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U.S. Senator from Maryland
Born
January 10, 1959
Age 67
Phone
(202) 224-4654
Office
730 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510, Washington 20515
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Senator|Democrat|Maryland

Chris Van Hollen

Christopher Van Hollen Jr. is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Maryland, a seat he has held since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 8th congressional district from 2003 to 2017 and as a Maryland state senator from 1995 to 2003.

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Voting Record — 781
Yes26%
No73%
Present0%
Not Voting2%
Party align97%
Cross-party0%
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Chris Van Hollen
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Chris's ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 59 sponsored · 412 cosponsored
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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govApr 26(source)
Political violence has absolutely no place in our nation. Our democracy can only function when we resolve our differences peacefully. I am grateful to law enforcement for their swift response and that no one was seriously injured last night.
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govApr 25(source)
The Beltsville Agricultural Research Center helps farmers feed our country. Now the Trump Admin is trying to shutter it.  This move isn't just wrong, it’s against the law — going against legislation we passed last year to protect it.  We will fight this every step of the way.
Maryland considers legal recourse over BARC closure, Dem lawmaker says
Maryland Democrats are weighing how to respond after the USDA announced it would shutter the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center.
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govApr 25(source)
The Trump Admin admits that its projections of how many tourists would come to the US after he took office were way off. Now World Cup fans are picking games in Mexico & Canada over the U.S. & it’s not hard to guess why. He is driving people away and hurting our economy.
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govApr 24(source)
You and your neighbors should not be subsidizing the electricity needs of a data center run by a trillion-dollar corporation.   My Power for the People Act would force Big Tech to pay for their own power needs. We should pass it today to protect consumers from rising costs NOW.
Maryland electric bills to rise this summer as PJM faces data center strain
Mid-Atlantic electricity costs may rise this summer as PJM struggles with data center demand. Maryland relief may help, but supply issues persist, analysts say.
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govApr 24(source)
This 5 year old girl lost her father in the Key Bridge collapse & now ICE is deporting her mother. Trump’s ICE operation is going after the weakest, not the worst. This is the kind of inhumanity we must end.
The Key Bridge took her daughter’s father. Now, ICE is moving to deport her.
Zoila Guerra Sandoval, a native of Guatemala who has lived in Maryland for nearly two decades, is the former partner of José Mynor López, one of the workers repairing the Key Bridge overnight when the...
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govApr 23(source)
Yesterday, journalist Amal Khalil was struck by an IDF airstrike while she was reporting in southern Lebanon. As rescuers tried to save her life, they were fired upon.

Khalil is the 9th journalist killed by Israeli strikes in Lebanon this year. [1/2]
Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil killed in Israeli strike on a house where she took cover, paper says
Rescue workers say a Lebanese journalist was killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon. The daily Al-Akhbar newspaper says its reporter Amal Khalil was killed on Wednesday in the southern vil...
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govApr 23(source)
Last year, Trump & Republicans cut Medicaid & the ACA by $1 TRILLION under the guise of "fighting fraud."

