WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Del. Amata Radewagen, R-American Samoa, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2021: Thursday, Congresswoman Uifaatali Amata highlighted the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 14 mission, in February of 1971, one of several Apollo missions in which the astronauts splashed down near American Samoa and were first welcomed back on land in American Samoa. In commemoration, Congresswoman Amata is placing a permanent Statement in the Congressional Record. "We're proud of Am  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 281) to "authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention." The bill was introduced on Feb. 8 and has 36 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Thomas R. Carper, D-Del., Christopher Coons, D-Del., Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Robert Casey Jr.,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 289) to "authorize appropriations for offsetting the costs related to reductions in research productivity resulting from the coronavirus pandemic." The bill was introduced on Feb. 8 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, and Gary Peters, D-Mich. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. For more information, Sen. Edward J. Markey, 25  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 286) to "conduct or support further comprehensive research for the creation of a universal coronavirus vaccine." The bill was introduced on Feb. 8. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. For more information, Sen. Edward J. Markey, 255 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-2742; or in state at 975 President John F. Kennedy Federal Bldg., 222 Mil  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 290) to amend the National Security Act of 1947 "to require the President to designate an employee of the National Security Council to be responsible for pandemic prevention and response." The bill was introduced on Feb. 8. It was referred to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. Edward J. Markey, 255 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 2  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 282) to "designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness." The bill was introduced on Feb. 8 and has 27 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Thomas R. Carper, D-Del., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., Patty Murray, D-Wash., Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 283) to "establish a National Climate Bank." The bill was introduced on Feb. 8 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. It was referred to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. For more information, Sen. Edward J. Markey, 255 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-2742; or in stat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 291) to "establish the National Office of New Americans within the Executive Office of the President." The bill was introduced on Feb. 8 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore. The legislation was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. F  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 279) to "require the Federal Communications Commission to update the national broadband plan." The bill was introduced on Feb. 8. It was referred to the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. For more information, Sen. Edward J. Markey, 255 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-2742; or in state at 975 President John F. Kennedy Federal Bldg., 222 Milliken Blvd., Ste. 3  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 280) to "direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to revise the policy of the Agency to address the threats of climate change, to include considerations of climate change in the strategic plan of the Agency." The bill was introduced on Feb. 8. It was referred to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. Edward J. Markey, 255 Dirksen   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 268) to "protect certain whistleblowers seeking to ensure accountability and oversight of the Nation's COVID-19 pandemic response." The bill was introduced on Feb. 4 and has 14 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Tina Smith, D-Minn., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.,   more