Votes, bills and records by issue · 119th Congress
Transportation and Public Works
Jeff Merkley
Democratic, Oregon
On Transportation and Public Works, the 22 measures they backed give a position, but too few senators in each caucus have a position here to compare.
From votes
Too few votes for a position from votes: 12 votes cast, and a position needs 20.
From bills backed
22 measures · 4 sponsored · 18 cosponsored
Too few senators in each caucus have a position here to compare.
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 −0.20
- Democratic caucus median −0.14, from 6 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 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration relating to "Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel System Integrity of Hydrogen Vehicles;…
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Compressed Hydrogen Storage System Integrity; Incorporation by Reference".
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 Highway Traffic Safety Administration relating to "Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel System Integrity of Hydrogen Vehicles;…
Show the full description
Compressed Hydrogen Storage System Integrity; Incorporation by Reference".
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 Highway Traffic Safety Administration relating to "Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel System Integrity of Hydrogen Vehicles;…
Show the full description
Compressed Hydrogen Storage System Integrity; Incorporation by Reference".
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 Highway Traffic Safety Administration relating to "Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel System Integrity of Hydrogen Vehicles;…
Show the full description
Compressed Hydrogen Storage System Integrity; Incorporation by Reference".
Voted Yea
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration relating to "Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel System Integrity of Hydrogen Vehicles;…
Show the full description
Compressed Hydrogen Storage System Integrity; Incorporation by Reference".
Voted Yea
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration relating to "Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel System Integrity of Hydrogen Vehicles;…
Show the full description
Compressed Hydrogen Storage System Integrity; Incorporation by Reference".
Voted Yea
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration relating to "Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel System Integrity of Hydrogen Vehicles;…
Show the full description
Compressed Hydrogen Storage System Integrity; Incorporation by Reference".
Voted Yea
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration relating to "Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel System Integrity of Hydrogen Vehicles;…
Show the full description
Compressed Hydrogen Storage System Integrity; Incorporation by Reference".
Voted Yea
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration relating to "Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel System Integrity of Hydrogen Vehicles;…
Show the full description
Compressed Hydrogen Storage System Integrity; Incorporation by Reference".
Voted Yea
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration relating to "Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel System Integrity of Hydrogen Vehicles;…
Show the full description
Compressed Hydrogen Storage System Integrity; Incorporation by Reference".
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 Highway Traffic Safety Administration relating to "Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel System Integrity of Hydrogen Vehicles;…
Show the full description
Compressed Hydrogen Storage System Integrity; Incorporation by Reference".
Voted Yea
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration relating to "Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel System Integrity of Hydrogen Vehicles;…
Show the full description
Compressed Hydrogen Storage System Integrity; Incorporation by Reference".
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.
1 measure this senator backed has no other backer on the map, so it is listed but not counted in the position from bills.
Sponsored
McCarty and Heideman Air Safety Enhancement Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
FLAP Reauthorization Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Roadside Pollinator Program Amendments Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
RECHARGE Act
Not counted in the position from bills: no other backer on the map.
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Traveler Privacy Protection Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cosponsored
Aviation Medication Transparency Act of 2026
Latest action, : Held at the desk.
Barriers to Suicide Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5004)
Cash Refunds for Flight Cancellations Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
FAIR Fees Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Strengthening Coast Guard Communities Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Show the other 13 cosponsored measures
Good Jobs for Good Airports Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate to reduce traffic fatalities to zero by 2050.
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Ending Passenger Rail Forced Arbitration Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Moving Transit Forward Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Stop Underrides Act 2.0
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Air Traffic Situational Awareness Enhancement Act
Latest action, : Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Long-Distance Corridor Relief Enhancement Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sarah Debbink Langenkamp Active Transportation Safety Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and Repair Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Wildlife Crossings Program Reauthorization Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
REPAIR Infrastructure Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
John A. Hauser Mental Health in Aviation Act
Latest action, : Held at the desk.
GREEN Streets Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.