Edward J. Markey, D-MA

Edward J. Markey is a Democratic Senator from Massachusetts.

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The list below shows the pieces of legislation (including bills, resolutions, and amendments) that this legislator has sponsored. Not all pieces of legislation have been brought for a roll call vote.

sjres202-119 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Small Business Administration relating to "Citizenship and Residency Requirements and Recission of Procedural Notice 5000-872050" and "Revised Applicant Ownership, Citizenship, and Residency Requirements for 7(a) and 504 Loans".
s3568-119 - A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide individuals approved for naturalization with the right to complete the naturalization process, and for other purposes. (aka Naturalization and Oath Ceremony Protection Act)
s2476-119 - A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of disability. (aka Disability and Age in Jury Service Nondiscrimination Act)
sres192-119 - A resolution designating April 30, 2025, as "National Assistive Technology Awareness Day".
s1913-119 - A bill to amend the Revised Statutes to remove the defense of qualified immunity in the case of any action under section 1979, and for other purposes. (aka Ending Qualified Immunity Act)
s1268-119 - A bill to amend title 49 of the United States Code, to revise the qualifications for organization designation authorization holders, and for other purposes. (aka Safety Starts at the Top Act of 2025)
s3876-119 - A bill to amend the Small Business Act to spur entrepreneurial ecosystems in underserved communities, and for other purposes. (aka SPARK Act)
s2154-119 - A bill to direct the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe rules prohibiting the marketing of firearms to minors, and for other purposes. (aka Protecting Kids from Gun Marketing Act)
s1187-119 - A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the Deerfield River for potential addition to the national wild and scenic rivers system, and for other purposes. (aka Deerfield River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2025)
s3282-119 - A bill to authorize the imposition of sanctions with respect to significant actions that exacerbate climate change, to reinforce comprehensive efforts to limit global average temperature rise, and for other purposes. (aka Targeting Environmental and Climate Recklessness Act of 2025)
s1519-119 - A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness. (aka Arctic Refuge Protection Act of 2025)
s315-119 - A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to issue a rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in passenger motor vehicles, and for other purposes. (aka AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025)
s2165-119 - A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the distribution of 3D printer plans for the printing of firearms, and for other purposes. (aka 3D Printed Gun Safety Act of 2025)
s3225-119 - A bill to amend the Fishing Safety Training Grants and Fishing Safety Research Grant programs. (aka Fishing Industry Safety, Health, and Wellness Improvement Act of 2025)
s173-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase excise taxes on fuel used by private jets, and for other purposes. (aka Fueling Alternative Transportation with a Carbon Aviation Tax Act of 2025)
s5119-119 - A bill to require the United States Postal Service to sell the Alzheimer's semipostal stamp for 6 additional years.
s3222-119 - A bill to express the sense of Congress regarding the need for a nationwide moratorium on electric and natural gas utility disconnections during a Government shutdown, to ensure that electric service is not disconnected for electric consumers during certain lapses in appropriations, and for other purposes. (aka Stop Shut-Offs During Shutdowns Act)
s4038-119 - A bill to exempt small business concerns from duties imposed by the President under section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 and to prevent price gouging with respect to goods subject to such duties. (aka Small Business Liberation 2.0 Act)
s1118-119 - A bill to establish a program to increase drinking water and wastewater system threat preparedness and resilience, and for other purposes. (aka Water Intelligence, Security, and Cyber Threat Protection Act of 2025)
s3426-119 - A bill to establish in the Department of State a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ People, and for other purposes. (aka International Human Rights Defense Act of 2025)
s3884-119 - A bill to establish a Fund to provide grants to businesses affected by Federal immigration enforcement, and for other purposes. (aka Small Business ICE Disruption Fund Act)
s3625-119 - A bill to amend the Revised Statutes to remove the defense of qualified immunity in the case of any action under section 1979, and for other purposes. (aka Qualified Immunity Abolition Act of 2026)
s2155-119 - A bill to ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers. (aka Keeping Gun Dealers Honest Act of 2025)
s325-119 - A bill to reduce health risks of heat by establishing the National Integrated Heat Health Information System within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Integrated Heat Health Information System Interagency Committee to improve extreme heat preparedness, planning, and response, and for other purposes. (aka Coordinated Federal Response to Extreme Heat Act of 2025)
