Edward J. Markey

To support national training, technical assistance, and resource centers, to ensure that all individuals with significant expressive communication disabilities have access to the augmentative and alternative communication the individuals need to interact with others, in order to learn, work, socialize, and take advantage of all aspects of life in the United States.

To protect and provide humanitarian assistance to Armenians in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh impacted by actions taken by the Government of Azerbaijan, and for other purposes.

Expressing support for the designation of the week of September 16 through September 23, 2023, as National Estuaries Week.

To improve voter access to the ballot box through automatic voter registration, and for other purposes.

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to provide for same day voter registration.

Designating September 2023 as National Voting Rights Month.

To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to clarify that a State may not use an individual’s failure to vote as the basis for initiating the procedures provided under such Act for the removal of the individual from the official list of registered voters in the State on the grounds that the individual has changed residence, and for other purposes.

Designating September 25, 2023, as National Lobster Day.

To extend protections to part-time workers in the areas of family and medical leave and to ensure equitable treatment in the workplace.

To increase child care options for working families and support child care providers.

To strengthen and expand the Green Ribbon Schools Program at the Department of Education by boosting the capacity of participating States to expand the number of schools, applicants, and nominees engaged around environmental, environmental literacy, and environmental health goals, and for other purposes.

To prevent a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm.

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 to prevent wage theft and assist in the recovery of stolen wages, to authorize the Secretary of Labor to administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations, and for other purposes.

To repeal the authority under the National Labor Relations Act for States to enact laws prohibiting agreements requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment, and for other purposes.

To direct restoration and protection efforts of the 5-State Connecticut River Watershed region, and for other purposes.

To address the homelessness and housing crises, to move toward the goal of providing for a home for all Americans, and for other purposes.

To impose surcharges on private jet travel and certain first class and business tickets, and for other purposes.

To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purposes of making adverse employment decisions.

To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require nationwide consumer reporting agencies, upon request, to use the current legal name of a consumer on consumer reports, and for other purposes.

Recognizing August 23, 2023, as National Poll Worker Recruitment Day.