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Chris Van Hollen

Chris Van Hollen

D MD · Senate

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Defense

-83
Helped 704 Hurt 787 Unclear 459

Finance

-86
Helped 348 Hurt 434 Mixed 2 Unclear 69

Healthcare

+133
Helped 391 Hurt 258 Mixed 1 Unclear 127

Energy

-188
Helped 250 Hurt 438 Unclear 71

Education

+136
Helped 341 Hurt 205 Unclear 82

Agriculture

+137
Helped 301 Hurt 164 Unclear 80

Veterans Affairs

+160
Helped 308 Hurt 148 Unclear 78

Trade

-9
Helped 159 Hurt 168 Unclear 15

Federal Budget

+166
Helped 210 Hurt 44 Unclear 36

Labor

+65
Helped 154 Hurt 89 Unclear 42

Housing

+105
Helped 188 Hurt 83 Unclear 11

Transportation

-61
Helped 81 Hurt 142 Unclear 33

Foreign Policy

-14
Helped 100 Hurt 114 Unclear 27

Technology

+21
Helped 110 Hurt 89 Unclear 14

Immigration

-125
Helped 27 Hurt 152 Unclear 20

Criminal Justice

+2
Helped 89 Hurt 87 Unclear 14

Environment

-10
Helped 81 Hurt 91 Unclear 3

Elections

-7
Helped 66 Hurt 73 Unclear 10

Social Welfare

+58
Helped 94 Hurt 36 Unclear 16

Government Operations

-30
Helped 49 Hurt 79 Unclear 17
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

12259 industry impacts

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How this is computed

P Primary sponsor · C Co-sponsor · Y Yea vote · N Nay vote

Weighted score (w:) uses strongest role per bill. Weights: Primary 1.0, Co-sponsor 0.3, Yea 0.1, Nay -0.1.

Bills where the legislator voted nay (without sponsorship) contribute -0.1 per bill. Equal yea and nay roll calls on the same bill contribute 0.

Vote date filters affect vote attribution; sponsorship is always included.

Positive-Effect Industries

Direct (1398), Veterans Affairs (81), Defense (60), DoD (33), State (19), VA (19), USDA (18), Executive (17), Treasury (15), Congress (14), Legislative (14), Agriculture (11), CMS (9), NPS (7), State/Local (7), Transportation Security (7), Education (6), Justice (6), DOJ (5), Judiciary (5), ICE (4), Oversight (4), DHS (3), Transportation (3), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Federal (2), Foreign Affairs (2), HHS (2), Homeland Security (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Law Enforcement (2), Local (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Cemeteries (1), Civil Servants (1), DOI (1), Defense R&D (1), EPA (1), Election Workers (1), Environmental Regulation (1), Intelligence (1), Interior (1), Judicial (1), Local Election Administration (1), Manufacturing (1), NOAA (1), ONDCP (1), U.S. Federal (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (437), Veterans (88), Military Families (10), Low Income (7), Minority Voters (5), Voters (4), District Of Columbia (2), Foreign (2), Military (2), Native American Voters (2), Capital District (1), Language Minority Voters (1), Students (1)
Direct (277), Child Care (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Students (1), Technical (1)
Direct (216), Research (9), Tribal (3), Community (2)
Direct (209), Naval (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1), Missiles (1), Missiles/Hypersonics (1), Nuclear C3 (1), Rotorcraft (1), Small Business (1), Small/Innovative (1), Space Systems (1)
Direct (153), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (133), Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (2), Education (1), Health (1)
Direct (135), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1054), Veterans Affairs (50), Defense (48), Judiciary (36), EPA (22), State (14), Federal (12), State/Local (12), Education (11), HHS (11), NPS (11), FDA (10), Foreign (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), CFPB (6), Homeland Security (6), DOI (5), Executive (5), Treasury (5), State Department (4), Treasury/IRS (4), U.S. Federal (4), VA (4), DHS (3), Federal Reserve (3), Independent Agencies (3), Legislative (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), ATF (2), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), DOJ (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Executive Office (2), Intelligence (2), Local Election Administration (2), Military (2), Regulatory (2), State Election Administration (2), State Legislatures (2), State/Local Election Administration (2), USAID (2), USDA (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Executive Branch (1), Housing (1), Interior (1), Interior Department (1), Justice (1), Labor (1), Local (1), NNSA (1), Oversight (1), SSA (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Transportation Security (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1)
Direct (151), Veterans (12), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)
Direct (129), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (95), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)

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Showing positive and negative-direction effects only. Mixed and uncertain effects are not included in these counts.

