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SB51 - Washington, D.C. Admission Act
Chris Van Hollen, Charles E. Schumer, Gary C. Peters
Last updated 3 months ago
43 Co-Sponsors
A bill to provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union.
STATUS
Introduced
#government-operations-and-politics
SB192 - Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2025
Edward J. Markey, Jeff Merkley, Elizabeth Warren
Last updated 3 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
A bill to restrict the first-use strike of nuclear weapons.
STATUS
Introduced
SB25 - Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act of 2025
Chris Van Hollen, Bernard Sanders, Jeff Merkley
Last updated 3 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
A bill to impose an assessment related to fossil fuel emissions, to establish the Polluter Pay Climate Fund, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
#taxation
SB29 - Sunshine Protection Act of 2025
Richard L. Scott, Patty Murray, Thomas H. Tuberville
Last updated 3 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
A bill to make daylight saving time permanent, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
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SB118 - Inaugural Committee Transparency Act of 2025
Catherine Cortez Masto, Sheldon Whitehouse, Chris Van Hollen
Last updated 3 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A bill to require additional disclosures relating to donations to the Presidential Inaugural Committee, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB40 - Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act
Cory A. Booker, Richard Durbin, Richard Blumenthal
Last updated 3 months ago
20 Co-Sponsors
A bill to address the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the United States and the 13 American colonies between 1619 and 1865 and to establish a commission to study and consider a national apology and proposal for reparations for the institution of slavery, its subsequent de jure and de facto racial and economic discrimination against African Americans, and the impact of these forces on living African Americans, to make recommendations to the Congress on appropriate remedies, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
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SB46 - Health Care Affordability Act of 2025
Jeanne Shaheen, Tammy Baldwin, Charles E. Schumer
Last updated 3 months ago
43 Co-Sponsors
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand eligibility for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan.
STATUS
Introduced
#taxationSB170 - BIG OIL from the Cabinet Act Banning In Government Oil Industry Lobbyists from the Cabinet Act
Edward J. Markey, Jeff Merkley
Last updated 3 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
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.
STATUS
Introduced
#government-operations-and-politicsSB173 - Fueling Alternative Transportation with a Carbon Aviation Tax Act of 2025
Edward J. Markey, Christopher S. Murphy, Jeff Merkley
Last updated 3 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase excise taxes on fuel used by private jets, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
#taxationSB103 - Extend the TikTok Deadline Act
Edward J. Markey, Ron Wyden, Cory A. Booker
Last updated 3 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
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.
STATUS
Introduced
#science-technology-communicationsBIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from US Congress district SD-MA
COMMITTEES
US Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Edward J. Markey, born July 15, 1946, in Malden, Massachusetts, is a prominent Democratic Senator representing Massachusetts since 2013. With a background in law and politics, Markey's career began in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he served from 1976 to 2013. A champion of climate change initiatives and progressive policies, he played a key role in the Green New Deal. Markey's advocacy extends beyond environmental issues to healthcare, education, and civil rights, emphasizing equity and sustainability. An influential figure, Markey continues to impact national policy through his legislative efforts and public engagements.read less
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