s2905-119 - A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require the establishment of an Office of Public Engagement in the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, and for other purposes. (aka Pipeline Accountability Act of 2025)
s4833-119 - A bill to prohibit certain uses of automated decision systems by employers, and for other purposes. (aka No Robot Bosses Act)
s2795-119 - A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that revenues collected from passengers as aviation security fees are used to help finance the costs of aviation security screening by repealing a requirement that a portion of such fees be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury. (aka FASTER Act)
s1573-119 - A bill to amend the Small Business Act to reauthorize and modify the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Research programs, and for other purposes. (aka SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2025)
s3356-119 - A bill to reduce and eliminate threats posed by nuclear weapons to the United States, and for other purposes. (aka HALT Act of 2025)
s4725-119 - A bill to amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to provide for high-priority research and extension grants for natural climate solutions, and for other purposes. (aka Natural Climate Solutions Research and Extension Act of 2026)
s2613-119 - A bill to establish protections for warehouse workers, and for other purposes. (aka Warehouse Worker Protection Act)
s4941-119 - A bill to expand access to methadone through alternative care models using pharmacies. (aka Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act 2.0 of 2026)
s4142-119 - A bill to authorize the Attorney General to provide grants to States, units of local government, and organizations to support the recruitment, training, and development of staff and infrastructure needed to support the due process rights of individuals facing removal. (aka Securing Help for Immigrants through Education and Legal Development Act)
s3536-119 - A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to the safety of driving automation systems, and for other purposes. (aka Stay in Your Lane Act)
s4377-119 - A bill to require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish a Climate Change Education Program, and for other purposes. (aka Climate Change Education Act)
s2246-119 - A bill to amend the Small Business Act to prohibit certain offices of the Small Business Administration from undertaking a reduction in force, and for other purposes. (aka Save Our Staff Act of 2025)
s5205-119 - A bill to promote democracy, defend human rights, and impose accountability on the Government of Turkey for systemic political repression, censorship, transnational repression, and violations of international law. (aka Turkey Human Rights Promotion Act of 2026)
s1499-119 - A bill to establish a program awarding competitive grants to organizations administering entrepreneurial development programming to currently incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals, and other purposes. (aka New Start Act of 2025)
s4376-119 - A bill to establish youth advisory councils for the purpose of providing recommendations to the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of the Interior, Department of Energy, Department of Agriculture, and Department of Commerce with respect to environmental issues as those issues relate to youth communities, and for other purposes. (aka Youth Climate Leadership Act of 2026)
s5257-119 - A bill to expedite the provision of humanitarian assistance, including life-saving medical care, to the people of North Korea, and for other purposes. (aka Enhancing North Korea Humanitarian Assistance Act of 2026)
s4982-119 - A bill to require employers of airport service workers at small, medium, and large hub airports to ensure that airport service workers are paid the prevailing wage and provided fringe benefits, and for other purposes. (aka Good Jobs for Good Airports Act)
s5292-119 - A bill to provide for green and resilient health care infrastructure, and for other purposes. (aka Granting Resources for Eliminating Emissions Now in Hospitals Act)
s1030-119 - A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing new oil or natural gas production leases in the Gulf of Mexico under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to a person that does not renegotiate its existing leases in order to require royalty payments if oil and natural gas prices are greater than or equal to specified price thresholds, and for other purposes. (aka Stop Giving Big Oil Free Money Act)
s2445-119 - A bill to promote mental wellness and resilience and prevent and heal mental health, behavioral health, and psychosocial conditions through developmentally and culturally appropriate community programs, and award grants for the purpose of establishing, operating, or expanding community-based mental wellness and resilience programs, and for other purposes. (aka Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act of 2025)
s4322-119 - A bill to update the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010. (aka Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act of 2026)
