| June 18, 2020
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Executive Session
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Sen. Ron Wyden
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| June 18, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Durbin, Schumer, Colleagues Call For GAO Investigation Into Use Of Federal Law Enforcement During Washington, D.C. Protests Following Killing Of George Floyd
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Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
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| June 18, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General; the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security; and the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Department of the Interior - Wyden, Colleagues Raise Concerns with Law Enforcement Tactics Increasing Spread of COVID-19 at Peaceful Protests
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Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
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| June 18, 2020
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Bennet, Senate Democrats Introduce Resolution Recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month
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Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
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| June 17, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Kenneth L. Marcus, Assistant Secretary of Civil Rights for the Department of Education - Hayes Leads Connecticut Delegation Members And 22 House Democrats In Defending Connecticut's Gender-Inclusive Athletic Policy
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Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
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| June 16, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell - Feinstein, Merkely, Colleagues Push to Bring Equality Act to a Vote
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Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
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| June 16, 2020
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Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Following SCOTUS Ruling, Collins, Merkley, Baldwin, Booker Lead Bipartisan Push to Bring Equality Act to a Vote
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Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
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| June 16, 2020
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Wyden Co-sponsors Legislation Ensuring Protection For Whistleblowers Who Expose Waste, Fraud, Abuse in Federal COVID-19 Relief Effort
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Sen. Ron Wyden
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| June 15, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General of the US - Rep Lieu, Sen Wyden and Rep Eshoo Inquire About Surveillance of Protesters
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Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
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| June 15, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Michael Horowitz, Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Justice - Hirono Leads 20 Senate Democrats in Calling for DOJ Inspector General Investigation into Attorney General Barr's Conduct in Suppressing Peaceful Protests around Lafayette Square on June 1
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Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
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| June 15, 2020
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Merkley Applauds Supreme Court Decision Upholding LGBTQ Rights, Calls for Senate to Pass Equality Act
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Sen. Jeff Merkley
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| June 13, 2020
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Letter to Pat Allen, Oregon Health Authority Director - Bonamici Calls for Clarity After Latinx Couple Denied COVID-19 Testing
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Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
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| June 11, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Wyden, Murray Demand HHS Withdraw Rule Allowing Sweeping Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination Against LGBTQIA+ Communities and Religious Minorities
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Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
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| June 10, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense and the Hon. Richard Durbin, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense - Merkley, Blumenthal, Colleagues call on Appropriations Committee to Block Use of Military Against Peaceful Demonstrations
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Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
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| June 10, 2020
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Letter to William Barr, Attorney General and Chad Wolf, Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary - Wyden Presses Trump Administration to Stop Weaponizing Facial Recognition Technology Against Protesters
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Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
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| June 9, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Duckworth Demands GAO Immediately Reviews Safety of Rubber Bullets Being Used on Peaceful Protesters
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Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
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| June 8, 2020
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Merkley Announces Support for Booker-Harris Bill to Tackle Police Brutality, Will Push for Action in Coming Weeks
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Sen. Jeff Merkley
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| June 8, 2020
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Wyden Co-sponsors Justice in Policing Act of 2020
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Sen. Ron Wyden
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| June 8, 2020
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Bonamici and Congressional Leaders Introduce Legislation to Transform Policing
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Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
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| June 8, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mark Lee Greenblatt, Inspector General to the U.S. Department of Interior - Wyden, Grijalva, Haaland Call for Investigation of Park Police's Use of Force Against Peaceful Protesters and Journalists in Lafayette Park
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Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
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| June 5, 2020
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Say Her Name: Breonna Taylor
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Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
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| June 5, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner of Customs and Border Patrol, and the Hon. Matthew Albence, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Durbin, Duckworth Join Harris, Colleagues In Letter Demanding Answers On ICE & CBP Involvement In Policing Ongoing Protests
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Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
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| June 5, 2020
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Merkley Announces Legislation for National Police Misconduct Database, Calls for Sweeping Action to Address Police Brutality
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Sen. Jeff Merkley
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| June 4, 2020
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Letter to Mark Esper, Department of Defense Secretary - Van Hollen Leads Democratic Senators in Demand for Details, Cost of Staging Active Duty Troops in the National Capital Region
