--- type: Person title: "Jeff Merkley" description: "U.S. Senate - OR — State of Oregon" role: "U.S. Senate - OR" party: "D" level: "federal" branch: "legislative" state: "OR" committees: - name: "Joint Committee on Printing" role: "member" body: "us/bodies/joint/committees/printing" - name: "Senate Committee on Appropriations" role: "member" body: "us/bodies/senate/committees/appropriations" - name: "Senate Committee on Appropriations - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies" role: "member" body: "us/bodies/senate/committees/appropriations/subcommittees/agriculture-rural-development-food-and-drug-administration-and-related-agencies" - name: "Senate Committee on Appropriations - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies" role: "member" body: "us/bodies/senate/committees/appropriations/subcommittees/commerce-justice-science-and-related-agencies" - name: "Senate Committee on Appropriations - Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies" role: "ranking-member" body: "us/bodies/senate/committees/appropriations/subcommittees/department-of-interior-environment-and-related-agencies" - name: "Senate Committee on Appropriations - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies" role: "member" body: "us/bodies/senate/committees/appropriations/subcommittees/departments-of-labor-health-and-human-services-and-education-and-related-agencies" - name: "Senate Committee on Appropriations - Energy and Water Development" role: "member" body: "us/bodies/senate/committees/appropriations/subcommittees/energy-and-water-development" - name: "Senate Committee on Appropriations - State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs" role: "member" body: "us/bodies/senate/committees/appropriations/subcommittees/state-foreign-operations-and-related-programs" - name: "Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works" role: "member" body: "us/bodies/senate/committees/environment-and-public-works" - name: "Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works - Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight" role: "ranking-member" body: "us/bodies/senate/committees/environment-and-public-works/subcommittees/chemical-safety-waste-management-environmental-justice-and-regulatory-oversight" - name: "Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works - Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety" role: "member" body: "us/bodies/senate/committees/environment-and-public-works/subcommittees/clean-air-climate-and-nuclear-innovation-and-safety" - name: "Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works - Transportation and Infrastructure" role: "member" body: "us/bodies/senate/committees/environment-and-public-works/subcommittees/transportation-and-infrastructure" - name: "Senate Committee on Foreign Relations" role: "member" body: "us/bodies/senate/committees/foreign-relations" - name: "Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - Africa and Global Health Policy" role: "member" body: "us/bodies/senate/committees/foreign-relations/subcommittees/africa-and-global-health-policy" - name: "Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy" role: "member" body: "us/bodies/senate/committees/foreign-relations/subcommittees/east-asia-the-pacific-and-international-cybersecurity-policy" - name: "Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues" role: "member" body: "us/bodies/senate/committees/foreign-relations/subcommittees/western-hemisphere-transnational-crime-civilian-security-democracy-human-rights-and-global-women-s-issues" - name: "Senate Committee on Rules and Administration" role: "member" body: "us/bodies/senate/committees/rules-and-administration" - name: "Senate Committee on the Budget" role: "ranking-member" body: "us/bodies/senate/committees/the-budget" tenure: start: "2025-01-03" current: true election: next: 2026 term_length: 6 term_limit: "none" ids: person: "f770fb2f-a7ac-4a13-9c7b-c423f2136a8a" office: "bb395ee0-5b45-47fd-9dcb-e0b6808d43a9" tenure: "c1b409ea-a639-40ea-a38c-d9d1bde0d509" jurisdiction: "bcfd7a6a-501a-42e9-a62f-7920cfba3a92" bioguide: "M001176" sources: - field: tenure source: "Senate.gov XML 2026-06-20" - field: jurisdiction source: "Derived from governor jurisdiction" - field: roles source: "congress-legislators (unitedstates project)" confidence: official tags: [officeholder, federal, legislative, or] timestamp: "2026-07-04" --- # Jeff Merkley Current U.S. Senate - OR (State of Oregon). ## Committees - [Joint Committee on Printing](/us/bodies/joint/committees/printing.md) - [Senate Committee on Appropriations](/us/bodies/senate/committees/appropriations.md) - [Senate Committee on Appropriations - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies](/us/bodies/senate/committees/appropriations/subcommittees/agriculture-rural-development-food-and-drug-administration-and-related-agencies.md) - [Senate Committee on Appropriations - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies](/us/bodies/senate/committees/appropriations/subcommittees/commerce-justice-science-and-related-agencies.md) - [Senate Committee on Appropriations - Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies](/us/bodies/senate/committees/appropriations/subcommittees/department-of-interior-environment-and-related-agencies.md) — **ranking-member** - [Senate Committee on Appropriations - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies](/us/bodies/senate/committees/appropriations/subcommittees/departments-of-labor-health-and-human-services-and-education-and-related-agencies.md) - [Senate Committee on Appropriations - Energy and Water Development](/us/bodies/senate/committees/appropriations/subcommittees/energy-and-water-development.md) - [Senate Committee on Appropriations - State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs](/us/bodies/senate/committees/appropriations/subcommittees/state-foreign-operations-and-related-programs.md) - [Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works](/us/bodies/senate/committees/environment-and-public-works.md) - [Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works - Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight](/us/bodies/senate/committees/environment-and-public-works/subcommittees/chemical-safety-waste-management-environmental-justice-and-regulatory-oversight.md) — **ranking-member** - [Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works - Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety](/us/bodies/senate/committees/environment-and-public-works/subcommittees/clean-air-climate-and-nuclear-innovation-and-safety.md) - [Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works - Transportation and Infrastructure](/us/bodies/senate/committees/environment-and-public-works/subcommittees/transportation-and-infrastructure.md) - [Senate Committee on Foreign Relations](/us/bodies/senate/committees/foreign-relations.md) - [Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - Africa and Global Health Policy](/us/bodies/senate/committees/foreign-relations/subcommittees/africa-and-global-health-policy.md) - [Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy](/us/bodies/senate/committees/foreign-relations/subcommittees/east-asia-the-pacific-and-international-cybersecurity-policy.md) - [Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues](/us/bodies/senate/committees/foreign-relations/subcommittees/western-hemisphere-transnational-crime-civilian-security-democracy-human-rights-and-global-women-s-issues.md) - [Senate Committee on Rules and Administration](/us/bodies/senate/committees/rules-and-administration.md) - [Senate Committee on the Budget](/us/bodies/senate/committees/the-budget.md) — **ranking-member** ## Sources - tenure: Senate.gov XML 2026-06-20 - jurisdiction: Derived from governor jurisdiction - roles: congress-legislators (unitedstates project) Generated from the Atlas officeholders v3 export (2026-07-04).