Ron Wyden

U.S. Senator · OR

Democrat

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What should the federal government's overall approach to taxes and spending be?
Some evidence
Raise taxes on corporations and high earners to fund major new programs
Lower taxes, smaller governmentHigher taxes, expanded programs
Sponsored the Billionaires Income Tax Act and the Taxing Big Oil Profiteers Act, imposing new taxes on wealthy individuals and corporations.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 13 votes · 52 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Aug 2026 — Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026
Voted No · Jul 2026 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
Voted No · Apr 2026 — A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.
Voted No · Mar 2026 — Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.
Voted Yes · Mar 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Beginning of Construction Requirements for Purposes of the Termination of Clean Electricity Production Credits and Clean Electricity Investment Credits for Applicable Wind and Solar Facilities".
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose limitations on high-income taxpayers with large retirement account balances.
Sponsored — SLUSH FUND Act of 2026
Sponsored — Taxing Buybacks from Big Oil Windfalls Act
Sponsored — Ending the Carried Interest Loophole Act
Sponsored — Modernization of Derivatives Tax Act of 2026
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How should Social Security and Medicare be changed, if at all?
Clear record
Expand benefits and broaden eligibility
Reduce or restructure benefitsExpand benefits
Sponsored Work Without Worry Act expanding SSDI eligibility and voted for the Social Security Fairness Act (2024) repealing benefit-reducing offsets.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 3 votes · 19 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Nov 2025 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
Voted No · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Voted Yes · Dec 2024 — Social Security Fairness Act of 2023
Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Work Without Worry Act of 2026
Sponsored — Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act
Sponsored — Work Without Worry Act
Cosponsored — Social Security Fairness Act
Cosponsored — A resolution affirming the commitment of the Senate to protect and expand the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income programs.
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What should the federal government's role be in setting wages and protecting workers?
Clear record
Significantly raise the minimum wage and strengthen union organizing rights
Less federal labor regulationStronger federal worker protections
Cosponsored Raise the Wage Act of 2025 and the PRO Act; voted for Paycheck Fairness Act cloture and against nullifying the NLRB joint-employer rule.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 7 votes · 45 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Voted No · Apr 2024 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to "Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status".
Voted No · Jul 2023 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
Voted Yes · Dec 2022 — Providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.J. Res. 100.
Voted Yes · Dec 2022 — To provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees.
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Fast Track Healthcare Apprenticeships Act
Sponsored — Unemployment Insurance Modernization and Recession Readiness Act
Sponsored — Building Child Care for a Better Future Act
Sponsored — Unemployment Insurance Integrity and Accessibility Act
Sponsored — FAMILIES Act
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How should the federal government structure healthcare coverage and costs?
Some evidence
Keep and strengthen the ACA; add a public option for those who want it
Market-based, private insuranceSingle-payer government insurance
Cosponsored the Health Care Affordability Act making ACA premium tax credits permanent and the Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 6 votes · 57 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Jan 2026 — 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 relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Marketplace Integrity and Affordability".
Voted No · Dec 2025 — Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025
Voted Yes · Dec 2025 — Lower Health Care Costs Act
Voted No · Nov 2025 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
Voted Yes · Oct 2025 — Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act
Sponsored — Protecting Free Vaccines Act of 2025
Sponsored — Keeping Obstetrics Local Act
Sponsored — Stabenow-Blunt Behavioral Health Legacy Act
Sponsored — Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act of 2023
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How should the federal government address climate change and energy policy?
Clear record
Rapid federal action to transition off fossil fuels
Prioritize energy production and affordabilityRapid transition off fossil fuels
Sponsored the Clean Energy for America Act terminating fossil-fuel provisions; cosponsored the Green New Deal resolution and BAN Fossil Fuel Exports Act.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 16 votes · 56 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Jun 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units: Final Repeal".
Voted Yes · Apr 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Air Plan Disapproval; Colorado; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period".
Voted No · Apr 2026 — 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 Yes · Mar 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Beginning of Construction Requirements for Purposes of the Termination of Clean Electricity Production Credits and Clean Electricity Investment Credits for Applicable Wind and Solar Facilities".
Voted Yes · Jan 2026 — Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Wildfire and Grid Reliability Act
Sponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the clean electricity production credit and the clean electricity investment credit based on increases in the price of, and demand for, electricity, and for other purposes.
Sponsored — GRID Assistance Act
Sponsored — Taxing Big Oil Profiteers Act
Sponsored — Clean Energy for America Act
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What should federal abortion policy be?
Clear record
Federal protection up to viability (~24 weeks) with later-term exceptions
Federal restrictions on abortionFederal protection for abortion access
Cosponsored Women's Health Protection Act of 2025 and voted for its 2022 cloture; voted against the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 10 votes · 46 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Mar 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to "Reproductive Health Services".
