Jeff Merkley

Voted to pass H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act, which let Medicare negotiate some drug prices and capped insulin at $35 a month for Medicare patients. It also funded clean energy tax credits and set a 15 percent minimum tax on large corporations. The Senate split 50-50 and the Vice President broke the tie; it became Public Law 117-169 on August 16, 2022.

August 7, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Announced the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2026 with Republican Senator John Curtis. The bill would ban the manufacture, processing, use and sale of asbestos in the United States, covering all six regulated asbestos fibers, and would write the transition requirements into federal law.

August 4, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: merkley.senate.gov · researched September 5, 2026

Introduced the Renewable Energy Choice Act, proposing to bar state and local governments from blocking or limiting a customer's connection to renewable energy service based on the energy source (S. 4772).

June 11, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: govtrack.us · researched July 14, 2026

Introduced a bill proposing to let the President declare a wildfire smoke emergency (S. 4732).

June 10, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: govtrack.us · researched July 14, 2026

Introduced a Senate bill proposing to cancel executive orders and federal agency actions that block wind, solar, and geothermal energy projects, including a trade investigation into imported wind turbines (Senate Bill 4721, Restoring Renewable Energy Parity Act).

June 9, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: govtrack.us · researched July 14, 2026

Voted against H.J.Res. 140, which cancels the land order protecting about 225,504 acres of national forest in northeastern Minnesota and reopens it to mineral and geothermal leasing. It passed the Senate 50-49 and became law.

April 16, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against sending H.J.Res. 131 to the President to cancel the federal land agency decision limiting the coastal plain oil and gas leasing program and open more of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling. The Senate passed it 49-45.

December 4, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted against H.J.Res. 130, which canceled the 2024 federal plan change that had stopped new coal leasing in Wyoming's Powder River Basin. It passed the Senate 51-43 anyway and became law December 11, 2025 (Public Law 119-51), reopening that land to coal leasing.

November 20, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted against S.J.Res. 80, which canceled the 2022 federal plan that closed about half of Alaska's 23-million-acre National Petroleum Reserve to oil and gas leasing. It passed the Senate 52-45 anyway and became law on December 5, 2025 (Public Law 119-47).

October 30, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted against H.J.Res. 106, which cancelled the Bureau of Land Management plan for Alaska's Central Yukon area. That plan had set aside 21 specially protected areas covering about 3,611,000 acres. The Senate passed it 50-46 and it became Public Law 119-50 on December 11, 2025, undoing those protections.

October 9, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted against H.J.Res. 105, which cancelled the Bureau of Land Management plan for its North Dakota office. That plan had limited oil and gas work in low-potential areas and kept new coal leasing within four miles of existing mines. The Senate passed it 50-45 and it became Public Law 119-49 on December 11, 2025.

October 8, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted for S.J.Res. 71, which would end the national energy emergency the President declared on January 20, 2025 in Executive Order 14156. That order tells agencies to use emergency powers to speed domestic energy projects. The Senate rejected it 47-51, so the emergency stayed in place and the measure did not become law.

October 8, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted against H.J.Res. 104, which cancelled the Bureau of Land Management plan for the Miles City office in eastern Montana. That plan had put 1,745,040 acres off limits to coal leasing. The Senate passed it 52-47 and it became Public Law 119-48 on December 11, 2025, reopening those lands to coal leasing.

October 8, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted against H.J.Res. 87, which the Senate passed 51-45. The measure cancelled the federal waivers behind California's truck emission warranty rules and its zero-emission truck and fleet standards. It became Public Law 119-15 on June 12, 2025.

May 22, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted against H.J.Res. 89, which the Senate passed 49-46. The measure cancelled the federal waiver behind California's own low-nitrogen-oxide limits for new heavy trucks and off-road diesel engines. It became Public Law 119-17 on June 12, 2025.

May 22, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted against H.J.Res. 60, which the Senate passed 50-43. The resolution repealed the National Park Service rule limiting off-road vehicle use at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area near Lake Powell. A no vote backed keeping those limits. It became Public Law 119-13 on May 23, 2025.

May 8, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted against H.J.Res. 61, which wiped out EPA limits on toxic air pollution from rubber tire factories. It passed the Senate 55-45 and was signed into law on May 23, 2025 (Public Law 119-14). A no vote was a vote to keep the limits.

May 6, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted against S.J.Res. 31, which scrapped an EPA rule requiring plants that switch to a lower pollution category to keep controlling long-lasting toxic air pollutants. It passed the Senate 52-46, then the House, and was signed into law on June 20, 2025 (Public Law 119-20).

