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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

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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

s4551-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2026

2 clauses May 18, 2026

Consumers Environmental Groups Federal Government Regulated Industries

s4552-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Moms Matter Act

3 clauses May 18, 2026

Native American Tribes Education Environmental Groups Federal Government

s4545-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Scientific Integrity Act

3 clauses May 14, 2026

National Security Environmental Groups Federal Government Financial Services

s4543-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Extinction Prevention Act of 2026

24 clauses May 14, 2026

Native American Tribes Consumers Scientific Research Federal Government

s4540-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Reproductive Health Care Accessibility Act

9 clauses May 14, 2026

Natural Gas Education Federal Government Energy Production

sres732-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that over 25 years of real-world evidence and hundreds of peer-reviewed studies proving that mifepristone is safe and effective should be respected, and law and policy governing access to lifesaving, time-sensitive medication abortion care in the United States should be equitable, transparent, and based on the best available peer-reviewed evidence-based science.

1 clause May 14, 2026

Agriculture Homeowners Federal Government Financial Services

s4518-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026

13 clauses May 13, 2026

Consumers Agriculture Education Federal Government

sres728-119

Cosponsor

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should prioritize securing the release of Pastor Jin Mingri, Pastor Gao Quanfu and his wife Pang Yu, Jimmy Lai, Dr. Gulshan Abbas, and Ekpar Asat detained by the People's Republic of China during future engagements with Chinese President Xi Jingping.

0 clauses May 13, 2026

s4522-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Let Kids Play Act

10 clauses May 13, 2026

Scientific Research Homeowners Federal Government Financial Services

s4495-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Reactors at Risk Act of 2026

1 clause May 12, 2026

Federal Administration Defense Contractors

sres724-119

Cosponsor

A resolution recognizing the roles and contributions of the teachers of the United States in building and enhancing the civic, cultural, and economic well-being of the United States.

0 clauses May 11, 2026

sres723-119

Cosponsor

A resolution honoring the life of Dirk Arthur Kempthorne, former United States Senator for the State of Idaho.

0 clauses May 11, 2026

sres720-119

Cosponsor

A resolution recognizing the significance of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month as an important time to celebrate the significant contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States.

1 clause Apr 30, 2026

Transportation

sres715-119

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, 2026.

1 clause Apr 30, 2026

Federal Administration Health Care Providers