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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 — 785

Yes26%

No73%

Present0%

Not Voting1%

Party align96%

Cross-party0%

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Jeff Merkley

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Jeff's ATmosphere Activity

20 recent posts · 93 sponsored · 412 cosponsored

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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Reposted bySenator Jeff Merkley

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz@wassermanschultz.house.govAug 20(source)

The Everglades internment camp threatens human rights, due process, Tribal interests and this sensitive environment. @merkley.senate.gov and I led 60+ Democrats to demand transparency and answers from DHS. abcnews.go.com/US/democrati...

Democratic lawmakers demand information about 'Alligator Alcatraz'

A group of congressional Democrats is pushing officials at the DHS for more information about the use of the immigration detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz."

Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govAug 20(source)

@wassermanschultz.house.gov and I teamed up to demand answers from the Trump Administration on the cruel and dangerous Alligator Alcatraz facility—an independent, unaccountable detention system that threatens human rights and due process for migrants.

Democratic lawmakers demand information about 'Alligator Alcatraz'

A group of congressional Democrats is pushing officials at the DHS for more information about the use of the immigration detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz."

Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govAug 19(source)

Voting by mail protects the right to vote. I'll do all I can to make it an option everywhere.

Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govAug 19(source)

Hell No. Folks in red and blue states alike—including Oregon—have been voting by mail for years. It’s convenient, secure, and counters corrupt Election Day tactics–like understaffing precinct voting centers–designed to obstruct voting in targeted communities.

Trump says he will lead 'movement' to end mail-in voting

President Trump said on Monday that that he will lead a movement to get rid of mail-in ballots, claiming, without providing evidence, that it leads to voter fraud.

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Senate Budget Committee@senatebudget.bsky.socialAug 18(source)

What the hell is a “Pocket Rescission”? Ranking Member @merkley.senate.gov explains how the Trump Administration may use this illegal tactic to repeal funds Congress has already approved, putting families at risk across the country.

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!

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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.

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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

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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(412)

S. 4551 (119th)
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to establish a minimum salary threshold…
Joined: 2026-05-18
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

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Voting History

785 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
2026-02-04	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (58-39)
2026-02-03	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (55-39)
2026-02-03	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (51-45)
2026-02-03	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-44)
2026-02-03	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (54-40)
2026-02-02	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-40)
2026-01-30	H.R. 7148 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Bill Passed (71-29, 3/5 majority required)
2026-01-30	—	Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 4287)	YES	YES	✓	Motion Rejected (47-52, 3/5 majority required)
2026-01-30	H.R. 7148 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (49-51, 3/5 majority required)
2026-01-30	H.R. 7148 (119th)	Kill the motion	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Table Agreed to (58-42)
2026-01-30	H.R. 7148 (119th)	Kill the motion	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Table Agreed to (58-42)
2026-01-30	H.R. 7148 (119th)	Kill the motion	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Table Agreed to (67-33)
2026-01-30	H.R. 7148 (119th)	Vote on amendment	NO	NO	✓	Amendment Rejected (32-67)
2026-01-29	H.R. 7148 (119th)	End filibuster to begin debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (45-55, 3/5 majority required)
2026-01-27	S. 3627 (119th)	End filibuster to begin debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (47-45, 3/5 majority required)
2026-01-15	H.R. 6938 (119th)	Final passage	YES	YES	✓	Bill Passed (82-15)
2026-01-15	H.R. 6938 (119th)	End debate	YES	YES	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (85-14, 3/5 majority required)
2026-01-14	S.J. Res. 98 (119th)	Point of Order S.J.Res. 98	NO	NO	✓	Point of Order Well Taken (50-50, Vice President of the United States, voted Yea)
2026-01-13	S.J. Res. 84 (119th)	Begin consideration	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Proceed Rejected (47-52)
2026-01-12	H.R. 6938 (119th)	End filibuster to begin debate	YES	YES	✓	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (80-13, 3/5 majority required)
2026-01-08	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (53-40)
2026-01-08	S.J. Res. 98 (119th)	Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 98	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Discharge Agreed to (52-47)
2026-01-07	S.J. Res. 86 (119th)	Begin consideration	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Proceed Rejected (43-50)
2026-01-06	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (52-48)
2026-01-06	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (53-47)
2026-01-05	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (50-35)
2025-12-18	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-42)
2025-12-18	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (60-35)
2025-12-18	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (58-36)
2025-12-18	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-43)
2025-12-18	S. Res. 532 (119th)	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (53-43)
2025-12-18	S.J. Res. 82 (119th)	Approve resolution	YES	YES	✓	Joint Resolution Defeated (50-50)
2025-12-17	S. Res. 412 (119th)	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-47)
2025-12-17	—	Confirm nominee	YES	NO	✕↔	Nomination Confirmed (71-29)
2025-12-17	—	End debate	YES	NO	✕↔	Cloture Motion Agreed to (69-27)
2025-12-17	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (67-30)
2025-12-17	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (67-30)
2025-12-17	S. 1071 (119th)	Accept House changes	NO	YES	✕	Motion Agreed to (77-20)
2025-12-15	S. 1071 (119th)	End debate	NO	YES	✕	Cloture Motion Agreed to (76-20, 3/5 majority required)
2025-12-11	S. 1071 (119th)	Begin consideration	NO	YES	✕	Motion to Proceed Agreed to (75-22)
2025-12-11	S. Res. 532 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Resolution Agreed to (52-47)
2025-12-11	S. 3385 (119th)	End debate	YES	YES	✓	Cloture Motion Rejected (51-48, 3/5 majority required)
2025-12-11	S. 3386 (119th)	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Rejected (51-48, 3/5 majority required)
2025-12-10	S. Res. 532 (119th)	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-47)
2025-12-10	S.J. Res. 82 (119th)	Begin consideration	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Proceed Agreed to (50-49)
2025-12-09	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (51-46)
2025-12-09	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-46)
2025-12-09	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (49-46)
2025-12-09	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-46)
2025-12-09	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (51-46)

Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.

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