencies Property & Casualty Insurance Government-Sponsored Enterprises (Housing Finance) Households

sres560-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A resolution recognizing that mercury pollution can cause severe health problems, including permanent brain damage, kidney damage, and birth defects.

1 clause Dec 17, 2025
Federal Government - Regulatory Agencies Electric Power Generation General Public Advocacy Organizations

sres561-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A resolution recognizing that particulate matter pollution can cause heart attacks, asthma, strokes, and premature death.

1 clause Dec 17, 2025
Federal Government - Environmental Regulation Utilities and Manufacturing Advocacy Organizations

sres557-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A resolution recognizing that climate change portends a cascade of financial market collapses that would destabilize the national and global economies.

1 clause Dec 17, 2025
Oil & Gas Extraction Investment Banking & Securities Insurance Carriers Government Administration

sres550-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A resolution recognizing that climate change is not a hoax, but sound science.

1 clause Dec 17, 2025
Scientific Research and Development Oil and Gas Extraction Federal Government - Research Civic and Social Organizations

sres563-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A resolution affirming that the Federal Government should support school district investment in clean school buses.

1 clause Dec 17, 2025
Elementary and Secondary Schools Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

sres558-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A resolution recognizing that climate change-driven extreme weather events are increasing at the same time that the government is dismantling weather monitoring and alert systems.

1 clause Dec 17, 2025
Federal Government - NOAA Technology - Meteorological Equipment N/A - General Public Federal Government - Civil Servants

sres562-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A resolution recognizing that ozone pollution can cause lung disease, asthma attacks, cardiovascular problems, and reproductive issues.

1 clause Dec 17, 2025
Federal Government - Environmental Regulation General Public Oil and Gas Extraction Healthcare Consumers

sres559-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A resolution recognizing that climate change is making wildfires more frequent, more intense, and more destructive.

1 clause Dec 17, 2025
Federal Government - Land Management Federal Government - Emergency Services Oil & Gas Extraction General Public - Wildfire Risk Zones

sres525-119

Cosponsor In Committee

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.

1 clause Dec 3, 2025
Federal Government - Executive Branch Foreign Government Officials Non-Profit Advocacy Organizations Religious Minority Groups

s3289-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act of 2025

1 clause Dec 1, 2025
Sporting Goods Stores Federal Government Civic Organizations Law Enforcement

s2954-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish grant programs for health professional schools, and for other purposes.

18 clauses Sep 30, 2025
Healthcare Services Higher Education - Nursing Schools General Public Graduate Medical Education

s2939-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish universal child care and early learning programs.

26 clauses Sep 30, 2025

s2819-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Head Start Act to improve the Act.

30 clauses Sep 16, 2025
Early Childhood Education General Public Mental Health Services Federal Government

s2588-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish a democracy advancement and innovation program, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Jul 31, 2025
Government State Governments Government Entities Government Operations

s2523-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes.

20 clauses Jul 29, 2025

s2524-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend Public Law 119–21 to repeal the prohibition on making payments under the Medicaid program to certain entities.

1 clause Jul 29, 2025
Healthcare Recipients State Government Healthcare Administration Healthcare Services General Public

s2444-119

Cosponsor In Committee

End Polluter Welfare Act of 2025

41 clauses Jul 24, 2025
Electric Power Generation Oil and Gas Extraction Scientific Research and Development Services Coal Mining

s2286-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to authorize the establishment of, and provide support for, State-based universal health care systems that provide comprehensive health benefits to State residents, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Jul 15, 2025
Colleges and Universities Federal Government Crop Production
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