AI Bills Sponsored
S 4833
Senator Ed Markey's bill would ban employers from using AI and automated decision systems to make high-stakes employment decisions like hiring, firing, promotions, and discipline without meaningful human oversight. It targets the growing use of algorithmic tools that screen resumes, monitor workers, and rank employee performance. The bill sits in the Senate HELP Committee and would create new federal worker protections around workplace AI.
Last action: Jun 18, 2026
S 4727
Senator Ed Markey's bill directs the EPA, in coordination with NIST, to study the environmental footprint of AI systems (think data center energy use, water consumption, and emissions) and create a voluntary reporting framework for AI developers and operators. It's a measurement and disclosure bill, not a restriction on how AI gets built or used.
Last action: Jun 9, 2026
S 4199
Senator Markey (D-MA) introduced a bill that would ban companies from using AI to collect or process personal data from anyone under 17 without explicit consent. The Youth AI Privacy Act specifically targets AI systems that analyze biometric data, predict behavior, or make automated decisions about minors, requiring companies to delete collected data and conduct regular impact assessments.
Last action: Mar 25, 2026
S 3779
ICE Out of Our Faces Act
Last action: Feb 4, 2026
S 3680
Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) introduced this bill to require federal agencies that use AI systems to test them for bias, appoint civil rights officers to oversee AI use, and be transparent about how algorithms make decisions affecting the public. It targets government use of AI, not private companies directly, but sets standards that could ripple into federal contracting requirements.
Last action: Jan 15, 2026
S 3557
Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) introduced this bill to explicitly protect states' rights to pass and enforce their own AI laws, blocking any federal preemption efforts. It's a direct response to Congressional proposals that would prevent states like California, Colorado, and New York from regulating AI independently. If passed, businesses would continue facing a patchwork of state AI rules rather than a single federal standard.
Last action: Dec 17, 2025
S 3308
Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) introduced a sweeping federal bill that would regulate how companies use AI in consequential decisions like hiring, lending, housing, healthcare, and education. It requires pre-deployment bias testing, independent audits, human review of AI decisions, and bans certain uses like emotion recognition in workplaces and schools.
Last action: Dec 2, 2025
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