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Jeff Merkley

Analysis

D OR · Senate

2025–Present Senate

2023–2025 Senate

2021–2023 Senate

2019–2021 Senate

2017–2019 Senate

2015–2017 Senate

2013–2015 Senate

2011–2013 Senate

2009–2011 Senate

210

Defense

-44

Helped 876 Hurt 920 Unclear 673

Healthcare

+367

Helped 842 Hurt 475 Unclear 1145

Education

+115

Helped 641 Hurt 526 Unclear 416

Government Operations

-121

Helped 100 Hurt 221 Unclear 1110

Finance

-80

Helped 475 Hurt 555 Mixed 2 Unclear 322

Energy

-231

Helped 327 Hurt 558 Unclear 212

Environment

+74

Helped 333 Hurt 259 Unclear 352

Agriculture

+144

Helped 401 Hurt 257 Unclear 141

Transportation

-212

Helped 142 Hurt 354 Unclear 198

Veterans Affairs

+205

Helped 359 Hurt 154 Unclear 98

Labor

+70

Helped 234 Hurt 164 Unclear 198

Sanctions

-57

Helped 218 Hurt 275 Unclear 18

Foreign Policy

-98

Helped 166 Hurt 264 Mixed 1 Unclear 60

Trade

Helped 195 Hurt 192 Unclear 52

Criminal Justice

+20

Helped 195 Hurt 175 Unclear 37

Appropriations

+121

Helped 248 Hurt 127 Unclear 18

Technology

Helped 149 Hurt 147 Unclear 71

Immigration

-137

Helped 53 Hurt 190 Unclear 112

Housing

+105

Helped 216 Hurt 111 Unclear 14

Civil Rights

+111

Helped 187 Hurt 76 Unclear 34

20 policy domains

Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

18913 industry impacts

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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.

Positive-Effect Industries

Government 2301 P·94 C·511 Y·1356 N·1696 w:39.9

Direct (1770), Veterans Affairs (114), Defense (94), Child Welfare (40), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (17), Legislative (16), USDA (16), State (14), Treasury (14), Congress (12), Agriculture (11), CMS (9), Justice (8), Taiwan (8), NPS (7), Transportation Security (7), Judiciary (6), Oversight (6), Education (5), DOJ (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), DHS (3), Immigration (3), Local (3), NOAA (3), State/Local (3), Transportation (3), Cemeteries (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), FTC (2), Federal (2), Federal Agencies (2), HHS (2), Homeland Security (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Law Enforcement (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Civil Servants (1), Defense R&D (1), EPA (1), Election Workers (1), Employees (1), Energy Efficiency Programs (1), Environmental Regulation (1), Intelligence (1), Interior (1), Judicial (1), Local Election Administration (1), Manufacturing (1), Taxpayers (1)

General Public 771 P·33 C·375 Y·347 N·363 w:28.3

Direct (610), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Minority Voters (5), Voters (4), Military (3), District Of Columbia (2), Foreign (2), Low Income (2), Native American Voters (2), Capital District (1), Language Minority Voters (1), Rural (1), Students (1)

Education 562 P·28 C·391 Y·121 N·143 w:33.3

Direct (531), Nursing Schools (8), Dental Schools (7), Medical Schools (7), Child Care (3), Environmental Research (1), Health Professions (1), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Students (1), Technical (1)

Healthcare 397 P·14 C·184 Y·189 N·198 w:14.0

Direct (356), Patients (15), Research (15), Community (3), Mental Health (3), Tribal (3), Birth Services (1), Teaching Hospitals (1)

Defense 305 P·13 C·68 Y·108 N·224 w:3.1

Direct (292), 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)

Agriculture 253 P·17 C·81 Y·151 N·155 w:14.4

Direct (244), Livestock (3), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2)

Military 232 C·8 Y·109 N·224 w:1.3

Direct (231), Families (1)

Environment 230 P·26 C·191 Y·11 N·13 w:35.9

Financial Services 209 P·17 C·109 Y·73 N·82 w:14.9

Direct (200), HSA (7), HSA Administration (2)

