Jeff Merkley

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a grant program to address forestry workforce development needs, and for other purposes.

To honor the life and death of Richard Clarence Clark, former Senator for the State of Iowa.

To amend the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 to repeal restrictions on offshore wind leasing.

Honoring the life and legacy of Dianne Feinstein, the late Senator for the State of California.

To amend the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 to repeal restrictions on onshore wind and solar.

Honoring the life of James L. Buckley, former Senator for the State of New York.

To provide back pay to Federal contractors, and for other purposes.

Calling for the immediate release of Evan Gershkovich, a United States citizen and journalist, who was wrongfully detained by the Government of the Russian Federation in March 2023.

To amend title 5, United States Code, to designate Indigenous Peoples’ Day as a legal public holiday, to replace the term Columbus Day with the term Indigenous Peoples’ Day, and for other purposes.

Expressing support for the recognition of the week of September 25 through October 1, 2023, as Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Week.

To modify certain notice requirements, to study certain election requirements, to clarify certain election requirements, and for other purposes.

Expressing concern about the spreading problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax rate parity among all tobacco products, and for other purposes.

To prevent harassment at institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.

To direct the Federal Trade Commission to require impact assessments of automated decision systems and augmented critical decision processes, and for other purposes.

Recognizing the critical importance of access to reliable, clean drinking water for Native Americans and affirming the responsibility of the Federal Government to ensure such water access.

Expressing support for the designation of the week of September 16 through September 23, 2023, as National Estuaries Week.

To establish the Commission on Equity and Reconciliation in the Uniformed Services.

To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to clarify that a State may not use an individual’s failure to vote as the basis for initiating the procedures provided under such Act for the removal of the individual from the official list of registered voters in the State on the grounds that the individual has changed residence, and for other purposes.

To improve voter access to the ballot box through automatic voter registration, and for other purposes.