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
s393-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo enhance Social Security benefits and ensure the long-term solvency of the Social Security program.
sres57-118
CosponsorHonoring the life of David Ferdinand Durenberger, former Senator for the State of Minnesota.
s322-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Plant Protection Act to establish a fund for spotted wing drosophila research and mitigation.
s316-118
Cosponsor Passed SenateTo repeal the authorizations for use of military force against Iraq.
s359-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for a code of conduct for justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, and for other purposes.
s354-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act and the Federal Meat Inspection Act to support small and very small meat and poultry processing establishments, and for other purposes.
s325-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for a code of conduct for justices and judges of the courts of the United States, establish an ethics investigations counsel, and require disclosure of recusals.
s344-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for concurrent receipt of veterans’ disability compensation and retired pay for disability retirees with fewer than 20 years of service and a combat-related disability, and for other purposes.
s357-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for current year inclusion of net CFC tested income, and for other purposes.
s340-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Communications Act of 1934 to modify the definition of franchise fee, and for other purposes.
s298-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices.
s282-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness.
sres32-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeCondemning the violent insurrection in Brazil on January 8, 2023, and expressing United States solidarity with the people of Brazil, as well as support for safeguarding Brazil's democratic institutions.
s268-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo assist States in carrying out projects to expand the child care workforce and child care facilities in the States, and for other purposes.
s237-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo preserve access to abortion medications.
s247-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo support State, Tribal, and local efforts to remove access to firearms from individuals who are a danger to themselves or others pursuant to court orders for this purpose.
s173-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to require the safe storage of firearms, and for other purposes.
sres20-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeCondemning the coup that took place on February 1, 2021, in Burma and the Burmese military’s detention of civilian leaders, calling for an immediate and unconditional release of all those detained, promoting accountability and justice for those killed by the Burmese military, and calling for those elected to serve in parliament to resume their duties without impediment, and for other purposes.
s137-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Fred Korematsu, in recognition of his contributions to civil rights, his loyalty and patriotism to the United States, and his dedication to justice and equality.
s129-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo ensure due process protections of individuals in the United States against unlawful detention based solely on a protected characteristic.
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