WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 2447) to amend the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 "to provide additional funding for E-rate support for emergency educational connections and devices." The bill was introduced on July 22 and has 16 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 2413) to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act "to expand the requirement for States to suspend, rather than terminate, an individual's eligibility for medical assistance under the State Medicaid plan while the individual is an inmate of a public institution, to apply to inmates of any age." The bill was introduced on July 21 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio. It was referred to the Senat  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 2403) to "assist those subject to politically motivated charges in Turkey." The bill was introduced on July 20 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore. It was referred to the Senate Foreign Relations 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  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 2400) to "establish a process for the Board on Geographic Names to review and revise offensive names of Federal land units, to create an advisory committee to recommend Federal land unit names to be reviewed by the Board." The bill was introduced on July 20 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Alex Padilla, D-Calif., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Ron Wyd  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 2402) to "establish a pilot program to incentivize employee ownership in defense contracting." The bill was introduced on July 20 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C. It was referred to the Senate Armed Services Committee. For more information, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, 309 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-4543; or in state at 2400 President John F. Kennedy Federal Bldg., 15  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 2396) to "promote ethics and prevent corruption in Department of Defense contracting and other activities." The bill was introduced on July 20. It was referred to the Senate Armed Services Committee. For more information, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, 309 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-4543; or in state at 2400 President John F. Kennedy Federal Bldg., 15 New Sudbury St., Boston, MA 02203;  more