Jeff Merkley
Senator · OR · D
Current term Jan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2027 · In the Senate since Jan 6, 2009
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Senator · OR · D
Current term Jan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2027 · In the Senate since Jan 6, 2009
Official websiteContact formBiographical Directory
Portrait: U.S. Government Publishing Office, via unitedstates/images (public domain)
138 sponsored bills and resolutions, from Congress.gov.
S. 4259 · Blue Skies for Taiwan Act of 2026
Introduced Mar 26, 2026 · International Affairs
Latest action (Jul 27, 2026): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 507.
S. 4226 · STOP Corrupt Bets Act of 2026
Introduced Mar 26, 2026 · Finance and Financial Sector
Latest action (Mar 26, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
S. 4222 · End Polluter Welfare for Enhanced Oil Recovery Act of 2026
Introduced Mar 26, 2026 · Taxation
Latest action (Mar 26, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S. 4135 · FLAP Reauthorization Act
Introduced Mar 18, 2026 · Transportation and Public Works
Latest action (Mar 18, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
S. 4017 · End Prediction Market Corruption Act
Introduced Mar 5, 2026 · Finance and Financial Sector
Latest action (Mar 5, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
S. 3930 · HOPE (Humans over Private Equity) for Homeownership Act
Introduced Feb 26, 2026 · Taxation
Latest action (Feb 26, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S. 3820 · Soil CARE Act of 2026
Introduced Feb 10, 2026 · Agriculture and Food
Latest action (Feb 10, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
S. 3812 · WORK to Save Lives Act
Introduced Feb 10, 2026 · Labor and Employment
Latest action (Mar 19, 2026): Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
S. 3745 · ICE and CBP Constitutional Accountability Act
Introduced Jan 29, 2026 · Immigration
Latest action (Jan 29, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S. 3735 · Prohibit Partisan Park Passes Act
Introduced Jan 29, 2026 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Latest action (Jan 29, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S.Res. 583 · A resolution recognizing 2026 as "The Year of The Power of Nurses" in Celebration of the 130th Anniversary of the American Nurses Association.
Introduced Jan 15, 2026 · Health
Latest action (Jan 15, 2026): Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S260)
S. 3673 · Roadside Pollinator Program Amendments Act
Introduced Jan 15, 2026 · Transportation and Public Works
Latest action (Jan 15, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
S. 3655 · Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) Certification Act
Introduced Jan 15, 2026 · International Affairs
Latest action (Jan 15, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
S. 3621 · Protecting Taxpayers from Risky Investments in Venezuela Act
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 · International Affairs
Latest action (Jan 13, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
S.Res. 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.
Introduced Jan 8, 2026 · Congress
Latest action (Jan 8, 2026): Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S111-112; text: CR S118)
S. 3588 · School Access to Naloxone Act of 2026
Introduced Jan 7, 2026 · Health
Latest action (Mar 19, 2026): Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
S.Res. 548 · A resolution denouncing the horrors of authoritarianism.
Introduced Dec 17, 2025 · Government Operations and Politics
Latest action (Dec 17, 2025): Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S. 3506 · Post-Wildfire Environmental Emergency Assistance Act
Introduced Dec 16, 2025 · Emergency Management
Latest action (Dec 16, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Introduced Dec 11, 2025 · Health
Latest action (Dec 11, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S. 3408 · Change Corruption Act
Introduced Dec 9, 2025 · Finance and Financial Sector
Latest action (Dec 9, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
S. 3344 · Prohibiting Unauthorized Military Action in Venezuela Act of 2025
Introduced Dec 4, 2025 · International Affairs
Latest action (Dec 4, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
S. 3123 · Sustainable International Financial Institutions Act of 2025
Introduced Nov 6, 2025 · International Affairs
Latest action (Nov 6, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
S.Res. 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.
Introduced Nov 3, 2025 · Agriculture and Food
Latest action (Nov 3, 2025): Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
S.Res. 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.
Introduced Sep 30, 2025 · Science, Technology, Communications
Latest action (Sep 30, 2025): Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S.Res. 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.
Introduced Sep 18, 2025 · International Affairs
Latest action (Sep 18, 2025): Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S6740)