s2231-119 - A bill to protect human rights and enhance opportunities for LGBTQI people around the world, and for other purposes. (aka GLOBE Act of 2025)
s4763-119 - A bill to establish an independent Children's Commission and position of Commissioner, and for other purposes. (aka Child Safety and Well-Being Act of 2026)
s422-119 - A bill to protect an individual's ability to access contraceptives and to engage in contraception and to protect a health care provider's ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and information related to contraception. (aka Right to Contraception Act)
s3742-119 - A bill to improve incident reporting with respect to certain autonomous vehicles, and for other purposes. (aka AV Safety Data Act)
s1227-119 - A bill to require the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Commissioner of Social Security to review and simplify the processes, procedures, forms, and communications for family caregivers to assist individuals in establishing eligibility for, enrolling in, and maintaining and utilizing coverage and benefits under the Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, and Social Security programs respectively, and for other purposes. (aka ABC Act)
s4799-119 - A bill to cap the amount authorized to be appropriated for the national defense budget for fiscal year 2027 at $750,000,000,000. (aka Slash the Pentagon Act)
s2451-119 - A bill to ensure that paraprofessionals and education support staff are paid a living wage. (aka Pay Paraprofessionals and Support Staff Act)
s4706-119 - A bill to amend section 1977A of the Revised Statues to equalize the remedies available under that section and to amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to provide any legal or equitable relief available under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (aka Equal Remedies Act of 2026)
s3171-119 - A bill to waive the guarantee fee for certain business loans made to veterans and spouses of veterans, and for other purposes. (aka Veteran Entrepreneurship Empowerment Act)
s4337-119 - A bill to prohibit the use of certain emergency authority to keep a fossil fuel-powered electric generating facility or fossil fuel power plant online, and for other purposes. (aka No Big Fossil Bailouts on Your Power Bill Act)
s2201-119 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit panic defenses based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. (aka LGBTQ+ Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2025)
s1484-119 - A bill to improve weather research and forecasting by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes. (aka FORECAST Act of 2025)
s4908-119 - A bill to require the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to initiate a process to reevaluate corporate average fuel economy standards, and for other purposes. (aka Gas Money Saved Act)
s1881-119 - A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under such Act to public employees. (aka Public Service Worker Protection Act)
s843-119 - A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program. (aka Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025)
s810-119 - A bill to ensure that there are no reductions in funding for critical education programs for fiscal years 2025, 2026, and 2027, and for other purposes. (aka No Cuts to Public Schools Act)
s2890-119 - A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to require transportation planners to consider projects and strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes. (aka Generating Resilient, Environmentally Exceptional National Streets Act)
s3206-119 - A bill to improve access to evidence-based, lifesaving health care for transgender people, and for other purposes. (aka Transgender Health Care Access Act)
s5134-119 - A bill to establish a Green New Deal for Health to prepare and empower the health care sector to protect the health and well-being of our workers, our communities, and our planet in the face of the climate crisis, and for other purposes. (aka Green New Deal for Health Act)
s1593-119 - A bill to exempt small business concerns from duties imposed pursuant to the national emergency declared on April 2, 2025, by the President. (aka Small Business Liberation Act)
s192-119 - A bill to restrict the first-use strike of nuclear weapons. (aka Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2025)
s3230-119 - A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to develop or expand in-person and virtual peer support programs for family caregivers. (aka Family Caregiver Peer Support Act)
s2514-119 - A bill to authorize appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. (aka Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2025)
s1953-119 - A bill to require States to establish complete streets programs, and for other purposes. (aka Complete Streets Act of 2025)
s2989-119 - A bill to prohibit certain sales or leases of real property for a health care entity if the terms of such a sale or lease would lead to long-term weakened financial status of the health care entity or place the public health at risk, and for other purposes. (aka Stop Medical Profiteering and Theft Act)
s103-119 - A bill to amend the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act to extend the deadline by which TikTok must be sold in order to avoid being banned. (aka Extend the TikTok Deadline Act)