Healthcare Beneficiaries 187 P·32 C·128 Y·27 N·25 w:24.8

Negative-Effect Industries

Government 2843 P·181 C·1627 Y·767 N·1034 w:116.0

Direct (2373), Defense (70), Veterans Affairs (66), Judiciary (35), EPA (23), State (16), Child Welfare (15), Education (13), Federal (13), HHS (12), NPS (11), State/Local (11), FDA (10), Foreign (9), Immigration (9), VA (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), Homeland Security (7), Justice Administration (7), CFPB (6), Executive (5), Foreign Affairs (5), Border Security (4), China (4), Legislative (4), NOAA (4), State Transportation (4), Treasury (4), Treasury/IRS (4), USDA (4), DHS (3), Federal Reserve (3), Independent Agencies (3), NOAA/EPA (3), Regional Planning (3), SEC (3), ATF (2), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Federal Agencies (2), Intelligence (2), Local Election Administration (2), Military (2), State Department (2), State Election Administration (2), State Legislatures (2), State/Local Election Administration (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Health And Human Services (1), Housing (1), Interior (1), Interior Department (1), Justice (1), Labor (1), Local (1), Multiple Agencies (1), NNSA (1), National Security (1), OPM (1), Oversight (1), SSA (1), Science (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Tax Administration (1), Taxpayers (1), Transportation Security (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), Waste Management (1)

Transportation 295 P·3 C·218 Y·44 N·74 w:9.9

Education 267 P·14 C·164 Y·85 N·89 w:23.3

Financial Services 244 P·25 C·165 Y·50 N·54 w:21.6

Direct (243), Transgender Individuals (1)

General Public 222 P·7 C·84 Y·119 N·130 w:10.9

Direct (200), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)

Defense 221 P·5 C·68 Y·54 N·148 w:2.2

Direct (217), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)

Oil & Gas 205 P·6 C·189 Y·9 N·10 w:5.9

State & Local Government 187 P·2 C·129 Y·54 N·56 w:7.5

Direct (180), Non-Expansion (3), Justice Administration (2), Medicaid Programs (2)

Healthcare 180 P·6 C·64 Y·98 N·110 w:7.9

Direct (168), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2), Mental Health (1)

Environment 158 P·9 C·97 Y·51 N·52 w:20.2

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Showing positive and negative-direction effects only. Mixed and uncertain effects are not included in these counts.

Votes by Industry (Yea/Nay Alignment)

How this legislator's Yea/Nay votes landed across industries; distinct from overall bill exposure above.

Analysis coverage

100.0% of votes

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S+ Supported Benefits

S- Supported Burdens

O+ Opposed Benefits

O- Opposed Burdens

Industry	S+	S-	Net
Government (58 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans Affairs (180), Defense (158), DoD (34), VA (23), EPA (22) +53 more			-449
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)			+12
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)			-4
Transportation			+12
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

All Roles Sponsor Cosponsor

All Industries Defense Education Environment Financial Services General Public Government Healthcare Military State & Local Government Transportation

sres206-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Nurses Week, to be observed from May 6 through May 12, 2025.

1 clause May 6, 2025

s1628-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Improving Access to Nutrition Act of 2025

2 clauses May 6, 2025

Federal Administration Agricultural Producers Health Care Providers

s1599-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Midwives for MOMS Act of 2025

4 clauses May 5, 2025

Federal Administration Health Care Providers

sres204-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A resolution recognizing escalating threats to freedom of the press and freedom of speech worldwide, including increasing harm to journalists reporting in conflict zones and under repressive regimes, reaffirming the vital role that a free and independent press plays in upholding democracy, fostering economic prosperity, and keeping the public informed, and reaffirming freedom of the press as a priority of the United States Government in supporting democracy, human rights, and good governance in commemoration of "World Press Freedom Day" on May 3, 2025.

1 clause May 5, 2025

s1588-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To support United States policy toward Taiwan.

10 clauses May 5, 2025

Foreign Government - Taiwan International Trade Defense Aerospace Defense

sres198-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of Health and Human Services should withdraw a reduction in public notice and comment opportunities.

1 clause May 1, 2025

Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s1585-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that a rule relating to a reduction in force is subject to review under chapter 8 of that title, and for other purposes.

1 clause May 1, 2025

Defense Contractors