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U.S. Senator from Oregon

Born

October 24, 1956

Age 69

Phone

(202) 224-3753

Office

531 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510, Washington 20510

Congress Member Profile|U.S. Senator|Democrat|Oregon

Jeff Merkley

Jeffrey Alan Merkley is an American politician who is the junior United States senator from Oregon. He was first elected to the Senate in 2008. A member of the Democratic Party, he served from 1999 to 2009 as the representative for the 47th district in the Oregon House of Representatives, which covers central Multnomah County on the eastern side of Portland, Oregon; he was the speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives during the last two years of his tenure.

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Voting Record — 783

Yes26%

No73%

Present0%

Not Voting1%

Party align96%

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Jeff Merkley

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Jeff's ATmosphere Activity

20 recent posts · 93 sponsored · 411 cosponsored

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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govAug 18(source)

Last month, we passed a bill to ban congressional stock trading out of a Senate committee—the first step toward this becoming law. I’ve been sounding the alarm for years on this. It’s way past time we got this done!

Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govAug 18(source)

Obscene: Blocking visas for injured children from Gaza.

U.S. halts visitor visas for Gazans, including humanitarian medical visas

The move comes after far-right activist Laura Loomer drew attention to a video posted by the nonprofit HEAL Palestine and called the visas a “national security threat.”

Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govAug 14(source)

TRUMPFLATION is here.

Businesses have been eating Trump’s tariffs. That’s starting to change | CNN Business

Costs were sharply on the rise for producers and manufacturers in July, a sign that higher prices could soon filter down to American consumers.

Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govAug 13(source)

@lujan.senate.gov and I introduced the Epstein Files Transparency Act because the American people deserve the truth about Epstein and those connected to him. Republicans BLOCKED it.

Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govAug 13(source)

We need to stop Big Pharma’s price gouging in its tracks and protect patients from sky high Rx drug prices! That’s why I wrote the End Price Gouging for Medications Act—we need to get this passed!

Reposted bySenator Jeff Merkley

Senate Budget Committee@senatebudget.bsky.socialAug 12(source)

Trump's Big, Betrayal of a Bill, plus his disastrous tariffs, will make 90% of families worse off through higher prices and slashed programs. His entire economic plan is families lose, billionaires win. See for yourself. ⬇️ budgetlab.yale.edu/research/com...

Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govAug 13(source)

Republicans voted to rip health care and food assistance away from millions of people and to ADD $3.4 TRILLION to the debt, all so billionaires could get a massive tax break. Terrible.

Reposted bySenator Jeff Merkley

Senate Budget Committee@senatebudget.bsky.socialAug 11(source)

🚨New CBO Analysis Confirms Republicans’ Big Ugly Law Steals from the Poor, Gives to the Ultra-Rich Statement from Ranking Member @merkley.senate.gov, @schumer.senate.gov, @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social, and Rep. Boyle here: www.budget.senate.gov/ranking-memb...

New CBO Analysis Confirms Republicans’ Big Ugly Law Steals from the Poor, Gives to the Ultra-Rich | U.S. Senate Committee On The Budget

The Official U.S. Senate Committee On The Budget

Reposted bySenator Jeff Merkley

Senate Budget Committee@senatebudget.bsky.socialAug 8(source)

Ranking Member @merkley.senate.gov and @democrats.senate.gov are fighting like hell to reverse the Republicans’ devastating cuts to rural health care in their Big, Ugly Betrayal of a bill.

Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govAug 12(source)

Trump sending the National Guard to Washington, D.C. is a frighteningly clear escalation of his efforts to push us into an authoritarian strongman state. As he tests the limits of his power, I’ll fight against attacks on D.C. home rule every step of the way.

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Senate Budget Committee@senatebudget.bsky.socialAug 6(source)

Trump said over and over again that he wouldn’t touch Social Security, but his Big, Betrayal of a bill is running the Trust Fund dry. Workers will see their hard-earned benefits depleted while Trump hands another tax break to billionaires.

Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govAug 7(source)

Members of Congress are here to serve the public, not pad their stock portfolios. It’s long past time we banned congressional trading. We have momentum on our side—let’s get this done!

Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govAug 6(source)

In the 60 years since the Voting Rights Act became law, attacks on our freedom to vote have been constant: GOP state legislatures chipping away at voting access, and SCOTUS gutting the VRA in 2013. I’m fighting to restore the VRA and protect the fundamental right to vote!

Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govAug 5(source)

Solar For All connects families across the country with the affordable, renewable energy we need to power the future. It’s a critical program, and I’ll fight to protect it.

Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govAug 5(source)

🚨 The Trump Administration wants to rip funding away from our communities—funding that’s already been approved by Congress and signed into law.

E.P.A. Moves to Cancel $7 Billion in Grants for Solar Energy

Reposted bySenator Jeff Merkley

Senate Budget Committee@senatebudget.bsky.socialAug 5(source)

NEW: Ranking Member @merkley.senate.gov's Statement on GAO Determination That Trump Administration Violated the Impoundment Control Act by Withholding NIH Grant Funding: www.budget.senate.gov/ranking-memb...

Merkley Statement on GAO Determination That Trump Administration Violated the Impoundment Control Act by Withholding NIH Grant Funding | U.S. Senate Committee On The Budget

The Official U.S. Senate Committee On The Budget

Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govAug 5(source)

America invests the most in prescription drug research and development—we should get the best prices on Rx drugs, not the worst. I wrote the End Price Gouging for Medications Act to bring those sky high prices down!

Reposted bySenator Jeff Merkley

Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govAug 4(source)

If you weren’t glued to the Senate floor over the weekend, you might’ve missed our efforts to require the Trump Administration to release the Epstein files. Here’s what happened when we did. Spoiler alert: Republicans don’t want the American people to have the truth.

Senator Jeff Merkley

@merkley.senate.gov

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A major coverup is underway. Democrats are demanding the release of the Epstein Files so that perpetrators, whoever they are, are brought to justice. Republicans objected. Democrats are standing firmly for transparency and justice.

Reposted bySenator Jeff Merkley

Senate Budget Committee@senatebudget.bsky.socialAug 4(source)

💰CBO Tells Ranking Member @merkley.senate.gov: When Including Interest and Assuming Temporary Tax Provisions Are Made Permanent, “One Big, Beautiful Bill” Adds $5 Trillion to Debt www.budget.senate.gov/ranking-memb...

CBO Tells Merkley: When Including Interest and Assuming Temporary Tax Provisions Are Made Permanent, “One Big, Beautiful Bill” Adds $5 Trillion to Debt | U.S. Senate Committee On The Budget

The Official U.S. Senate Committee On The Budget

Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govAug 5(source)

A nuclear arms race endangers all of us. I urge all parties to turn the temperature down—we should be pursing disarmament and peace, not putting lives at risk over a social media squabble.

Russia warns against threats after Trump repositions nuclear submarines

The first official statement from the Kremlin about Trump’s move seemed to distance Russian President Vladimir Putin from Dmitry Medvedev’s inflammatory comments.

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Sponsored Bills(93)

S. Res. 709 (119th)
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Nurses Week, to be observed from Ma…
S. 4325 (119th)
A bill to establish a task force to address the impacts of the chemical 6PPD and its byprodu…
S.J. Res. 163 (119th)
A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities with…
S. Res. 666 (119th)
A resolution designating the first week of April as "National Asbestos Awareness Week".
S. 4222 (119th)
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an end date for the credit …

Cosponsored Bills(411)

S. 4540 (119th)
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve reproductive health care of individ…
Joined: 2026-05-14
S. 4543 (119th)
A bill to create dedicated funds to conserve butterflies in North America, plants in the Pac…
Joined: 2026-05-14
S. 4545 (119th)
A bill to amend the America COMPETES Act to establish certain scientific integrity policies …
Joined: 2026-05-14
S. 4518 (119th)
A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the Richard B. Russell National School L…
Joined: 2026-05-13
S. Res. 728 (119th)
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should prioritize securin…
Joined: 2026-05-13

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Voting History

783 total votes

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Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.