s2728-119 - A bill to prohibit the use of United States embassies or consulates in raising funds for foreign political parties or candidates. (aka No Foreign Fundraising at United States Embassies Act)
s1161-119 - A bill to redesignate the Salem Maritime National Historic Site as the "Salem Maritime National Historical Park", and for other purposes. (aka Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study Act)
s3231-119 - A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to develop and expand integrated caregiver support services for family caregivers, and for other purposes. (aka Respite CARE Act)
s4243-119 - A bill to require a joint resolution of approval for the entry into effect of a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia, and for other purposes. (aka No Nuclear Weapons for Saudi Arabia Act of 2026)
s5195-119 - A bill to establish a Green New Deal for public schools. (aka Green New Deal for Public Schools Act)
s170-119 - A bill to prohibit the appointment of former fossil fuel executive officers and fossil fuel lobbyists as the heads of certain departments, and for other purposes. (aka Banning In Government Oil Industry Lobbyists from the Cabinet Act)
s3680-119 - A bill to require agencies that use, fund, or oversee algorithms to have an office of civil rights focused on bias, discrimination, and other harms of algorithms, and for other purposes. (aka Eliminating Bias in Algorithmic Systems Act of 2026)
s4831-119 - A bill to prohibit, or require disclosure of, the surveillance, monitoring, and collection of certain worker data by employers, and for other purposes. (aka Stop Spying Bosses Act)
s2157-119 - A bill to require the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to issue an advisory about how homegrown violent extremists and other perpetrators of domestic terrorism procure firearms and firearm accessories, and for other purposes. (aka Gun Violence Prevention Through Financial Intelligence Act)
s2161-119 - A bill to establish an Office of Public Engagement and Participation within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes. (aka NRC Office of Public Engagement and Participation Act of 2025)
s2330-119 - A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program to support the recruitment and retention of paraprofessionals in public elementary schools, secondary schools, and preschool programs, and for other purposes. (aka Preparing And Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act)
s5112-119 - A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enforce certain requirements with respect to for-profit corporations that own health care systems, and for other purposes. (aka Health Over Wealth Act)
s3471-119 - A bill to improve purchasing of food by the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. (aka EFFECTIVE Food Procurement Act)
s2930-119 - A bill to reduce spending on nuclear weapons and related defense spending and to prohibit the procurement and deployment of low-yield nuclear warheads, and for other purposes. (aka Smarter Approaches to Nuclear Expenditures Act)
s4495-119 - A bill to require reports on the dangers posed by nuclear reactors in areas that might experience armed conflict. (aka Reactors at Risk Act of 2026)
s2997-119 - A bill to protect the independent judgment of health care professionals acting in the scope of their practice in overriding AI/CDSS outputs, and for other purposes. (aka Right to Override Act)
s4864-119 - A bill to direct a study on paraprofessionals and education support staff. (aka Providing Understanding of Paraprofessionals in Learning Act)
s2156-119 - A bill to provide grants to States to encourage the implementation and maintenance of firearms licensing requirements, and for other purposes. (aka Making America Safe and Secure Act of 2025)
s2675-119 - A bill to reduce the health risks of heat by establishing the National Integrated Heat Health Information System within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Integrated Heat Health Information System Interagency Committee to improve extreme heat preparedness, planning, and response, requiring a study, and establishing financial assistance programs to address heat effects, and for other purposes. (aka Preventing Health Emergencies And Temperature-related Illness and Deaths Act of 2025)
s3308-119 - A bill to establish protections for individual rights with respect to computational algorithms, and for other purposes. (aka Artificial Intelligence Civil Rights Act of 2025)
s2478-119 - A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a grant program to support efforts to provide fare-free transit service, and for other purposes. (aka Freedom to Move Act)
s3557-119 - A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds to implement the Executive order entitled "Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence". (aka States' Right to Regulate AI Act)
s4980-119 - A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize emergency technical assistance, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize emergency technical assistance and grants, and for other purposes. (aka Water Emergency and Technical Assistance Act of 2026)
s236-119 - A bill to amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the "Long-Term Leasing Act"), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes.
