U.S. SENATE

Edward J. Markey

DemocratMassachusettsCurrently serving

Sworn into the Senate on July 16, 2013 Source

How they voted 917

Their recorded votes in Congress, including what was decided and how they voted.

Yea/Aye supports the question being voted on. Nay/No opposes it. Colors describe the recorded choice, not a political rating.

Partial vote history. See collection coverage

All votes (917)Yea / Aye (239)Nay / No (671)Not Voting (7)

Nov 10, 2026Senate vote #258 · 2026H.R. 2347

Nay

Begin considering tax treatment of damages from sexual misconduct

AI-assisted summary

The Senate agreed to begin considering H.R. 2347, the Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act. The bill would allow certain nonpunitive damages received because of sexual acts or contact to be excluded from federal gross income, even without medical records or observable injuries, and would assign the IRS the burden of proving otherwise when a judgment or settlement identifies those damages. This vote began consideration; it did not pass the bill.

Context: The summary describes the version reported to the House on April 9, 2026; the vote to begin Senate consideration did not approve that version or establish the bill’s final text.

Nov 9, 2026Senate vote #257 · 2026H.R. 2347

Nay

Limit debate on a bill excluding sexual-abuse damages from taxable income

AI-assisted summary

H.R. 2347 would exclude from federal gross income nonpunitive damages received because of sexual acts or contact. The Senate agreed to limit debate on beginning consideration of the bill, meeting the required three-fifths threshold. This vote allowed the Senate to move toward considering the bill; it did not pass the bill.

Context: The background describes the version reported to the House on April 9, 2026; it may not reflect the exact text before the Senate at this vote.

Sep 30, 2026Senate vote #256 · 2026Nomination PN1129

Nay

Keith Sonderling confirmation as Secretary of Labor approved

AI-assisted summary

The Senate confirmed Keith Sonderling of Florida to be Secretary of Labor. This vote approved the nomination; it was not a vote merely to limit debate.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on September 30, 2026. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Sep 30, 2026Senate vote #255 · 2026Nomination PN1129

Nay

Keith Sonderling Labor Secretary nomination: limit debate

AI-assisted summary

Keith Sonderling was nominated to be Secretary of Labor. The Senate agreed to limit debate on his nomination, with the cloture vote passing 53–47. This vote did not confirm him; it allowed the Senate to move toward a later confirmation decision.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on September 30, 2026. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Sep 30, 2026Senate vote #254 · 2026H.R. 9340

Nay

Limit debate on bill making large electricity customers pay upgrade costs

AI-assisted summary

H.R. 9340 would require states to consider a standard making certain large electricity customers—such as data centers—cover the full incremental costs of utility upgrades needed to serve them, including financial assurances before upgrades are made. The Senate vote was on limiting debate so the chamber could begin considering the bill, not on passing it. The motion failed, 57–43, short of the three-fifths threshold.

Context: The policy description is based on the version reported to the House on September 10, 2026; the record does not establish the exact text that would have been considered in the Senate.

Sep 30, 2026Senate vote #253 · 2026H.R. 7008

Nay

Debate limit rejected for considering congressional stock trading restrictions bill

AI-assisted summary

The Stop Insider Trading Act would generally bar members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children from buying covered investments and require advance public notice before covered stock sales. The Senate rejected a proposal to limit remaining debate as it sought to begin considering the bill; this vote did not pass the bill or begin its consideration.

Context: The official summary describes the version reported to the House on February 3, 2026; the record does not establish that this was the exact text before the Senate.

Sep 29, 2026Senate vote #252 · 2026S.Res. 852

Yea

Bring a resolution on Israel human rights information out of committee

AI-assisted summary

S.Res. 852 requests that the State Department provide Congress an unclassified statement on Israel's human rights practices, including information about killings of U.S. citizens and the treatment of Palestinian children in Israeli military detention. The Senate rejected the motion to bring the resolution out of committee. That procedural vote did not decide whether to adopt the resolution's request.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on September 29, 2026. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Sep 29, 2026Senate vote #251 · 2026S.J.Res. 197

Yea

Begin considering disapproval of a 2027 health coverage rule

AI-assisted summary

The joint resolution would have disapproved a federal rule about 2027 health insurance benefits and payments and the Basic Health Program. The Senate rejected a motion to begin considering it, 48–51; that vote did not decide whether to pass the resolution.

Context: The vote record identifies the resolution's subject but does not include a dated background summary of the resolution's text.

Sep 28, 2026Senate vote #250 · 2026S. 4668

Nay

Senate passage of the college athlete rights and competition bill

AI-assisted summary

S. 4668 addresses college athletes’ name, image, and likeness agreements, eligibility and transfers, limits on athlete compensation, protections for some college sports teams, and a limited antitrust exemption for joint sports-media agreements. The Senate passed the bill as amended, 77–22. Passage by the Senate does not by itself make the bill law.

Context: The available background describes the version reported to the Senate on June 24, 2026; the vote was on the bill as amended, and the supplied record does not specify the amendments’ changes.

Sep 28, 2026Senate vote #249 · 2026S.Amdt. 6835

Yea

Set standards for varsity sports team coaches

AI-assisted summary

The amendment proposed setting standards for coaches of varsity sports teams. The Senate rejected this proposed change, 47–52, so it was not added through this vote to the underlying amendment package.

Context: The supplied record gives the amendment’s purpose, not its full text; it does not specify the standards proposed.

Sep 28, 2026Senate vote #248 · 2026S.Amdt. 6805

Yea

Increase funding limits for student-athlete injury insurance

AI-assisted summary

The amendment proposed increasing the funding limit for post-eligibility insurance and catastrophic-injury coverage for student athletes. The Senate rejected the amendment, 49–50, so this proposed change was not adopted in this vote.

