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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 — 789

Yes26%

No73%

Present0%

Not Voting1%

Party align96%

Cross-party0%

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Jeff Merkley

U.S. SenatorDemocratOregon

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Jeff's ATmosphere Activity

20 recent posts · 94 sponsored · 415 cosponsored

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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Reposted bySenator Jeff Merkley

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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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!

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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

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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.

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

Aaaand Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics because the agency reported out his REAL jobs numbers.

Senate Budget Committee

@senatebudget.bsky.social

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🚨Alarming news buried in Trump's July Jobs Report: The Administration had to substantially revise down previous gains, showing weaker economic growth than previously reported. May: 144,000, actually 19,000 June: 147,000, actually 14,000 Trump’s policies kill jobs.

Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govAug 4(source)

Trump is pushing us further into an authoritarian strong man state every time he tries to extend his control over the federal government—this time he’s ripping union protections from federal workers. I’m fighting back—we can’t sleepwalk into authoritarianism.

Appeals Court Allows Trump Order That Ends Union Protections for Federal Workers

Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govAug 1(source)

BIG NEWS: We just passed a bill—based on my bill in the 118th Congress—to ban members of Congress, future Presidents, and VPs from trading stocks in Senate committee—the first step toward making it law. Let’s get it done!

Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govAug 1(source)

I’ve sounded the alarm for years: Lawmakers should serve the public, not their stock portfolios.

Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govAug 1(source)

Our public lands are our national treasures—and Trump is trashing them.   I’m fighting like hell for the staffing and funding our parks need to safely operate now and into the future!!

In beloved national parks, summer crowds throng despite budget cuts

We visited four of the country’s “crown jewels” and found deep concern for the park system’s future among Americans of all political persuasions.

Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govJul 31(source)

Why are Republicans refusing to release the Epstein Files? The American people want and deserve transparency!!

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Tammy Duckworth@duckworth.senate.govJul 31(source)

The SNAP cuts in Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill hit the very rural communities he promised to protect—killing jobs, closing grocery stores and leaving less food on the table. This is not what America wanted.

Republicans’ food aid cuts will hit grocers in many towns that backed Trump

The GOP’s policy megabill could reshape how people in rural and small towns access food.

Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govJul 31(source)

Not another dollar. Not another bomb.

Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govJul 31(source)

🚨🚨Republicans just BLOCKED my bill with @lujan.senate.gov to release the Epstein Files. The American people deserve transparency!

Merkley, Luján Demand Public Release of Epstein Files - Merkley

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and New Mexico’s U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján launched an effort to direct the U.S. Department of Justice to publicly release all files relating to ...

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Sponsored Bills(94)

S. 4568 (119th)
A bill to amend the definition of professional student in the Higher Education Act of 1965.
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".

Cosponsored Bills(415)

S. 4567 (119th)
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide enhanced student loan relief to …
Joined: 2026-05-19
S. 4572 (119th)
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit Amtrak from including mandatory ar…
Joined: 2026-05-19
S.J. Res. 192 (119th)
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, Unite…
Joined: 2026-05-19
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

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Voting History

789 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
2026-04-15	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)
2026-03-26	H.R. 7147 (119th)	End filibuster to begin debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (53-47, 3/5 majority required)
2026-03-26	S. 1383 (119th)	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Rejected (53-47, 3/5 majority required)
2026-03-25	S.J. Res. 103 (119th)	Begin consideration	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Proceed Rejected (48-50)
2026-03-25	H.R. 7147 (119th)	End filibuster to begin debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (54-46, 3/5 majority required)
2026-03-25	S.J. Res. 107 (119th)	Begin consideration	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Proceed Rejected (47-53)
2026-03-24	S.J. Res. 116 (119th)	Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 116	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Discharge Rejected (47-53)
2026-03-24	S. 1383 (119th)	Kill the motion	NO	NO	✓	Motion to Table Agreed to (53-47)
2026-03-24	S. 1383 (119th)	Kill the motion	NO	NO	✓	Motion to Table Agreed to (53-47)
2026-03-24	—	Begin consideration	NO	NO	✓	Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-47)
2026-03-24	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (52-47)
2026-03-23	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-45)
2026-03-23	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (54-45)
2026-03-22	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (54-37)
2026-03-21	S. 1383 (119th)	End debate	YES	YES	✓	Cloture Motion Rejected (41-49, 3/5 majority required)
2026-03-21	S. 1383 (119th)	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Rejected (49-41, 3/5 majority required)
2026-03-20	H.R. 7147 (119th)	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Rejected (47-37, 3/5 majority required)
2026-03-18	S.J. Res. 118 (119th)	Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 118	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Discharge Rejected (47-53)
2026-03-17	S. 1383 (119th)	Begin consideration	NO	NO	✓	Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-48)
2026-03-17	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (51-45)
2026-03-17	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (48-45)
2026-03-12	H.R. 7147 (119th)	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Rejected (51-46, 3/5 majority required)
2026-03-12	H.R. 6644 (119th)	Final passage	YES	YES	✓	Bill Passed (89-10)
2026-03-11	H.R. 6644 (119th)	End debate	YES	YES	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (82-11, 3/5 majority required)
2026-03-11	H.R. 6644 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Agreed to (84-10)
2026-03-10	H.R. 6644 (119th)	End debate	YES	YES	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (89-9, 3/5 majority required)
2026-03-10	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (71-29)
2026-03-09	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (68-28)
2026-03-05	H.R. 7147 (119th)	End filibuster to begin debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (51-45, 3/5 majority required)
2026-03-04	S.J. Res. 104 (119th)	Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 104	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Discharge Rejected (47-53)
2026-03-04	H.R. 6644 (119th)	Begin consideration	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Proceed Agreed to (90-8)
2026-03-02	H.R. 6644 (119th)	End debate	YES	YES	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (84-6, 3/5 majority required)
2026-02-26	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (57-33)
2026-02-26	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (60-34)
2026-02-25	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (50-45)
2026-02-25	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-45)
2026-02-24	H.R. 7147 (119th)	End filibuster to begin debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (50-45, 3/5 majority required)
2026-02-12	H.R. 7147 (119th)	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Rejected (52-47, 3/5 majority required)
2026-02-12	H.J. Res. 142 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Joint Resolution Passed (49-47)
2026-02-11	H.J. Res. 142 (119th)	Begin consideration	NO	NO	✓	Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-46)
2026-02-10	S.J. Res. 95 (119th)	Begin consideration	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Proceed Rejected (47-51)
2026-02-10	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (52-46)
2026-02-09	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-47)
2026-02-05	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (50-47)
2026-02-05	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-47)

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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