s2422-119 - A bill to pause development of the new Sentinel program, extend the life of the Minuteman III, and redirect savings from Sentinel toward the Department of Education, and for other purposes. (aka ICBM Act)
s836-119 - A bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and teens, and for other purposes. (aka Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act)
s3535-119 - A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the President to set a minimum annual goal for the number of refugees to be admitted, and for other purposes. (aka GRACE Act)
s4717-119 - A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health to develop a national strategy to address young adult cancers, and for other purposes. (aka Asal Sayas National Strategy on Young Adult Cancers Act)
s4122-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize treatment of capital gains and earned income. (aka Equal Tax Act)
s2477-119 - A bill to end the use of solitary confinement and other forms of restrictive housing in all Federal agencies and entities with which Federal agencies contract. (aka End Solitary Confinement Act)
s5231-119 - A bill to remove limitations under Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, and the Department of Veterans Affairs on benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges. (aka Equity in Pretrial Health Coverage Act)
s4321-119 - A bill to reauthorize the YouthBuild program, and for other purposes. (aka YouthBuild for the Future Act)
s1466-119 - A bill to establish a Federal Advisory Council to Support Victims of Gun Violence. (aka Resources for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2025)
s2286-119 - A bill to amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to authorize the establishment of, and provide support for, State-based universal health care systems that provide comprehensive health benefits to State residents, and for other purposes. (aka State-Based Universal Health Care Act of 2025)
s4727-119 - A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out a study on the environmental impacts of artificial intelligence data centers and associated energy infrastructure, to require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to convene a consortium on such environmental impacts, and to require the Administrator to develop a reporting system for the reporting of the environmental impacts of artificial intelligence, and for other purposes. (aka Artificial Intelligence Environmental Impacts Act of 2026)
s4359-119 - A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to ensure services for home modifications under part B of title III of such Act may be used for certain purposes, and for other purposes. (aka Home Modifications for the Climate Crisis Act)
s2892-119 - A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to support early college high schools and dual or concurrent enrollment programs, and for other purposes. (aka Jumpstart on College Act)
s4357-119 - A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for emergency grants to safeguard essential health care workers, and for other purposes. (aka Hazard Pay for Health Care Heroes Act)
s3976-119 - A bill to interconnect the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to its neighbors, and for other purposes. (aka Connect the Grid Act of 2026)
s3545-119 - A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to ban the export of natural gas produced in the United States, and for other purposes. (aka Lowering American Energy Costs Act of 2025)
s2656-119 - A bill to amend the Small Business Act to codify the Rule of Two, and for other purposes. (aka Protecting Small Business Competitions Act of 2025)
s2232-119 - A bill to expand the surety bond program under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes. (aka Expanding the Surety Bond Program Act of 2025)
s3779-119 - A bill to limit the Department of Homeland Security's use of facial recognition. (aka ICE Out of Our Faces Act)
s4356-119 - A bill to protect Moms and babies against climate change, and for other purposes. (aka Protecting Moms and Babies Against Climate Change Act)
s4199-119 - A bill to require entities that make artificial intelligence chatbots available to minors to implement certain safe design features, and for other purposes. (aka Youth AI Privacy Act)
s4358-119 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of medically necessary home resiliency services under Medicare. (aka SAFE through Medicare Act)
s1214-119 - A bill to amend the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to increase the availability of heating and cooling assistance, and for other purposes. (aka Heating and Cooling Relief Act)
s1026-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that products derived from tar sands are crude oil for purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum, and for other purposes. (aka Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act)
s3604-119 - A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out activities to establish, expand, and sustain a public health nursing workforce, and for other purposes. (aka Public Health Nursing Act)
s2341-119 - A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to impose requirements for substances generally recognized as safe, to require the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to reassess the safety of chemicals added to food, and for other purposes. (aka Ensuring Safe and Toxic-Free Foods Act of 2025)
s1995-119 - A bill to require the Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to enter into a memorandum of understanding to ensure the dissemination of covered information, and for other purposes. (aka FinCEN–SBA Coordination on Beneficial Ownership Registration Act)
s4625-119 - A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish the Office of LGBTQI Inclusion and a rural outreach grant program, and for other purposes. (aka Elder Pride Act)
s3090-119 - A bill to prohibit the use of funds for an explosive nuclear weapons test. (aka No Nuclear Testing Act of 2025)
s4676-119 - A bill to promote and ensure delivery of high-quality special education and related services to children and youth who are blind or visually impaired, deaf, hard of hearing, deafdisabled, or deafblind through instructional methodologies meeting their unique language and learning needs, to enhance accountability for the provision of such services, and for other purposes. (aka Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act)
s3233-119 - A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide financial planning services related to the needs of family caregivers, and for other purposes. (aka FINANCE Act)
s3234-119 - A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish a pilot program for family caregivers for individuals with Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder with neurological and organic brain dysfunction. (aka Convenient Care for Caregivers Act)
s4411-119 - A bill to clarify eligibility for small business loans, and for other purposes. (aka Investing in the American Dream Act)
s2520-119 - A bill to establish a State rail formula grant program, to direct Federal Railroad Administration to create a Green Railroads Fund, to expand passenger rail programs, to address air quality concerns, to establish rail workforce training centers, and for other purposes. (aka All Aboard Act of 2025)
s1994-119 - A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to modify the definition of franchise fee, and for other purposes. (aka Protecting Community Television Act)
s2340-119 - A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and implement a program and national strategic action plan to prepare and empower the health care sector to protect the health and well-being of our workers, our communities, and our planet in the face of the climate crisis, and for other purposes. (aka Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act of 2025)
s4044-119 - A bill to require the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to designate national high-energy astrophysics hubs. (aka Support for Astrophysical Observatories and National High-Energy Astrophysics Hubs Act of 2026)
s2777-119 - A bill to exempt small business concerns from duties imposed pursuant to the national emergency declared on April 2, 2025, by the President and to refund small business concerns the amount of any such duties paid. (aka Small Business RELIEF Act)
s3235-119 - A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide for food-based interventions. (aka DINE Act)
s4814-119 - A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status.
