MARKEY, EDWARD J. (a Senator from Massachusetts)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4016), S221 [14JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), S1406, S1407 [19MR]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and the Interior, energy and water development, environment, science, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6938), S162 (see H.R. 6938), S163 [13JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion Provider Appreciation Day: observance (see S. Con. Res. 28), S958 [10MR]

Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran (see S.J. Res. 104), S733 [2MR]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Venezuela (see S.J. Res. 98), S51 [6JA]

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 615), S681 [25FE]

Business and industry: prevent exploitative private equity practices in health care system (see S. 3829), S577 [11FE]

Campbell, Ben Nighthorse: tribute (see S. Res. 585), S257 [15JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to Capitol personnel on anniversary of January 6, 2021, attack on U.S. Capitol (see S. Res. 574), S50 [6JA]

Congress: recognize duty to meet needs of working women (see S. Con. Res. 31), S1615 [25MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: restore competition in meatpacking industry by reducing excessive concentration and market power and ultimately reduce prices for American consumers (see S. 4007), S881 [5MR]

——— transition Puerto Rico to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. 3958), S731 [2MR]

Dept. of Defense: restrict sale and procurement of certain weapons and ammunition (see S. 4015), S881 [5MR]

Dept. of Education: provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see S. 3777), S489 [4FE]

——— reverse reductions in Federal loan availability for graduate and professional students (see S. 4039), S958 [10MR]

Dept. of HHS: improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce transmission of HIV (see S. 3990), S802 [4MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see S. 3702), S290 [27JA]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit payment of certain legal settlements to any individual convicted of assaulting law enforcement officer during attack on U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 (see S. 3581), S49 [6JA]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds to compensate individuals who were prosecuted for involvement in attack on U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 (see S. 3582), S49 [6JA]

Dept. of Labor: ensure that certain caregiving employees are no longer exempted from overtime and minimum wage protections (see S. 4081), S1046 [12MR]

——— establish uniform accessibility standards for websites and applications of employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, public entities and accommodations, testing entities, and commercial providers (see S. 3974), S762 [3MR]

Dept. of Transportation: amend highway safety improvement program (see S. 944), S220 [14JA]

——— enhance underride protection on trailers, semitrailers, and single unit trucks and improve motor carrier, passenger motor vehicle, and vulnerable road user safety (see S. 3775), S960 [10MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (see S.J. Res. 103), S652 [24FE]

——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of Veterans Health Administration employees (see S. 1650), S50 [6JA]

Disasters: ensure that older adults and individuals with disabilities are prepared for disasters (see S. 3628), S162 [13JA]

District of Columbia: honor victims and those affected on anniversary of air collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, express gratitude to first responders, and apply safety lessons (see S. Res. 593), S378 [29JA]

Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see S. 3959), S731 [2MR]

Education: recognize importance of career and technical education (CTE) educators and work-based learning coordinators in delivering high-quality CTE to prepare students for success and supporting dynamic workforce pipelines (see S. Res. 618), S707 [26FE]

Employment: allow employees to earn paid sick time to address their health needs, health needs of their families, or to seek assistance relative to domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault (see S. 3869), S609 [12FE]

——— prevent workplace harassment, end mandatory arbitration and pre-employment non-disclosure agreements, expand civil rights protections, empower workers who report harassment, and eliminate tipped minimum wage (see S. 3865), S609 [12FE]

EPA: promulgate certain limitations relative to pre-production plastic pellet pollution (see S. 4181), S1616 [25MR]

FAA: establish expert review panel to make recommendations for comprehensive agency-wide safety management system (see S. 3700), S290 [27JA]

FTC: report to Congress on unfair or deceptive acts or practices that may be prevalent in advertising or marketing of firearms and issue regulations to prohibit such acts or practices (see S. 3875), S609 [12FE]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see S. Res. 525), S346 [28JA]

IRS: codify Direct File program (see S. 3948), S706 [26FE]

Labeling: establish requirements for quality and discard dates voluntarily declared on food labels (see S. 2541), S916 [9MR]

Massachusetts (U.S.S.): commissioning (see S. Res. 651), S1367 [19MR]

National Mentoring Month: observance (see S. Res. 600), S510 [5FE]

National Public Schools Week: designate (see S. Res. 621), S707 [26FE]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 596), S489 [4FE]

Native Americans: recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women in U.S. (see S. Res. 650), S1205 [18MR]

