Bill Text (PDF) Washington (July 13, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Representative Doris Matsui (CA-07), ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications & Technology, today reintroduced their Algorithmic Justice and... Read More

Washington (July 13, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today filed over a dozen amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), including language that would prohibit the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the U.S. military’s nuclear launch decisions, advance the cause of nuclear disarmament and... Read More

Washington (July 13, 2023) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Representative Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) in reintroducing the Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act of 2023, bicameral legislation to prohibit the use of the death penalty at the federal level... Read More

Washington (July 13, 2023) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), who led 12 Senators, in the introduction of a resolution to protect the fundamental rights of the nation’s children to a safe, habitable environment in the face of climate chaos’ increasingly destructive effects. This resolution is also... Read More

Lawmakers lead 91 colleagues in pushing for robust light- and medium-duty vehicle emissions standards to protect public health, benefit climate and economy Letter Text (PDF) Washington (July 13, 2023) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate and Nuclear Safety,... Read More

Failure to account for health impacts of lead-sheathed cables is “corporate irresponsibility of the worst kind”   Letter Text (PDF) Washington (July 12, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety and the author of the... Read More

Washington (July 12, 2023) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Boston Municipal Court Judge Myong Joun to the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts:  “We are delighted that the Senate voted to confirm Judge Myong... Read More

Washinton (July 10, 2023) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Representative Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) in introducing the IDEA Full Funding Act. This legislation would finally ensure Congress fulfills its commitment to fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). In 1975, Congress... Read More

Washington (July 7, 2023) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Chris VanHollen (D-Md.), who led Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Tom Carper (D-Del.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), in calling on President Joe Biden to designate a policy lead to facilitate greater... Read More

Letter to Seqens (PDF)Seqens’s response to lawmakers’ first letter (PDF) Boston (July 6, 2023) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Seth Moulton (MA-06) today sent a follow-up letter to Seqens North America calling for answers about the company’s history of safety... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) | One-Pager (PDF) Boston (July 5, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today announced the Survival Aid for Emergencies (SAFE) through Medicare Act, legislation that would require Medicare to cover the full cost of equipment medically necessary for those who are at-risk in the event of a climate disaster—ensuring... Read More

Boston (June 30, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Biden v. Nebraska to strike down President Joe Biden’s student-debt relief plan:“The stolen, far-right... Read More

WATCH: At press conference, Senator Markey blasts far-right justices for turning a blind eye to injustice, inequity in college admissions Boston (June 29, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), author of legislation to expand the U.S. Supreme Court from nine to 13 justices, released the following statement after the Court ruled to strike... Read More

Boston (June 28, 2023) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today celebrated the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) announcement that it has awarded the City of Brockton more than $7 million in federal funding—through Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE)... Read More

Washington (June 26, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Representative Grace Meng (NY-06) issued the following statement after Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel today announced a proposal to expand E-Rate... Read More

Boston (June 26, 2023) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03)and Lowell City Manager Tom Golden announced the City of Lowell is receiving $21,400,000 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to support four bridge rehabilitation and preservation projects across the... Read More

Gender Affirming CARE Act would provide $25 million to the National Institutes of Health for federal public health researchers to understand health care obstacles Bill Text (PDF) Washington (June 26, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and... Read More

LGBTQ+ people are nine times more likely than non-LGBTQ+ people to be victims of violent hate crimes, and trans people of color face disproportionate rates of violence Bill Text (PDF) Washington (June 26, 2023) – Today, on Equality Day, commemorating a slate of Supreme Court decisions – including Lawrence v. Texas, United... Read More

Boston (June 26, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, celebrated the Biden administration’s announcement today to award $147,422,464 in federal funding—through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program in the... Read More

Washington (June 24, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, and author of the Right to Contraception Act and the Judiciary Act, released the following statement today, marking one year since the far-right... Read More