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U.S. Senator from Maryland
Born
January 10, 1959
Age 67
Phone
(202) 224-4654
Office
730 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510, Washington 20515
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Senator|Democrat|Maryland

Chris Van Hollen

Christopher Van Hollen Jr. is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Maryland, a seat he has held since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 8th congressional district from 2003 to 2017 and as a Maryland state senator from 1995 to 2003.

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Voting Record — 830
Yes27%
No71%
Present0%
Not Voting2%
Party align97%
Cross-party0%
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Chris Van Hollen
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Chris's ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 61 sponsored · 433 cosponsored
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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govAug 3(source)
It’s been 16 months since the Key Bridge tragedy claimed 6 lives & changed our state forever.   As we continue to recover, I'm thankful for those working tirelessly to rebuild. This week, Team MD got to see this progress firsthand.   Together, we will rebuild stronger than ever.
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govAug 2(source)
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has gone from horrible to hell on earth. Over 60K people have been killed, mostly women & children. The Netanyahu government must allow the UN-led aid distribution system to resume. Children are starving, and we are on the brink of a full-blown famine:
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govAug 2(source)
Millions of Americans tune into public TV & radio for factual reporting that isn’t driven by corporate interests or bottom lines.  But because Trump hates truthful reporting, he and Republicans in Congress gutted the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. A big loss for the American people.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting will shut down after Trump funding cuts | CNN Business
The CPB announced on Friday that it will wind down its operations due to the successful Republican effort to defund local PBS and NPR stations across the country.
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govAug 1(source)
The Trump Administration isn’t just violating people’s due process rights — it is shipping them off to overseas gulags where they are tortured and abused. Truly sickening. Every American should stand against this horror being done in our name.
‘Welcome to hell’: Inside the megaprison where the U.S. deported migrants
Interviews with 16 former detainees of El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center offer the most complete view yet of conditions inside the notorious prison.
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govJul 31(source)
Can't make this up: Trump's billionaire Treasury Secretary admitted, on camera, that parts of their Big Ugly Betrayal of a bill are a ‘back door for privatizing Social Security.'   These people love to say the quiet part out loud: they are coming for Social Security.
Bessent says new Trump child savings accounts are 'back door for privatizing Social Security'
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the Trump administration was committted to protecting Social Security hours after he described a children's savings program in President Trump's recent tax p...
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govJul 30(source)
No one should celebrate the tariff “deal” that Trump struck with the European Union, which will have the impact of a national 15% sales tax. Trump said he was going to reduce prices on Day One. He is doing the opposite. The Great Betrayal.
How the US-EU trade deal wards off more escalation but will raise prices and slow growth
U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have announced a sweeping trade deal. It raises tariffs on most European goods to 15%.
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govJul 30(source)
Let's be clear: Direct File allowed Americans to file their taxes for free — directly to the IRS — instead of using an expensive service. But Republicans don't want to make it easy to file your taxes — they want you to pay the billionaire corporations instead. So they got rid of it.
IRS Chief Says Direct File Is ‘Gone,’ Other Audit Tech Is Coming
The Biden-era IRS free filing tool, Direct File, is “gone,” IRS Commissioner Billy Long said.
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govJul 30(source)
The confirmation of Emil Bove to the 3rd Circuit is a direct assault on the integrity of our justice system. A former Trump lawyer, Bove ordered a 15-year DOJ veteran to lie to a federal judge — then helped fire him for refusing. Now he’s a judge. Corruption in action.
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govJul 30(source)
Trump’s EPA wants to gut the most powerful tool we have to fight pollution and climate change.   Big Oil helped send Trump to the White House, and now he's rewarding them with yet another gift at the expense of our health, planet, and future generations. We cannot let it stand.
Trump EPA proposes revoking pollution limits based in part on document authored by 5 climate contrarians | CNN
If successful, the repeal could strip away the federal government’s most powerful way to control the country’s planet-warming pollution and fight climate change.
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govJul 29(source)
As starvation worsens by the day in Gaza, the Netanyahu government has been using food as a weapon of war — with complicity from Trump and U.S. taxpayer dollars. This is painful to listen to but here’s what a U.S. Army veteran and Green Beret who witnessed it first-hand recounted to me:
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govJul 29(source)
Today we were denied entry to an ICE facility in Baltimore where were exercising our oversight role as Members of Congress. The law is clear: ICE is REQUIRED to let us into these facilities. They just don't want the American people to see what's happening behind closed doors.
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govJul 28(source)
It’s bad enough that Deputy AG Todd Blanche used to be Trump’s OWN lawyer.

