Jeff Merkley

Jeff Merkley

17

Years in Office

1192

Bills Sponsored

0

Bills Co-Sponsored

6

Committees

Legislative Focus

Key areas of legislative activity based on sponsored legislation.
Health7%
Environmental Protection7%
International Affairs6%
Public Lands and Natural Resources5%

Sponsored Legislation

Bills that Jeff Merkley has sponsored from the most recent three Congresses (119th, 118th, and 117th).
BillTitleIntroducedStatusActions
S 3930
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on the acquisition of single-family residences by hedge fund taxpayers, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

In Committee
S 3820
Soil CARE Act of 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

In Committee
S 3812
WORK to Save Lives Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

In Committee
Amendment 4287
Senate Amendment 4287

Amendment SA 4287 ruled out of order by the chair.

Active
S 3735
Prohibit Partisan Park Passes Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

In Committee
S 3745
ICE and CBP Constitutional Accountability Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

In Committee
S 3655
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) Certification Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

In Committee
SRES 583
A resolution recognizing 2026 as "The Year of The Power of Nurses" in Celebration of the 130th Anniversary of the American Nurses Association.

Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S260)

In Committee
S 3673
Roadside Pollinator Program Amendments Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

In Committee
S 3621
Protecting Taxpayers from Risky Investments in Venezuela Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

In Committee
Amendment 4158
Senate Amendment 4158

Senate Amendment 4158 was filed.

Filed
Amendment 4157
Senate Amendment 4157

Senate Amendment 4157 was filed.

Filed
Amendment 4156
Senate Amendment 4156

Senate Amendment 4156 was filed.

Filed
SRES 580
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.

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S111-112; text: CR S118)

Active
S 3588
School Access to Naloxone Act of 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

In Committee
Amendment 4141
Senate Amendment 4141

Amendment SA 4141 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Agreed to by Unanimous Consent
Amendment 4140
Senate Amendment 4140

Amendment SA 4140 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Agreed to by Unanimous Consent
Amendment 4087
Senate Amendment 4087

Senate Amendment 4087 was filed.

Filed
Amendment 4088
Senate Amendment 4088

Senate Amendment 4088 was filed.

Filed
SRES 548
A resolution denouncing the horrors of authoritarianism.

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

In Committee
Amendment 4053
Senate Amendment 4053

Senate Amendment 4053 was filed.

Filed
Amendment 4054
Senate Amendment 4054

Senate Amendment 4054 was filed.

Filed
Amendment 4051
Senate Amendment 4051

Senate Amendment 4051 was filed.

Filed
Amendment 4052
Senate Amendment 4052

Senate Amendment 4052 was filed.

Filed
Amendment 4035
Senate Amendment 4035

Senate Amendment 4035 was filed.

Filed
Amendment 4036
Senate Amendment 4036

Senate Amendment 4036 was filed.

Filed
Amendment 4027
Senate Amendment 4027

Senate Amendment 4027 was filed.

Filed
Amendment 4034
Senate Amendment 4034

Senate Amendment 4034 was filed.

Filed
Amendment 4013
Senate Amendment 4013

Senate Amendment 4013 was filed.

Filed
Amendment 4012
Senate Amendment 4012

Senate Amendment 4012 was filed.

Filed
Amendment 4010
Senate Amendment 4010

Senate Amendment 4010 was filed.

Filed
Amendment 4011
Senate Amendment 4011

Senate Amendment 4011 was filed.

Filed
Amendment 4001
Senate Amendment 4001

Senate Amendment 4001 was filed.

Filed
Amendment 4002
Senate Amendment 4002

Senate Amendment 4002 was filed.

Filed
S 3506
Post-Wildfire Environmental Emergency Assistance Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

In Committee
S 3435
FAAN Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

In Committee
S 3408
Change Corruption Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

In Committee
S 3344
Prohibiting Unauthorized Military Action in Venezuela Act of 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

In Committee
Amendment 3949
Senate Amendment 3949

Senate Amendment 3949 was filed.

Filed
Amendment 3948
Senate Amendment 3948

Senate Amendment 3948 was filed.

Filed
S 3123
Sustainable International Financial Institutions Act of 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

In Committee
SRES 481
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Department of Agriculture should use its contingency funds and interchange authority to finance the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

In Committee
Amendment 3927
Senate Amendment 3927

Amendment SA 3927, under the order of 10/9/2025, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 50. Record Vote Number: 569.

Agreed to (47-50)
Amendment 3923
Senate Amendment 3923

Senate Amendment 3923 was filed.

Filed
Amendment 3920
Senate Amendment 3920

Senate Amendment 3920 was filed.

Filed
SRES 424
A resolution affirming the unwavering commitment of the Senate to the First Amendment and to freedom of speech and of the press as foundations of the democratic republic of the United States.

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

In Committee
Amendment 3907
Senate Amendment 3907

Senate Amendment 3907 was filed.

Filed
SRES 408
A resolution recognizing September 20, 2025, as "National LGBTQ+ Servicemembers and Veterans Day".

Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text: CR S6738)

In Committee
SRES 410
A resolution calling on the President to recognize a demilitarized State of Palestine, as consistent with international law and the principles of a two-state solution, alongside a secure State of Israel.

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S6740)

In Committee
SRES 401
A resolution supporting the designation of September 19, 2025, as "National Stillbirth Prevention and Awareness Day", recognizing tens of thousands of families in the United States that have endured a stillbirth, and seizing the opportunity to keep other families from experiencing the same tragedy.

Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S6735)

In Committee
S 2836
POP Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

In Committee
S 2811
Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

In Committee
Amendment 3875
Senate Amendment 3875

Senate Amendment 3875 was filed.

Filed
Amendment 3855
Senate Amendment 3855

Senate Amendment 3855 was filed.

Filed
Amendment 3845
Senate Amendment 3845

Senate Amendment 3845 was filed.

Filed
Amendment 3844
Senate Amendment 3844

Senate Amendment 3844 was filed.

Filed
Amendment 3829
Senate Amendment 3829

Senate Amendment 3829 was filed.

Filed
Amendment 3795
Senate Amendment 3795

Senate Amendment 3795 was filed.

Filed
Amendment 3796
Senate Amendment 3796

Senate Amendment 3796 was filed.

Filed
Amendment 3794
Senate Amendment 3794

Senate Amendment 3794 was filed.

Filed
Amendment 3771
Senate Amendment 3771

Senate Amendment 3771 was filed.

Filed
Amendment 3757
Senate Amendment 3757

Senate Amendment 3757 was filed.

Filed
S 2684
United States - Taiwan Partnership in the Americas Act

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 242.

Active
Amendment 3464
Senate Amendment 3464

Senate Amendment 3464 was filed.

Filed
S 2653
RECHARGE Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

In Committee
Amendment 3395
Senate Amendment 3395

Senate Amendment 3395 was filed.

Filed
Amendment 3394
Senate Amendment 3394

Senate Amendment 3394 was filed.

Filed
Amendment 3353
Senate Amendment 3353

Senate Amendment 3353 was filed.

Filed
Amendment 3324
Senate Amendment 3324

Senate Amendment 3324 was filed.

Filed
Amendment 3325
Senate Amendment 3325

Senate Amendment 3325 was filed.

Filed
S 2571
Farmworker Smoke and Excessive Heat Protection Act of 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

In Committee
Amendment 3140
Senate Amendment 3140

Senate Amendment 3140 was filed.

Filed
Amendment 3139
Senate Amendment 3139

Senate Amendment 3139 was filed.

Filed
S 2557
Epstein Files Transparency Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

In Committee
Amendment 3114
Senate Amendment 3114

Ruled out of order by the chair.

Active
S 2519
Medical Debt Relief Act of 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

In Committee
S 2500
Research for Healthy Soils Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

In Committee
S 2502
Preventing the Forced Return of Uyghurs Act of 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

In Committee
S 2525
Transnational Repression Policy Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

In Committee
Amendment 3019
Senate Amendment 3019

Senate Amendment 3019 was filed.

Filed
Amendment 3020
Senate Amendment 3020

Senate Amendment 3020 was filed.

Filed
Amendment 3022
Senate Amendment 3022

Senate Amendment 3022 was filed.

Filed
Amendment 3021
Senate Amendment 3021

Senate Amendment 3021 was filed.

Filed
S 2435
Fighting Fibers Act of 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

In Committee
S 2405
Debt Ceiling Reform Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

In Committee
S 2415
Columbia River Clean-Up Act of 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

In Committee
S 2386
Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America’s Streets Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

In Committee
Amendment 2944
Senate Amendment 2944

Senate Amendment 2944 was filed.

Filed
Amendment 2943
Senate Amendment 2943

Senate Amendment 2943 was filed.

Filed
S 2353
Microplastics Safety Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

In Committee
Amendment 2897
Senate Amendment 2897

Senate Amendment 2897 was filed.

Filed
Amendment 2864
Senate Amendment 2864

Senate Amendment 2864 was filed.

Filed
Amendment 2863
Senate Amendment 2863

Amendment SA 2863 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 51. Record Vote Number: 409.

Agreed to (48-51)
SCONRES 18
A concurrent resolution recognizing a health and safety emergency disproportionately affecting the fundamental rights of children due to the Trump administration's directives that unleash fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change, while suppressing climate change science.

Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S4423)

In Committee
SRES 321
A resolution commemorating 30 years of diplomatic relations between the United States and Vietnam on July 11, 2025.

Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S8892-8893)

Active
Amendment 2852
Senate Amendment 2852

Amendment SA 2852 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Agreed to by Unanimous Consent
SRES 320
A resolution designating July 2025 as "Plastic Pollution Action Month".

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4338)

In Committee
S 2221
SAWMILL Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

In Committee
S 2208
Wildfire Resilient Communities Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

In Committee
Amendment 2770
Senate Amendment 2770

Senate Amendment 2770 was filed.

Filed

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