Bill Text (PDF) Washington (November 2, 2023) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security,and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) reintroduced the Flu Vaccine Act, legislation to invest in research for a universal influenza vaccine, that... Read More

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington (November 2, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in sending a letter to Secretary of the Department of Homeland... Read More

Boston (November 2, 2023) - Today, U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement regarding Wafaa Abuzayda and Abood Okal of Medway and their one-year-old son Yousef, who have left Gaza and begun the journey back to the United States: “After weeks of public and private advocacy, we are... Read More

Washington (November 1, 2023) – Following Vice President Kamala Harris’s speech on artificial intelligence (AI) at the U.S. Embassy in London, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (CA-51) applauded Vice President Harris’s commitment to defending civil and privacy rights while adopting an inclusive definition of AI... Read More

Washington (October 31, 2023) - As the United States Senate prepares an emergency supplemental appropriations bill to respond to the ongoing humanitarian and military crises in Ukraine, Israel, Gaza, and elsewhere, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Elizabeth Warren... Read More

Washington (October 31, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Sara Jacobs (CA-51) led 21 colleagues to urge the Biden-Harris administration to promote the importance of civil rights and democratic values in the governance of AI as the Vice President Kamala Harris joins the UK AI Safety Summit this week. In a letter to Vice... Read More

Washington (October 31, 2023) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) celebrated the Department of Transportation awarding nearly $4 million – through the first round of the Fiscal Year 2023 Safe Streets and Roads for All grants – to make safe bike paths accessible by developing... Read More

Markey also celebrated the inclusion of key provisions on AI and biosecurity in the executive order Washington (October 30, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) applauded the Biden administration for heeding their call to incorporate the White House Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights into its... Read More

Washington (October 30, 2023) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) introduced legislation to help people experiencing homelessness and behavioral health issues, including substance use disorder, receive coordinated support services. Specifically, the Homelessness and Behavioral Health Care Coordination Act of 2023 would... Read More

More than two-thirds of voters across parties support birth control pills being sold over-the-counter Washington (October 30, 2023)  – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined 43 Senate colleagues, led by Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.), chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chair of the Senate Health, Education,... Read More

Washington (October 27, 2023) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) in releasing the following statement on the... Read More

Washington (October 27, 2023) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined 19 Senate colleagues, led by Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, and Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Jeff... Read More

Washinton (October 26, 2023) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) announced $500,000 in federal funding through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving (EJCPS) Program to improve stormwater management along the Nashua... Read More

Following the approval of the new Arctic drilling at the Willow Project, the lawmakers encourage the Administration to permanently protect Arctic special areas and require the consideration of climate and ecological effects for fossil fuel leases  Letter Text (PDF) Washington (October 26, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the... Read More

Boston (October 26, 2023) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Representatives Richard Neal (MA-01), Jim McGovern (MA-02), Lori Trahan (MA-03), Jake Auchincloss (MA-04), Katherine Clark (MA-05), Seth Moulton (MA-06), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Stephen Lynch (MA-08), and Bill Keating (MA-09), released the... Read More

Senators, Representatives Introduce Updated Legislation to Protect Americans’ Health, Strengthen Environmental Justice Protections, and Shift Cleanup Burden to Corporations that Produce Fossil-based Plastics Washington, D.C. – Today, Seantor Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) in teaming up with Representative Jared... Read More

Millions of young people are using harmful e-cigarettes & other flavored tobacco products Washington (October 24, 2023) – Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) in reintroducing their bicameral Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and... Read More

“The Department of the Air Force remains committed… to meet these critical requirements in a timely, efficient, and cost effective manner.” Lawmakers' Letter to Air Force (PDF) | Air Force’s Letter to Lawmakers (PDF) Boston (October 24, 2023) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Representatives Katherine... Read More

Following FDA Approval of Opill Birth Control, Senators Call on Defense Department to Remove Barriers to Accessing Essential Health Care Washington (October 24, 2023) — Senator Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), who led 29 of their senate... Read More

Family caregivers provide $600 billion in unpaid care every year Bill Text (PDF) Washington (October 24, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, and Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) introduced the Alleviating Barriers... Read More