Voted No · Jan 2026 — Pregnant Students’ Rights Act
Voted No · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Voted No · Jan 2025 — Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
Voted Yes · Sep 2024 — Right to IVF Act
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Cosponsorships
Cosponsored — Access to Family Building Act
Cosponsored — Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2023
Cosponsored — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to "Reproductive Health Services".
Cosponsored — Expanding Access to Family Planning Act
Cosponsored — Affordability is Access Act
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What should federal firearms policy be?
Clear record
Restrict semi-automatic rifles and high-capacity magazines; broader background checks
Expand firearm rightsExpand firearm restrictions
Cosponsored the Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 and Background Check Expansion Act; voted for the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act in 2022.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 3 votes · 36 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Voted No · Jun 2023 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'Stabilizing Braces'".
Voted Yes · Jun 2022 — Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
Cosponsorships
Cosponsored — Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act
Cosponsored — Age 21 Act
Cosponsored — Assault Weapons Ban of 2023
Cosponsored — Extreme Risk Protection Order Expansion Act of 2023
Cosponsored — Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2021
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What should US immigration policy be?
Some evidence
Expand legal immigration; humane asylum and refugee policies
Reduced immigration, stricter enforcementExpanded immigration, humane policy
Cosponsored the GRACE Act raising refugee admissions and the SECURE Act granting TPS holders residency; opposed the Laken Riley Act's passage.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 8 votes · 38 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Jun 2026 — Secure America Act
Voted Yes · Apr 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services relating to "Removal of the Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents".
Voted No · Apr 2026 — A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.
Voted No · Mar 2026 — Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025
Voted No · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
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Cosponsorships
Cosponsored — GRACE Act
Cosponsored — Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2023
Cosponsored — Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2025
Cosponsored — Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act of 2021
Cosponsored — Upholding Protections for Unaccompanied Children Act of 2025
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How should the federal government approach criminal justice and policing?
Some evidence
End mandatory minimums, set federal policing standards, decriminalize drugs
Stronger enforcement, expanded authorityDecarceration and federal reform
Cosponsored the Smarter Sentencing Act reducing mandatory minimums and the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act decriminalizing cannabis.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 7 votes · 49 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Jun 2026 — Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
Voted No · Mar 2025 — HALT Fentanyl Act
Voted No · Apr 2024 — Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act
Voted No · May 2023 — Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022.
Voted Yes · Mar 2023 — Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022.
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — A bill to implement reforms relating to foreign intelligence surveillance authorities, to prohibit reverse targeting of United States persons and persons located in the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsored — A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to improve transparency, and for other purposes.
Sponsored — A bill to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 through May 21, 2026, and for other purposes.
Sponsored — Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2026
Sponsored — Government Surveillance Transparency Act of 2026
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What should drive US foreign policy?
Some evidence
Cooperative internationalism through institutions; minimize military action
Repeatedly voted for Iran and Venezuela war powers resolutions; cosponsored Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act and Iraq AUMF repeal.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 13 votes · 59 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Jul 2026 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
Voted No · Jul 2026 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
Voted Yes · Jun 2026 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.
Voted Yes · Jun 2026 — A resolution requesting information on Honduras's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
Voted No · Jun 2026 — Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — A bill to implement reforms relating to foreign intelligence surveillance authorities, to prohibit reverse targeting of United States persons and persons located in the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsored — A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to improve transparency, and for other purposes.
Sponsored — A bill to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 through May 21, 2026, and for other purposes.
Sponsored — Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2026
Sponsored — A resolution condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of the Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.
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How should the federal government approach democratic institutions and elections?
Clear record
Pass federal voting access protections and ban partisan gerrymandering
Sponsored the Vote at Home Act repeatedly; voted to advance the Freedom to Vote Act in 2021 and 2022.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 11 votes · 49 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Aug 2026 — A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voters to provide photo identification.
Voted No · Mar 2026 — Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025
Voted Yes · Sep 2022 — DISCLOSE Act of 2022
Voted No · Jan 2022 — Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act
Voted Yes · Nov 2021 — John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Stop Presidential Embezzlement Act
Sponsored — A resolution designating September 2025 as "National Voting Rights Month".
Sponsored — Vote at Home Act of 2025
Sponsored — Presidential Audit and Tax Transparency Act
Sponsored — POLL Act
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