Jeff Merkley
Democrat · U.S. Senator for Oregon
139 sponsored · 722 cosponsored
Age 70 · In office since 2009
Contact their office: (202) 224-3753 · 531 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510 · Official website
Of the bills they sponsored: 2 passed one chamber and wait on the other, 5 were resolutions that are finished, 7 cleared committee and wait for a first vote, 122 are in committee, and 3 have only been introduced.
The paragraph under each bill and the scores beside it were written by an AI model from the bill's text; the rest is the record.
Passed one chamber, waiting for the other to take it up 2 bills
Passed one chamber, and the other has not yet sent it to a committee or put it on its calendar.
Adopted 5 bills
The chamber formally agreed to it, and for a resolution that is the finish line: what it says is now officially the chamber's position, rule or tribute.
- A resolution designating the first week of April as "National Asbestos Awareness Week".
- A resolution directing the Architect of the Capitol to prominently display, in a publicly accessible location in the Senate wing of the United States Capitol, a plaque honoring the members of law enforcement responding on January 6, 2021, until the plaque can be placed in its permanent location.
- A resolution commemorating 30 years of diplomatic relations between the United States and Vietnam on July 11, 2025.
- A resolution commemorating the 90th birthday of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama on July 6, 2025, as "A Day of Compassion" and expressing support for the human rights and distinct religious, cultural, linguistic, and historical identity of the Tibetan people.
- A resolution designating the first week of April 2025 as "National Asbestos Awareness Week".
Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote 7 bills
A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.
- Protecting Presidential Memorials Act
- No Funds for Trump’s Illegal Arch Act
- Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2026
- Blue Skies for Taiwan Act of 2026
- United States - Taiwan Partnership in the Americas Act
- A resolution condemning the Government of the People's Republic of China for engaging in transnational repression.
- End Crypto Corruption Act of 2025
In committee 122 bills
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
- A resolution condemning the horrific and senseless attack in Bend, Oregon, and expressing support and prayers for all those impacted by the tragedy.
- A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the agreement for civilian nuclear cooperation between the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia pursuant to section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.
- Car Privacy Rights Act of 2026
- A bill to ensure the prudent obligation of budget authority, and for other purposes.
- Honoring Fallen Wildland Firefighters Act of 2026
- Hong Konger Promise of Refuge Act
- American Promise Mortgage Act
- Stop Corrupt Gratuities Act
- Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act of 2026
- A bill to establish Homeownership Promise Accounts to provide matching downpayment grants, and for other purposes.
Introduced, nothing more yet 3 bills
Formally proposed, and not yet handed to a committee.
- A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations".
- A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Truth in Lending (Regulation Z); Consumer Credit Offered to Borrowers in Advance of Expected Receipt of Compensation for Work".
- A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.