Senate · Oregon
Jeff Merkley
DDemocrat · OR · since 2009
Solid D · vs David Brock Smith (R)
Democratic senator from Oregon since 2009; ranking member of the Budget Committee and a member of the Appropriations, Environment and Public Works, Foreign Relations, and Rules and Administration committees. On the 2026 ballot.
Scored-vote tally · 119th Congress
2for
against16
1 not voting
Party unity
67%
Broke ranks
6
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By issue
The roll
- Nay
H.R. 9340·2026-09-30· Senate (LIS)· Floor watch
Ratepayer Protection Act cloture
- Nay
H.R. 7008·2026-09-30· Senate (LIS)· Floor watch
Stop Insider Trading Act cloture
- Yea
S.J.Res. 197·2026-09-29· Senate (LIS)· Floor watch
2027 ACA payment rule — motion to proceed
- Nay
S. 4668·2026-09-28· Senate (LIS)· Floor watch
Student-athlete NIL
Broke with party
- Yea
H.Con.Res. 89·2026-09-24· Senate (LIS)· Pending review, not scored
Iran war powers — Senate vote
- Nay
S. 4668·2026-09-24· Senate (LIS)· Floor watch
Student-athlete NIL cloture
Broke with party
- Nay
S. 4668·2026-09-17· Senate (LIS)· Floor watch
Student-athlete NIL — motion to proceed
Broke with party
- Nay
S. 4668·2026-09-15· Senate (LIS)· Floor watch
Student-athlete NIL — cloture to proceed
Broke with party
- Nay
H.R. 3633·2026-09-15· Senate (LIS)
CLARITY Act cloture
- Nay
S. 5271·2026-08-08· Senate (LIS)
SAVE Act cloture
- Yea
H.R. 6500·2026-08-08· Senate (LIS)
FY2027 CR
- Yea
S.J.Res. 181·2026-07-30· Senate (LIS)· Pending review, not scored
Iran war powers — motion to discharge
- Yea
S.J.Res. 180·2026-07-23· Senate (LIS)· Pending review, not scored
Iran war powers — motion to discharge
- Yea
S.J.Res. 185·2026-06-24· Senate (LIS)· Pending review, not scored
Iran war powers — motion to proceed
- Yea
H.Con.Res. 86·2026-06-23· Senate (LIS)· Pending review, not scored
Iran war powers — Senate vote
- Yea
S.J.Res. 172·2026-06-16· Senate (LIS)· Pending review, not scored
Iran war powers — motion to discharge
- Nay
S. 2·2026-06-05· Senate (LIS)
Secure America Act
- Yea
S.J.Res. 185·2026-05-19· Senate (LIS)· Pending review, not scored
Iran war powers — motion to discharge
- Yea
S.J.Res. 163·2026-05-13· Senate (LIS)· Pending review, not scored
Iran war powers — motion to discharge
- Yea
S.J.Res. 184·2026-04-30· Senate (LIS)· Pending review, not scored
Iran war powers — motion to discharge
- Yea
S.J.Res. 114·2026-04-22· Senate (LIS)· Pending review, not scored
Iran war powers — motion to discharge
- Yea
S.J.Res. 123·2026-04-15· Senate (LIS)· Pending review, not scored
Iran war powers — motion to discharge
- Yea
S.J.Res. 116·2026-03-24· Senate (LIS)· Pending review, not scored
Iran war powers — motion to discharge
- Yea
S.J.Res. 118·2026-03-18· Senate (LIS)· Pending review, not scored
Iran war powers — motion to discharge
- Yea
S.J.Res. 104·2026-03-04· Senate (LIS)· Pending review, not scored
Iran war powers — motion to discharge
- Nay
H.R. 5371·2025-11-10· Senate (LIS)
Shutdown CR
- Nay
S. 2296·2025-10-09· Senate (LIS)
NDAA 2026
Broke with party
- Nay
H.R. 4·2025-07-17· Senate (LIS)
Rescissions package
- Nay
H.R. 1·2025-07-01· Senate (LIS)
One Big Beautiful Bill
- Yea
S.J.Res. 59·2025-06-27· Senate (LIS)· Pending review, not scored
Iran war powers — motion to discharge
- Nay
S. 1582·2025-06-17· Senate (LIS)
GENIUS Act
- NV
H.J. Res. 24·2025-04-03· Senate (LIS)
Walk-in cooler CRA
- Nay
S. 331·2025-03-14· Senate (LIS)
HALT Fentanyl Act
Broke with party
- Nay
S. 5·2025-01-20· Senate (LIS)
Laken Riley Act
Also in the ledger
19 scored roll calls in this chamber in the 119th Congress, including the floor watch. See methodology for what is in — and out — of the ledger.