Washington (June 27, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after the Senate failed to advance Senator Tim Kaine’s (D-Va.) war powers resolution to halt the Trump administration’s use of United States Armed Forces for its unauthorized hostilities against Iran. Congress has the sole power to declare war,... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) Washington (June 27, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced the reintroduction of the LGBTQ+ Panic Defense Prohibition Act, legislation that would prohibit the use of “panic” defenses based on sexual orientation or gender identity in federal courts. These defenses seek to... Read More

Lawmakers release data showing over 250 schools at risk of delayed projects and higher energy costs Letter Text and Full Dataset (PDF) Washington (June 27, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Environment and Public Works and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committees, Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and... Read More

Washington (June 27, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Federal Communications Commission v. Consumers’ Research that the Universal Service Fund (USF) is constitutional. The USF funds broadband programs,... Read More

Washington (June 27, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Trump v. Casa, Inc. that district court judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions. “This ruling is what happens when the Supreme Court is packed with right-wing extremists who are not only unwilling... Read More

Washington (June 27, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congressman Seth Moulton’s (MA-06) legislation to redesignate the Salem Maritime National Historic Site as the Salem Maritime National Historical Park has now passed both chambers of Congress. The bill, which passed the House of Representatives in May and cleared the Senate last... Read More

Washington (June 27, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congressman Seth Moulton’s (MA-06) legislation to redesignate the Salem Maritime National Historic Site as the Salem Maritime National Historical Park has now passed both chambers of Congress. The bill, which passed the House of Representatives in May and cleared the Senate last... Read More

Lawmakers raise concerns with Republican health care and food security cuts Letter Text (PDF) Washington (June 26, 2025) - Small Business Committee Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today wrote to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and... Read More

Reports reveal office held people for days with little food and water, cramped cells, lack of access to health care ICE recently changed policy to attempt to block Congressional oversight, prevent Americans’ representatives from witnessing ICE’s violations “We are disturbed that ICE appears to be using the Burlington facility... Read More

Watch: Sen. Markey commemorates Gun Violence Awareness Month Washington (June 25, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Gun Violence Prevention Caucus, today announced a package of gun violence prevention bills that would significantly decrease the pervasive threat of gun violence across the United States by putting an end to... Read More

Washington (June 25, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.) today celebrated the unanimous passage of their Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0) through the Commerce Committee. The legislation would update online data... Read More

Legislation would create dedicated public engagement office and program to lower financial barriers to participation Bill Text (PDF) | One Pager (PDF) Washington (June 25, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today introduced the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Public Engagement... Read More

Washington (June 24, 2025) –  Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today joined Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) along with U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-07), Ranking Member of the Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee, and Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA-44) to introduce the Health Equity and Access under Law (HEAL) for... Read More

Women’s Health Protection Act comes as Trump and Congressional Republicans move to restrict a woman’s right to choose and toward a national abortion ban Washington (June 24, 2025) – On the third anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined the entire Senate Democratic caucus in introducing... Read More

Washington (June 24, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.) today announced that Google has endorsed their Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0). The legislation would update online data privacy rules for the 21st... Read More

Boston (June 21, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after the U.S. launched strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities.  “Trump’s military attack on Iran was illegal and unconstitutional. This attack was not approved by Congress and holds dangers for all Americans. The American people do not want another... Read More

Washington (June 20, 2025) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), co-chairs of the Senate Environmental Justice Caucus, today issued the following statement applauding the U.S. District Court of Maryland’s decision vacating the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s termination of grants awarded... Read More

Washington (June 20, 2025) — Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today joined Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA-36) to introduce the “World Refugee Day Resolution” to reaffirm the United States’ commitment to supporting the safety, health and welfare of refugees... Read More

State/DHS Letter Text (PDF) | GAO Letter Text (PDF) Washington (June 20, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today led their colleagues in two letters about the government’s use of artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies to determine... Read More

Senator Markey is an author of Juneteenth National Independence Act signed into law in June 2021 Watch: Senator Markey in conversation with “Boston Ben” Haith, organizer, activist, and designer of the Juneteenth flag Boston (June 18, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senate author of the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act of 2021,... Read More