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Jeff Merkley

Jeff Merkley

D OR · Senate

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Industry Impact Profile

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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

s2076-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for an emergency increase in Federal funding to State Medicaid programs for expenditures on home and community-based services.

1 clause Jun 12, 2025

s2070-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide limited authority to use the Armed Forces to suppress insurrection or rebellion and quell domestic violence.

9 clauses Jun 12, 2025

s2059-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Keeping Obstetrics Local Act

17 clauses Jun 12, 2025

s2068-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To ban drug manufacturers from using direct-to-consumer advertising, including social media, to promote their products.

0 clauses Jun 12, 2025

s2073-119

Cosponsor In Committee

State Public Option Act

3 clauses Jun 12, 2025

s2042-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System.

1 clause Jun 11, 2025

s2032-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide for the establishment of Medicare part E public health plans, and for other purposes.

9 clauses Jun 11, 2025

s2024-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for additional requirements with respect to the navigator program, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 11, 2025

s2035-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish statutory rights to choose to receive, provide, and cover fertility treatments, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Jun 11, 2025

s2029-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect the privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Jun 11, 2025

s2019-119

Cosponsor In Committee

TRAPS Act

2 clauses Jun 10, 2025

s2014-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance to agencies requiring special districts to be recognized as local government for the purpose of Federal financial assistance determinations.

1 clause Jun 10, 2025

s2006-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit discrimination in the Armed Forces on the basis of gender identity, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jun 10, 2025

s1994-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to modify the definition of franchise fee, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Jun 9, 2025

s1973-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2025

4 clauses Jun 5, 2025

s1965-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To eliminate employment-based visa caps for abused, abandoned, and neglected children who are classified as special immigrant juveniles, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jun 5, 2025

s1955-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, and provide for the discoverability and admissibility of gun trace information in civil proceedings.

0 clauses Jun 4, 2025

s1942-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for the establishment of a land health management program on Federal land in Malheur County, Oregon, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Jun 4, 2025
Ranchers Livestock Grazing Government and Non-Government Organizations Native American Tribes

s1957-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To repeal certain executive orders targeting LGBTQI+ individuals.

2 clauses Jun 4, 2025

s1926-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To encourage reduction of disposable plastic products in units of the National Park System, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 2, 2025

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