Jeff Merkley
AnalysisD OR · Senate
Healthcare
+338Defense
-49Education
+78Government Operations
-80Finance
-77Energy
-240Environment
+72Agriculture
+141Transportation
-213Veterans Affairs
+205Labor
+56Sanctions
-57Foreign Policy
-99Trade
+1Appropriations
+121Criminal Justice
+21Technology
+1Immigration
-137Housing
+107Civil Rights
+103Industry Impact Profile
18555 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
|
-455 | ||||
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)
|
+11 | ||||
| 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)
|
-1 | ||||
| Transportation | +11 | ||||
| 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
s2418-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to increase access to services provided by advanced practice registered nurses under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes.
s2387-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo authorize the President to declare a smoke emergency, and for other purposes.
s2383-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo amend the Clean Air Act to establish a grant program for supporting local communities in detecting, preparing for, communicating about, or mitigating the environmental and public health impacts of wildfire smoke and extreme heat, and for other purposes.
sres296-118
Primary Sponsor In CommitteeDesignating July 2023 as Plastic Pollution Action Month.
s2231-118
Primary Sponsor Passed SenateTo amend title V of the Social Security Act to support stillbirth prevention and research, and for other purposes.
s2219-118
Primary Sponsor ReportedTo amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to expand access to breastfeeding accommodations in the workplace.
s2199-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to establish a pollinator-friendly plant labeling program, and for other purposes.
s5-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes.
s2044-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish reference prices for prescription drugs for purposes of Federal health programs, and for other purposes.
s2020-118
Primary Sponsor ReportedTo amend the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 to reauthorize the Deschutes River Conservancy Working Group, and for other purposes.
s1940-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo prohibit the use of M–44 devices, commonly known as cyanide bombs, on public land, and for other purposes.
s1947-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a measurement-based national methane research pilot study to quantify methane emissions from certain oil and gas infrastructure, and for other purposes.
s1722-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo expand access to breastfeeding accommodations in the workplace for certain employees of air carrier employers.
s1684-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish a vehicle summer meal delivery pilot program, and for other purposes.
s1555-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to support solar projects under the Rural Energy for America Program, and for other purposes.
sres201-118
Primary Sponsor In CommitteeSupporting the goals and ideals of National Nurses Week, to be observed from May 6 through May 12, 2023.
s1446-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain Nurse Corps payments from gross income.
s1351-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo study and prevent child abuse in youth residential programs, and for other purposes.
s1350-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo require the Federal Trade Commission to issue regulations requiring certain products to have Do Not Flush labeling, and for other purposes.
s1323-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo create protections for financial institutions that provide financial services to State-sanctioned marijuana businesses and service providers for such businesses, and for other purposes.
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