Context: The supplied record gives the amendment’s purpose, not its full text; it does not state the proposed increase or the underlying funding limit.

Sep 28, 2026Senate vote #247 · 2026S.Amdt. 6760

Yea

Limit price increases for college athletics tickets

AI-assisted summary

The amendment proposed limiting price increases for college athletics tickets. It was rejected, 42–54, and therefore was not adopted. The vote record notes that three-fifths support was required.

Context: The supplied record gives the amendment’s purpose, not its full text, so it does not specify how the proposed limits would work.

Sep 28, 2026Senate vote #246 · 2026S.Amdt. 6758

Nay

Reject an antitrust exemption for college sports groups

AI-assisted summary

The submitted amendment would have replaced the bill’s text with the Collegiate Sports Integrity Act, barring federal antitrust laws from applying to intercollegiate athletic conferences and associations. The Senate rejected the amendment, 1–94; this vote was on that proposed replacement text, not passage of the underlying bill.

Context: The amendment text is dated August 7, 2026, and is identified as submitted text; the record does not establish whether floor changes affected the text at this vote.

Sep 28, 2026Senate vote #245 · 2026S.Amdt. 6828

Yea

Revise state-law rules for college athlete policies

AI-assisted summary

The amendment rewrote the bill’s rule on how it relates to existing law. It would bar state and local rules that conflict with the bill or regulate specified college policies on athlete compensation, transfers, and eligibility, while preserving many state-law protections—including civil rights, contract, privacy, and injury-related claims—subject to stated exceptions. The Senate agreed to the amendment, 96–1; this did not pass the underlying bill.

Context: The September 23 amendment text is labeled as submitted text; the supplied record does not establish whether floor changes affected the text at this vote.

Sep 24, 2026Senate vote #244 · 2026H.Con.Res. 89

Yea

Senate rejects resolution to remove U.S. forces from Iran hostilities

AI-assisted summary

The resolution would direct the President to remove U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran unless Congress declared war or authorized the use of force. It also says the directive would not prevent the United States from defending itself, its forces, diplomatic facilities, or allies from an imminent attack. The Senate rejected the resolution, 49–50; this vote did not enact its directive.

Context: The available background describes the version introduced in the House; it does not establish whether the text voted on in the Senate was identical.

Sep 24, 2026Senate vote #243 · 2026S. 4668

Nay

Limit debate on the college athlete rights and competition bill

AI-assisted summary

S. 4668 concerns college athletes’ name, image, and likeness agreements, eligibility and transfers, compensation limits, protections for some college sports teams, and a limited antitrust exemption for joint sports-media agreements. The Senate agreed to limit debate on the amended bill, 74–25, meeting the three-fifths threshold. This vote limited remaining debate; it did not pass the bill.

Sep 24, 2026Senate vote #242 · 2026S.Amdt. 6776

Nay

Replace the bill with college sports protections and rules

AI-assisted summary

The substitute would replace the bill’s text with a broad college-sports measure covering student-athlete name, image, and likeness rights, agent rules, medical and academic protections, transfers and eligibility, compensation limits, sports broadcasting, and HBCU sports media grants. The Senate agreed to the substitute, 77–23. That adopted substitute was not a vote to pass the bill itself.

Context: The September 17 text is a dated submitted version of the substitute, not necessarily the exact text adopted; the supplied record does not establish whether floor changes affected it.

Sep 23, 2026Senate vote #241 · 2026Nomination PN999-1

Nay

Senate confirmation of Angela Veronica Colmenero as Texas district judge

AI-assisted summary

The Senate confirmed Angela Veronica Colmenero to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, by a vote of 50–47. This was a final confirmation vote, not a vote merely to limit debate on her nomination.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on September 23, 2026. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Sep 22, 2026Senate vote #240 · 2026S.Amdt. 6776

Nay

Limit debate on the college sports substitute

AI-assisted summary

The substitute concerns college sports, including student-athlete name, image, and likeness rights, health and academic protections, transfers and eligibility, compensation limits, sports broadcasting, and HBCU sports media grants. The Senate agreed to limit the remaining debate on this substitute, 70–21. This procedural vote did not adopt the amendment or pass the bill.

Context: The September 17 text is a dated submitted version of the substitute; the supplied record does not establish whether floor changes affected the text at this vote.

Sep 22, 2026Senate vote #239 · 2026Nomination PN999-1

Nay

Angela Veronica Colmenero district judge nomination: limit debate

AI-assisted summary

Angela Veronica Colmenero was nominated to be a United States district judge for the Southern District of Texas. The Senate agreed, 52–43, to limit debate on her nomination. This vote was about debate, not confirmation; confirmation would require a separate vote.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on September 22, 2026. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

BACKGROUND

About Edward J. Markey

Education: Boston College (B.A., J.D.)
Military: U.S. Army Reserve
Experience: Massachusetts House of Representatives
First elected: U.S. House, 1976

Committees 119th Congress

Commerce, Science & Transportation
Environment & Public Works
Small Business & Entrepreneurship · Ranking member
Health, Education, Labor & Pensions

Subcommittees (8)

Consumer Protection, Technology & Data Privacy
Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines & Safety
Telecommunications & Media
Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice & Regulatory Oversight
Clean Air, Climate & Nuclear Innovation & Safety
Transportation & Infrastructure
Education & the American Family
Primary Health & Retirement Security · Ranking member

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Identity last checked 11/11/2026.

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