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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

+188
Helped 528 Hurt 340 Mixed 1 Unclear 774

Finance

-100
Helped 442 Hurt 542 Mixed 2 Unclear 499

Education

+87
Helped 481 Hurt 394 Unclear 443

Government Operations

-97
Helped 95 Hurt 192 Unclear 789

Energy

-181
Helped 270 Hurt 451 Unclear 202

Environment

+50
Helped 230 Hurt 180 Unclear 384

Agriculture

+132
Helped 318 Hurt 186 Unclear 122

Veterans Affairs

+197
Helped 367 Hurt 170 Unclear 86

Labor

+83
Helped 225 Hurt 142 Unclear 160

Transportation

-50
Helped 140 Hurt 190 Unclear 195

Foreign Policy

-29
Helped 168 Hurt 197 Unclear 74

Housing

+135
Helped 263 Hurt 128 Unclear 16

Criminal Justice

+14
Helped 183 Hurt 169 Unclear 28

Trade

-7
Helped 166 Hurt 173 Unclear 37

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 121 Hurt 96 Unclear 56

Social Welfare

+90
Helped 130 Hurt 40 Unclear 26
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

15601 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 (1457), 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 (467), 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 (405), 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 (177), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (161), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1673), 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), Science (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Transportation Security (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (155), 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
-449
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)
+12
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)
-4
Transportation +12
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

s1884-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend projects relating to children and to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs.

3 clauses Jun 8, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s1887-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide visa availability for the Government Employee Immigrant Visa program, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Jun 8, 2023
Labor

s1893-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish a Federal Advisory Council to Support Victims of Gun Violence.

2 clauses Jun 8, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s1855-118

Cosponsor Reported

To reauthorize the Special Diabetes Program for Type 1 Diabetes and the Special Diabetes Program for Indians.

0 clauses Jun 7, 2023

s1819-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the distribution of 3D printer plans for the printing of firearms, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 6, 2023
Defense Contractors

s1832-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes outpatient self-management training services, to require the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test the provision of virtual diabetes outpatient self-management training services, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jun 6, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s1826-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers.

7 clauses Jun 6, 2023
Immigration Services Transportation

s1815-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rules for postponing certain deadlines by reason of disaster.

0 clauses Jun 6, 2023

sres237-118

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Remembering the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre and condemning the continued and intensifying crackdown on human rights and basic freedoms within the People’s Republic of China, including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, by the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 6, 2023

s1790-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to clarify that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and appropriate Federal regulators have the authority to claw back certain compensation paid to executives, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 1, 2023
Financial Services

sres230-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing the 102nd anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

1 clause May 31, 2023
Education

s1766-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report on overdoses among members of the Armed Forces.

4 clauses May 31, 2023
Health Care Providers Federal Administration Defense Contractors

s1762-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the use of corporal punishment in schools, and for other purposes.

11 clauses May 30, 2023
Defense Contractors Federal Administration Education Health Care Providers

sres220-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing the historic significance of the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Department of Defense State Partnership Program.

0 clauses May 18, 2023

s1750-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit and prevent seclusion, mechanical restraint, chemical restraint, and dangerous restraints that restrict breathing, and to prevent and reduce the use of physical restraint in schools, and for other purposes.

9 clauses May 18, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Education Defense Contractors

s1698-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives.

6 clauses May 18, 2023
Health Care Providers

s1677-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To secure the Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration.

5 clauses May 18, 2023
Immigration Services Transportation Environmental Services

s1714-118

Cosponsor Introduced

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

7 clauses May 18, 2023
Financial Services Health Care Providers Education Labor

s1697-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for the overall health and well-being of young people, including the promotion and attainment of lifelong sexual health and healthy relationships, and for other purposes.

11 clauses May 18, 2023
Nonprofit Organizations Education Higher Education Youth

s1730-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To strengthen the collection of data regarding interactions between law enforcement officers and individuals with disabilities.

3 clauses May 18, 2023
Transportation Federal Administration Health Care Providers Education

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