Votes, bills and records by issue · 119th Congress
Crime and Law Enforcement
Jeff Merkley
Democratic, Oregon
On Crime and Law Enforcement, the 42 measures they backed sit 8% past the typical Democrat, on the far side from the typical Republican.
From votes
Too few votes for a position from votes: 4 votes cast, and a position needs 20.
From bills backed
42 measures · 4 sponsored · 38 cosponsored
Sits 8% past the typical Democrat, on the far side from the typical Republican.
Exact figures
Positions are coordinates on the map's main axis. Only the distance from the typical Democrat and typical Republican means anything.
From bills backed
- Senator at −0.42
- Democratic caucus median −0.37, from 39 senators
- Republican caucus median 0.25, from 35 senators
Each mark is a senator. The vertical line is the typical senator in that caucus.
A position shows which senators someone votes or legislates alongside, not whether they are for or against a policy. Issues come from each bill's topic, so an issue can include amendments on other topics. Left and right on the strips have no meaning of their own. Bills often have backers from both parties, so a position from bills is read against the medians for bills, not against the position from votes. See how these summaries are written.
- Contested vote:
- a roll call where the losing side got at least 10% of the votes cast.
- Party break:
- a contested vote against the majority of their own party.
- Cosponsor:
- a senator who signs on to support a measure, a bill or resolution, that another senator introduced. Bills backed means sponsored or cosponsored.
- Typical senator:
- the middle senator of a group, with half on each side. "17% of the way" means 17% of the distance from the typical senator in one party to the typical senator in the other.
Votes on this issue
A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.
Voted Nay
A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.
Voted Nay
A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.
Voted Nay
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.
Voted Nay
Legislation on this issue
These are records, not a score, and sponsoring a measure does not mean it moved. Simple and concurrent resolutions cannot become law, and a proposal enacted through a companion House bill or inside a larger bill is not counted as becoming law here.
Sponsored
Stop Corrupt Gratuities Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for a crime.
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Epstein Files Transparency Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America’s Streets Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cosponsored
Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
PREP Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Judicial Integrity Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Stop Corrupt Trading Act
Latest action, : Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 536.
Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Show the other 33 cosponsored measures
Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Federal Firearm Licensee Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2175-2181)
GOSAFE Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Combating Illicit Xylazine Act
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 372.
Invest to Protect Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers' Benefit Program Expansion Act of 2026
Latest action, : Held at the desk.
Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposure Act of 2025
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 77.
Reauthorizing Support and Treatment for Officers in Crisis Act of 2025
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 79.
Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2417-2418; text: CR S2418)
Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
A concurrent resolution recognizing the 15th anniversary of the January 8, 2011, Tucson, Arizona, shooting and honoring the survivors and victims, including former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, a gun violence survivor and one of the most influential voices of courage in the United States in the fight to end gun violence.
Latest action, : Held at the desk.
No Settlements for January 6 Law Enforcement Assaulters Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
No Rewards for January 6 Rioters Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Retired Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 83.
Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Background Check Expansion Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
A resolution condemning President Trump's pardoning of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, who had violated United States anti-money laundering laws, and calling for Congress to use its authority to stop this form of corruption.
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S7733)
Strong Communities Act of 2025
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 82.
Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
A joint resolution terminating the emergency determined by the President on August 11, 2025, in the Executive Order titled "Declaring a crime emergency in the District of Columbia".
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
End Solitary Confinement Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
LGBTQ+ Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Andrew Kearse Accountability for Denial of Medical Care Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Assault Weapons Ban of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 78.
Stop Comstock Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Extreme Risk Protection Order Expansion Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Keep Americans Safe Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1350)
Ethan's Law
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
A resolution condemning the pardons for individuals who were found guilty of assaulting Capitol Police Officers.
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S435-436)
Amendments filed on this issue's bills
These are records, not a score. Many amendments are procedural or filed in bulk, and most are never taken up on the floor. Adopted means the Senate agreed to the amendment, which can still be left out of the final text.
An amendment is listed under the policy area of the bill it amends. An amendment can differ from its bill's topic.
Amendments through Sept. 30, 2026.