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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

s2819-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Head Start for America's Children Act

30 clauses Sep 16, 2025
Early Childhood Education Early Childhood Education Workers Higher Education General Public

s2823-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide paid family and medical leave benefits to certain individuals, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Sep 16, 2025
General Business General Workforce Legal Services Insurance

s2763-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to permanently appropriate funding for the administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration, and for other purposes.

11 clauses Sep 10, 2025
Federal Government Administration Legal Services General Public Advocacy Organizations

s2520-119

Cosponsor In Committee

All Aboard Act of 2025

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

s2503-119

Cosponsor Passed Senate

ROTOR Act

32 clauses Jul 29, 2025
State Government Labor Defense Airlines

s2523-119

Cosponsor In Committee

John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025

20 clauses Jul 29, 2025
General Public - Minority Voters Nonprofit - Civil Rights Advocacy Government - State/Local Government - State/Local Election Administration

s2524-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend Public Law 119–21 to repeal the prohibition on making payments under the Medicaid program to certain entities.

1 clause Jul 29, 2025
Healthcare Services State Government Healthcare Administration Healthcare Recipients General Public

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

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

s2231-119

Cosponsor In Committee

GLOBE Act of 2025

11 clauses Jul 9, 2025
Foreign Government Civic and Social Organizations Management Consulting Services General Public

s2070-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide limited authority to use the Armed Forces to suppress insurrection or rebellion and quell domestic violence.

11 clauses Jun 12, 2025
Defense Government General Public

s2051-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To authorize the Department of Housing and Urban Development to transform neighborhoods of extreme poverty into sustainable, mixed-income neighborhoods with access to economic opportunities, by revitalizing severely distressed housing, and investing and leveraging investments in well-functioning services, educational opportunities, public assets, public transportation, and improved access to jobs, and for other purposes.

15 clauses Jun 12, 2025
Low-Income Households Housing Management Public Housing Authorities Federal Government

s1985-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Safe Operations of Shared Airspace Act of 2025

12 clauses Jun 5, 2025
Air Transportation Federal Government - Transportation Federal Government - Defense Federal Government - General

s1814-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2025

13 clauses May 20, 2025
Legal Services Government Oversight Judiciary Public Interest

sres224-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Calling for the urgent delivery of humanitarian aid to address the needs of civilians in Gaza.

1 clause May 13, 2025
Foreign Allies General Public

s1491-119

Cosponsor In Committee

SEER Act 2025

6 clauses Apr 10, 2025
Large Corporations Government Ethics Government Government Employees

s1077-119

Cosponsor Passed Senate

To approve local funds for the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2025, in accordance with the Fiscal Year 2025 Local Budget Act of 2024, and to establish provisions for the use of such funds.

2 clauses Mar 14, 2025
Public Administration General Public

s997-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Rights for the TSA Workforce Act

11 clauses Mar 12, 2025
Federal Government Administration General Public Labor Unions Transportation Security

s948-119

Cosponsor In Committee

HOME Investment Partnerships Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2025

13 clauses Mar 11, 2025
State and Local Government Nonprofit Housing Organizations General Public - Low Income Homeowners

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

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