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Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
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| June 4, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. William P. Barr, Attorney General - Rep. Davis Joins Letter to Attorney General Barr on Assault on Rule of Law
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Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
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| June 4, 2020
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Letter to William Barr, Attorney General - Schakowsky Calls for Special Prosecutor To Investigate Excessive Force Ordered Against Peaceful Protesters
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Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
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| June 4, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Defense - Van Hollen Leads Democratic Senators in Demand for Details, Cost of Staging Active Duty Troops in The National Capital Region
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Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
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| June 3, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense, and General Mark A. Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - Murphy, Blumenthal Urge Defense Department to Refrain from Using U.S. Military to Suppress Nationwide Protests
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Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
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| June 1, 2020
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Bonamici Backs House Resolution to Condemn Police Brutality
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Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
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| May 26, 2020
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Wyden Statement on HPSCI Chairman Undermining Protections of Americans' Rights Online
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Sen. Ron Wyden
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| May 26, 2020
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Letter to Dr. Steven Dillingham, Director of the U.S. Census Bureau - Senators to Census Bureau: Count Those Experiencing Homelessness During Pandemic
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Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
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| May 26, 2020
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Wyden Statement on Upcoming House Vote on FISA Amendment to Ban Warrantless Surveillance of Americans' Internet Activity
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Sen. Ron Wyden
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| May 22, 2020
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Letter to Betsy DeVos, Department of Education Secretary, and Kenneth L. Marcus, Department of Education Assistant Secretary - Reps Speier, Kuster, Pressley and Slotkin Lead Letter Urging the Department of Education to Rescind its Indefensible Title IX Rule
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Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
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| May 22, 2020
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Blackburn, Menendez Lead Effort to Protect Free Speech Online
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Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
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| May 14, 2020
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Wyden Votes No on Bill to Hand Government Warrantless Spying Power
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Sen. Ron Wyden
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| May 13, 2020
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Usa Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2020
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Sen. Ron Wyden
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| May 13, 2020
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Letter to Hon. Erica Dreiband, Department of Justice Civil Rights Division - Rep. Pressley, Senator Booker Lead Congressional Call for Federal Civil Rights Investigation into Ahmaud Arbery Murder
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Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
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| May 7, 2020
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Bipartisan, Bicameral Group of Lawmakers Introduces Legislation to Counter Human Rights Abuses Worldwide Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic
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Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
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| May 4, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Craig Leen, Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs - Watson Coleman, House Democrats to Labor Department: Protect Civil Rights in Federal Contracting
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Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
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| April 28, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Kathleen Kraninger, Dir. of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Wyden Urges Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to Reinstate Anti-Discrimination Safeguards in Mortgages
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Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
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| April 20, 2020
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Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Duckworth Writes to Schumer & McConnell Requesting Funding for Environmental Justice Communities in Next COVID-19 Relief Package
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Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
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| April 14, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Oregon Delegation Demands Trump Administration Provide Data Necessary to Address Health Disparities Amid Coronavirus Crisis
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Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
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| March 19, 2020
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Senator Doug Jones, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Expand Early Voting and Vote-by-Mail in Response to COVID-19
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Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
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| March 18, 2020
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Van Hollen, Klobuchar, Wyden Introduce Bill to Ensure Americans Can Still Vote Amidst Coronavirus
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Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
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| March 13, 2020
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With Unprecedented Disruptions Expected From Coronavirus, Klobuchar and Wyden Introduce Bill to Ensure Americans are Still Able to Vote
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Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
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| March 5, 2020
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Merkley to Introduce Rules Change to Require Witnesses for Future Impeachment Trials
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Sen. Jeff Merkley
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| March 3, 2020
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Senators Warren, Merkley, and Harris Raise Concerns That DHS-Operated "Tent Courts" Violate Asylum Seekers' Due Process Rights
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Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
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| Feb. 24, 2020
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Letter to David Ferriero, U.S. Archivist for the National Archives and Records Administration - Speier, Members of Congress Urge Archivist to Certify ERA Now!
