Etiqueta: Civil Rights

Merkley, Schakowsky y más de 40 miembros se unen a la juventud estadounidense en una demanda por derechos climáticos ante la Corte Suprema de EE. UU.

13 de enero de 2025

Washington, D.C. – El senador estadounidense por Oregón, Jeff Merkley, y la congresista Jan Schakowsky (demócrata por Illinois, distrito 9) encabezaron hoy a más de 40 colegas en la presentación de un escrito de amicus curiae ante la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos en apoyo de los 21 jóvenes demandantes en el caso Juliana contra Estados Unidos, una demanda histórica sobre el cambio climático y la Constitución. Los jóvenes demandantes presentaron una petición

Merkley’s Bipartisan Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act Now Law

January 7, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley celebrated that his bipartisan bill to provide greater oversight and data transparency for institutional youth treatment programs was signed into law at the end of December. Merkley co-led the bipartisan Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act with Texas’ U.S. Senator John Cornyn and

Warren, Hawley, Merkley Push Automakers on Their Opposition to Car Owners’ Right to Repair Their Own Vehicles

December 20, 2024

Bipartisan Letter Criticizes Auto Industry Fearmongering “The industry has raised concerns about data sharing with independent repair shops to justify opposing right-to-repair, while earning profits from sharing large amounts of personal data with insurance companies.” Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), and

Lee, Merkley Introduce the Auto Data Privacy and Autonomy Act

December 18, 2024

WASHINGTON – Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced the bipartisan Auto Data Privacy and Autonomy Act, legislation to restore vehicle owners’ control over their personal data in an era of rapidly advancing automotive technology. With connected vehicles projected to make up 95% of all new vehicles on the road by 2030,

KHANNA, MERKLEY, CORNYN, TUBERVILLE, AND CARTER JOINED BY PARIS HILTON IN CELEBRATING THE STOP INSTITUTIONAL CHILD ABUSE ACT PASSING THE HOUSE, HEADS TO PRESIDENT’S DESK

December 18, 2024

Washington, DC – Today, Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17), Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01), along with Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), were joined by Paris Hilton in celebrating the passage of the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act in the House. The legislation, which passed the Senate last

Merkley, Baldwin, Booker, 40+ Senators: No New Anti-LGBTQ+, Anti-Abortion Provisions in Must-Pass Government Funding Bills

December 12, 2024

45 Senators: “Partisan, discriminatory, and harmful policy riders have no place in must-pass legislation such as appropriations bills” Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Wisconsin’s U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, and New Jersey’s U.S. Senator Cory Booker led a group of over 40 Senators to urge Senate Appropriations Committee

Merkley, Cornyn, Tuberville Bipartisan Bill to Protect Kids from Institutional Abuse Unanimously Passes Senate

December 11, 2024

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Senate has passed bipartisan legislation by Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Texas’ U.S. Senator John Cornyn, and Alabama’s U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville to provide much-needed analysis and evaluation of the troubled teen industry. The Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act now awaits action in the U.S.

We need oversight for TSA’s facial recognition system.

December 3, 2024

I’m pushing for rigorous oversight of TSA’s facial recognition system—the building blocks for a national surveillance state. Remember: you can opt out!

Ahead of Busy Holiday Travel Season, Merkley Urges Oversight of TSA’s Unchecked Use of Facial Recognition Technology at Airports Nationwide

November 20, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today joined forces with a bipartisan group of his colleagues to sound the alarm on the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) facial recognition regime in airports across the United States. Merkley co-led the effort with Senators John Kennedy (R-LA), Edward J. Markey (D-MA),

Declaración de Wyden y Merkley sobre la confirmación por parte del Senado del magistrado Mustafa Kasubhai para el Tribunal de Distrito de EE. UU. en Oregón

19 de noviembre de 2024

Washington, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley emitieron la siguiente declaración después de que el Senado estadounidense votara hoy para confirmar la nominación del magistrado Mustafa Kasubhai para el Tribunal de Distrito de los EE. UU. “Este es un gran día para la justicia en Estados Unidos. El juez Kasubhai trae al Tribunal de Distrito de los EE. UU. un currículum de estrella