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U.S. Senator from Oregon

Ron Wyden

Democrat · Oregon

Serving since 1996. Former Finance Committee chair. Pioneer of internet freedom (co-authored Section 230). Focus on healthcare, tax reform, surveillance, and digital rights.

Record

Progressive Democrat and internet freedom pioneer. Co-authored Section 230 protecting online speech. Led Finance Committee on tax reform. Consistent opponent of mass surveillance programs.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (8 on record)

  • S.5081 — Congressional Trade Powers Reform Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • S.5040 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose limitations on high-income taxpayers with large retirement account balances. (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
  • S.5002 — Duster Inhalation Prevention Act (Introduced, Jul 15, 2026)
  • S.4997 — Nitrous Oxide Inhalation Prevention Act (Introduced, Jul 15, 2026)
  • S.5006 — Work Without Worry Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 15, 2026)
  • 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". (Introduced, Jun 24, 2026)
    This joint resolution prohibits the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) from testing a new Medicare payment model in certain states that involves a prior authorization process and the use of enhanced technology by third-party contractors to determine whether certain claims should be paid…
  • S.4773 — DASH Act (Introduced, Jun 11, 2026)
  • S.4740 — A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to improve transparency, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jun 10, 2026)

Notable votes

  • Voted Nay on S.Res. 817 — S. Res. 817 (Resolution Agreed to, Jul 30, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on S.Res. 817 — Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. Res. 817 (Cloture Motion Agreed to, Jul 29, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R. 6644 — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 6644 with an Amendment (SA 5823) (Cloture Motion Agreed to, Jun 18, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on S. 2 — S. 2, As Amended (Bill Passed, Jun 5, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on S. 2 — Cortez Masto Amdt. No. 5463 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on S. 2 — Padilla Amdt. No. 5808 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on S. 2 — Gallego Amdt. No. 5813 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on S. 2 — Peters Amdt. No. 5763 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)

Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)

  • S.5189 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994, to codify and clarify gender neutral standards for members of certain Armed Forces, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
  • S.5184 — A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish a summer meal delivery vehicle pilot program, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
  • S.5201 — A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
  • S.5182 — A bill to establish a Federal working group for recycled plastic content traceability, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
  • S.5200 — A bill to amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to include spotted lanternfly control research and development as a high-priority research and extension initiative, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
  • S.5185 — A bill to provide for auditing of the Pentagon. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
  • S.5126 — A bill to amend the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act and the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to further plant cultivar and animal breed research, development, and commercialization, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 28, 2026)
  • S.4814 — A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status. (Introduced, Jul 27, 2026)

Voting analysis

Ron Wyden is ranking member of the finance committee and sits ex officio across its subcommittees, holds senior standing on the joint taxation committee, and has served since the early nineteen-eighties. His filed and cosponsored totals are both among the largest here.

First elected in 1981, now serving across 24 terms. Ron Wyden falls in the veteran cohort.

2032
Bills sponsored
8618
Bills cosponsored

Of the 8 most recent of those, 8 currently sit at Introduced.

Surveillance, and the shape of a no

The most legible thread in his departures is a vote against a surveillance reauthorisation at passage — a subject he has worked on for decades and one where his position has repeatedly differed from his caucus leadership rather than from his party's voters.

The rest show a consistent method. On one bill he opposed the final product while supporting two amendments to it, one offered from the left of his caucus and one from a Republican. On another he voted against both cloture and passage. He also supported a Republican amendment that was adopted. The pattern is a legislator who treats amendments and final passage as separate questions and answers them separately.

7.4%
Votes against the Democrat majority
217
Roll calls where a party majority formed
14 of 45
Rank among Senate Democrats, most defections first
The 10 most recent of 16 roll calls where Ron Wyden voted against the Senate Democrat majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
S. 1071
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 1071
On the Cloture Motion S. 1071 · roll call 119		Dec 15, 2025Cloture Motion Agreed toNay (party: Yea)
S. 2296
S. 2296, as amended
On Passage of the Bill S. 2296 · roll call 119		Oct 9, 2025Bill PassedNay (party: Yea)
S. 2296
Sanders Amdt. No. 3853
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3853 to S.Amdt. 3748 to S. 2296 (No short title on file) · roll call 119		Oct 9, 2025Amendment RejectedYea (party: Nay)
S. 2296
Scott (FL) Amdt. No. 3535
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3535 to S.Amdt. 3748 to S. 2296 (No short title on file) · roll call 119		Oct 9, 2025Amendment RejectedYea (party: Nay)
S. 331
S. 331, as amended
On Passage of the Bill S. 331 · roll call 119		Mar 14, 2025Bill PassedNay (party: Yea)
S. 331
Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. 331
On the Cloture Motion S. 331 · roll call 119		Mar 13, 2025Cloture Motion Agreed toNay (party: Yea)
S. 5
Ernst Amdt No. 8, As Amended
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 8 to S. 5 (No short title on file) · roll call 119		Jan 20, 2025Amendment Agreed toYea (party: Nay)
H.R. 5009
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 5009
On the Cloture Motion H.R. 5009 · roll call 118		Dec 16, 2024Cloture Motion Agreed toNay (party: Yea)
H.J.Res. 109
On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 109 · roll call 118		May 16, 2024Joint Resolution PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R. 7888
On Passage of the Bill H.R. 7888 · roll call 118		Apr 19, 2024Bill PassedNay (party: Yea)

Below the Oregon average

Oregon's two Democratic senators both depart from the caucus relatively often, and the state average is high as a result. Wyden sits under it.

Among the 2 Democrats in the Oregon delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 8.3%. Ron Wyden is below that average at 7.4%.

What he legislates on

Congressional trade powers reform, limits on high-income taxpayers holding large retirement balances, two separate measures on inhalant abuse, and a bill on working without penalty. The finance jurisdiction is visible in the tax bills; the inhalant measures are not obviously from anywhere else.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Ron Wyden's cluster into: Armed Forces and National Security (1), Environmental Protection (1), Health (1), Housing and Community Development (1), Social Welfare (1), Taxation (1).

Attendance

He misses a small share of votes.

1.4%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
3
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Ron Wyden has 2032 bills sponsored, 8618 cosponsored, 8 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • Joint Committee on Taxation (Senior member)
  • Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
  • Senate Committee on Finance (Ranking Member)
  • Senate Committee on the Budget
  • Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
  • Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Energy
  • Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
  • Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Water and Power (Ranking Member)
  • Senate Committee on Finance: Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure (Ex Officio)
  • Senate Committee on Finance: Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth (Ex Officio)
  • Senate Committee on Finance: Health Care (Ex Officio)
  • Senate Committee on Finance: International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness (Ex Officio)

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