Bill Text (PDF) Washington (March 25, 2026) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), co-chairs of the bicameral Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, today reintroduced the No Nuclear Weapons for Saudi Arabia Act, legislation that would mandate that any nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia can go into... Read More

Washington (March 25, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, released the following statement today after Meta and Google were found liable in a social media addiction lawsuit. “Big Tech’s Big Tobacco moment has arrived. Today’s verdict against Meta and Google is a historic moment... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) | One-Pager (PDF) Washington (March 25, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today introduced the Youth AI Privacy Act, legislation that would require artificial intelligence (AI) companies to implement privacy safeguards in their AI chatbots. In 2025,... Read More

Washington (March 24, 2026) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after voting for the third time to prevent the Trump administration from further military action against Iran without congressional approval. Senator Chris Murphy’s resolution failed, 47-53, after Republicans once again blocked bringing the Iran War to... Read More

Washington (March 23, 2026) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released the following statement after the U.S. Senate confirmed Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to head the Department of Homeland Security. “The Trump administration has sent ICE thugs into our communities to terrorize innocent immigrants, raid homes without judicial... Read More

Washington (March 23, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today celebrated the Senate passage of his bipartisan and bicameral Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act, legislation to establish funding at the Department of Commerce for the rescue, recovery and research... Read More

Washington (March 20, 2026) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, released the following statement after President Trump released his national artificial intelligence (AI) legislative framework that calls for Congress to prevent states from regulating AI: “President Trump is continuing... Read More

Washington (March 18, 2026) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after voting for the second time to prevent the Trump administration from further military action against Iran without congressional approval. The vote failed, 47-53. “I just left the Senate floor where I voted for a War Powers Resolution to end... Read More

Call Out Hypocrisy of Trump Administration for Letting Saudi Arabia Develop Nuclear Program While Waging War on Iran Letter Text (PDF) Washington (March 18, 2026) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), co-chairs of the bicameral Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, and Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ron... Read More

Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act passes House of Representatives, to become law Bill Text (PDF) | One-Pager (PDF) Washington (March 17, 2026) – Small Business Committee Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released a statement following House passage of bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Small Business Innovation... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) | One-Pager (PDF) Washington (March 17, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, today introduced the Equal Tax Act, legislation that would put working people first and close tax loopholes for the wealthy.... Read More

Urge transparency from Meta on its plan to integrate technology as Americans’ concerns over mass surveillance heighten Letter Text (PDF) Washington (March 17, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) today wrote to Chairman... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (March 17, 2026) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, today led members of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation—Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Representatives Richard Neal (MA-01),... Read More

Read the full piece in Newsweek Washington (March 16, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, and Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director under President Joe Biden, published an op-ed in... Read More

Washington (March 16, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), the leading Congressional investigator into the BP oil spill disaster, blasted the Department of the Interior’s approval of BP’s Kaskida project, a $5-billion offshore oil project in the Gulf of Mexico, which will have significant negative consequences for nearby communities and... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (March 15, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr, urging him to resign over his latest social media post threatening to revoke broadcasters’ licenses if they do not... Read More

Washington (March 11, 2026) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today joined Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) along with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and 40 colleagues in pressing the Department of Defense to provide answers to the American people on... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) Washington (March 10, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today introduced the Support for Astrophysical Observatories and National High-Energy Astrophysics Hubs Act, legislation that would create national... Read More

Boston (March 8, 2026) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released the following statement after the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., ruled against the Trump administration’s efforts to terminate temporary protected status (TPS) for Haiti. Last year, Senator Markey led an amicus brief in the case, Miot v. Trump, urging the court... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Boston (March 6, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, along with Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), today wrote to Ann Rendahl, President of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC),... Read More