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Jeff Merkley

Jeff Merkley

D OR · Senate

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Industry Impact Profile

8420 industry impacts

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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

s3396-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act

0 clauses Dec 9, 2025

sres533-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Condemning white supremacy, hate, and antisemitism, and efforts to give a platform to these dangerous ideologies.

1 clause Dec 8, 2025
Foreign Allies General Public

s3356-119

Cosponsor In Committee

HALT Act of 2025

0 clauses Dec 4, 2025

sres530-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Condemning the pardon of ex-Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández.

0 clauses Dec 4, 2025

s3368-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Restoring Patient Protections and Affordability Act of 2025

0 clauses Dec 4, 2025

s3344-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Prohibiting Unauthorized Military Action in Venezuela Act of 2025

0 clauses Dec 4, 2025

sjres98-119

Cosponsor Introduced

A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.

0 clauses Dec 3, 2025

s3326-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Temporary Immigration Judge Integrity Act

0 clauses Dec 3, 2025

s3322-119

Cosponsor Introduced

Upholding Protections for Unaccompanied Children Act of 2025

0 clauses Dec 3, 2025

sres525-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Condemning the Government of Iran’s state-sponsored persecution of the Baha’i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.

1 clause Dec 3, 2025
Religious Minority Groups Non-Profit Advocacy Organizations Foreign Government Officials Federal Government - Executive Branch

s3308-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Artificial Intelligence Civil Rights Act of 2025

0 clauses Dec 2, 2025

s3289-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act of 2025

1 clause Dec 1, 2025
Civic Organizations Law Enforcement Federal Government Sporting Goods Stores

s3281-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To repeal certain provisions relating to nutrition.

0 clauses Nov 20, 2025

s3257-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Mental Health in Aviation Act of 2025

6 clauses Nov 20, 2025

s3274-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Healthy MOM Act

5 clauses Nov 20, 2025

sres511-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Supporting the goals and principles of Transgender Day of Remembrance by recognizing the epidemic of violence toward transgender people and memorializing the lives lost this year.

0 clauses Nov 20, 2025

s3279-119

Cosponsor In Committee

John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act

2 clauses Nov 20, 2025

s3210-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 5, United States Code, to require disclosure of conflicts of interest with respect to rulemaking, and for other purposes.

13 clauses Nov 19, 2025

sres507-119

Cosponsor

Designating November 20, 2025, as National Rural Health Day.

1 clause Nov 19, 2025

s3206-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To improve access to evidence-based, lifesaving health care for transgender people, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Nov 19, 2025

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