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
s4595-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo improve the structure of the Federal Pell Grant program, 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.
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.
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.
sres747-118
Primary SponsorRecognizing the importance of pollinators to ecosystem health and agriculture in the United States by designating June 16 through June 22, 2024, as National Pollinator Week.
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.
sres744-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeExpressing support for the designation of June 28, 2024, as “Stonewall Day”.
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.
s4517-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo authorize the establishment of a Negotiations Support Unit in the Department of State, and for other purposes.
s4502-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo prohibit forced arbitration in work disputes, and for other purposes.
s4465-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo reauthorize the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020.
s4476-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo require additional disclosures with respect to nominees to serve as chiefs of mission, and for other purposes.
s4449-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain river segments in the State of Oregon as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.
sres715-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeRemembering the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre, and condemning the widespread repression against citizens, the transnational repression against activists and others individuals, and the systematic efforts to undermine human rights norms within and outside of the United Nations system by the People's Republic of China.
s4445-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo protect and expand nationwide access to fertility treatment, including in vitro fertilization.
s4407-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo effectively staff the high-need public elementary schools and secondary schools of the United States with school-based mental health services providers.
sres713-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeDesignating May 2024 as ALS Awareness Month.
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