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Chris Van Hollen

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D MD · Senate

2025–Present Senate

2023–2025 Senate

2021–2023 Senate

2019–2021 Senate

2017–2019 Senate

2015–2017 House Of Representatives (District 8)

2013–2015 House Of Representatives (District 8)

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2009–2011 House Of Representatives (District 8)

2007–2009 House Of Representatives (District 8)

2005–2007 House Of Representatives (District 8)

2003–2005 House Of Representatives (District 8)

111

Defense

-56

Helped 800 Hurt 856 Unclear 685

Healthcare

+189

Helped 527 Hurt 338 Mixed 1 Unclear 801

Finance

-88

Helped 428 Hurt 516 Mixed 2 Unclear 500

Education

+70

Helped 460 Hurt 390 Unclear 446

Government Operations

-66

Helped 76 Hurt 142 Unclear 809

Energy

-182

Helped 269 Hurt 451 Unclear 203

Environment

+51

Helped 225 Hurt 174 Unclear 383

Agriculture

+117

Helped 322 Hurt 205 Unclear 133

Veterans Affairs

+196

Helped 366 Hurt 170 Unclear 86

Transportation

-50

Helped 140 Hurt 190 Unclear 195

Labor

+73

Helped 195 Hurt 122 Unclear 160

Foreign Policy

-28

Helped 167 Hurt 195 Unclear 74

Housing

+140

Helped 266 Hurt 126 Unclear 16

Criminal Justice

+13

Helped 182 Hurt 169 Unclear 28

Trade

-10

Helped 164 Hurt 174 Unclear 36

Appropriations

+93

Helped 204 Hurt 111 Unclear 17

Federal Budget

+162

Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Immigration

-118

Helped 35 Hurt 153 Unclear 94

Technology

+25

Helped 120 Hurt 95 Unclear 56

Social Welfare

+67

Helped 107 Hurt 40 Unclear 26

20 policy domains

Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

15349 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

Government 1944 P·41 C·207 Y·1356 N·1696 w:31.3

Direct (1455), Veterans Affairs (115), Defense (94), DoD (33), VA (19), State (18), USDA (18), Executive (17), Treasury (15), Legislative (14), Congress (13), Agriculture (11), CMS (9), Justice (8), Transportation (8), NPS (7), State/Local (7), Transportation Security (7), Education (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (5), Judiciary (5), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), DHS (3), Cemeteries (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Federal (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), 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), U.S. Federal (1)

General Public 627 P·22 C·242 Y·347 N·363 w:19.4

Direct (462), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Low Income (7), Minority Voters (5), Voters (4), Military (3), District Of Columbia (2), Foreign (2), Native American Voters (2), Capital District (1), Language Minority Voters (1), Students (1)

Education 397 P·21 C·233 Y·121 N·143 w:23.7

Direct (390), Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Students (1), Technical (1)

Healthcare 265 C·66 Y·189 N·198 w:4.7

Direct (242), Research (15), Tribal (4), Community (3), Patients (1)

Defense 231 P·1 C·6 Y·108 N·224 w:1.6

Direct (218), 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)

Military 228 C·4 Y·109 N·224 w:0.5

Direct (227), Families (1)

Agriculture 186 P·15 C·16 Y·151 N·155 w:8.3

Direct (178), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)

Construction 165 C·8 Y·131 N·157 w:0.7

Direct (162), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

Environment 165 P·18 C·134 Y·11 N·13 w:23.8

Financial Services 161 P·13 C·65 Y·73 N·82 w:14.7

Direct (152), HSA (7), HSA Administration (2)

Negative-Effect Industries

Government 2096 P·90 C·977 Y·767 N·1028 w:88.1

Direct (1672), Defense (70), Veterans Affairs (66), Judiciary (36), EPA (22), State (14), Federal (12), State/Local (12), Education (11), HHS (11), NPS (11), FDA (10), Foreign (9), Transportation (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), CFPB (6), Homeland Security (6), DOI (5), Executive (5), Treasury (5), Legislative (4), Treasury/IRS (4), U.S. Federal (4), VA (4), DHS (3), Federal Reserve (3), General (3), Independent Agencies (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), ATF (2), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), DOJ (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Intelligence (2), Local Election Administration (2), Military (2), Regulatory (2), State Department (2), State Election Administration (2), State Legislatures (2), State/Local Election Administration (2), USDA (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Executive Branch (1), Executive Office (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), Waste Management (1)

