Announces plan to reintroduce bill to require the U.S. government to determine whether crimes against Rohingya were genocide   Washington (March 25, 2021) - Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific, called on the Biden administration and the international... Read More

Washington (March 25, 2021) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), with Congresswomen Debbie Dingell (MI-12) and Julia Brownley (CA-26), today reintroduced the Climate Change Education Act. This legislation would create a grant program at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to assist state and local education agencies improve... Read More

Washington (March 25, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after Governor Charlie Baker heeded calls from the federal delegation to allocate some of the $4.5 billion in federal funding that was given to the state in the American Rescue Plan to communities hardest hit by COVID-19.  The announcement... Read More

Text of Letter to Treasury (PDF)Washington D.C. (March 25, 2021) - United States Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) along with six other senators and 26 other members of the House of Representatives, sent a letter requesting Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen use... Read More

Senate and House lawmakers send letters urging administration to use Obama-era fuel economy standards as national baseline Washington (March 24, 2021) -- Today, Senator Markey and Representative Matsui sent letters, along with 79 members of Congress, to President Joseph Biden to address the importance of setting ambitious and achievable... Read More

Bicameral legislation would help consumers protect their connected-homes and devices from growing cyber threats Washington (March 24, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congressman Ted W. Lieu (CA-33) today reintroduced the Cyber Shield Act, legislation that will create a voluntary cybersecurity certification program for... Read More

Bipartisan resolution condemns treatment of religious and ethnic groups, seeks to build international investigation into human rights abuses and crimes in Xinjiang WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Mitt... Read More

Washington (March 19, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Representatives Tony Cárdenas (CA-29) and Linda Sánchez (CA-38) and a bicameral group of their colleagues to urge the Biden administration to ensure undocumented immigrants across the country can... Read More

Washington, D.C. (March 19, 2021) — U.S. Senators Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) joined as a bipartisan group of Senators in introducing a bipartisan resolution condemning the Chinese government’s ongoing crackdown against democracy and fundamental freedoms in Hong Kong as well... Read More

Washington D.C. (March 19, 2021) – U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and 36 of his Senate colleagues in requesting the Biden administration join the U.S. Congress in officially recognizing the Ottoman Empire's genocide against the Armenian people. To... Read More

Letter to Baker (PDF) | Letter to Treasury (PDF)Washington D.C. (March 18, 2021) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), along with members of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, sent letters to Governor Charlie Baker and Treasury Secretary... Read More

Washington (March 19, 2021) -- Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representatives Seth Moulton (MA-06) and Lori Trahan (MA-03) today re-introduced the Essex National Heritage Area Permanency Act of 2021, legislation that would eliminate the total funding cap for the Essex National Heritage Area and extend its... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) | Bill Summary (PDF)     Data For Progress Analysis (PDF) | Data For Progress Survey (PDF)   Washington DC (March 18, 2021) - United States Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congressman Andrew Levin (D-Mich.), along with Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez... Read More

“Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act” establishes standards to ensure equitable and quality education for all students Washington (March 17, 2021) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), and Representatives Matt Cartwright (PA-08) and David McKinley (WV-01) today reintroduced bipartisan legislation that will... Read More

Washington (March 12, 2021) – Today, U.S. Senators Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) re-introduced legislation that would help restore trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve by helping prevent police-involved deaths and encouraging independent, impartial investigations into law... Read More

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $662,922 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the city of Salem, Massachusetts, to implement a recovery strategy to plan for long-term recovery and ensure the region’s tourist economy remains competitive in the future. This EDA grant, to... Read More

Washington (March 12, 2021) — Senators Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) reintroduced the Sunshine Protection Act this week, legislation that would make Daylight Saving Time (DST) permanent... Read More

Bill Would Extend Authorization For Fifteen Years, Remove Funding Limits WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.), and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Friday reintroduced legislation to reauthorize the two National Heritage Areas (NHAs) in Connecticut... Read More

As passenger complaints skyrocketed during the coronavirus pandemic, the Trump administration’s DOT finalized a rule that weakened its own consumer protection authorityWashington (March 11, 2021) — Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.),... Read More

Fellowship broadens U.S. cooperation with Taiwan and expertise in the Indo-Pacific region by exchanging U.S. public servants to Taiwan Washington (March 10, 2021) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chairman of the East Asia Subcommittee on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), member of the Senate... Read More