Portrait of Jeff Merkley

MEMBER OF CONGRESS

Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]

Senate · serving since 2009

1,250SPONSORED
4,964COSPONSORED

Lobbying activity on Jeff's bills

24 orgs

Orgs and lobbyists with LDA disclosures naming Jeff's recent bills — derived across 2 bills of the 18 most recent sponsored/cosponsored bills with disclosed activity. This is who is in the room on Jeff's legislation.

Orgs lobbying these bills

Tsg Advocates Dc, LLC1 bill · 4 filings
Ms. Karen Johnson1 bill · 3 filings
Sl Strategies, LLC1 bill · 3 filings
Ascend Consulting1 bill · 2 filings
Cascade Public Affairs1 bill · 2 filings
Geoffrey P. Gray1 bill · 2 filings
Hilltop Advocacy1 bill · 2 filings
Jim Massie & Partners, LLC1 bill · 2 filings

Lobbyists in the room

Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP
Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP
Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP
Ms. Karen Johnson · Assistant Secretary Congressional Affairs
Sl Strategies, LLC · U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP
Sl Strategies, LLC · U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations
Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP
Sl Strategies, LLC
Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP
Sustainable Strategies Dc
Ascend Consulting · U.S. Senator Jon Kyl / Senior Advisor, Department of Justice
Per-bill breakdown (2)
113 orgs · 229 lobs
S. 49424 orgs · 25 lobs

Committee assignments

Jeff's current Senate committee + subcommittee assignments. Source: unitedstates/congress-legislators (daily-updated).

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

Office

531 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510

Policy footprint (recent bills)

Issue areas across Jeff's last 25 sponsored and last 25 cosponsored bills.

Sponsored

Energy3
Education3
Health2
Public Lands and Natural Resources1
Finance and Financial Sector1

Cosponsored

Agriculture and Food1
Finance and Financial Sector1
Health1
Crime and Law Enforcement1

Recent sponsored bills

1,250

S. 4942

A bill to create protections for financial institutions that provide financial services to State-sanctioned marijuana businesses and service providers for such businesses, and for other purposes.

2026-06-24: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

S. 4937

A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements, and for other purposes.

2026-06-24: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

S.Res. 782

A resolution recognizing the importance of pollinators to ecosystem health and agriculture in the United States by designating June 22 through June 28, 2026, as "National Pollinator Week".

2026-06-22: Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S2987)

S. 4804

Manufactured Housing Lending Act

2026-06-17: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

S. 4803

Home Equity Lending Integrity Act

2026-06-17: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

S. 4774

Fraudulent Artificial Intelligence Regulations (FAIR) Elections Act of 2026

2026-06-11: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

S. 4772

Renewable Energy Choice Act

2026-06-11: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

S. 4735

Protecting Americans from High Electricity Prices Act of 2026

2026-06-10: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

S. 4732

Wildfire Smoke Emergency Declaration Act of 2026

2026-06-10: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Showing 15 of 1,250 sponsored bills. Full list on Congress.gov ↗.

Recent cosponsored bills

4,964

S.Res. 791

A resolution condemning the People's Republic of China's Ethnic Unity and Progress Law, concerned with its implications on the rights and freedoms, as well as survival of the identity, of Tibetans, Uyghurs, Mongolians…

2026-06-24: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S3217)

S. 4929

A bill to require continued participation by the United States in the World Health Organization, and for other purposes.

2026-06-24: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

S. 4884

A bill protecting the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.

2026-06-24: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

S. 4922

A bill to authorize grants to eligible entities to pay for travel-related expenses and practical support for individuals with respect to accessing abortion services, and for other purposes.

2026-06-24: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

S.J.Res. 198

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Se…

2026-06-24: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 446.

S.J.Res. 199

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Restoring Flexibility in the…

2026-06-24: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

S. 4919

A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 to prevent wage theft and assist in the recovery of stolen wages, to authorize the Secretary of Labor to administer grants to p…

2026-06-24: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

S. 4879

A bill to ensure the right to provide reproductive health care services, and for other purposes.

2026-06-24: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

S. 4886

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect against high out-of-pocket expenditures for Medicare fee-for-service benefits, and to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to enhance …

2026-06-24: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

S.Res. 789

A resolution recognizing June 2026, as "LGBTQ Pride Month".

2026-06-24: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S3215-3216)

S. 3427

Domestic Organic Investment Act of 2025

2025-12-10: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Showing 15 of 4,964 cosponsored bills.