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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
100.0% 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 (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

s950-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Save Our Forests Act of 2025

2 clauses Mar 11, 2025
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Environmental Services

s971-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide for the conservation of the Chesapeake Bay, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Mar 11, 2025
Environment Agriculture Agriculture Services Government - USDA

s949-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Protect our Parks Act of 2025

2 clauses Mar 11, 2025
Federal Administration Environmental Services

s916-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act

5 clauses Mar 10, 2025
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Environmental Services

s918-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Protect Our Probationary Employees Act

1 clause Mar 10, 2025
Environmental Services

s897-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To prohibit the sale and distribution of expanded polystyrene food service ware, expanded polystyrene loose fill, and expanded polystyrene coolers, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Mar 6, 2025
Health Care Providers Agricultural Producers

s898-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To restore funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).

3 clauses Mar 6, 2025
Federal Administration Financial Services Environmental Services

s859-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Mining Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Prevention Act of 2025

24 clauses Mar 5, 2025
Metal Ore Mining Gold Ore Mining Environmental Advocacy Federal Government

s843-119

Cosponsor Passed Senate

Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025

3 clauses Mar 4, 2025
Government Wildlife Rehabilitation

s720-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish an Office of Environmental Justice within the Department of Justice, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Feb 25, 2025
Health Care Providers

s655-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Stop Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act of 2025

4 clauses Feb 20, 2025
Federal Administration Foreign Affairs Environmental Services

s646-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the use of funds to carry out Executive Order 14160.

2 clauses Feb 20, 2025
Environmental Services Immigration Services

s588-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for examination and disclosure with respect to Presidential income tax returns, to amend chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to require the disclosure of certain tax returns by Presidents and certain candidates for the office of the President, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Feb 13, 2025
Federal Administration Financial Services Immigration Services Environmental Services

s445-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2025

2 clauses Feb 6, 2025
Environmental Services

s398-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To transfer and limit Executive Branch authority to suspend or restrict the entry of a class of aliens.

4 clauses Feb 4, 2025
Federal Administration Agricultural Producers Environmental Services

s134-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Saving the Civil Service Act

1 clause Jan 16, 2025
Environmental Services

s136-119

Cosponsor In Committee

United States-Cuba Trade Act of 2025

4 clauses Jan 16, 2025
Defense Contractors Financial Services Transportation Environmental Services

s25-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act of 2025

8 clauses Jan 7, 2025
Alternative Energy General Public Oil & Gas Environmental Services

s5561-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To establish a Federal standard in order to improve the Nation's resilience to current and future flood risk.

7 clauses Dec 17, 2024
Defense Contractors Health Care Providers Environmental Services

s5495-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To cap the emissions of greenhouse gases through a requirement to purchase carbon permits, to distribute the proceeds of such purchases to eligible individuals, and for other purposes.

18 clauses Dec 11, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Energy Production

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