May 1, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted against H.J.Res. 75, which cancelled the Energy Department's new efficiency standards for commercial refrigerators, freezers and refrigerator-freezers. It passed the Senate 52-45 and was signed into law on May 9, 2025 (Public Law 119-9). A no vote was a vote to keep the standards.

May 1, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted against H.J.Res. 42, which canceled the Energy Department rule on how appliance makers prove, label, and are held to efficiency standards. It passed the Senate 52-46 and became law on May 9, 2025 (Public Law 119-8).

April 30, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted against H.J.Res. 20, which canceled the Energy Department's efficiency standards for gas-fired instant water heaters. It passed the Senate 53-44 and became law on May 9, 2025 (Public Law 119-6).

April 10, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted against H.J.Res. 35, which passed the Senate 52-47 and scrapped the EPA rule carrying out the methane waste emissions charge on oil and gas sites. A no vote was a vote to keep the rule. It became law on March 14, 2025 (Public Law 119-2).

February 27, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Voted for S.J.Res. 10, which would end the energy emergency declared under Executive Order 14156 on January 20, 2025. The Senate rejected it 47-52, so it did not become law.

February 26, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted against S.J.Res. 11, which canceled the rule making companies report possible shipwrecks and other historic sites with offshore oil and gas plans. The Senate passed it 54-44, and it became Public Law 119-3 on March 14, 2025.

February 25, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted against S.J.Res. 58, which would have wiped out the Energy Department rule setting higher efficiency standards for home gas furnaces. It passed the Senate 50-45 but died without a House vote, leaving the standards in place.

May 21, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Voted against S. 4072, a bill to cut off funding for EPA tailpipe pollution limits on 2027 and later light and medium duty vehicles. The bill fell short of the 60 votes needed, 52-46, and died.

April 18, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Voted against S.J.Res. 61, which would cancel the Federal Highway Administration rule making states measure and set targets for greenhouse gas pollution from highways. The Senate passed it 53-47 anyway. The House never voted, so it died and the rule stayed in place.

April 10, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Voted against S.J.Res. 24, which the Senate passed 51-49. The resolution would have cancelled the Fish and Wildlife Service rule listing the northern long-eared bat as endangered. The President vetoed it and the Senate override attempt failed, so the bat kept its federal protection.

May 11, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Voted against S.J.Res. 9, which would have wiped out the Fish and Wildlife Service rule protecting the lesser prairie-chicken as threatened and endangered. The Senate passed it 50-48 and the House followed 221-206. The President then vetoed it, and the Senate override attempt failed 47-46, leaving the rule in force.

May 3, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Voted against S.J.Res. 11, which passed the Senate 50-49 and sought to cancel the EPA rule tightening nitrogen oxide limits for new heavy-duty trucks. A no vote was a vote to keep those limits. The President vetoed the measure and the override failed, so the rule survived.

April 26, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Voted against H.J.Res. 27, which would have canceled the federal rule setting which streams and wetlands the Clean Water Act protects. The Senate passed it 53-43, but the President vetoed it and the House failed to override, so it never became law.

March 29, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Voted to pass H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act, which let Medicare negotiate some drug prices and capped insulin at $35 a month for Medicare patients. It also funded clean energy tax credits and set a 15 percent minimum tax on large corporations. The Senate split 50-50 and the Vice President broke the tie; it became Public Law 117-169 on August 16, 2022.

August 7, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Voted for S.J.Res. 14, which cancelled the 2020 EPA rule that had dropped methane limits on new and rebuilt oil and gas sources, restoring those limits. The Senate passed it 52-42, the House agreed, and it became law on June 30, 2021 (Public Law 117-23).

April 28, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Voted against sending H.J.Res. 98 to the President; the Senate approved it anyway, 50-48. The resolution would have cancelled the labor board rule making it easier to treat a franchisor and its franchisee as joint employers. The President vetoed it and the House override failed, so the rule stayed.

April 10, 2024Supports Labor Rights

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Introduced the Transparency in the Administration's Business Opportunities Overseas Act. It would apply federal bribery and conflict-of-interest law to special envoys and other officials who represent the United States abroad. They would have to file public financial disclosures and certify that they hold no financial interests in the countries they work in. Existing interests would have to be sold or placed in a blind trust within sixty days, and new ones would be barred for a year after they leave the post.

