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
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.
s25-119
Cosponsor In CommitteePolluters Pay Climate Fund Act of 2025
s5579-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo prevent covered vehicle manufacturers from accessing, selling, or otherwise selling certain covered vehicle data, and for other purposes.
s5523-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo provide clarification of assistance related to safeguarding and the elimination of landmines, other explosive remnants of war, and conventional arms.
s5443-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend title 11, United States Code, to improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies.
s5360-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo establish the Sutton Mountain National Monument, to authorize certain land exchanges in the State of Oregon, to convey certain Bureau of Land Management land in the State of Oregon to the city of Mitchell, Oregon, for conservation, economic, and community development purposes, and for other purposes.
s5333-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo subject certain private funds to joint and several liability with respect to the liabilities of firms acquired and controlled by those funds, 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.
s5236-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to enhance financial support for rural and safety net hospitals providing maternity, labor, and delivery services to vulnerable populations, and for other purposes.
s5186-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo amend title 18, United States Code, to establish criminal penalties for gratuities given to State and local public officials.
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.
s5054-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo impose an assessment related to fossil fuel emissions, to establish the Polluters Pay Climate Fund, and for other purposes.
s4902-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo prevent discrimination, including harassment, in employment.
s4844-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo provide for grants for States that require fair and impartial police training for law enforcement officers of that State and to incentivize States to enact laws requiring the independent investigation and prosecution of the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.
s4824-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo make housing more affordable, and for other purposes.
s4804-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enforce certain requirements with respect to for-profit corporations that own health care systems, and for other purposes.
s4817-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo 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.
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.
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