Merkley, Curtis Lead Bipartisan Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act
Bipartisan legislation removes regulatory burden on proactive forest management efforts to mitigate wildfires Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and John Curtis (R-UT), members of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led their EPW colleagues—including Committee Chair Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Senators John Boozman (R-AR), Alex
New Merkley Bill Tackles Dual Crises of Wildfire Risk and Insurance Affordability
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today unveiled the Wildfire Insurance Affordability Act, new legislation that would help homeowners reduce wildfire risk, give insurers confidence in lowering home insurance rates in communities at risk of fires, and keep insurers in the market. “The threat of wildfires is sending
Wyden, Merkley Demand Enhanced Wildfire Prevention and Response Assistance from Trump Administration
Washington D.C. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today said they joined Senate colleagues in urging the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to ensure all communities receive the federal resources they need to respond to and prevent wildfires in Oregon and across the nation. States can request financial
Merkley, Jacobs Urge Administration to Lift Red Tape on Humanitarian Aid for Education in Afghanistan
Washington, D.C. – Today Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Representative Sara Jacobs (D-CA-53) are calling on Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to amend the Office of Foreign Assets Control’s (OFAC) general license on humanitarian assistance to authorize education programming activities in Afghanistan. In a
Bipartisan Merkley Bill to Crack Down on Slave Labor in Xinjiang Passes Senate, Heads to President’s Desk
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, the Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), announced today that legislation he co-authored with U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has passed the U.S. Senate and is headed to the President’s desk to be signed into law. The legislation, the Uyghur
RUBIO, MERKLEY ON UYGHUR FORCED LABOR PREVENTION ACT
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) praised the bipartisan, bicameral agreement to send the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act to President Joe Biden’s desk. The bill will ensure that goods made with the slave labor from Uyghurs and others in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous
As Surgeon General Sounds the Alarm, Senator Merkley and Assistant Speaker Clark Announce the Introduction of Legislation to Increase Mental Health Resources in Schools
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-05) today announced the introduction of the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act, legislation that would greatly boost the availability of mental health resources in America’s public schools. Mental illness affects one in five—20 percent—of American youth,
Senator Merkley, Representative DeFazio, and the Oregon Delegation Push for Army Corps Funding for Oregon’s Small Ports
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Representative Peter DeFazio (OR-04), the Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, along with Senator Ron Wyden and Representatives Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Kurt Schrader (OR-05), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), and Cliff Bentz (OR-02), are pushing for the U.S. Army Corps
Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Urge U.S. Department of Education to Facilitate Student Voter Registration in Colleges and Universities
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As states across the country are passing voter laws limiting access to the ballot box, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden are joining a bicameral effort calling on the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) to ensure institutions of higher education are creating opportunities for students to
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