Jeff Merkley

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

Designating September 2023 as National Voting Rights Month.

To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to establish a Civilian Climate Corps to help communities respond to climate change and transition to a clean economy, and for other purposes.

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.

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to provide for same day voter registration.

To permit employees to request changes to their work schedules without fear of retaliation and to ensure that employers consider these requests, and to require employers to provide more predictable and stable schedules for employees in certain occupations with evidence of unpredictable and unstable scheduling practices that negatively affect employees, and for other purposes.

Supporting the designation of September 19, 2023, as National Stillbirth Prevention Day, recognizing tens of thousands of American families that have endured a stillbirth, and seizing the opportunity to keep other families from experiencing the same tragedy.

To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish and carry out a grant program to conserve, restore, and manage kelp forest ecosystems, and for other purposes.

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish an Office of Rural Health, and for other purposes.

To increase child care options for working families and support child care providers.

To direct the President to designate a month as African Diaspora Heritage Month.

To promote remediation of abandoned hardrock mines, and for other purposes.

To prevent a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm.

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 to prevent wage theft and assist in the recovery of stolen wages, to authorize the Secretary of Labor to administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations, and for other purposes.

Designating 2024 as the Year of Democracy as a time to reflect on the contributions of the system of Government of the United States to a more free and stable world.

To provide mandatory funding for hazardous fuels reduction projects on certain Federal land, and for other purposes.

To encourage reduction of disposable plastic products in units of the National Park System, and for other purposes.

To amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions.

To repeal the authority under the National Labor Relations Act for States to enact laws prohibiting agreements requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment, and for other purposes.