Date	Bill	Question	Position	Party Maj	Align?	Result
2026-05-14	S. Res. 690 (119th)	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-46)
2026-05-13	S.J. Res. 130 (119th)	Begin consideration	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Proceed Rejected (47-53)
2026-05-13	S.J. Res. 141 (119th)	Begin consideration	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Proceed Rejected (50-50)
2026-05-13	S.J. Res. 132 (119th)	Begin consideration	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Proceed Rejected (48-52)
2026-05-13	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (54-45)
2026-05-13	S. Res. 526 (119th)	End filibuster to begin debate	YES	YES	✓	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (99-0, 3/5 majority required)
2026-05-13	S.J. Res. 163 (119th)	Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 163	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Discharge Rejected (49-50)
2026-05-12	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-45)
2026-05-12	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (51-45)
2026-05-11	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-44)
2026-05-11	S. Res. 690 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Resolution Agreed to (46-45)
2026-04-30	S.J. Res. 184 (119th)	Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 184	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Discharge Rejected (47-50)
2026-04-30	S. Res. 690 (119th)	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-46)
2026-04-29	S.J. Res. 99 (119th)	Begin consideration	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Proceed Rejected (47-50)
2026-04-29	S.J. Res. 139 (119th)	Begin consideration	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Proceed Rejected (46-52)
2026-04-29	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (59-39)
2026-04-28	S.J. Res. 124 (119th)	Point of Order S.J.Res. 124	NO	NO	✓	Point of Order Well Taken (51-47)
2026-04-28	S. Res. 690 (119th)	Begin consideration	NO	NO	✓	Motion to Proceed Agreed to (52-47)
2026-04-27	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (54-37)
2026-04-23	S. Con. Res. 33 (119th)	Accept House changes	NO	NO	✓	Concurrent Resolution Agreed to (50-48)
2026-04-23	S. Con. Res. 33 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (49-49)
2026-04-23	S. Con. Res. 33 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (48-50)
2026-04-23	—	Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Padilla Amdt. No. 4855)	YES	YES	✓	Motion Rejected (46-52, 3/5 majority required)
2026-04-23	—	Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Sanders Amdt. No. 5159)	YES	YES	✓	Motion Rejected (49-49, 3/5 majority required)
2026-04-23	S. Con. Res. 33 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (46-52)
2026-04-23	S. Con. Res. 33 (119th)	Vote on amendment	NO	NO	✓	Amendment Rejected (25-73)
2026-04-23	—	Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Markey Amdt. No. 5001)	YES	YES	✓	Motion Rejected (48-50, 3/5 majority required)
2026-04-23	—	Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Hawley Amdt. No. 4794)	NO	NO	✓	Motion Rejected (50-48, 3/5 majority required)
2026-04-23	—	Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Kennedy Amdt. No. 5414)	NO	NO	✓	Motion Rejected (48-50, 3/5 majority required)
2026-04-22	—	Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Alsobrooks Amdt. No. 5294)	YES	YES	✓	Motion Rejected (47-51, 3/5 majority required)
2026-04-22	—	Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Hickenlooper Amdt. No. 4956)	YES	YES	✓	Motion Rejected (47-51, 3/5 majority required)
2026-04-22	—	Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Hirono Amdt. No. 4884)	YES	YES	✓	Motion Rejected (48-50, 3/5 majority required)
2026-04-22	S. Con. Res. 33 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Agreed to (98-0)
2026-04-22	—	Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Ossoff Amdt. No. 4897)	YES	YES	✓	Motion Rejected (49-49, 3/5 majority required)
2026-04-22	—	Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Lujan Amdt. No. 4798)	YES	YES	✓	Motion Rejected (47-50, 3/5 majority required)
2026-04-22	—	Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Schumer Amdt. No. 4799)	YES	YES	✓	Motion Rejected (48-50, 3/5 majority required)
2026-04-22	S.J. Res. 114 (119th)	Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 114	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Discharge Rejected (46-51)
2026-04-21	S. Con. Res. 33 (119th)	Begin consideration	NO	NO	✓	Motion to Proceed Agreed to (52-46)
2026-04-20	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (47-46)
2026-04-16	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-48)
2026-04-16	H.J. Res. 140 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Joint Resolution Passed (50-49)
2026-04-15	H.J. Res. 140 (119th)	Begin consideration	NO	NO	✓	Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-49)
2026-04-15	H.J. Res. 140 (119th)	Kill the motion	NO	NO	✓	Motion to Table Agreed to (51-48)
2026-04-15	S.J. Res. 138 (119th)	Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 138	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Discharge Rejected (36-63)
2026-04-15	S.J. Res. 32 (119th)	Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 32	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Discharge Rejected (40-59)
2026-04-15	S.J. Res. 123 (119th)	Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 123	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Discharge Rejected (47-52)
2026-04-14	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (53-47)
2026-04-14	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-45)
2026-04-14	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (53-46)
2026-04-13	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-44)

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