Jeff Merkley

This bill would require federal government workplaces to keep opioid overdose reversal medication on hand and train their employees to use it every year. It would also offer nonmandatory guidance to most other private employers on doing the same, aiming to make workplaces safer.

This bill would create a new training program for government agricultural staff and private experts. These trainings would help them give farmers the latest advice on improving soil health. This means farmers could get better support to make their land more productive and resilient.

National Park passes would no longer feature images of living politicians. This means people who buy these passes would not see current or former elected officials on them. It changes the rules for how these passes are designed.

This bill would let people sue the U.S. government directly if border or immigration agents violate their basic rights. It would allow them to seek money, including extra damages to punish wrongdoing. The bill would also remove a step, letting people go straight to court instead of filing an internal complaint first. This aims to make it easier to get justice for alleged rights violations.

This bill would make the Secretary of State regularly decide if Hong Kong's offices in the U.S. should keep their special diplomatic status. If the Secretary says no, these offices would need to close within 180 days. Congress would also get a new way to stop the offices from keeping their special status.

This bill would increase the money set aside for planting pollinator-friendly plants along highways and roadsides. It would also let more groups, like certain nonprofit organizations, apply for bigger grants to do this work. This helps support bees and other pollinators important for our environment.

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This bill would stop the U.S. government from using taxpayer money to support Venezuela's oil industry. It would prevent federal agencies from financing, insuring, or otherwise helping develop Venezuela's oil infrastructure. The Secretary of State would also have to report annually on compliance.

This bill would make sure a plaque honoring law enforcement who responded on January 6, 2021, is put on public display sooner. It would tell the Architect of the Capitol to promptly put the plaque in a publicly accessible location in the Senate wing until its permanent spot is ready. This means visitors and the honored officers would see the recognition earlier.

This bill would create a new federal grant program to help public and private schools pay for trained staff to give emergency treatment for opioid overdoses. It would also expand existing grants to cover the actual giving of these life-saving drugs. The goal is to make sure schools are ready to respond quickly if a student or staff member experiences an overdose.

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Wildfire-hit communities would get faster federal help to clean up debris and hazardous waste. This bill would let federal grants pay for cleaning up after wildfires, even if a major disaster isn't declared. It would also allow the President to direct the EPA to help remove dangerous materials from public and private lands.