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Merkley, Senate Colleagues Introduce New Legislation to Close Ethics Loopholes for All Officials Representing the U.S. Abroad

August 7, 2026

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—led a group of Senate Democrats in introducing the Transparency in the Administration’s Business Opportunities Overseas (TABOO) Act. The new legislation mandates strong ethics requirements for every individual representing the United States government in negotiations

Merkley, Correa Launch New Effort to Fix Misleading Recycling Labels

August 7, 2026

Truth in Labeling Act Aims to Restore Consumers’ Confidence in Packaging Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) announced their new Truth in Labeling Act of 2026. The bicameral legislation would establish clear federal guidelines for labeling consumer products that are recyclable,

Murkowski, Merkley Seek Information on Executive Order Targeting Smithsonian

August 6, 2026

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Chair of the Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Interior Subcommittee, sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum requesting additional information on the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) planned implementation of Executive Order

Merkley y Curtis anuncian la Ley bipartidista Alan Reinstein para prohibir el amianto ahora, de 2026.

4 de agosto de 2026

Washington, DC – Hoy, los senadores estadounidenses Jeff Merkley (D-OR) y John Curtis (R-UT), respectivamente el miembro de mayor rango y el presidente del Subcomité de Seguridad Química, Gestión de Residuos, Justicia Ambiental y Supervisión Regulatoria del Comité de Medio Ambiente y Obras Públicas (EPW) del Senado, se unieron para presentar una legislación bipartidista que finalmente pondría fin a todas las actividades comerciales y

Merkley Leads Sweeping Legislation to Counter Trump’s Authoritarian Takeover of U.S. and Defend Our Democracy

4 de agosto de 2026

Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley unveiled the For Our Republic Act, a comprehensive legislative package to fight back against President Trump’s aggressive authoritarian takeover of American democracy. The brand-new For Our Republic Act includes provisions to directly oppose Trump’s authoritarian playbook, including defending independent government watchdogs,

Merkley, Padilla, Shaheen, Schiff, Rosen, Cortez Masto, Heinrich, Wyden, Klobuchar: CFTC Must Rein in Wildfire Bets on Prediction Markets

August 3, 2026

Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) to press the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on its plans to

El miembro de mayor rango, Merkley, presiona al secretario Burgum sobre el mal uso de los fondos del Servicio de Parques Nacionales para el 250 aniversario de Estados Unidos.

29 de julio de 2026

Washington, DC – Hoy, Jeff Merkley (D-OR), miembro de mayor rango del Subcomité de Asignaciones para el Interior y el Medio Ambiente del Senado —el principal demócrata que supervisa la financiación del Departamento del Interior de EE. UU.— exigió al Secretario del Interior, Doug Burgum, que proporcione respuestas urgentes sobre el uso de los fondos federales del Servicio de Parques Nacionales (NPS) durante la celebración del 250 aniversario de Estados Unidos. La consulta de Merkley se produce tras la decisión de Trump

El nuevo proyecto de ley de Merkley aborda la doble crisis del riesgo de incendios forestales y la asequibilidad de los seguros.

23 de julio de 2026

Washington, DC – El senador estadounidense de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, presentó hoy la Ley de Asequibilidad del Seguro contra Incendios Forestales, una nueva legislación que ayudaría a los propietarios de viviendas a reducir el riesgo de incendios forestales, daría confianza a las aseguradoras para reducir las tarifas de los seguros de vivienda en comunidades con riesgo de incendios y mantendría a las aseguradoras en el mercado. “La amenaza de los incendios forestales está enviando

Merkley, Krishnamoorthi Fight Back Against Predatory For-Profit Colleges Scamming Students with Worthless College Degrees

July 16, 2026

Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) reintroduced legislation to protect students from predatory higher-education programs—which are often run by for-profit colleges—that target financially vulnerable students, leave borrowers buried in debt, and force taxpayers to foot the bill for federal aid that

Merkley, Wyden Demand Answers on Misuse of Federal Resources After Rushed, Costly Retrofit Job of Trump’s Luxury Jet

July 10, 2026

Last week, Secret Service questioned the security of the gifted aircraft’s retrofit WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined a dozen of their Senate colleagues in demanding transparency into the taxpayer-funded modification of the $400-million luxury jet gifted to President Trump by the government of Qatar. Since