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Chris Van Hollen

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2019–2021 Senate

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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

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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

s142-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market, and to prohibit biological product manufacturers from compensating biosimilar and interchangeable companies to delay the entry of biosimilar biological products and interchangeable biological products.

30 clauses Jan 30, 2023

Environmental Groups Healthcare Consumers Federal Government Business

s138-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 to modify certain provisions of that Act.

24 clauses Jan 30, 2023

Federal Administration Ethnic/Cultural Groups Environmental Services Federal Government

s100-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) under Medicaid, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Jan 26, 2023

Healthcare Consumers Energy Production Education Federal Government

s118-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To remove obstacles to the ability of law enforcement officers to enforce gun safety laws, and for other purposes.

10 clauses Jan 26, 2023

Environmental Groups Federal Government Business Consumers

s51-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union.

26 clauses Jan 24, 2023

Consumers Federal Government Native American Tribes Homeowners

s40-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To address the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the United States and the 13 American colonies between 1619 and 1865 and to establish a commission to study and consider a national apology and proposal for reparations for the institution of slavery, its subsequent de jure and de facto racial and economic discrimination against African Americans, and the impact of these forces on living African Americans, to make recommendations to the Congress on appropriate remedies, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Jan 24, 2023

Environmental Groups Foreign Businesses Education Federal Government