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Chris Van Hollen

Chris Van Hollen

D MD · Senate

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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

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)
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)
Direct (390), Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Students (1), Technical (1)
Direct (242), Research (15), Tribal (4), Community (3), Patients (1)
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)
Direct (178), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (162), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

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)
Direct (153), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)
Direct (158), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)

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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
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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 (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

sres418-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of September 20 through September 27, 2025, as "National Estuaries Week".

1 clause Sep 19, 2025
Environment & Conservation Fishing & Coastal Industries

s2817-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit dual appointments of employees of the Federal Reserve System, and for other purposes.

1 clause Sep 16, 2025
Environmental Services

s2775-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish and maintain a database and webpage that is available to the public and contains information on the billion-dollar disasters that occur each year in the United States, and for other purposes.

1 clause Sep 11, 2025
Environmental Services

s2719-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish a program to provide low- and moderate-income first-time, first-generation homebuyers with access to affordable and sustainable wealth-building home loans.

1 clause Sep 4, 2025
Environmental Services

s2611-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To safeguard the integrity of the Department of State's annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Jul 31, 2025
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Environmental Services

s2549-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Time Off to Vote Act

1 clause Jul 30, 2025
Federal Administration Environmental Services

s2500-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to include as a high-priority research and extension area research on microplastics in land-applied biosolids on farmland, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jul 29, 2025
Waste Management & Wastewater Utilities Environmental Testing & Consulting Higher Education & Research Institutions Water & Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers

s2520-119

Cosponsor In Committee

All Aboard Act of 2025

6 clauses Jul 29, 2025
Government - State Construction Labor Unions Railroads

s2429-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to ensure the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection retains adequate resources to ensure fair, transparent, and competitive markets for financial products and services for consumers and to provide for whistleblower incentives and protection.

3 clauses Jul 24, 2025
Environmental Services

s2444-119

Cosponsor In Committee

End Polluter Welfare Act of 2025

41 clauses Jul 24, 2025
Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation Government: Federal Electric Power Generation Oil and Gas Extraction

s2402-119

Cosponsor In Committee

First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Act of 2025

3 clauses Jul 23, 2025
Financial Services Environmental Services Defense Contractors

s2373-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend section 485 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain institutions of higher education to develop and implement a venue-specific heat-related illnesses emergency action plan, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Jul 22, 2025
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Education

s2266-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide for automatic renewal protections, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Jul 14, 2025
Transportation Trade Environmental Services

sres318-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing that climate change poses a growing threat to public health and necessitates coordinated action to mitigate its impacts and safeguard the health and well-being of all people in the United States.

1 clause Jul 10, 2025
Health Care Providers

s2212-119

Cosponsor In Committee

VISIBLE Act

4 clauses Jul 8, 2025
Federal Administration Immigration Services Environmental Services

s2204-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To increase transparency, fairness, and protections for diplomatic personnel affected by reductions in force, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Jun 28, 2025
Federal Administration Environmental Services Defense Contractors

s2178-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that all provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples.

3 clauses Jun 26, 2025
Environmental Services

s2197-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for tax returns outside the statute of limitations.

2 clauses Jun 26, 2025
Environmental Services

s2128-119

Cosponsor In Committee

MONARCH Act of 2025

5 clauses Jun 18, 2025
Federal Administration Financial Services Education Environmental Services

s2106-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

SECURE Act

5 clauses Jun 18, 2025
Federal Administration Immigration Services Environmental Services Defense Contractors

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