Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and John Curtis (R-UT), and U.S. Representatives Cliff Bentz (R-OR-02) and Val Hoyle (D-OR-04) introduced the McCarty and Heideman Air Safety Enhancement Act, with support from U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), and Tim Sheehy (R-MT).
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee—announced today the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026 cleared a key hurdle by passing out of the EPW Committee. WRDA is critical, bipartisan legislation that authorizes U.S. Army Corps of
Washington, D.C.- Rep. Thomas Massie announces the introduction of H.R. 9694, the Epstein Files Transparency Act II. This bill gives standing to state attorneys general, the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirators, and members of Congress to challenge the Department of Justice (DOJ) in court for the DOJ’s failure to comply
Washington, D.C. –Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced he joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in supporting the Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder (HELPER) Act, legislation to help teachers and first responders buy homes in the communities they serve. “Across Oregon, teachers and first responders are vital
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led a bipartisan group of Senators to reintroduce his legislation that would ensure state-legal cannabis businesses can access traditional and secure banking systems and financial services. Even with the recent federal reclassification of cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III at
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a long-time champion of kicking hedge funds out of the housing market—released the following statement after the Senate passed an updated version of Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, the biggest housing bill in 30 years, that includes the first-ever limits
Washington, D.C. – Tras la indignación pública por el desmantelamiento de la Iniciativa de Observatorios Oceánicos (OOI) de la Fundación Nacional de Ciencias (NSF), los senadores estadounidenses Jeff Merkley (demócrata por Oregón) y Lisa Murkowski (republicana por Alaska) anunciaron que la NSF suspendía la retirada prevista de los sensores de la OOI. La decisión de la NSF se produjo después de que Merkley y Murkowski aprobaran una resolución del Senado.
Washington, DC – Hoy, los senadores estadounidenses Jeff Merkley (D-OR) y Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) subieron al pleno del Senado para aprobar con éxito su legislación bipartidista que detiene el desmantelamiento imprudente de la Iniciativa de Observatorios Oceánicos (OOI) de la Fundación Nacional de Ciencias (NSF), un sistema complejo de 900 instrumentos de monitoreo oceánico que proporciona información en tiempo real,
Washington, DC – Hoy, el senador estadounidense de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, miembro destacado del Comité de Relaciones Exteriores del Senado, aplaudió la aprobación por parte del comité de su proyecto de ley bipartidista "Cielos Azules para Taiwán". El proyecto de ley de Merkley amplía la cooperación entre Estados Unidos y Taiwán en el desarrollo de sistemas aéreos no tripulados (UAS) frente a la
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) led a bipartisan group of Senators to demand the National Science Foundation (NSF) halt its plans to dismantle the vital Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), a complex system of 900 ocean monitoring instruments that provides crucial data for
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