s3232-119 - A bill to amend the Older Americans Act to 1965 to authorize funding for the Research, Demonstration, and Evaluation Center for the Aging Network to engage in certain research and evaluation activities with respect to family caregivers and to revise the definition of the term "family caregiver". (aka Family Caregiving Research and Innovation Act)
sres604-119 - A resolution recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implement a Transgender Bill of Rights to protect and codify the rights of transgender and nonbinary people under the law and ensure their access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic security.
sres61-119 - A resolution expressing support for the continued value of arms control agreements and negotiated constraints on Russian and Chinese strategic nuclear forces.
sres407-119 - A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the comments made by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, threatening to penalize ABC and Disney for the political commentary of ABC late night host Jimmy Kimmel were dangerous and unconstitutional.
sres202-119 - A resolution recognizing the significance of "Community College Month" in April 2025 as a celebration of the more than 1,000 community colleges throughout the United States that support access to higher education, workforce training, and more, and broadly sustain and advance the economic prosperity of the United States.
sres605-119 - A resolution denouncing statements by President Donald J. Trump that he may "nationalize," commandeer, or otherwise assume direct control over elections.
sres189-119 - A resolution expressing support for the designation of April 1, 2025, through April 30, 2025, as "Fair Chance Jobs Month".
sres323-119 - A resolution urging the United States to lead a global effort to halt and reverse the nuclear arms race.
sres796-119 - A resolution recognizing the upcoming 250th anniversary of the United States of America and reaffirming the commitment of the Senate to the Nation's founding ideals of liberty, equality, and opportunity for all immigrant communities in the United States.
sres158-119 - A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that paraprofessionals and education support staff should have fair compensation, benefits, and working conditions.
sres504-119 - A resolution expressing support for the designation of November 20, 2025, through December 20, 2025, as "National Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month".
sres700-119 - A resolution expressing support for the designation of April 1, 2026, through April 30, 2026, as "Fair Chance Jobs Month".
sres686-119 - A resolution recognizing the significance of Community College Month in April as a celebration of more than 1,000 institutions throughout the United States supporting access to higher education, workforce training, and more broadly sustaining and advancing the economic prosperity of the United States.
sres36-119 - A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States, States, cities, Tribal nations, businesses, institutions of higher education, and other institutions in the United States should work toward achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement.
sres318-119 - A resolution recognizing that climate change poses a growing threat to public health and necessitates coordinated action to mitigate its impacts and safeguard the health and well-being of all people in the United States.
sres183-119 - A resolution designating the month of April 2025 as "Earth Month" and expressing support for environmental stewardship and climate action.
sres373-119 - A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Cabo Verde and celebrating the contributions of Cabo Verdean-Americans to democracy in Cabo Verde and the United States.
sres358-119 - A resolution honoring the life of Dr. Paul Farmer by recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to adopt a 21st century global health solidarity strategy and take actions to address past and ongoing harms that undermine the health and well-being of people around the world.
sres154-119 - A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Donald Trump is ineligible in any future elections to be elected Vice-President or President, or to serve as President beyond the conclusion of his current term.
sres685-119 - A resolution designating April 22, 2026, as "National Assistive Technology Awareness Day".
sres486-119 - A resolution condemning the suggestion by President Donald J. Trump that criticism of him is "illegal," reaffirming the fundamental importance of free speech, and declaring that criticism of the President is not only lawful but essential to democracy in the United States.

Vote Summary

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All Votes

Edward J. Markey has cast 890 votes in the current session of Congress. We calculate that 0 were party-line votes. This equates to 0% of the total votes cast by this legislator.

Nomination Votes

Edward J. Markey has cast 0 votes for nominees in the current session of Congress. We calculate that 0 were party-line votes. This equates to NaN% of the total nomination votes cast by this legislator.