NOAA: reauthorize Regional Ocean Partnerships (see S. 3791), S509 [5FE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 3991), S802 [4MR]

SBA: extend Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see S. 3971), S762 [3MR]

Social Security: exclude from income certain cost of living adjustments for determining eligibility and benefits for disabled individuals for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. 3603), S115 [8JA]

SSI: update eligibility (see S. 4001), S881 [5MR]

Tariff: provide for refund of duties imposed under International Emergency Economic Powers Act (see S. 3905), S651 [24FE]

Taxation: deny interest and depreciation deductions for certain taxpayers (see S. 3904), S650 [24FE]

——— impose windfall profits excise tax on crude oil and rebate tax collected back to individual taxpayers (see S. 4111), S1090 [17MR]

——— make certain modifications to tax income required to fund basic living expenses (see S. 4083), S1046 [12MR]

Tucson, AZ: anniversary of shootings at ‘‘Congress on Your Corner’’ event and honor survivors, victims, including former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords for her work to end gun violence (see S. Con. Res. 25), S115 [8JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

CDC: establish grant program to recruit, hire, and train public health nurses (see S. 3604), S115 [8JA]

Courts: remove defense of qualified immunity in any action by State or local officials, including police officers, that violates legal and constitutionally secured rights (see S. 3625), S162 [13JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish fund to provide grants to businesses affected by Federal immigration enforcement (see S. 3884), S609 [12FE]

——— limit use of facial recognition (see S. 3779), S489 [4FE]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants to States, local government, and organizations to support recruitment, training, and development of staff and infrastructure to support due process rights of individuals facing removal (see S. 4142), S1367 [19MR]

Federal agencies and departments: require agencies that use, fund, or oversee algorithms to have office of civil rights focused on bias, discrimination, and other harms of algorithms (see S. 3680), S257 [15JA]

Information technology: require entities that make artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots available to minors to implement certain safe design features and privacy safeguards (see S. 4199), S1614 [25MR]

Motor vehicles: improve incident reporting relative to certain autonomous vehicles (see S. 3742), S377 [29JA]

NASA: designate national high-energy astrophysics hubs (see S. 4044), S958 [10MR]

SBA: establish Innovation Centers Program to foster innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems in underserved communities through grants to minority-serving colleges and universities and community colleges (see S. 3876), S609 [12FE]

Tariff: exempt small business concerns from certian duties imposed by the President and prevent price gouging relative to goods subject to such duties (see S. 4038), S958 [10MR]

Taxation: equalize treatment of capital gains and earned income (see S. 4122), S1090 [17MR]

Texas: interconnect Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc., to its neighbors (see S. 3976), S762 [3MR]

Transgender Bill of Rights: develop and implement to protect and codify rights of transgender and nonbinary people under law and ensure access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic security (see S. Res. 604), S578 [11FE]

Trump, President: denounce statements that he may nationalize, commandeer, or otherwise assume direct control over elections (see S. Res. 605), S578 [11FE]

Privilege of the floor

Ohlstein, Daniel, S119 [8JA]

Remarks

Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran (S.J. Res. 104), S781 [4MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: anniversary of January 6, 2021, attack on U.S. Capitol, S54 [6JA]

——— tribute to Capitol personnel on anniversary of January 6, 2021, attack on U.S. Capitol, S54 [6JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), House amendment, S572 [11FE], S1163 [18MR], S1535 [23MR]

FTC: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (S. 836), S860, S868 [5MR]

NOAA: establish Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program (S. 843), S1503 [22MR]

——— establish Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program (S. 843), unanimous-consent agreement, S1504 [22MR]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S1164 [18MR]

Trump, President: condemn pardons for individuals found guilty of assaulting Capitol Police officers, S55 [6JA]

——— denounce statements that he may nationalize, commandeer, or otherwise assume direct control over elections (S. Res. 605), S571, S572 [11FE]

——— denounce statements that he may nationalize, commandeer, or otherwise assume direct control over elections (S. Res. 605), unanimous-consent request, S572 [11FE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to foreign policy, S108 [8JA]

——— evaluation of administration relative to Iran, S780 [4MR]

Venezuela: U.S. military and intelligence operation to capture Nicolas Maduro and his wife and extradite them to U.S. to face Federal drug, terrorism, and weapons charges, S108 [8JA]

Voting: require proof of U.S citizenship to register to vote in Federal elections, S572 [11FE], S1163 [18MR], S1535 [23MR]

Tributes

Harrison, Patricia, S338 [28JA]