Jeff Merkley

Supporting the designation of September 19, 2024, as National Stillbirth Prevention Day, recognizing tens of thousands of families in the United States that have endured a stillbirth, and seizing the opportunity to keep other families from experiencing the same tragedy.

To amend the Truth in Lending Act to address certain issues relating to the extension of consumer credit, and for other purposes.

Expressing the sense of the Senate that every person has the basic right to emergency health care, including abortion care.

Recognizing September 20, 2024, as National LGBTQ+ Veterans Day.

To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit political election or contest agreements, contracts, transactions, and swaps.

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the United States Executive Directors at the international financial institutions to advocate opposition to projects that make use of forced labor.

To establish an independent entity within the Department of Housing and Urban Development to acquire and maintain distressed real estate to stabilize communities and increase the supply of affordable housing, and for other purposes.

To amend title 18, United States Code, and title 39, United States Code, to provide the United States Postal Service the authority to mail alcoholic beverages, and for other purposes.

Designating September 2024 as National Voting Rights Month.

Expressing support for the designation of the week of September 21 through September 28, 2024, as National Estuaries Week.

To require coordination among Federal agencies that administer sanctions lists with respect to the inclusion of individuals and entities on such lists.

To impose an assessment related to fossil fuel emissions, to establish the Polluters Pay Climate Fund, and for other purposes.

To provide grants to local educational agencies to help public schools reduce class size in the early elementary grades, and for other purposes.

To transfer and limit Executive Branch authority to suspend or restrict the entry of a class of aliens.

To hold accountable operators of social media platforms that intentionally or knowingly host false election administration information.

To amend title 23, United States Code, to permit the use of certain electric vehicle charging stations at rest areas, and for other purposes.

Condemning the attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump during a political rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, honoring the victims who were killed and injured at the rally, and calling for unity and civility in the United States.

To reassert the constitutional authority of Congress to determine the general applicability of the criminal laws of the United States, and for other purposes.

To award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the individuals who fought for or with the United States against the armed forces of Imperial Japan in the Pacific theater and the impacted Saskinax̂ people on Attu, whose lives, culture, and community were irrevocably changed from December 8, 1941, to August 15, 1945.

To create a new Federal grant program that provides grants to State libraries to allow schools with summer lunch programs to keep their libraries open for student use during the summer months.