Jeff Merkley
AnalysisD OR · Senate
Defense
-44Healthcare
+367Education
+115Government Operations
-121Finance
-80Energy
-231Environment
+74Agriculture
+144Transportation
-212Veterans Affairs
+205Labor
+70Sanctions
-57Foreign Policy
-98Trade
+3Criminal Justice
+20Appropriations
+121Technology
+2Immigration
-137Housing
+105Civil Rights
+111Industry Impact Profile
18913 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
|
-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
s1239-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to permit enrollees to obtain a 365-day supply of contraceptives.
s1243-119
Cosponsor In CommitteePaying a Fair Share Act of 2025
s1208-119
Cosponsor In CommitteePrivacy Act Modernization Act of 2025
s1200-119
Primary Sponsor In CommitteeDeschutes River Conservancy Reauthorization Act of 2025
sconres11-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeA concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of International Transgender Day of Visibility.
s1186-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeLower Drug Costs for Families Act
sres148-119
CosponsorHonoring the life of the Honorable Alan K. Simpson, former Senator for the State of Wyoming.
sres144-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeRecognizing the heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas in the United States.
s1193-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeAmerica’s Red Rock Wilderness Act
sjres43-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeA joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.
s1172-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo unfreeze funding for contracts of the Department of Agriculture, to prohibit Farm Service Agency and Natural Resources Conservation Service office closures, and for other purposes.
s1166-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeExcess Urban Heat Mitigation Act of 2025
sjres41-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeA joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed export of certain defense articles to Israel.
s1196-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo require Executive agencies to limit the use of special Government employees to 130 days, to require the maintenance of a public database of certain special Government employees, to require the release of financial disclosures filed by certain special Government employees, and for other purposes.
sres140-119
Primary Sponsor IntroducedA resolution designating the first week of April 2025 as "National Asbestos Awareness Week".
sres142-119
Cosponsor IntroducedA resolution recognizing the heritage, culture, and contributions of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women in the United States.
s1157-119
Cosponsor Passed SenateWomen and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2025
s1104-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeWATCH Act
s1115-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.
s1105-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve risk adjustment under Medicare Advantage.
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