August 7, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: merkley.senate.gov · researched September 5, 2026

Led the For Our Republic Act with Senators Tammy Duckworth and Richard Blumenthal. The bill would protect independent government watchdogs and non-partisan civil servants, restore congressional control over federal spending, and strengthen free speech and civil liberties protections.

August 4, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: merkley.senate.gov · researched September 5, 2026

Wrote to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum as the senior Democrat on the Senate appropriations subcommittee for the Interior and the environment, challenging a request for another 10 million dollars to reimburse National Park Service costs for the country's 250th anniversary events. He asked for a full accounting of the 150 million dollars the park service was already given, a list of the private group's donors and an itemized cost breakdown, and said it was unacceptable to ask the public to bail the organizers out.

July 29, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: merkley.senate.gov · researched September 5, 2026

Voted to pass S.J.Res. 88, which would end the national emergency the President declared on April 2, 2025 to impose broad import tariffs. The Senate passed it 51-47, but the House never took it up, so the tariffs stayed in place.

October 30, 2025Supports Cost of Living Reduction

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted to pass S.J.Res. 77, which would end the national emergency the President declared on February 1, 2025. That emergency added a 25 percent tariff on most imports from Canada and 10 percent on Canadian energy. The Senate passed it 50-46, but the House never took it up, so the resolution did not become law and the tariffs stayed in place.

October 29, 2025Supports Cost of Living Reduction

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted to pass S.J.Res. 81, which would end the national emergency the President declared on July 30, 2025 to add a 40 percent tariff on many imports from Brazil. The Senate passed it 52-48, but the House never took it up, so the resolution did not become law and the tariff stayed in place.

October 28, 2025Supports Cost of Living Reduction

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted for S.J.Res. 49, which would end the April 2, 2025 emergency used to place a 10 percent tariff on most imports and higher tariffs on some trading partners. The Senate tied 49-49, so it did not become law.

April 30, 2025Supports Cost of Living Reduction

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted for S.J.Res. 37, to end the national emergency behind the President's February 2025 tariffs on Canadian goods. Those tariffs added 25 percent on most imports and 10 percent on Canadian energy. The Senate passed it 51-48, but the House never voted, so the tariffs stayed.

April 2, 2025Supports Cost of Living Reduction

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted against S.J.Res. 18. It wiped out the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule limiting overdraft fees at the biggest banks to $5. The Senate passed it 52-48, and it was signed into law on May 9, 2025.

March 27, 2025Supports Cost of Living Reduction

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted against S.J.Res. 18, which the Senate passed 50-47. The resolution would have wiped out the 2022 Homeland Security rule that narrowed when using benefits like Medicaid or food aid counts against someone seeking a green card. The House never took it up, so the rule stayed.

May 17, 2023Supports Immigration

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Voted to pass H.R. 6500 as amended, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027, which funds federal agencies at 2026 levels through December 11, 2026. It passed the Senate 90-6.

August 8, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: senate.gov · researched September 5, 2026

Wrote to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum as the senior Democrat on the Senate appropriations subcommittee for the Interior and the environment, challenging a request for another 10 million dollars to reimburse National Park Service costs for the country's 250th anniversary events. He asked for a full accounting of the 150 million dollars the park service was already given, a list of the private group's donors and an itemized cost breakdown, and said it was unacceptable to ask the public to bail the organizers out.

July 29, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: merkley.senate.gov · researched September 5, 2026

Voted to pass H.R. 6938, which sets 2026 funding for the Commerce, Justice and Science, Energy and Water, and Interior and Environment parts of the federal budget. It passed the Senate 82-15.

January 15, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: senate.gov · researched September 5, 2026

Sponsored S.4618, the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act, in the 119th Congress to expand school counseling services.

May 21, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: govtrack.us · researched July 14, 2026

Voted to pass H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act, which repealed two rules that cut Social Security benefits for people with government pensions. Retired teachers, police officers, and other public workers gained full benefits. The Senate passed it 76-20 and it became Public Law 118-273 on January 5, 2025.

December 21, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Voted to pass S. 3853, which would have extended and widened federal payments to people sickened by nuclear testing fallout, uranium mining, and Manhattan Project waste. The Senate passed it 69-30, but the House never voted and the bill died.

March 7, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Voted against S.J.Res. 43, which would cancel the Education Department's SAVE plan, the student loan plan that lowered payments based on income. The Senate rejected it 49-50, so it did not become law.

November 15, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Voted against sending H.J.Res. 45 to the President; the Senate approved it anyway, 52-46. The resolution would have cancelled the Education Department rule that paused federal student loan payments and erased up to $20,000 of debt per borrower. The veto stood after the House override failed.

