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
s2549-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeTime Off to Vote Act
s2502-119
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo deny entry into the United States of current or former government officials engaged in the forced repatriation of Uyghurs and other designated aliens to the People’s Republic of China, and for other purposes.
s2523-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeJohn R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025
s2500-119
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to include as a high-priority research and extension area research on microplastics in land-applied biosolids on farmland, and for other purposes.
s2514-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention.
s2512-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeEATS Act of 2025
s2525-119
Primary Sponsor In CommitteeTransnational Repression Policy Act
s2524-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend Public Law 119–21 to repeal the prohibition on making payments under the Medicaid program to certain entities.
s2519-119
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the inclusion of medical debt on a consumer report, and for other purposes.
s2477-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeEnd Solitary Confinement Act
s2483-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo provide that members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices may not be terminated except for cause and to require the immediate reinstatement of the members of such advisory committee.
s2481-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo ensure that teachers are paid a livable and competitive salary throughout their career, and for other purposes.
s2445-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo promote mental wellness and resilience and prevent and heal mental health, behavioral health, and psychosocial conditions through developmentally and culturally appropriate community programs, and award grants for the purpose of establishing, operating, or expanding community-based mental wellness and resilience programs, and for other purposes.
s2426-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeEquitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act
s2435-119
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo require that all new washing machines sold or offered for sale in the United States contain a microfiber filtration system, and for other purposes.
s2429-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to ensure the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection retains adequate resources to ensure fair, transparent, and competitive markets for financial products and services for consumers and to provide for whistleblower incentives and protection.
s2451-119
Cosponsor In CommitteePay Paraprofessionals and Support Staff Act
s2444-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeEnd Polluter Welfare Act of 2025
s2398-119
Cosponsor ReportedKay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act
s2415-119
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the Columbia River Basin Restoration program, and for other purposes.
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