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
s4749-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend title 5, United States Code, to require disclosure of conflicts of interest with respect to rulemaking, and for other purposes.
s4680-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo award a Congressional Gold Medal to Jens Stoltenberg, in recognition of his contributions to the security, unity, and defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
s4723-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo limit the separation of families at or near ports of entry.
sres765-118
CosponsorRelating to the death of the Honorable James Mountain Inhofe, former Senator for the State of Oklahoma.
sres759-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeRecognizing the importance of the alliance between the United States and the Baltic States and expressing support for that alliance, including for the Baltic Security Initiative, amidst foreign aggression.
sres756-118
CosponsorDesignating June 19, 2024, as Juneteenth Independence Day in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which news of the end of slavery reached the slaves in the Southwestern States.
s4619-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo revise sections 552, 1461, and 1462 of title 18, United States Code, and section 305 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1305), and for other purposes.
s4620-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo modify the premerger notification requirements under the Clayton Act with respect to certain acquisitions of residential property, and for other purposes.
sres744-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeExpressing support for the designation of June 28, 2024, as “Stonewall Day”.
sres749-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeRecognizing June 2024, as LGBTQ Pride Month.
s4629-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), and marital status in the administration and provision of child welfare services, to improve safety, well-being, and permanency for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning foster youth, and for other purposes.
sres743-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeReaffirming the importance of the United States promoting the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons in the United States and around the world.
s4595-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo improve the structure of the Federal Pell Grant program, and for other purposes.
sres740-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeAcknowledging and apologizing for the mistreatment of, and discrimination against, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals who served the United States in the uniformed services, the Foreign Service, and the Federal civil service.
s4554-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo express support for protecting access to reproductive health care after the Dobbs v. Jackson decision on June 24, 2022.
s4532-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish requirements with respect to the use of prior authorization under Medicare Advantage plans.
s4552-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo enhance the rights of domestic employees, and for other purposes.
s4502-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo prohibit forced arbitration in work disputes, and for other purposes.
s4476-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo require additional disclosures with respect to nominees to serve as chiefs of mission, and for other purposes.
s4465-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo reauthorize the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020.
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