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Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
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| Feb. 19, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Labor - Van Hollen, Murray, Democrats Push Departments of Education and Labor to Withdraw Rules Allowing for Federally Sanctioned Discrimination
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Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
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| Feb. 19, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the U.S. Education Department - Van Hollen, Murray, Democrats Push Departments of Education and Labor to Withdraw Rules Allowing for Federally Sanctioned Discrimination
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Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
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| Feb. 18, 2020
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Letter to Cabinet Members - Congressional Caucuses Oppose Trump Admin Rules to Weaken First Amendment Rights
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Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
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| Feb. 13, 2020
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Bonamici Backs Equal Rights Amendment in Historic Vote
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Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
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| Feb. 13, 2020
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Removing Deadline for Ratification of Equal Rights Amendment
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Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
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| Feb. 13, 2020
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Letter to Billy Williams, US Attorney, District of Oregon - Oregon Lawmakers Ask U.S. Attorney to Investigate Whether Local Police Violated Black Man's Civil Rights
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Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
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| Jan. 23, 2020
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Bipartisan, Bicameral Coalition Roll Out New Bill To Reform NSA Surveillance and Protect Americans' Rights
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Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
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| Jan. 17, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Joseph J. Simmons, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission - Wyden, Brown, Eshoo Urge FTC to Investigate Firm Collecting and Selling Americans' Financial Data
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Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
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| Dec. 18, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Ben Carson, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development - Booker, Colleagues Demand HUD Review Facial Recognition Technology Use in Public Housing
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Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
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| Dec. 18, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Service - Feinstein, Wyden, Murrary, Colleagues Demand HHS Rescind Rule Allowing Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination
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Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
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| Dec. 3, 2019
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Letter to Karen Lynch, Executive Vice President of CVS Health and President of Aetna Business Unit - Wyden, Booker Demand Answers on Biased Health Care Algorithms
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Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
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| Dec. 3, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Joseph J. Simmons, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission - Wyden, Booker Demand Answers on Biased Health Care Algorithms
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Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
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| Dec. 3, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Wyden, Booker Demand Answers on Biased Health Care Algorithms
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Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
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| Nov. 26, 2019
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Merkley, Wyden Join Bipartisan ERA Resolution
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Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
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| Nov. 25, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Ben Carson, Secretary of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Menendez, Booker, Colleagues Urge HUD to Reject Proposed Changes to the Fair Housing Act's Disparate Impact Standard
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Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
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| Nov. 22, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Charles Sheehan, Acting Inspector General of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Senator Doug Jones Leads Push for EPA to Enforce Civil Rights Protections
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Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
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| Nov. 20, 2019
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Letter to Jeffrey Bezos, CEO of Amazon.com, Inc. - Wyden, Markey, Van Hollen, Coons, Peters Question Ring's Data Security Practices
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Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
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| Nov. 18, 2019
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Letter to Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos - Committee Democrats Condemn Education Department Proposal to Eliminate Collection of Critical Civil Rights Data
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Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
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| Nov. 18, 2019
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Letter to Betsy Devos, Secretary of Education - Democrats Slam Devos' Decision to Mask Education Inequalities by Halting Critical Elements of Civil Rights Data Collection
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Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
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| Nov. 14, 2019
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In Letter to Wyden, ODNI Reveals the Government Has Stopped Collecting Phone Location and GPS Data Under Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act
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Sen. Ron Wyden
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| Nov. 6, 2019
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Wyden, Heinrich call for open intelligence committee hearing on Section 215 of the Patriot Act
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Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
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| Nov. 1, 2019
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Wyden Condemns HHS Rule to Allow Sweeping Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination Nationwide
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Sen. Ron Wyden
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| Oct. 31, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. David Hale, Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Department of State - Wyden, Merkley press State Department on policies to protect journalists abroad
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Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
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| Oct. 24, 2019
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Udall, Senate Democrats Introduce the Homeland Security Improvement Act
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Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
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| Oct. 18, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Mark Calabria, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency - Menendez, Booker, Colleagues Urge FHFA to Fulfill its Duty to Underserved, Limited-English Proficient Borrowers
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Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
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| Oct. 7, 2019
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Wyden Files U.S. Supreme Court Amicus Brief in Support of Federal Civil Rights Law
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Sen. Ron Wyden
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| Oct. 4, 2019
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Letter to Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor - Raskin Opposes Department Of Labor's Proposed Rule Allowing Discrimination In Hiring Practices
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Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
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