Yet Trump has issued 15 pardons to healthcare execs & others who defrauded $2 BILLION from taxpayers. 
Kicking millions off their care while actual fraudsters get off free.
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govApr 23(source)
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is ready for launch! Once operational it will help us see further into the depths of our universe than ever before.   This revolutionary telescope was assembled by the team at NASA Goddard, right here in MD, ahead of schedule & under budget.
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govApr 23(source)
The last time Secretary Lutnick appeared before the Senate, I pressed him on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. On Feb 27th, @merkley.senate.gov & I sent him a letter asking him for certain records and to answer questions. He did not respond. The American people deserve transparency.
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govApr 23(source)
Today, Senate Republicans once again made their priorities clear: instead of working to lower costs and making everyday life more affordable for Americans, they are hellbent on providing a blank check for Trump’s lawless ICE & CBP operations. My full statement:
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govApr 23(source)
Instead of focusing on priorities people care about, tonight Republicans are using a procedural end-run to get around the will of the American people & stuff ICE & CBP with billions more of your taxpayer dollars.
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govApr 22(source)
Today, Sec Bessent revealed that the Trump Admin plans to send BILLIONS of dollars to help other countries keep their economies afloat while ignoring needs here at home. Once again, the 'America First' president is focused everywhere except the wallets of working Americans.
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govApr 22(source)
Netanyahu says he’s 'saddened' by images of an IDF soldier defacing a crucifix in Lebanon. But if he truly cared about attacks against Christians, he’d end rampant settler violence against them in the West Bank & harassment in Jerusalem. Being sad isn't enough, DO SOMETHING!
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govApr 22(source)
The Pentagon budget is already bloated. It has repeatedly failed to pass an audit. And now Trump’s war is enriching defense contractors even more. We must not give Hegseth this huge slush fund. He has no idea what he is doing.
Pentagon details record $1.5 trillion budget request
The nearly 50 percent jump in spending would fund many of President Donald Trump’s new military projects, but the request has to get through a skeptical Congress.
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govApr 21(source)
Let's be clear: The Trump Admin's vendetta against the SPLC is a sign of how impactful their work is. The SPLC has been at the forefront of exposing some of America's most notorious hate groups, like the KKK. The fact that the Trump Admin feels threatened by that speaks volumes.
Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on charges that it fraudulently paid informants in extremist groups
The head of the civil rights organization said the group was "outraged by the false allegations" leveled against it.
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govApr 21(source)
During Trump's first year the NIH supported 2,700 fewer projects, including a 31% drop in projects with the word "women" in them. Trump's attack on science is undermining American innovation & more importantly, is an attack on Americans' health.
Where U.S. science has been hit hardest after Trump’s first year
The Trump administration has slashed the number of grants from the National Institutes of Health, with far fewer focused on women, cancer and mental health.
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Voting History
781 total votes
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Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.

