Votes, bills and records by issue · 119th Congress
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Jeff Merkley
Democratic, Oregon
On Public Lands and Natural Resources, the 40 measures they backed sit 10% past the typical Democrat, on the far side from the typical Republican.
From votes
Too few votes for a position from votes: 15 votes cast, and a position needs 20.
From bills backed
40 measures · 12 sponsored · 28 cosponsored
Sits 10% 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 −0.27
- Democratic caucus median −0.24, from 12 senators
- Republican caucus median 0.08, from 12 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 joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.
Voted Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.
Voted Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.
Voted Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment".
Voted Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment".
Voted Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".
Voted Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".
Voted Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".
Voted Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".
Voted Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Miles City Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment".
Voted Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Miles City Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment".
Voted Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Park Service relating to "Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Motor Vehicles".
Voted Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Park Service relating to "Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Motor Vehicles".
Voted Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources".
Voted Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources".
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
No Funds for Trump’s Illegal Arch Act
Latest action, : Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 687.
Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Protecting U.S. Fishers from Illegal Foreign Flags Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Prohibit Partisan Park Passes Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
SAWMILL Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Show the other 7 sponsored measures
Wildfire Resilient Communities Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Canyon’s Law
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Reducing Waste in National Parks Act
Latest action, : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-238.
Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Deschutes River Conservancy Reauthorization Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act
Latest action, : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-237.
Help Our Kelp Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cosponsored
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Clarification Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
River Democracy Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Keep Finfish Free Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Fisheries Science Modernization Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Show the other 23 cosponsored measures
A resolution designating the week of August 22 through August 30, 2026, as "National Park Week".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
America the Beautiful Act
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 439.
Climate Change Education Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
A resolution celebrating the 40th anniversary of the International Coastal Cleanup.
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S294)
A resolution recognizing that oceans are warming due to human-caused climate change.
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Fishing Industry Safety, Health, and Wellness Improvement Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
A resolution designating the week beginning on October 12, 2025, as "National Wildlife Refuge Week".
Latest action, : Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7141)
Reconciliation in Place Names Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Measuring the Cost of Disasters Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
OCTOPUS Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2025
Latest action, : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-237.
Malheur Community Empowerment for the Owyhee Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2025
Latest action, : Held at the desk.
Arctic Refuge Protection Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
A resolution designating the week of April 19 through April 27, 2025, as "National Park Week".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2577; text: CR S2575)
Ocean Regional Opportunity and Innovation Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a grant program to address forestry workforce development needs, and for other purposes.
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S1908-1912)
A bill to amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to modify the cost-sharing requirement for conservation projects carried out by a qualified youth or conservation corps, and for other purposes.
Latest action, : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-237.
RTP Full Funding Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act
Latest action, : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-237.
Mining Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Prevention Act of 2025
Latest action, : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-46.
Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025
Latest action, : Became Public Law No: 119-58.
Became Public Law 119-58