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Senators Markey, Merkley Reintroduce Legislation to Protect Healthcare for Americans Who Cannot Afford Bail

August 4, 2026

Bill Text (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) today reintroduced the Equity in Pretrial Health Coverage Act, legislation that would protect the continuity of federal health benefits under Medicaid, Medicare, Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and

Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Audit the Pentagon and End Wasteful Spending

August 4, 2026

Senators: The Pentagon failed its eighth consecutive audit last year, unable to fully account for $4.65 trillion in assets Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today said they joined Senate colleagues in reintroducing legislation that would impose financial consequences if the Pentagon fails to pass a full, independent

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

August 4, 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

Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Restore Funding for Energy Projects That Were Illegally Canceled and Politically Targeted

July 31, 2026

The letter follows an admission from the Trump Administration that the decision to cancel energy project grants in states that did not vote for Trump was “based solely” on politics Senators: “It is an attack on the rule of law and the basic democratic principle that the federal government serves

Merkley, Salinas, Lawler, Hoyle Champion Bipartisan Bill to Expand Summer Meal Access for Rural Kids

July 31, 2026

Washington, D.C. –Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representatives Andrea Salinas (D-OR-06), Mike Lawler (R-NY-17), and Val Hoyle (D-OR-04) led the reintroduction of the Feeding Our Rural Kids (FORK) Act, which would help summer meal program sponsors purchase, retrofit, or repair vehicles that expand access to summer meals

The Trump Administration is Targeting Immigrant Children

July 30, 2026

Senator Jeff Merkley sat down with Shaina Aber, Executive Director of Acacia Center for Justice to understand how the Trump Administration is targeting unaccompanied immigrant children and threatening the legal representation they need to navigate immigration court. The Administration has withheld Congressionally-approved funding for these services since last year, putting

KAINE, LEE, MERKLEY, & PAUL INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN BILL TO REPEAL 1957 AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF MILITARY FORCE

July 30, 2026

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Mike Lee (R-UT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced bipartisan legislation to repeal an obsolete Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) that dates back to 1957 under the Eisenhower Administration. Also known as the Middle East Force Resolution,

Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Reinstate Vital HIV/AIDS Prevention Program

July 30, 2026

Senators fighting $2 billion in funding cuts from the emergency plan for AIDS relief (PEPFAR). Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined colleagues in demanding the Trump administration immediately approve a U.S. Department of State transfer of $2 billion in funding to

Merkley, Murkowski Continue Oversight of Restoring NSF Ocean Monitoring Systems

July 30, 2026

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) pressed the National Science Foundation (NSF) to provide an update on the agency’s plans to redeploy vital Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) sensors. The bipartisan letter follows the Senators securing a commitment from NSF to pause its planned

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Senators Markey, Merkley Reintroduce Legislation to Protect Healthcare for Americans Who Cannot Afford Bail

Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Audit the Pentagon and End Wasteful Spending

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

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

Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Restore Funding for Energy Projects That Were Illegally Canceled and Politically Targeted

Merkley, Salinas, Lawler, Hoyle Champion Bipartisan Bill to Expand Summer Meal Access for Rural Kids

The Trump Administration is Targeting Immigrant Children

KAINE, LEE, MERKLEY, & PAUL INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN BILL TO REPEAL 1957 AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF MILITARY FORCE

Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Reinstate Vital HIV/AIDS Prevention Program

Merkley, Murkowski Continue Oversight of Restoring NSF Ocean Monitoring Systems

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