DateBillQuestionPositionParty MajAlign?Result
2025-07-10—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-43)
2025-07-10—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-45)
2025-07-09—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (49-45)
2025-07-09—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (49-46)
2025-07-09—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-44)
2025-07-09—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (53-43)
2025-07-09—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-46)
2025-07-09—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (54-43)
2025-07-08—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (47-42)
2025-07-08—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (47-41)
2025-07-01H.R. 1 (119th)Final passageNONO✓Bill Passed (50-50, Vice President of the United States, voted Yea)
2025-07-01H.R. 1 (119th)Motion (Bennet Motion to Commit H.R. 1 to the Committee on Finance with Instructions)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (47-53)
2025-07-01H.R. 1 (119th)Vote on amendmentNONO✓Amendment Agreed to (50-50, Vice President of the United States, voted Yea)
2025-07-01H.R. 1 (119th)Vote on amendmentNONO✓Amendment Agreed to (50-50, Vice President of the United States, voted Yea)
2025-07-01H.R. 1 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYES✓Amendment Rejected (45-55)
2025-07-01H.R. 1 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYES✓Amendment Rejected (50-50)
2025-07-01H.R. 1 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYES✓Amendment Rejected (50-50)
2025-07-01H.R. 1 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYES✓Amendment Rejected (49-51)
2025-07-01H.R. 1 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYES✓Amendment Rejected (48-52)
2025-07-01H.R. 1 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYES✓Amendment Rejected (47-53)
2025-07-01H.R. 1 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYES✓Amendment Agreed to (99-1)
2025-07-01H.R. 1 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYES✓Amendment Rejected (48-52)
2025-07-01H.R. 1 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYES✓Amendment Rejected (47-53, 3/5 majority required)
2025-07-01H.R. 1 (119th)Vote on amendmentNONO✓Amendment Rejected (21-79)
2025-07-01H.R. 1 (119th)Motion (Warnock Motion to Commit H.R. 1 to the Committee on Finance with Instructions)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (48-51)
2025-07-01H.R. 1 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYES✓Amendment Rejected (50-50)
2025-07-01H.R. 1 (119th)Motion (Wyden Motion to Commit H.R. 1 to the Committee on Finance with Instructions)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (47-53)
2025-07-01—Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Kennedy Amdt. No. 2775)NONO✓Motion Rejected (54-46, 3/5 majority required)
2025-07-01—Motion (Motion to Waive Section 302(f) of the CBA Re: Collins Amdt. No. 2812)NONO✓Motion Rejected (22-78, 3/5 majority required)
2025-06-30H.R. 1 (119th)Motion (Motion to Waive Section 425(a)(2) of the CBA re: H.R. 1)NONO✓Motion Agreed to (51-48, 3/5 majority required)
2025-06-30H.R. 1 (119th)Motion (Padilla Motion to Commit H.R. 1 to the Committee on Finance with Instructions)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (47-53)
2025-06-30—Motion (Motion to Waive Section 313(b)(1)(A) of the Congressional Budget Act Re: Kennedy Amdt. No. 2772 )YESYES✓Motion Rejected (42-58, 3/5 majority required)
2025-06-30H.R. 1 (119th)Motion (Schiff Motion to Commit H.R. 1 to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry with Instructions)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (47-53)
2025-06-30H.R. 1 (119th)Motion (Duckworth Motion to Commit H.R. 1 to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry with Instructions)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (49-51)
2025-06-30H.R. 1 (119th)Motion (Hassan Motion to Commit H.R. 1 to the Committee on Finance with Instructions)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (48-52)
2025-06-30H.R. 1 (119th)Motion (Gallego Motion to Commit H.R. 1 to the Committee on Finance with Instructions)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (47-53)
2025-06-30H.R. 1 (119th)Motion (Blumenthal Motion to Commit H.R. 1 to the Committee on Armed Services with Instructions)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (47-53)
2025-06-30H.R. 1 (119th)Motion (Kaine Motion to Commit H.R. 1 to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs with Instructions)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (47-53)
2025-06-30—Motion (Motion to Waive Section 313 (b)(1)(D) of the CBA Re: Amdt. No. 2401)NONO✓Motion Rejected (53-47, 3/5 majority required)
2025-06-30—Motion (Motion to Waive Section 302(F) of the CBA Re: Murray Amdt. No. 2771)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (49-51, 3/5 majority required)
2025-06-30—Motion (Motion to Waive Section 313(b)(1)(D) of the Congressional Budget Act Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 2446)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (47-53, 3/5 majority required)
2025-06-30—Motion (Motion to Waive Section 313(b)(1)(D) of the CBA Re: Cornyn Amdt. No. 2705)NONO✓Motion Rejected (56-44, 3/5 majority required)
2025-06-30—Motion (Motion to Waive Section 302(F) of the CBA Re: Amdt. No. 2414)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (47-53, 3/5 majority required)
2025-06-30H.R. 1 (119th)Motion (Blunt Rochester Motion to Commit H.R. 1 to the Committee on Finance with Instructions)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (48-52)
2025-06-30—Motion (Motion to Waive Section 302(F) of the CBA Re: Amdt. No. 2696)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (47-53, 3/5 majority required)
2025-06-30H.R. 1 (119th)Motion (Reed Motion to Commit H.R. 1 to the Committee on Finance with Instructions)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (48-52)
2025-06-30H.R. 1 (119th)Motion (Lujan Motion to Commit H.R. 1 to the Committee on Finance with Instructions)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (49-51)
2025-06-30H.R. 1 (119th)Motion (Motion to Commit H.R. 1 to the Committee on Finance with Instructions)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (48-52)
2025-06-30H.R. 1 (119th)Motion (Wyden Motion to Commit H.R. 1 to the Committee on Finance with Instructions)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (47-53)
2025-06-30H.R. 1 (119th)Motion (Motion to Commit H.R. 1 to the Committee on Finance with Instructions)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (49-51)

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