Amendment calls for social media companies to reduce threat of online hate speech leading to offline violence   Washington (June 26, 2019) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations East Asia Subcommittee, today praised passage of his amendment to S.Res.34, which expresses support for the... Read More

  Every freight train would be required to have a certified conductor and engineer on board   Washington (June 26, 2019) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today introduced the Safe Freight Act, legislation that would promote rail safety by mandating at least two-person crews on all freight trains in the... Read More

  Lawmakers propose tax credits to spur offshore wind energy   Washington (June 25, 2019) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Congressman Jim Langevin (RI-02) reintroduced legislation today that would spur the growth of offshore wind energy in the United States by extending tax credits for the... Read More

  Senator is co-author of Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act   Washington (June 25, 2019) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) expressing concern that YouTube has violated the Children’s... Read More

  Boston (June 21, 2019) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s authorization of military strikes against Iran in response to its shooting down an unmanned U.S. aircraft in international airspace and abrupt... Read More

  Udall, Booker, Markey, Merkley, & Whitehouse sound the alarm as Trump admin. waters down revamped Toxic Substances Control Act to protect chemical industry rather than public health Three years after overwhelming, bipartisan passage of landmark legislation overhauling TSCA, senators raise concerns that Trump EPA’s implementation of... Read More

  Washington (June 20, 2019) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (NY-12) lead sponsors of the Gun Violence Prevention Research Act, released the following joint statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a spending bill that includes $50 million for gun violence research. This is the... Read More

  Washington, D.C. – In response to unprecedented levels of immigrants being detained around the country and startling reports of neglect and mistreatment at immigrant detention centers,U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today... Read More

   CPSC has faced criticism for mishandling recalls, current head Buerkle to step down in October   Washington (June 20, 2019) – In advance of the Senate Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Manufacturing, Trade, and Consumer Protection oversight hearing on the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Senators Edward J. Markey... Read More

  Senator is author of Children’s Television Act   Washington (June 19, 2019) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and author of the Children’s Television Act, released the following statement after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced... Read More

  Senator has introduced bipartisan legislation to update COPPA; plans to introduce new legislation to protect kids against manipulation, marketing, and harmful content online   Washington (June 19, 2019) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, which has jurisdiction over... Read More

  Under Markey questioning, Craft agrees to recuse herself from any UN discussions and meetings on coal   VIDEO: https://bit.ly/2x20X1I   Washington (June 19, 2019) – At today’s Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the nomination of Ambassador to Canada Kelly Knight Craft to be the new United Nations... Read More

  Washington (June 19, 2019) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and co-author of the Green New Deal resolution, released the following statement today after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its final rule to repeal and replace the Clean Power... Read More

  According to CBP, a recent breach of license plate and facial images affected up to 100,000 individuals   Washington (June 14, 2019) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Security Subcommittee of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today wrote to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)... Read More

  Letter also expresses concern with State Department policies failing to promote LGBTI rights   Washington (June 14, 2019) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, led a letter today with 17 Senate colleagues opposing State Department decisions to reject requests from four embassies... Read More

  Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Jim Risch (R-ID), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today reintroduced the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, bipartisan legislation that would... Read More

  Introduce bill assessing China’s exploitation of Hong Kong’s autonomy   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) this week introduced a bill which would amend the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 to require a report on how the People’s Republic of China (RPC)... Read More

  Bipartisan Bill Would Incentivize Use of Energy-Saving Glass   WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Ed Markey, D-Mass., along with Congressmen Trent Kelly, R-Miss., and Steven Horsford, D-Nev., today introduced the Dynamic Glass Act. The bill would make electrochromic glass eligible for federal energy tax credits. This... Read More

  Washington (June 13, 2019) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), and Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) today introduced the 3D Printed Gun Safety Act, legislation to prohibit the online distribution of blueprints and instructions that allow for the three dimensional (3D) printing of firearms. Last year, the... Read More

  Washington, D.C. – Senators Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Ed Markey (D-MA) today introduced the Hack Your State Department Act, legislation to establish a program for pre-screened professionals to hack the State Department in order to identify cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Under the legislation, a hacker will be compensated for... Read More