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Chris Van Hollen

Chris Van Hollen

Democratic · MD U.S. Senator

24 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2003

  • role Senior United States senator from Maryland since 2017
  • role U.S. representative for Maryland's 8th congressional district from 2003 to 2017
  • role Maryland state senator from 1995 to 2003
  • background Attorney
  • role Chair of Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2007
  • role Chair of Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee from 2017 to 2019

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

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  • 77
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    plus 682 cosponsored

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    of 77 bills sponsored

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    Documented positions

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  • 15
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    committees and subcommittees

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Voting record

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

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  • SRES 935A resolution designating October 23, 2026, as "National Marine Sanctuary Day".cosponsoredSep 29, 2026
  • S 5631A bill to amend the Small Business Act to create a program to provide funding for organizations that support startup businesses in formation and early growth stages by providing entrepreneurs with resources and services to produce viable businesses, and for other purposes.cosponsoredSep 29, 2026
  • S 5651A bill to establish the National Institutes of Clean Energy.cosponsoredSep 29, 2026
  • S 5665A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish grants for tuition-free community colleges, student success grants, and grants for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Minority-Serving Institutions, and for other purposes.cosponsoredSep 29, 2026
  • S 5626A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to change certain grant requirements for certain students with disabilities, and for other purposes.sponsoredSep 29, 2026
  • SRES 924A resolution designating October 7, 2026, as "Energy Efficiency Day" in celebration of the economic and environmental benefits that have been driven by private sector innovation and Federal energy efficiency policies.cosponsoredSep 28, 2026
  • SRES 920A resolution expressing concern about the growing problem of book banning, and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.cosponsoredSep 28, 2026
  • S 5602A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for the planning and construction of any structure or monument at Memorial Circle at Columbia Island/ Lady Bird Johnson Park in the District of Columbia.cosponsoredSep 28, 2026
  • SRES 926A resolution designating September 2026 as "National Literacy Month".cosponsoredSep 28, 2026
  • S 5603A bill to prohibit the demolition of Presidential memorials.cosponsoredSep 28, 2026
  • SRES 913A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.cosponsoredSep 27, 2026
  • S 5570A bill to establish jobs programs for long-term unemployed workers, and for other purposes.sponsoredSep 27, 2026
  • S 5559A bill to provide for the basic needs of students at institutions of higher education.cosponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • S 5567A bill to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to establish a Civilian Climate Corps to help communities respond to climate change and transition to a clean economy, and for other purposes.cosponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • S 5549A bill to support educators.cosponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • S 5525Banning Toxics from Plastic Bottles Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • S 5532Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration ActcosponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • S 5546Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women’s Health Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • S 5539Affordability is Access Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • S 5491Freedom from Intimidation in Elections ActcosponsoredSep 22, 2026
  • S 5489Sickle Cell Care Expansion Act of 2026sponsoredSep 22, 2026
  • S 5468Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools ActcosponsoredSep 22, 2026
  • S 5476A bill to impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons that have facilitated Israeli settlement construction in the E1 area of the West Bank.cosponsoredSep 22, 2026
  • S 5470Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 22, 2026
  • SRES 897A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.cosponsoredSep 22, 2026
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Committee assignments (15)

Frequent co-sponsors

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Documented relationships

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Stock trades (STOCK Act)

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How Hollen connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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