Financial Services 229 P·8 C·167 Y·50 N·54 w:16.8

Direct (228), Transgender Individuals (1)

Education 192 P·2 C·101 Y·85 N·89 w:13.2

General Public 175 P·6 C·38 Y·119 N·130 w:10.4

Direct (153), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)

Defense 162 C·14 Y·54 N·148 w:0.7

Direct (158), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)

State & Local Government 157 P·5 C·96 Y·54 N·56 w:6.2

Direct (152), Non-Expansion (3), Medicaid Programs (2)

Military 136 C·1 Y·53 N·135 w:0.0

Direct (135), Space Force (1)

Oil & Gas 132 P·6 C·116 Y·9 N·10 w:4.0

Immigration 127 Y·127 N·127 w:0.1

Environment 124 P·4 C·68 Y·51 N·52 w:14.5

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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

100.0% of votes

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S+ Supported Benefits

S- Supported Burdens

O+ Opposed Benefits

O- Opposed Burdens

Industry	S+	S-	Net
Government (58 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans Affairs (180), Defense (158), DoD (34), VA (23), EPA (22) +53 more			-455
General Public (5 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Taxpayers (1)			+30
Defense (14 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more			-78
Military (2 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)			-25
Healthcare (8 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2) +3 more			+63
Education (4 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)			-24
Construction (3 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)			+11
Taxpayers	-	-	-18
Agriculture (5 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)			-106
Manufacturing (4 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)			-1
Transportation			+11
Immigration		-	+109
Financial Services (3 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)			-37
State & Local Government (3 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (4), Non-Expansion (3)			-1
Energy (1 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)			-28

Votes are cast on entire bills; attribution to individual clauses does not imply clause-level intent. Learn more

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

All Roles Sponsor Cosponsor

All Industries Defense Education Environment Financial Services General Public Government Healthcare Military State & Local Government Transportation

Clear

s1948-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reinstate the authority of the Secretary of Education to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students.

3 clauses Jun 4, 2025

Education

s1832-119

Cosponsor In Committee

College for All Act of 2025

26 clauses May 21, 2025

Higher Education Students Public Higher Education Institutions For-Profit Higher Education Private HBCUs

s1697-119

Cosponsor In Committee

RAISE Act of 2025

4 clauses May 8, 2025

Federal Administration Health Care Providers Education

s1547-119

Cosponsor Reported

America the Beautiful Act

6 clauses May 1, 2025

Federal Administration Education

s1552-119

Cosponsor Reported

Living Donor Protection Act of 2025

6 clauses May 1, 2025

Insurance Labor Public Health Federal Workforce

s1503-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Equality Act

10 clauses Apr 29, 2025

Government Mental Health Services Retail Trade Legal Services

sres169-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A resolution expressing support for the staff of public, school, academic, and special libraries in the United States and the essential services those libraries provide to communities, recognizing the need for funding commensurate with the broad scope of social service and community supports provided by libraries, preserving the right of all citizens of the United States to freely access information and resources in their communities, supporting a strong union voice for library workers, and defending the civil rights of library staff.

1 clause Apr 10, 2025

Education and Libraries

sres171-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day".

1 clause Apr 10, 2025

Health Care Providers

s1393-119

Cosponsor In Committee

American Family Act

4 clauses Apr 9, 2025

Federal Administration Education Environmental Services

s1330-119

Cosponsor In Committee

BRAIN Act

10 clauses Apr 8, 2025

Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories Patient Advocacy Organizations Scientific Research and Development Services Outpatient Care Centers

s1261-119

Cosponsor In Committee

CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

15 clauses Apr 2, 2025

Healthcare Consumers Ambulatory Health Care Services Telehealth Services Mental Health Services

s1220-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Savings Opportunity and Affordable Repayment Act

2 clauses Apr 1, 2025

Federal Administration Defense Contractors

s1115-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.

13 clauses Mar 25, 2025

Private Sector Employers Employment Services Workers Federal Government

sres133-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing support for the local public K–12 schools of the United States and condemning any actions that would defund public education or weaken or dismantle the Department of Education.

1 clause Mar 24, 2025

Education

s1068-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 5 and title 38, United States Code, to put veteran and military families first and to provide protections for employees, benefits, and programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

27 clauses Mar 13, 2025

Federal Administration Government Leadership Small Business Government Employees and Contractors

s988-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Mar 12, 2025

Government Social Welfare Nonprofits Finance