Washington (July 19, 2023) - Senator Edward J. Markey joins Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), along with Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Richard Durbin (I-Ill.), John... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) Washington (July 19, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (NY-07) today announced the introduction of the Fueling Alternative Transportation with a Carbon Aviation Tax (FATCAT) Act, legislation... Read More

Washington (July 18, 2023) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined 21 colleagues, led by Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), in a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Department of Homeland Security... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) Washington (July 18, 2023) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) today announced the reintroduction of the Equity in Pre-Trial Health Coverage Act, legislation that would protect the continuity of federal health benefits... Read More

Washington (July 18, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and Representative Anna Eshoo (CA-16) today led their colleagues in introducing two health security bills that would empower the federal government to investigate the health impacts of nuclear war and... Read More

Lawmakers ask HHS to expand federal health regulations to require a warrant for law enforcement access to all medical records, prohibit sharing records with other law enforcement agencies, and require patient notification of record disclosure Washington (July 18, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)... Read More

Washington (July 18, 2023) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Ted Budd (R-N.C.), members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, today introduced the Artificial Intelligence and Biosecurity Risk Assessment Act and the Strategy for Public Health Preparedness and Response to Artificial Intelligence Threats Act,... Read More

FCC’s new Cyber Trust Mark mirrors lawmakers’ Cyber Shield Act by corralling security experts, industry leaders to create new cybersecurity benchmarks for smart devices Washington (July 18, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Ted W. Lieu (CA-36) today applauded the Biden administration’s... Read More

2022 Outside Investigation Uncovered More than 300 Oath Keepers Who Described Themselves as “Current or Former Employees of the Department of Homeland Security” March 2022, DHS Reported Significant Gaps in its Ability to Comprehensively “Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Potential Threats Related to Domestic Violent... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) Washington (July 14, 2023) – Ahead of Cambodia’s 2023 general election, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Marco Rubio (R-Fl.), along with Representatives Chris Smith (NJ-04) and Lori Trahan (MA-03), today reintroduced the Cambodia Democracy and Human Rights Act, bipartisan... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) Washington (July 13, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Representative Doris Matsui (CA-07), ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications & Technology, today reintroduced their Algorithmic Justice and... Read More

Washington (July 13, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today filed over a dozen amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), including language that would prohibit the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the U.S. military’s nuclear launch decisions, advance the cause of nuclear disarmament and... Read More

Washington (July 13, 2023) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Representative Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) in reintroducing the Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act of 2023, bicameral legislation to prohibit the use of the death penalty at the federal level... Read More

Lawmakers lead 91 colleagues in pushing for robust light- and medium-duty vehicle emissions standards to protect public health, benefit climate and economy Letter Text (PDF) Washington (July 13, 2023) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate and Nuclear Safety,... Read More

Washington (July 13, 2023) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), who led 12 Senators, in the introduction of a resolution to protect the fundamental rights of the nation’s children to a safe, habitable environment in the face of climate chaos’ increasingly destructive effects. This resolution is also... Read More

Failure to account for health impacts of lead-sheathed cables is “corporate irresponsibility of the worst kind”   Letter Text (PDF) Washington (July 12, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety and the author of the... Read More

Washington (July 12, 2023) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Boston Municipal Court Judge Myong Joun to the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts:  “We are delighted that the Senate voted to confirm Judge Myong... Read More

Washinton (July 10, 2023) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Representative Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) in introducing the IDEA Full Funding Act. This legislation would finally ensure Congress fulfills its commitment to fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). In 1975, Congress... Read More

Washington (July 7, 2023) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Chris VanHollen (D-Md.), who led Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Tom Carper (D-Del.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), in calling on President Joe Biden to designate a policy lead to facilitate greater... Read More

Letter to Seqens (PDF)Seqens’s response to lawmakers’ first letter (PDF) Boston (July 6, 2023) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Seth Moulton (MA-06) today sent a follow-up letter to Seqens North America calling for answers about the company’s history of safety... Read More