June 1, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Voted to pass the Senate's version of H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act, a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. The Senate approved it 50-49. It sent $1,400 payments to most households, extended jobless benefits, expanded the child tax credit, and funded vaccines, schools, and states. The House then agreed, and it was signed on March 11, 2021 as Public Law 117-2.

March 6, 2021Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Voted against S.J.Res. 7, which the Senate passed 50-38. The resolution would cancel the federal communications agency rule letting schools and libraries lend Wi-Fi hotspots using federal internet discounts. A no vote backed keeping that rule. The House never acted, so the resolution never became law.

May 8, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Introduced the Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act with Senator Ron Wyden. The bill would bar people under a temporary restraining order from buying or owning a gun and would extend that protection to people abused by a dating partner, which current federal law does not cover.

August 21, 2026Supports Gun Control

Source: merkley.senate.gov · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against H.J.Res. 44, which would have wiped out the federal firearms rule treating pistols fitted with stabilizing braces as short-barreled rifles needing stricter registration. It had passed the House, but failed in the Senate 49-50.

June 22, 2023Supports Gun Control

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Voted to pass H.R. 5334, the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, which imposes sanctions and tariffs tied to Russia and extends an Iran sanctions law. It passed the Senate 86-11.

August 7, 2026Opposes Foreign Trade

Source: senate.gov · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against S.J.Res. 42, which would overturn federal protections against sexual-orientation and gender-identity discrimination in food programs. The Senate rejected it 47-50, so it did not become law.

October 26, 2023Supports Civil Rights

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Voted yes at Senate passage of H.R. 8404, the Respect for Marriage Act, 61-36, on a Senate rewrite of the House bill. It repealed the federal man-woman definition of marriage and made states honor valid out-of-state same-sex and interracial marriages. The House agreed on December 8, 2022, and it became Public Law 117-228 on December 13, 2022.

November 29, 2022Supports Civil Rights

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Voted against S.J.Res. 13, which brought back automatic fast-track approvals and short forms in bank merger reviews by scrapping a 2024 regulator rule. It passed the Senate 52-47, then the House, and was signed into law on June 20, 2025 (Public Law 119-19).

May 7, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted against S.J.Res. 18. It wiped out the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule limiting overdraft fees at the biggest banks to $5. The Senate passed it 52-48, and it was signed into law on May 9, 2025.

March 27, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted against S.J.Res. 28, which passed the Senate 51-47 and cancelled the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule putting the largest digital payment apps under the bureau's supervision. A no vote was a vote to keep that supervision. The measure became law on May 9, 2025 (Public Law 119-11).

March 5, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted against H.J.Res. 109, a resolution to cancel SEC accounting guidance for companies that safeguard customers' crypto assets. A no vote backed keeping that guidance. It passed the Senate 60-38, was vetoed on May 31, 2024, and the House override attempt failed on July 11, 2024.

May 16, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Voted against sending H.J.Res. 98 to the President; the Senate approved it anyway, 50-48. The resolution would have cancelled the labor board rule making it easier to treat a franchisor and its franchisee as joint employers. The President vetoed it and the House override failed, so the rule stayed.

April 10, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Voted against S.J.Res. 32, which the Senate passed 53-44. The resolution would cancel the consumer bureau rule requiring lenders to report small business lending data, including loans to women-owned and minority-owned firms. It was vetoed, and the Senate override attempt failed 54-45 on January 10, 2024.

October 18, 2023Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Voted for S.J.Res. 15, which cancelled the bank regulator's true-lender rule. That rule let a national bank be named as lender on loans funded by others, shielding those loans from state interest rate caps. The Senate passed it 52-47 and it became law on June 30, 2021 (Public Law 117-24).

May 11, 2021Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Voted to pass H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The Senate replaced the House text with a bipartisan deal putting roughly $1 trillion into roads, bridges, rail, transit, broadband, ports, airports, water systems, and the power grid. The Senate passed it 69-30. The House later agreed, and it became Public Law 117-58 on November 15, 2021.

August 10, 2021Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Joined Senators Tim Kaine, Mike Lee and Rand Paul in introducing the Cold War Military Force Repeal Act, which would repeal the 1957 authorization for the use of military force in the Middle East. The authorization has never been used, and the senators said leaving it on the books risks another costly war Congress never voted for.

