Trying to whitewash the evils of slavery is beyond wrong.
Trump has never understood that what makes America great is that we have a system of government & Constitution that allow us to constantly improve ourselves — to ensure more freedom for ALL.
THAT is the American story.
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Senator|Democrat|Maryland
Chris Van Hollen
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Voting Record — 787
Yes26%
No73%
Present0%
Not Voting2%
Party align97%
Cross-party0%
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Chris Van Hollen
U.S. SenatorDemocratMaryland
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20 recent posts · 59 sponsored · 418 cosponsored
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Remember when Trump fired thousands of IRS workers for "performance"?
Turns out they didn't even CONSIDER performance in their decision. These firings just make it harder for the IRS to go after tax cheats.
Want to fire people for bad performance? Start with Trump’s cabinet.
While demand for electricity is rising, Trump’s war on clean energy is cutting supply and driving up prices.
Meanwhile, Trump is dismantling programs that help Americans living paycheck-to-paycheck pay their energy bills. Betrayal.
Trump taking “election security” advice from Putin says it all.
Vote-by-mail is safe, secure, and reliable. Trump knows it — he just wants to undermine our elections, and Putin is all too happy to help. Shameful.
Trump spent the last week playing dictator in D.C. — and capped things off by getting played by a dictator in Alaska.
Another disastrous week for American democracy and U.S. leadership.
Years ago I passed a law requiring presidents to keep the public informed about how and when their taxpayer dollars were being spent.
The Trump Admin shut it down as part of their war on transparency, but the courts ordered them to reverse course. A small but important victory.
Thanks to all who rallied to bring Pastor Daniel Fuentes Espinal home after his unjust abduction from Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
An important victory. There are many more like him. Keep up the fight!
The CFPB has returned billions of dollars to Americans who have been victims of financial scams.
This terrible ruling opens the door for Trump to bulldoze this vital consumer watchdog. It should be immediately appealed. We need to keep this effective consumer cop on the beat.
Once again Trump appears to have been played by Putin. No ceasefire. No imminent meeting between Putin and Zelensky. No near term prospect of Trump applying threatened sanctions.
Putin got a meeting on U.S. soil, Trump got flattered by Putin. Advantage Putin. Shameful.
Another outrageous “plan” from Israel’s far-right minister Smotrich to expand illegal settlements in the West Bank to destroy the possibility of a Palestinian state.
The US must flatly reject this & push for security and self determination for ALL as part of a two-state solution.
From the Eastern Shore of Maryland to communities across the country, patriots are standing up against the lawlessness of this administration.
Thankful for the hundreds of Marylanders who joined our town hall at Chesapeake College today.
We won’t stop fighting — not for one second.
Remember when Trump promised to lower prices “on Day 1”? Well, we’re over 200 days into this mess — and his tariff chaos is raising prices for Americans everywhere.
I’m sure he’ll try to spin these numbers or fire someone to distract from them, but they don’t lie.
The Tice family has worked tirelessly for over a decade to get answers about the whereabouts of their beloved son — through 3 presidents and 4 administrations, and now during a new regime in Syria.
I won't stop fighting alongside them to bring Austin home. (2/2)
Today marks 13 agonizing years since Marine Corps veteran and journalist Austin Tice disappeared in Syria.
As I told his mom Debra in our latest meeting this week, the United States must use every resource at our disposal to bring him home. (1/2)
Part of what's driving the Trump Admin's attacks on NOAA is they want to privatize the National Weather Service.
They made it clear in Project 2025 — instead of weather forecasts & climate data being a public good, they want to sell it to the highest bidder.
A corrupt bargain.
What Trump is doing in DC isn't about “law and order.” If he cared about that, he wouldn’t have gutted DC’s ability to fund its own police force.
This is about Trump playing king at the expense of DC's 700K residents. The American people must stand against this abuse of power.
Whitewashing this report doesn't change the facts — it just further tarnishes our credibility.
I remember when Secretary Rubio would shed light on human rights abuses around the world. Now he sugarcoats them to fit his boss's political narratives.
What a disgrace.
