Washington (March 31, 2023) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), who led a group of 22 senators, in introducing a resolution to recognize the achievements and courage of the transgender community around the world, and to celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility.“Trans and nonbinary people in our... Read More

Lawmakers raise the alarm as state legislatures introduce more than 400 anti-LGBTQ+ bills since January Letter Text (PDF)Washington (March 31, 2023) – On International Transgender Day of Visibility, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security,... Read More

Bill Text (PDF)Washington (March 30, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today introduced the Aviation Minority Workforce Development Act, legislation that would direct the U.S. Secretary of Transportation to create a federal grant program to increase racial and gender minority access and representation in the aviation workforce, among other... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) | One-Pager (PDF)Washington (March 30, 2023) – During Disability Awareness Month, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass) and Representative Katie Porter (CA-47) today introduced the Disability and Age in Jury Service Nondiscrimination Act to prohibit excluding a person from federal jury service based on disability or age. The bill... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) | One-Pager (PDF)Washington (March 30, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representatives Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) today reintroduced the Fossil Free Finance Act, legislation that would direct the Federal Reserve to require major banks and other Systemically Important Financial... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) Washington (March 30, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) introduced the Transgender Bill of Rights, a landmark resolution to recognize the federal government’s duty in protecting and codifying the rights of transgender and nonbinary people, as well as to ensure trans... Read More

Washington (March 29, 2023) - With the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade and many states enacting extreme abortion bans, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.)—Chair of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee—and Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) in reintroducing the Equal Access to... Read More

Lawmakers join gun violence advocates in front of the Capitol Wednesday to demand Congress take additional action to stem epidemic of gun violence Bill Text (PDF) Washington (March 29, 2023) – As the nation reels from yet another tragic school shooting this week, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representatives Elissa Slotkin (MI-07),... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) Washington (March 29, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today introduced the Airport Infrastructure Resilience Act, legislation that would direct the Secretary of Transportation to create a pilot program to provide grants to airports for the planning, design, and construction of projects that improve their... Read More

Washington (March 28, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement on the passing of former Massachusetts State Representative Mel King.“With the passing of Mel King, we have lost a trailblazer in all of its forms: civil rights leader, grassroots organizer, educator, writer, legislator. He was my friend and one of the... Read More

Letter urges EPA to act on its own data, doubling number of lives saved within ten years Text of Letter (PDF) Washington (March 28, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, and Representatives Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE) and... Read More

 Bill Text (PDF) Washington (March 28, 2023) – Ahead of the second international Summit for Democracy co-hosted by the United States, and as LGBTQI+ people experience growing assaults on their safety and freedom both domestically and internationally, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today reintroduced... Read More

Washington (March 27, 2023) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) are introducing legislation that would redesignate the Salem Maritime National Historic Site as the Salem Maritime National Historical Park.Salem Maritime was established in 1938 as the first National Historic Site to be included in the... Read More

Washington (March 27, 2023) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined 17 Senate colleagues in a letter led by Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, to President Biden raising concerns over reports the Administration is considering a return to the ineffective and inhumane practice of detaining migrant... Read More

Shaheen’s letter reaffirms key U.S. national security priorities tied to providing access to non-covered reproductive health care for service members in the wake of the Supreme Court reversing Roe v. Wade, including health of the force, military readiness and recruitment and retention for all U.S. military branches.Washington (March 27, 2023)... Read More

Washington (March 23, 2023) - U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and U.S. Representative David Trone (MD-06) introduced the Due Process Continuity of Care Act. The bicameral bill amends Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy (MIEP) to ensure that pre-trial... Read More

Markey: “Taking on TikTok alone will not solve the sinister surveillance that kids and teens face online every day…Our obligation—in this moment—is to end the sinister surveillance across all of the Big Tech behemoths that is fueling a youth mental health crisis in our country.”WATCH: Senator Markey on TikTok and... Read More

Washington (March 21,2023) - Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congressman Richard E. Neal (MA-01) joined Chicopee Mayor John Vieau and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials to announce a $2,854,800 earmark to support the Chicopee Water Pollution Control Facility’s (WPCF) Nitrogen and Energy Optimization Project. The... Read More

At Roosevelt Institute convening on “Building the Green Transition,” Senator Markey lays out vision for path forward on permitting and unleashing clean energy that prioritizes rapid development and community engagement, without sacrificing environmental justice principles that facilitated passage of Inflation Reduction ActFull Text:... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) Washington (March 21, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Grace Meng (NY-06) today reintroduced the New Deal for New Americans Act, legislation to promote the inclusion of immigrants and refugees in the United States. The New Deal for New Americans Act would help... Read More