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Jeff Merkley

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6 AI votes on record1 press release on AI$3K itemized from AI-industry employees and PACs

Data as of: votes Sep 11, 2026 · statements Sep 9, 2026 · contributions Sep 9, 2026 (incomplete) · super PAC spending Sep 11, 2026. What changed

Said and voted

What they said

toward oversightJul 2, 2026

Merkley urges the state advisory committee to weigh energy, water, land, tribal, and transparency impacts of rapid data center expansion, favoring greater oversight and accountability.

“Oregon senators: “Several issues have been raised by constituents regarding responsible data center development with our offices, ranging from local to state to federal jurisdiction.” Washington, D.C…”

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Summaries and stance tags are written by a model; the release is the record.

How they voted

YEAJul 16, 2026
Motion to Proceed to S.J. Res. 198; A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model".

motion to proceed · S.J.Res. 198 · Rejected 46-50

NAYJul 14, 2026
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 4784; An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

cloture · S. 4784 · Rejected 50-46

NAYDec 17, 2025
Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 1071; A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other purposes.

procedural · S. 1071 · Agreed to 77-20

NAYDec 15, 2025
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 1071; A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other purposes.

cloture · S. 1071 · Agreed to 76-20

NAYDec 11, 2025
Motion to Proceed to the House Message to Accompany S. 1071; A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other purposes.

motion to proceed · S. 1071 · Agreed to 75-22

YEAJul 1, 2025
To strike the section relating to support for artificial intelligence.

amendment · H.R. 1 · S.Amdt. 2814 · Agreed to 99-1

Contributions from AI-industry employees and PACs

Itemized receipts to this member's campaign committee where the contributor's employer or the contributing PAC is on the alias list. An employee's personal gift is not the company's.

$3K

From employees and investors, personally

$0

From company PACs

16

Itemized receipts

By employer

Company PACs in blue; employees' personal gifts in black. Spellings are unified through the alias list.

Largest gifts

DateContributorEmployer, as filedAmountFiling
Mar 7, 2026Fadi BarghouthyMICROSOFT$1K↗
Jun 30, 2026Bruce McintyreNVIDIA CORP$500↗
Dec 29, 2025Bruce McintyreNVIDIA CORP$250↗
Aug 21, 2025Bruce McintyreNVIDIA CORP$250↗
Sep 30, 2025Bruce McintyreNVIDIA CORP$150↗
Mar 20, 2025Bruce McintyreNVIDIA CORPORATION$150↗
Jun 9, 2026Levi BarnesNVIDIA$100↗
May 9, 2026Levi BarnesNVIDIA$100↗
Apr 9, 2026Levi BarnesNVIDIA$100↗
Mar 9, 2026Levi BarnesNVIDIA$100↗
Feb 9, 2026Levi BarnesNVIDIA$100↗
Jan 9, 2026Levi BarnesNVIDIA$100↗
Sep 30, 2025Bruce McintyreNVIDIA CORP$100↗
Dec 27, 2025Clayton BurfordAMAZON$50↗
Feb 22, 2025Peter DevriesAMAZON$5↗

Source: OpenFEC Schedule A, itemized receipts only, 2026 cycle, read Sep 9, 2026. The FEC itemizes a contributor once their gifts to a committee pass $200 in aggregate.