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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

201

Healthcare

+338

Helped 818 Hurt 480 Unclear 1171

Defense

-49

Helped 866 Hurt 915 Unclear 676

Education

+78

Helped 594 Hurt 516 Unclear 417

Government Operations

-80

Helped 85 Hurt 165 Unclear 1130

Finance

-77

Helped 475 Hurt 552 Unclear 321

Energy

-240

Helped 327 Hurt 567 Unclear 212

Environment

+72

Helped 326 Hurt 254 Unclear 355

Agriculture

+141

Helped 395 Hurt 254 Unclear 141

Transportation

-213

Helped 142 Hurt 355 Unclear 200

Veterans Affairs

+205

Helped 359 Hurt 154 Unclear 98

Labor

+56

Helped 200 Hurt 144 Unclear 198

Sanctions

-57

Helped 218 Hurt 275 Unclear 18

Foreign Policy

-99

Helped 163 Hurt 262 Mixed 1 Unclear 60

Trade

Helped 193 Hurt 192 Unclear 51

Appropriations

+121

Helped 248 Hurt 127 Unclear 18

Criminal Justice

+21

Helped 179 Hurt 158 Unclear 37

Technology

Helped 147 Hurt 146 Unclear 71

Immigration

-137

Helped 53 Hurt 190 Unclear 112

Housing

+107

Helped 217 Hurt 110 Unclear 14

Civil Rights

+103

Helped 181 Hurt 78 Unclear 34

20 policy domains

Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

18555 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 2288 P·94 C·498 Y·1356 N·1696 w:38.1

Direct (1757), 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 770 P·33 C·374 Y·347 N·363 w:27.7

Direct (609), 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 523 P·27 C·353 Y·121 N·143 w:31.1

Direct (492), 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 396 P·14 C·183 Y·189 N·198 w:13.7

Direct (355), Patients (15), Research (15), Community (3), Mental Health (3), Tribal (3), Birth Services (1), Teaching Hospitals (1)

Defense 295 P·3 C·68 Y·108 N·224 w:2.1

Direct (282), 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 247 P·17 C·75 Y·151 N·155 w:13.8

Direct (238), Livestock (3), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2)

Military 232 C·8 Y·109 N·224 w:1.3

Direct (231), Families (1)

Environment 224 P·26 C·185 Y·11 N·13 w:35.0

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

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

Healthcare Beneficiaries 188 P·32 C·129 Y·27 N·25 w:25.1

Negative-Effect Industries

Government 2829 P·181 C·1619 Y·767 N·1028 w:115.1

Direct (2360), 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), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Tax Administration (1), Taxpayers (1), Transportation Security (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), Waste Management (1)

Transportation 296 P·3 C·219 Y·44 N·74 w:10.2

Education 264 P·14 C·161 Y·85 N·89 w:22.7

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 216 C·68 Y·54 N·148 w:1.2

Direct (212), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)

Oil & Gas 208 P·6 C·192 Y·9 N·10 w:6.2

State & Local Government 186 P·2 C·128 Y·54 N·56 w:7.2

Direct (179), 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 159 P·9 C·98 Y·51 N·52 w:20.5

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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			-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

Votes are cast on entire bills; attribution to individual clauses does not imply clause-level intent. Learn more

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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

Clear

s118-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To require additional disclosures relating to donations to the Presidential Inaugural Committee, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jan 16, 2025

Transportation

s136-119

Cosponsor In Committee

United States-Cuba Trade Act of 2025

4 clauses Jan 16, 2025

Financial Services Transportation Defense Contractors Environmental Services

s134-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Saving the Civil Service Act

1 clause Jan 16, 2025

Environmental Services

s147-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide grants to air pollution control agencies to implement a cleaner air space program, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jan 16, 2025

Residential Households Nonprofit Social Services Home Appliance Manufacturing Filter Manufacturing

s93-119

Cosponsor Passed Senate

Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2025

8 clauses Jan 14, 2025

Government Tribal Nations Fisheries And Seafood Industry Utilities

s46-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Health Care Affordability Act of 2025

1 clause Jan 9, 2025

Health Care Providers

s40-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To address the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the United States and the 13 American colonies between 1619 and 1865 and to establish a commission to study and consider a national apology and proposal for reparations for the institution of slavery, its subsequent de jure and de facto racial and economic discrimination against African Americans, and the impact of these forces on living African Americans, to make recommendations to the Congress on appropriate remedies, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Jan 9, 2025

Historically Disadvantaged Groups Non-profit Organizations Civil Society Government Agencies

s51-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union.

25 clauses Jan 9, 2025

General Public - District of Columbia Federal Government Political Organizations State & Local Government

sres19-119

Cosponsor

Honoring the life and legacy of President Jimmy Carter and commending President Jimmy Carter for his life-long career of public service, humanitarian leadership, diplomacy, and courageous advocacy.

0 clauses Jan 9, 2025

s25-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act of 2025

8 clauses Jan 7, 2025

Government Oil & Gas Environmental Services Alternative Energy

s5579-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prevent covered vehicle manufacturers from accessing, selling, or otherwise selling certain covered vehicle data, and for other purposes.

8 clauses Dec 18, 2024

Transportation Agricultural Producers Energy Production Federal Administration

s5597-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 to improve community outreach, public participation, and the consideration of community and environmental impacts with respect to the issuance of a license under that Act, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Dec 18, 2024

Federal Administration Health Care Providers Energy Production Environmental Services

s5587-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish in the Department of Homeland Security the Task Force on the Reunification of Families, and for other purposes.

1 clause Dec 18, 2024

Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s5523-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide clarification of assistance related to safeguarding and the elimination of landmines, other explosive remnants of war, and conventional arms.

3 clauses Dec 12, 2024

Health Care Providers Defense Contractors

s5508-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of the Interior to annually submit to Congress, and make publicly available on a website, a report on decommissioning offshore oil and gas wells, platforms, and pipelines.

1 clause Dec 12, 2024

Federal Administration Energy Production

s5519-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of Defense to enhance the readiness of the Department of Defense to challenges relating to climate change and to improve the energy and resource efficiency of the Department, and for other purposes.

8 clauses Dec 12, 2024

Health Care Providers Federal Administration Defense Contractors