Before Republicans voted to gut Medicaid to fund billionaire tax cuts, they said the American people would just “get over it.”
Tell that to the millions of Americans who are about to lose their coverage and the millions more who are about to see their costs skyrocket.
This is outrageous. These funds were intended to reconnect communities divided by a highway decades ago — allowing people to safely access grocery stores and other vital services.
There's nothing efficient about the Trump Admin revoking these funds. It's just mean.
And by the way, Trump couldn't care less about safety in DC or the people of DC. If he did, he wouldn't have blocked DC from spending $1 billion of its OWN money to fund its OWN police department, schools and more.
This is flatly about testing the limits of his power.
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Voting History787 total votesExpandCollapse
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787 total votes
Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-09 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (49-46) |
| 2025-12-09 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-46) |
| 2025-12-09 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (51-46) |
| 2025-12-08 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-44) |
| 2025-12-04 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (57-32) |
| 2025-12-04 | S. Res. 520 (119th) | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Rejected (43-37, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-12-04 | H.J. Res. 131 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Joint Resolution Passed (49-45) |
| 2025-12-03 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (63-34) |
| 2025-12-03 | S.J. Res. 91 (119th) | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (49-47) |
| 2025-12-03 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (57-41) |
| 2025-12-03 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (56-40) |
| 2025-12-02 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (60-39) |
| 2025-12-02 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (61-36) |
| 2025-12-02 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (53-45) |
| 2025-12-01 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-41) |
| 2025-11-20 | H.J. Res. 130 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Joint Resolution Passed (51-43) |
| 2025-11-19 | S.J. Res. 76 (119th) | Begin consideration | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Rejected (46-51) |
| 2025-11-19 | S.J. Res. 89 (119th) | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-47) |
| 2025-11-19 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (66-32) |
| 2025-11-18 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (65-32) |
| 2025-11-10 | H.R. 5371 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Bill Passed (60-40) |
| 2025-11-10 | H.R. 5371 (119th) | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (60-40, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-11-10 | H.R. 5371 (119th) | Vote on amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Amendment Agreed to (60-40) |
| 2025-11-10 | H.R. 5371 (119th) | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (60-40, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-11-10 | H.R. 5371 (119th) | Kill the motion | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion to Table Agreed to (76-24) |
| 2025-11-10 | H.R. 5371 (119th) | Kill the motion | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion to Table Failed (47-53) |
| 2025-11-10 | H.R. 5371 (119th) | Kill the motion | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion to Table Failed (47-53) |
| 2025-11-10 | H.R. 5371 (119th) | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (60-40) |
| 2025-11-09 | H.R. 5371 (119th) | End filibuster to begin debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (60-40, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-11-07 | S. 3012 (119th) | End filibuster to begin debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (53-43, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-11-06 | S.J. Res. 90 (119th) | Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 90 | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion to Discharge Rejected (49-51) |
| 2025-11-05 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (57-43) |
| 2025-11-05 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (57-41) |
| 2025-11-05 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (52-45) |
| 2025-11-04 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (52-46) |
| 2025-11-04 | H.R. 5371 (119th) | End filibuster to begin debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (54-44, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-11-03 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-46) |
| 2025-10-30 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-47) |
| 2025-10-30 | S.J. Res. 88 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Joint Resolution Passed (51-47) |
| 2025-10-30 | S.J. Res. 80 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Joint Resolution Passed (52-45) |
| 2025-10-29 | S.J. Res. 77 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Joint Resolution Passed (50-46) |
| 2025-10-29 | S.J. Res. 69 (119th) | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Rejected (25-72) |
| 2025-10-29 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (51-47) |
| 2025-10-29 | S.J. Res. 80 (119th) | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (54-46) |
| 2025-10-28 | S.J. Res. 81 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Joint Resolution Passed (52-48) |
| 2025-10-28 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-46) |
| 2025-10-28 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (52-47) |
| 2025-10-28 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-47) |
| 2025-10-28 | H.R. 5371 (119th) | End filibuster to begin debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (54-45, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-10-27 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (58-40) |
Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.