Votes by Industry (Yea/Nay Alignment)

How this legislator's Yea/Nay votes landed across industries; distinct from overall bill exposure above.

Analysis coverage
83.3% of votes
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S+ Supported Benefits
S- Supported Burdens
O+ Opposed Benefits
O- Opposed Burdens
Industry S+ S- O+ O- Net
Government (58 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans Affairs (130), Defense (105), DoD (34), VA (23), EPA (22) +53 more
-525
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (100), Military Families (10), Foreign (2), Military (2), Taxpayers (1)
-20
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)
-27
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
-83
Healthcare (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (9), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Community (2), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2) +3 more
+14
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
-29
Taxpayers - - -34
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)
-99
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
-16
Immigration - +109
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (6), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
-5
Transportation +5
Financial Services (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)
-41
State & Local Government (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (4), Non-Expansion (3)
-4
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)
-33

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

sres456-118

Cosponsor

Designating November 2023 as National College Application Month.

1 clause

sres548-118

Cosponsor

Designating the week of February 5 through 9, 2024, as National School Counseling Week.

1 clause

sres501-119

Cosponsor

Recognizing National Native American Heritage Month and celebrating the heritages and cultures of Native Americans and the contributions of Native Americans to the United States.

1 clause

sres645-118

Cosponsor

Designating the week of April 20 through April 28, 2024, as National Park Week.

1 clause

sres83-118

Cosponsor

Designating the week of February 6 through 10, 2023, as National School Counseling Week.

1 clause

sres412-118

Cosponsor

Supporting the nearly 150,000 United Auto Workers currently negotiating collective bargaining agreements with the “Big Three” automakers.

1 clause

sres437-118

Cosponsor

Condemning antisemitism at institutions of higher education in the United States and encouraging college and university leaders, administrators, and faculty to speak out against antisemitism.

1 clause

sres67-118

Cosponsor

Supporting the goals and ideals of Career and Technical Education Month.

1 clause

s4049-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A bill to repeal section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 relating to balance-of-payments authority.

0 clauses Mar 11, 2026

s4050-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to clarify that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and appropriate Federal regulators have the authority to claw back certain compensation paid to executives, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Mar 11, 2026

s4039-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reverse the reductions in Federal loan availability for graduate and professional students enacted under Public Law 119-21.

0 clauses Mar 10, 2026

s4038-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A bill to exempt small business concerns from duties imposed by the President under section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 and to prevent price gouging with respect to goods subject to such duties.

0 clauses Mar 10, 2026

s4029-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A bill to reinforce the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 by establishing a limitations period of 10 years for antibribery offenses, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Mar 9, 2026

sres629-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A resolution honoring the life and legacy of Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr., and commending him for his significant leadership during the Civil Rights Movement and his decades of advocacy in pursuit of justice, equality, and human rights.

0 clauses Mar 9, 2026

s4017-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to ban certain Government officials from trading event contracts, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Mar 5, 2026

s4002-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A bill to raise the Foreign Service mandatory retirement age by aligning it with the Social Security Full Retirement Age, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Mar 5, 2026

s4007-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A bill to restore competition in the meatpacking industry by reducing excessive concentration and market power and ultimately reduce prices for American consumers, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Mar 5, 2026

s4015-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to restrict the sale and procurement of certain weapons and ammunition by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Mar 5, 2026

s4001-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to update eligibility for the supplemental security income program, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Mar 5, 2026

s3981-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

A bill to amend the Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act of 2022 to extend the sunset, to require a determination with respect to the imposition of sanctions on certain persons of Burma, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Mar 4, 2026
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