 Now he’s skirting DOJ protocols to interview Ghislaine Maxwell in secret? Everything about this reeks — and it brings ZERO transparency to the Epstein case. Release all the files and transcripts NOW!
To former prosecutors, everything about the Justice Dept. interview with Ghislaine Maxwell looked unorthodox
Experts say they're bewildered by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche's decision to interview Ghislaine Maxwell.
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govJul 27(source)
Families in Gaza are starving to death. Meanwhile, Trump & Netanyahu are using US taxpayer dollars to replace international aid orgs in Gaza with mercenaries — leading to even more deaths. ENOUGH. I led 20 Senators in calling on Trump to stop supporting this barbarity:
Senate Democrats urge U.S. to stop funding GHF, resume support for U.N. food distribution in Gaza as more starve
Senate Democrats told the secretary of state they have "grave concerns" about the U.S. role in financing GHF, the main group distributing aid in Gaza.
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govJul 27(source)
As the author of the law that empowers the U.S. government to sanction Chinese and other officials for cracking down on free speech in Hong Kong, I agree with Rubio. Unfortunately, he has ZERO credibility after he locked up students in the U.S. for exercising free speech. (1/1)
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Voting History
830 total votes
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Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.

DateBillQuestionPositionParty MajAlign?Result
2025-05-22H.J. Res. 89 (119th)Begin considerationNONO✓Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-46)
2025-05-22H.J. Res. 87 (119th)Approve resolutionNONO✓Joint Resolution Passed (51-45)
2025-05-22H.J. Res. 87 (119th)Begin considerationNONO✓Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-46)
2025-05-22H.J. Res. 88 (119th)Approve resolutionNONO✓Joint Resolution Passed (51-44)
2025-05-21H.J. Res. 88 (119th)Begin considerationNONO✓Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-46)
2025-05-21S.J. Res. 55 (119th)Approve resolutionNONO✓Joint Resolution Passed (51-46)
2025-05-21S.J. Res. 55 (119th)Point of Order S.J.Res. 55NONO✓Point of Order Sustained (51-46)
2025-05-21S.J. Res. 55 (119th)Point of Order S.J.Res. 55NONO✓Point of Order Sustained (51-46)
2025-05-21S.J. Res. 55 (119th)Motion to Adjourn S.J.Res. 55YESYES✓Motion to Adjourn Rejected (46-51)
2025-05-21—Motion (Motion to Recess for Ten Minutes)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (45-52)
2025-05-21—Motion (Motion to Recess for Fifteen Minutes)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (46-51)
2025-05-21—Motion (Motion to Recess for Thirty Minutes)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (46-51)
2025-05-21—Motion (Motion to Recess for 60 Minutes)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (45-51)
2025-05-21—Motion (Motion to Recess for Ninety Minutes)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (46-51)
2025-05-21S.J. Res. 55 (119th)Kill the motionNONO✓Motion to Table Agreed to (51-46)
2025-05-21S.J. Res. 55 (119th)Kill the motionYESYES✓Motion to Table Failed (46-52)
2025-05-21S.J. Res. 55 (119th)Begin considerationNONO✓Motion to Proceed Agreed to (53-46)
2025-05-21S. 1582 (119th)Begin considerationNONO✓Motion to Proceed Agreed to (69-31)
2025-05-19S. 1582 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONO✓Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (66-32, 3/5 majority required)
2025-05-19—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (51-45)
2025-05-19—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-46)
2025-05-15S. Res. 195 (119th)Motion to Discharge S.Res. 195YESYES✓Motion to Discharge Rejected (45-50)
2025-05-15—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (51-46)
2025-05-14—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-47)
2025-05-14—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (52-45)
2025-05-14—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-45)
2025-05-14—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (54-43)
2025-05-14—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-43)
2025-05-14—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (51-46)
2025-05-14—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-45)
2025-05-14—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (54-40)
2025-05-13—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (57-41)
2025-05-13—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (52-44)
2025-05-13—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-45)
2025-05-13—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (74-25)
2025-05-13—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (72-26)
2025-05-13—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (52-46)
2025-05-12—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-45)
2025-05-12—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (52-45)
2025-05-12—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-47)
2025-05-08S. 1582 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONO✓Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (48-49, 3/5 majority required)
2025-05-08H.J. Res. 60 (119th)Approve resolutionNONO✓Joint Resolution Passed (50-43)
2025-05-08S.J. Res. 7 (119th)Approve resolutionNONO✓Joint Resolution Passed (50-38)
2025-05-07S.J. Res. 13 (119th)Approve resolutionNONO✓Joint Resolution Passed (52-47)
2025-05-06H.J. Res. 60 (119th)Begin considerationNONO✓Motion to Proceed Agreed to (53-47)
2025-05-06S.J. Res. 7 (119th)Begin considerationNONO✓Motion to Proceed Agreed to (53-47)
2025-05-06—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (53-47)
2025-05-06S.J. Res. 13 (119th)Begin considerationNONO✓Motion to Proceed Agreed to (53-46)
2025-05-06H.J. Res. 61 (119th)Approve resolutionNONO✓Joint Resolution Passed (55-45)
2025-05-05H.J. Res. 61 (119th)Begin considerationNONO✓Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-43)

Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.

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