Jeff Merkley

U.S. Senator (Class 2), OR

Democratic Oregon since Jan 3, 2021

Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

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Topics in their record

Topics found in sponsored legislation and separately sourced statements. Legislative activity on a topic is not presented as a policy stance. AI-derived tags

Environment & Energy 5 Banking & Finance 4 Education 4 Foreign Policy & Trade 3 Economy & Taxes 2 Healthcare 2 Housing 2 Labor & Employment 2 Defense & Military 1 Elections & Voting 1 Government Operations & Budget 1 Social Services & Welfare 1 Technology & Privacy 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
U.S. Senator (Class 2), OR current Oregon	Democratic	Jan 3, 2021	Jan 3, 2027	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US Senate District Oregon current United States	Democratic	Jan 3, 2009	Jan 1, 2030	openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 2), OR Oregon	Democratic	Jan 6, 2015	Jan 3, 2021	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 2), OR Oregon	Democratic	Jan 6, 2009	Jan 3, 2015	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US Senate District Oregon United States	Democratic	Jan 6, 2015	Jan 3, 2021	openstates/people CC0-1.0
US Senate District Oregon United States	Democratic	Jan 6, 2009	Jan 3, 2015	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

Senate Committee on Appropriations — Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works — Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on the Budget — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Joint Committee on Printing unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Appropriations unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Appropriations — Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Appropriations — Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Appropriations — Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Appropriations — Energy and Water Development unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Appropriations — State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works — Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works — Transportation and Infrastructure unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Africa and Global Health Policy unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Rules and Administration unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.454, social dim. -0.714. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (840 recorded)

Bill	Motion / question	Position	Chamber · stage · roll	Date	Outcome	Source
Unlinked roll call	On the Nomination	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-6	Jan 8, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-6 US-GOV-PD
SJRES 98 A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or…	On the Motion to Discharge	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-5	Jan 8, 2026	Motion to Discharge Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-5 US-GOV-PD
SJRES 86 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United…	On the Motion to Proceed	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-4	Jan 7, 2026	Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-4 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Nomination	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-3	Jan 6, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-3 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Nomination	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-2	Jan 6, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-2 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Nomination	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-1	Jan 5, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-1 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-659	Dec 18, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-659 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-658	Dec 18, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-658 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-657	Dec 18, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-657 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-656	Dec 18, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-656 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Nomination	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-655	Dec 18, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-655 US-GOV-PD
SJRES 82 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United…	On the Joint Resolution	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-654	Dec 18, 2025	Joint Resolution Defeated	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-654 US-GOV-PD
	On the Motion to Proceed	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-641	Dec 10, 2025	Motion to Proceed Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-641 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-653	Dec 17, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-653 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Nomination	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-652	Dec 17, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-652 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Cloture Motion	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-651	Dec 17, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-651 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Nomination	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-650	Dec 17, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-650 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-649	Dec 17, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-649 US-GOV-PD
S 1071 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026	On the Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-648	Dec 17, 2025	Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-648 US-GOV-PD
	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-647	Dec 15, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-647 US-GOV-PD
	On the Motion to Proceed	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-646	Dec 11, 2025	Motion to Proceed Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-646 US-GOV-PD
SRES 532 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain…	On the Resolution	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-645	Dec 11, 2025	Resolution Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-645 US-GOV-PD
	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-642	Dec 10, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-642 US-GOV-PD
S 3385 Lower Health Care Costs Act	On the Cloture Motion	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-644	Dec 11, 2025	Cloture Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-644 US-GOV-PD
S 3386 Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-643	Dec 11, 2025	Cloture Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-643 US-GOV-PD

Campaign finance

2024 · Itemized receipts loaded

Period Oct 17, 2022–Dec 31, 2024 · verified Jun 21, 2026 · 11:43 AM · coverage: itemized partial · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Gross receipts loaded	Refunds/reversals loaded	Net receipts loaded
$1,123,484	$0	$1,123,484

Largest itemized receipts

Cycle	Amount	Donor	To committee	Type	Date	Coverage	Source
2024	$48,243	FIDELITY INVESTMENTS	JEFF MERKLEY FOR OREGON	Corporate PAC	May 31, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$47,158	JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC	JEFF MERKLEY FOR OREGON	Corporate PAC	Jan 31, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$37,000	PROGRESS FOR OREGON	JEFF MERKLEY FOR OREGON	Corporate PAC	Sep 9, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$32,355	FIDELITY INVESTMENTS	JEFF MERKLEY FOR OREGON	Corporate PAC	Nov 30, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$32,272	JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC	JEFF MERKLEY FOR OREGON	Corporate PAC	Nov 30, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$30,000	PROGRESS FOR OREGON	JEFF MERKLEY FOR OREGON	Corporate PAC	Sep 19, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$24,540	FIDELITY INVESTMENTS	JEFF MERKLEY FOR OREGON	Corporate PAC	Jul 31, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$22,173	FIDELITY INVESTMENTS	JEFF MERKLEY FOR OREGON	Corporate PAC	Dec 31, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$21,493	FIDELITY INVESTMENTS	JEFF MERKLEY FOR OREGON	Corporate PAC	Aug 31, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$20,180	FIDELITY INVESTMENTS	JEFF MERKLEY FOR OREGON	Corporate PAC	Sep 30, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$15,439	JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC	JEFF MERKLEY FOR OREGON	Corporate PAC	Sep 1, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$15,349	JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC	JEFF MERKLEY FOR OREGON	Corporate PAC	Nov 1, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$14,862	JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC	JEFF MERKLEY FOR OREGON	Corporate PAC	Jun 1, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$14,818	JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC	JEFF MERKLEY FOR OREGON	Corporate PAC	Aug 1, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$14,620	JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC	JEFF MERKLEY FOR OREGON	Corporate PAC	Oct 2, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)

Largest loaded receipts, not a complete total. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.