July 30, 2026Supports Peaceful Foreign Policy

Source: merkley.senate.gov · researched September 5, 2026

Voted to pass S. 316, which would have repealed the 1991 and 2002 laws authorizing war against Iraq, ending the standing legal basis for military action there. The Senate passed it 66-30, but the House never voted and the bill died.

March 29, 2023Supports Peaceful Foreign Policy

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Led the Assuring the Future of Tibet Act with Republican Senator Jim Risch. The bill would recognize the Central Tibetan Administration as the legitimate representative of the Tibetan people and back observer status for it at the United Nations. It would also name the Gaden Phodrang Trust as the only body that may recognize future Dalai Lamas, and require the State Department to report to Congress on how it carries this out.

August 11, 2026

Source: merkley.senate.gov · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against H.J.Res. 142, which overturns a District of Columbia Council tax act and restores the District's practice of following federal tax law. It passed the Senate 49-47 and became law.

February 12, 2026

Source: senate.gov · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against passing S. 2, the Secure America Act, which provides $70 billion through 2029 to Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement for immigration enforcement and border security. It passed the Senate 52-47.

June 5, 2026

Source: senate.gov · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against passing H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, which funds several federal departments for the rest of the budget year and later became law. It passed the Senate 71-29.

January 30, 2026

Source: senate.gov · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against H.R. 5371, the funding bill that ended the 43-day government shutdown, covering most agencies through January 30, 2026 and three areas for the full year. It passed the Senate 60-40, the House agreed 222-209, and it became law November 12, 2025 (Public Law 119-37).

November 10, 2025

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted against S. 2296, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, as amended by the Senate. It would set defense policy and authorize funding for Defense Department programs, military construction, and Energy Department national security work. The Senate passed it 77-20 anyway, but the House held it at the desk without voting, so it has not become law.

October 9, 2025

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted against the Senate's version of H.R. 4, which took back about $9 billion already approved for foreign aid and public broadcasting. The Senate approved it 51-48 and the House agreed. It became Public Law 119-28 on July 24, 2025.

July 17, 2025

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted against the Senate's version of H.R. 1, which extended the 2017 income tax cuts, cut Medicaid and food aid, and raised the federal debt limit. The tally was 50-50, and the Vice President broke the tie in favor. It became Public Law 119-21 on July 4, 2025.

July 1, 2025

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted against S. 1582, the GENIUS Act, which set the first federal rules for payment stablecoins, a digital money meant to hold a fixed value. A no vote opposed creating this licensing and reserve system for stablecoin issuers. The Senate passed it 68-30 anyway, the House agreed, and it became Public Law 119-27 on July 18, 2025.

June 17, 2025

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted against sending H.J.Res. 25 to the President. The resolution killed the IRS rule requiring digital-asset trading services to report users' sale proceeds. The Senate passed it 70-28 and it was signed into law April 10, 2025.

March 26, 2025

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted against H.R. 1968, the full-year government funding bill, which the Senate passed 54-46. It funded federal agencies through the end of the 2025 budget year and avoided a government shutdown. It became Public Law 119-4 the next day, March 15, 2025.

March 14, 2025

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted against S. 331, the HALT Fentanyl Act, which the Senate passed 84-16. It permanently places fentanyl copycat drugs in Schedule I, the strictest federal drug category, with the same penalties as fentanyl. It also set up faster approval for researchers. It became Public Law 119-26 on July 16, 2025.

March 14, 2025

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted against S.J.Res. 3, which passed the Senate 70-27 and sought to scrap the IRS rule making decentralized crypto trading front-ends report users' sale proceeds. A no vote was a vote to keep the reporting rule. An identical House resolution became law on April 10, 2025 (Public Law 119-5).

March 4, 2025

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted against S. 5, the Laken Riley Act, which the Senate passed 64-35. The law makes the government jail people in the country illegally who are arrested or charged with theft, burglary, larceny, or shoplifting. It also covers assaulting a police officer or any crime causing death or serious injury. It lets state attorneys general sue federal officials over release decisions. It became law on January 29, 2025.

January 20, 2025

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Sponsored S.1323, the SAFE Banking Act of 2023, in the 118th Congress to give state-legal cannabis businesses access to banking services.

April 26, 2023

Source: govtrack.us · researched July 14, 2026

Voted against S.J.Res. 29, which would cancel the federal workplace safety rule requiring large employers to have workers vaccinated against COVID-19 or tested weekly. The Senate passed it 52-48, but the House never voted on it, so it did not become law.

December 8, 2021

Source: senate.gov · researched September 11, 2026