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Jeff Merkley
Senate
Democrat
Oregon · Statewide
In office sinceJan 6, 200917 years · 3 terms
Next electionNov 20261 month away
671Bills sponsored
4484Bills co-sponsored
11Signed into law
17Years in office
State
District info
Statewide seat
6 districts
Leans–
Population–
State officials
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2026 Election
Focus issue areas
From 671 bills sponsored since the 111th Congress
Planet24%
Economy18%
Health13%
Security12%
Justice9%
Leadership roles
18 total- Senate Committee on the BudgetThe Senate Committee on the Budget is responsible for drafting a concurrent resolution on the budget for congressional action on spending, revenue, and debt-limit legislation. The Budget Resolution must be jointly agreed to by both the House and the Senate, but does not need to be signed by the President. The Committee is also responsible for enforcing the Budget Resolution by informing senators of violations to the budget, and by working with other committees, such as the Committee on Appropriations, to prevent potential violations.+13Ranking Member
- Joint Committee on Printing+2Member
- Senate Committee on AppropriationsThe Senate Committee on Appropriations is responsible for legislation allocating federal funds prior to expenditure from the treasury. Appropriations are generally limited to the levels set by the Budget Resolution drafted by the Senate Committee on the Budget. The Committee is also responsible for supplemental spending bills, which are sometimes needed in the middle of a fiscal year to compensate for emergency expenses.+21Member
Voting alignment
908 votes cast100%With party
With own party100%
Bipartisan bills20%
Against own party1%
How often Merkley voted with their own caucus. Roll-call records don't break votes down by party, so this isn't a measure of agreement with either side.
Signed into law
View all →11Their bills
81Bills they cosponsored
Of 671 bills sponsored and 4,484 cosponsored, since the 111th Congress
- S. 1351|118th CongressPublic Law 118-194Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act
- S. 138|118th CongressPublic Law 118-70Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act
- S. 1466|117th CongressPublic Law 117-318Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Program Act of 2022
- S. 314|117th CongressPublic Law 117-261Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Repeal Act
- S. 3758|116th CongressPublic Law 116-191A bill to amend the Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000 to make certain technical corrections.
Recent bills sponsored
Recent votes
- HR9340EnergyRatepayer Protection Act On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 9340Nay9.30.26
- HR7008CongressStop Insider Trading Act On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 7008Nay9.30.26
- SJRES197HealthcareBlocks Medicare Rule On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 197Yea9.29.26
- SRES852Foreign AffairsRequests Human Rights Info On the Motion to Discharge S.Res. 852Yea9.29.26
- S4668SportsProtect College Sports Act of 2026 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 6758 to S.Amdt. 6776 to S. 4668 (No short title on file)Nay9.28.26
- S4668SportsProtect College Sports Act of 2026 On Passage of the Bill S. 4668Nay9.28.26
- S4668SportsProtect College Sports Act of 2026 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 6805 to S.Amdt. 6776 to S. 4668 (No short title on file)Yea9.28.26
- S4668SportsProtect College Sports Act of 2026 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 6760 to S.Amdt. 6776 to S. 4668 (No short title on file)Yea9.28.26
- S4668SportsProtect College Sports Act of 2026 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 6835 to S.Amdt. 6776 to S. 4668 (No short title on file)Yea9.28.26
- S4668SportsProtect College Sports Act of 2026 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 6828 to S.Amdt. 6776 to S. 4668 (No short title on file)Yea9.28.26
- S4668SportsProtect College Sports Act of 2026 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 6776 to S. 4668 (No short title on file)Nay9.24.26
- HCONRES89Foreign AffairsWithdraws Forces From Iran On the Concurrent Resolution H.Con.Res. 89Yea9.24.26
- S4668SportsProtect College Sports Act of 2026 On the Cloture Motion S. 4668Nay9.24.26
- S4668SportsProtect College Sports Act of 2026 On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 6776 to S. 4668 (No short title on file)Nay9.22.26
- S4668SportsProtect College Sports Act of 2026 On the Motion to Proceed S. 4668Nay9.17.26
- HR3633BankingDigital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 3633Nay9.15.26
- S4668SportsProtect College Sports Act of 2026 On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 4668Nay9.15.26
- HR6500TradeContinuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 6747 to S.Amdt. 6732 to H.R. 6500 (No short title on file)Nay8.08.26
In the news
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U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon decided not to retire
- OFFICIAL HEADLINES2mo ago
Interior Department asks Congress for $10 million more for Freedom 250
- OFFICIAL HEADLINES2mo ago
Trump administration denies emergency funding for 2 Oregon wildfires
- OFFICIAL HEADLINES2mo ago
Trump administration seeks $10 million more for Freedom 250 events
- OFFICIAL HEADLINES3mo ago
Sen. Jeff Merkley promotes bills to reduce wildfire insurance cost
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