Markey also files his bill as an amendment to the appropriations package in the Senate Bill Text (PDF) Washington (December 17, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today led ten of his colleagues in introducing the States’ Right to Regulate AI Act, legislation to prohibit the... Read More

Washington (December 17, 2025) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after voting against the $1 trillion National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026. The FY26 NDAA passed the Senate by a final vote of 77 to 20 and now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law. “The Defense budget is the Trump... Read More

Isaacman requests SpaceX release him from NDA (PDF) SpaceX to Isaacman: Sen. Markey’s request has a “baseless premise” (PDF) Washington (December 15, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today slammed Elon Musk’s SpaceX for attempting to cover up its financial ties with Jared... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) Washington (December 15, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Representative Alma S. Adams, PhD (NC-12) today reintroduced the Enabling Farmer, Food worker, Environmental, and Climate Targets through Innovative, Values-aligned, and Equitable (EFFECTIVE) Food... Read More

Massachusetts visit builds on Senator Markey’s ongoing oversight of ICE facilities after visiting two Louisiana detention centers in April Watch: Senator Markey’s Press Conference at Faneuil Hall Boston (December 13, 2025) – After his visit to the Burlington ICE facility on Friday, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) held a press conference with... Read More

Washington (December 11, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order bypassing Congress and preempting state regulation of artificial intelligence (AI). “After months of failed lobbying and two... Read More

Markey: “Trump and Republicans never had a real health care plan—they only have a ‘We-Don’t-Care’ plan” Washington (December 11, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee and on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security,... Read More

Washington (December 11, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, released the following statement today after the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee voted to advance the House version of the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (December 11, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today wrote to Jared Isaacman, President Trump’s nominee to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and Executive Chairman of Shift4, urging Isaacman to release... Read More

Watch: Markey slams Republicans for increasing Americans’ health care costs and working to tear health care from 22 million people Washington (December 10, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security today slammed Republicans for... Read More

Delivery drivers, including Amazon’s own workers, face the greatest threat to their privacy Amazon Response Letter Text (PDF) Washington (December 10, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today released the latest findings in response to his probe into Amazon’s doorbell company,... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) Washington (December 10, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today reintroduced the International Human Rights Defense Act, legislation that would direct the State Department to monitor and respond to violence against LGBTQ+ people worldwide, while creating a comprehensive plan to combat discrimination, criminalization, and... Read More

Watch: Senator Markey celebrates 50th anniversary of IDEA, decries Trump cuts to special education programs at Department of Education Washington (December 9, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) on Thursday delivered floor remarks to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which was signed... Read More

Washington (December 8, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after President Donald Trump announced plans to bypass Congress and sign an Executive Order to preempt state regulation of artificial intelligence (AI). Trump’s announcement comes after the release of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for... Read More

Boston (December 5, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Primary Health and Retirement Security Subcommittee, released the following statement after today’s meeting of the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). “Today’s decision by ACIP to stop recommending... Read More

Washington (December 5, 2025) — Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Environment and Public Works Committees, today issued a statement on Sublime Systems’ announcement that it would pause construction of its low-carbon cement plants in Holyoke, Massachusetts. The Trump administration rescinded... Read More

Washington (December 4, 2025) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today introduced the Flight Delay and Cancellation Compensation Act, new legislation that will protect passengers by requiring airlines to provide cash compensation and free rebooking for passengers facing significant delays... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) Washington (December 4, 2025) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Representatives Don Beyer (VA-08) and John Garamendi (CA-08), co-chairs of the bicameral Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, and Representative Jim McGovern (MA-02) today reintroduced the bicameral Hastening Arms Limitation... Read More

Washington (December 3, 2025) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement after the Trump administration announced a roll-back of the corporate average fuel economy standards that save drivers money at the gas pump and cut dangerous air pollution. Senator Markey was... Read More

Washington (December 3, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Primary Health and Pensions subcommittee of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today celebrated the passage of his bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) ongoing initiative to... Read More