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Merkley Secures Display of January 6 Plaque Inside U.S. Capitol Following Passage of His Bipartisan Resolution

March 7, 2026

Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced the installation of a commemorative plaque to honor the heroism of the Capitol police and other officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021: “We must be honest with the American people about what happened during the horrific events of January 6th. That demands recognizing those brave officers who protected the U.S. Capitol from violent insurrectionists

Merkley, Wicker, Kiggans, Bonamici, 150+ Lawmakers: Changes to Nursing Student Loans Threaten Profession

March 2, 2026

Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Mississippi’s U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, along with U.S. Representatives Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01), led a bipartisan group of over 150 lawmakers in calling for the U.S. Department of Education to not make changes to post-baccalaureate nursing degrees

Sheehy y Merkley presentan la Ley de Mejora del Conocimiento de la Situación del Tráfico Aéreo

26 de febrero de 2026

Washington, D.C. – El senador Tim Sheehy (republicano por Montana) presentó la Ley bipartidista para la Mejora de la Conciencia Situacional del Tráfico Aéreo junto con el senador Jeff Merkley (demócrata por Oregón) para brindar a los controladores de tránsito aéreo más herramientas y capacitación para mantener la seguridad del espacio aéreo estadounidense. "Estados Unidos es la cuna de la aviación, y nuestros esforzados controladores de tránsito aéreo merecen las herramientas y

Hawley y Merkley presentan un proyecto de ley bipartidista para prohibir que Wall Street compre viviendas unifamiliares

26 de febrero de 2026

WASHINGTON — Hoy, los senadores estadounidenses Josh Hawley (republicano por Missouri) y Jeff Merkley (demócrata por Oregon) presentaron la Ley de Viviendas para Familias Estadounidenses y una actualización de la Ley HOPE para la Propiedad de Vivienda, un paquete integral que prohíbe a los grandes inversores institucionales comprar viviendas unifamiliares. Su legislación responde a la crisis de propietarios de vivienda en Estados Unidos, que se ha agravado.

Merkley, Collins, Warnock Lead Bipartisan Group of Senators to Urge Education Department’s Timely Execution of Federal TRIO Programs

February 19, 2026

Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Maine’s U.S. Senator Susan Collins, and Georgia’s U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock led a bipartisan group of Senators in urging U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to ensure the timely delivery of federal funds from TRIO. TRIO is a long-standing set

Wicker, Merkley, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Honoring the 125th Anniversary of Army Nurse Corps

February 12, 2026

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Representatives David Joyce, R-Ohio., and Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., today introduced a resolution honoring the 125th anniversary of the Army Nurse Corps. The Army Nurse Corps was established on February 2, 1901, marking the entry of the first

Merkley, Wyden Announce More Than $92 million in Additional Funding for Critical Community Projects Across Oregon

February 11, 2026

Projects Dedicated to Improving Housing, Health Care, and Transportation & Infrastructure Improvements Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced they secured more than $92 million in federal investments for essential community-initiated projects in nearly every Oregon county in the final funding package that recently

Peters, Collins, Ossoff, Merkley Reintroduce Bipartisan SWAT Act to Target Invasive Insect Hurting Fruit Growers

February 11, 2026

Bill Would Fund Mitigation and Research on Spotted Wing Drosophila Which Continue to Threaten Cherry, Blueberry, and Other Fruit Crops Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Susan Collins (R-ME), Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) have reintroduced bipartisan legislation to combat the spread of spotted wing drosophila

Merkley, Watson Coleman, Murkowski, Rutherford Team Up for Bipartisan Effort to Combat Opioid Overdoses in the Workplace

February 10, 2026

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12), U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Congressman John Rutherford (R-FL-05) partnered together on bipartisan legislation to help tackle rising rates of opioid overdoses with increased access to overdose reversal medications like naloxone. The Workplace Overdose Reversal Kits (WORK)

Merkley, Rounds, Panetta, Moore, Carbajal Champion Bipartisan Effort to Strengthen Monarch and Pollinator Highways

January 26, 2026

Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and South Dakota’s U.S. Senator Mike Rounds partnered with U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19), Blake Moore (R-UT-01), and Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) to introduce new bipartisan legislation to support pollinator-friendly habitats along roads and highways in states across America. The Roadside Pollinator Program Amendments Act builds