Bills Sponsored by Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)

Sen. Merkley sponsored 134 bills in the 116th Congress (2019-20). See other congresses: 118th | 117th | 115th | 114th | 113th | 112th | 111th

Introduced Date	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
Dec. 17, 2020	S.5056: OCEAN Act of 2020	0		Referred to committee
Dec. 17, 2020	S.5054: Stop Internet Sexual Exploitation Act	1	All Republicans	Referred to committee
Dec. 2, 2020	S.J.RES.81: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for a crime.	4	Bipartisan	Referred to committee
Nov. 18, 2020	S.4911: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion for compensation for injuries or sickness to encompass posttraumatic stress disorder, and for other purposes.	0		Referred to committee
Oct. 21, 2020	S.4835: Protecting America's Economy from the Carbon Bubble Act of 2020	0		Referred to committee
Oct. 21, 2020	S.4834: Sustainable International Financial Institutions Act of 2020	0		Referred to committee
Oct. 20, 2020	S.4823: ZEVs Act of 2020	4	Bipartisan	Referred to committee
Sept. 23, 2020	S.4680: Ending Natural Gas Companies' Seizure of Land for Export Profits Act	1	All Democrats	Referred to committee
Sept. 23, 2020	S.CON.RES.47: A concurrent resolution recognizing that the climate crisis is disproportionately affecting the health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children, expressing the sense of Congress that renewed leadership by the United States is needed to ad	7	All Democrats	Referred to committee
Sept. 17, 2020	S.4627: FEMA Assistance Relief Act of 2020	1	All Democrats	Referred to committee
Sept. 16, 2020	S.4595: A bill to temporarily extend the period of validity of J-1 visas issued to employees and contractors of the United States Agency for Global Media and its broadcasting networks.	0		Referred to committee
Sept. 8, 2020	S.4540: Poll Worker Recruitment Act of 2020	6	All Democrats	Referred to committee
Sept. 8, 2020	S.4541: Nurse Overtime and Patient Safety Act of 2020	0		Referred to committee
Sept. 8, 2020	S.4539: Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge Act of 2020	1	All Republicans	Referred to committee
Aug. 3, 2020	S.4396: FAAN Act	0		Referred to committee
Aug. 3, 2020	S.4400: National Biometric Information Privacy Act of 2020	1	All Independent Democrats	Referred to committee
July 30, 2020	S.4395: Maritime Transportation System Emergency Relief Act of 2020	6	Bipartisan	Referred to committee
July 29, 2020	S.4362: Emergency Water and Energy is a Human Right Act	13	Bipartisan	Referred to committee
July 23, 2020	S.4293: MIDDLE Act of 2020	0		Referred to committee
July 20, 2020	S.4220: Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America’s Streets Act	42	Bipartisan	Referred to committee
July 2, 2020	S.4206: A bill to amend the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 to authorize the interest rate to be used on a secured loan to be the interest rate for United States Treasury securities of a similar maturity on the date of first disbursement o	0		Referred to committee
July 2, 2020	S.4190: Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Program Act of 2020	4	Bipartisan	Referred to committee
July 1, 2020	S.4147: Job Creation through Energy Efficient Manufacturing Act	0		Referred to committee
July 1, 2020	S.4146: Fair Campaign Communications Act	0		Referred to committee
June 25, 2020	S.4072: A bill to designate the clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Bend, Oregon, as the "Robert D. Maxwell Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic".	1	All Democrats	On the floor of the House
June 23, 2020	S.4046: Climate Smart Ports Act	7	All Democrats	Referred to committee
June 23, 2020	S.4042: FARM Laborers Protection Act	6	Bipartisan	Referred to committee
June 15, 2020	S.3961: Pandemic Democracy for All Act	0		Referred to committee
June 3, 2020	S.RES.604: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Senate should not vote on the nomination of Michael Pack to be Chief Executive Officer of the United States Agency for Global Media unless and until Michael Pack corrects his false statements to the	2	All Democrats	Referred to committee
May 20, 2020	S.3786: A bill to reimburse United States citizens for costs incurred for commercial flights arranged by the Department of State to evacuate them from foreign countries due to the COVID-19 pandemic and to waive promissory notes and the obligation to repay emergen	1	All Democrats	Referred to committee
May 19, 2020	S.3758: A bill to amend the Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000 to make certain technical corrections.	1	All Democrats	On the floor of the House
May 12, 2020	S.3695: CONNECT at Home Act	2	Bipartisan	Referred to committee
May 6, 2020	S.RES.561: A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Nurses Week, to be observed from May 6 through May 12, 2020.	22	Bipartisan	Referred to committee
May 5, 2020	S.3611: ReWIND Act	9	Bipartisan	Referred to committee
March 12, 2020	S.3452: Affordable HOME Act	0		Referred to committee
March 12, 2020	S.3481: Correct the Census Count Act	5	All Democrats	Referred to committee
March 12, 2020	S.3488: A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to repeal a provision relating to the suspension, waiver, or reduction of rents or royalties by the Secretary of the Interior to promote development or operation, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to li	2	Bipartisan	Referred to committee
March 4, 2020	S.3392: Immigrants' Mental Health Act of 2020	2	All Democrats	Referred to committee
Feb. 13, 2020	S.RES.501: A resolution amending the Rules of Procedure and Practice in the Senate When Sitting on Impeachment Trials to ensure adequate access to witnesses and documents in impeachment trials of a President or Vice President, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Referred to committee
Feb. 13, 2020	S.RES.500: A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of the "International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife", as designated by the World Health Organization.	3	Bipartisan	Referred to committee
Feb. 13, 2020	S.3304: MONARCH Act of 2020	4	All Democrats	Referred to committee
Feb. 13, 2020	S.3306: MICRO Plastics Act of 2020	5	Bipartisan	Referred to committee
Feb. 12, 2020	S.3281: Original Recycling Bottle Act of 2020	1	All Democrats	Referred to committee
Feb. 12, 2020	S.3284: Ethical Use of Facial Recognition Act	1	All Democrats	Referred to committee
Jan. 9, 2020	S.3170: PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act	6	Bipartisan	Referred to committee
Jan. 8, 2020	S.J.RES.64: A joint resolution relating to the use of military force against the Islamic Republic of Iran.	7	Bipartisan	Referred to committee
Dec. 18, 2019	S.3093: Broadband Speed Act	0		Referred to committee
Dec. 18, 2019	S.3094: Community Broadband Mapping Act	0		Referred to committee
Dec. 12, 2019	S.3046: Wastewater Efficiency and Treatment Act of 2019	0		Referred to committee
Dec. 5, 2019	S.2992: Investor Choice Act of 2019	5	All Democrats	Referred to committee

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