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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 — 771
Yes25%
No73%
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 · 56 sponsored · 407 cosponsored
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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govApr 5(source)
Trump is clearly unfit to be President. But do not let that explain away the evil of his threatening war crimes against the Iranian people, on Easter Sunday no less.  We cannot let Trump normalize this.
Screenshot of a Truth Social post by President Trump that reads: “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP”
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govApr 4(source)
After the accident, he was detained & ICE now refuses to allow his attorneys to meet with him privately, a clear denial of the due process rights afforded to all under our Constitution.   ICE tactics are endangering our communities & violating the Constitution. [2/2]
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govApr 4(source)
🚨 Ever Alvarenga, an asylum seeker, was driving to work Thursday morning when he was rear-ended by an ICE vehicle. He is still in the hospital after suffering significant injuries to his head, chest, back, & hands. [1/2]
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govApr 4(source)
Wednesday night, Trump claimed victory in his war in Iran.   This has been anything but a win. Iran now firmly controls the Strait of Hormuz & its leaders are more hardline than before.   We are less safe & Americans, the region, & the world are paying a very heavy price.
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govApr 3(source)
Trump promised to keep us out of foreign wars & focus on helping Americans here at home. Now, he says we can't lower costs for Americans because we need to keep funding his & Netanyahu's war of choice against Iran. He must be held accountable.
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govApr 2(source)
Good riddance. Bondi was Trump’s tool for weaponizing the DOJ against his political foes & defying the law. She's only out b/c she’s bungled the Epstein files cover-up. Her replacement will also be a Trump puppet. We must remain vigilant & protect the truth & our Constitution.
Trump ousts Pam Bondi as attorney general
The president had repeatedly expressed frustration with Bondi’s pace — and limited success — in overseeing efforts to target his rivals.
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govApr 2(source)
Trump is right, we can either pay for “daycare, Medicaid, Medicare all these things," or we can pay for more war. Every dollar we spend on this illegal war of choice, is a dollar that could have helped improve life right here at home. He's telling us what he cares about more.
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Trump: "The US can't take of daycare. That has to be up to a state. We're fighting wars. Medicaid, Medicare -- they can do it on a state basis. We have to take care of one thing: military protection. But all these little scams that have taken place, you have to let states take care of them."
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govApr 2(source)
Trump, as always, lied to us. Over 2 weeks ago he said "we won." If so, then why are we still there? What’s next? All we can count on is more lies from Trump. This delusional man is a danger to our country and the world.
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govApr 1(source)
Over 400 hospitals across America are at risk of closure or cutting services directly as a result of Medicaid cuts in Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill.   Trump's $1 TRILLION Medicaid cut helped finance $1 TRILLION in tax cuts just for the top 1%.   This monstrosity must be reversed.
Medicaid cuts threaten hundreds of hospitals, new report finds
Together, the hospitals provide care for nearly 7 million patients across the U.S., according to the analysis.
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govApr 1(source)
Tonight, Artemis II will take humans further than they've ever gone into space, helping us learn more about our universe & one day return to the moon.   Marylander Reid Wiseman leads the mission guided by the Near Space Network at NASA Goddard.   Making Maryland & America proud!
‘Ready to go’: Cockeysville native to command first crewed moon mission in more than 50 years
Baltimore County native Reid Wiseman will command NASA’s Artemis II mission, a historic crewed flight around the moon.
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govApr 1(source)
RFK Jr's time at HHS has put lives at risk. We've seen medical research undermined, clinical trials disrupted, key scientists fired & more measles outbreaks. The first step to Making America Healthy Again is firing RFK & his cronies.
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govMar 31(source)
Just yesterday the Netanyahu govt adopted a law to hang Palestinians who commit certain crimes in the West Bank but not Israeli settlers who commit the same crimes. Why are we sending a blank check of billions of $ to a govt that pursues these & other blatantly racist policies?
‘Discriminatory’ Israeli death penalty law would be war crime, says UN rights chief
Volker Türk says bill, which applies to Palestinians convicted of terror charges but not Jewish extremists, must be repealed
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govMar 31(source)
Thanks to Trump's Big, Beautiful Bill, big corporations paid $65 BILLION LESS in federal taxes last year. For reference, $65 BILLION could pay for over 2 years of ACA tax credit extensions. They literally cut healthcare to give mega-corps like Amazon & Meta a tax cut.
Trump’s Tax Cut Delivers at Least $65 Billion Windfall to Corporations
Some of the country’s wealthiest corporations are calculating they owe far less to the Internal Revenue Service as a result of President Donald Trump’s overhauled tax code, underscoring how a law bill...
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govMar 31(source)
If Trump could have paid our TSA agents all along, why'd he wait 45 days to do so? The answer: He wanted to hold TSA, FEMA, the Coast Guard & others hostage to try & get another blank check for his lawless ICE operation. He failed. The House should pass our bipartisan bill, NOW.
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.govMar 30(source)
Trump's war of choice in Iran has cost us the lives of 13 American service members & injured hundreds, killed thousands of civilians, & is costing $2 BILLION per day. With Trump considering putting boots on the ground, we must say loud & clear: End this war, NOW! 📍Aberdeen, MD
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Voting History
771 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
2026-04-30S.J. Res. 184 (119th)Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 184YESYES✓Motion to Discharge Rejected (47-50)
2026-04-30S. Res. 690 (119th)End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-46)
2026-04-29S.J. Res. 99 (119th)Begin considerationYESYES✓Motion to Proceed Rejected (47-50)
2026-04-29S.J. Res. 139 (119th)Begin considerationYESYES✓Motion to Proceed Rejected (46-52)
2026-04-29—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (59-39)
2026-04-28S.J. Res. 124 (119th)Point of Order S.J.Res. 124NONO✓Point of Order Well Taken (51-47)
2026-04-28S. Res. 690 (119th)Begin considerationNONO✓Motion to Proceed Agreed to (52-47)
2026-04-27—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (54-37)
2026-04-23S. Con. Res. 33 (119th)Accept House changesNONO✓Concurrent Resolution Agreed to (50-48)
2026-04-23S. Con. Res. 33 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYES✓Amendment Rejected (49-49)
2026-04-23S. Con. Res. 33 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYES✓Amendment Rejected (48-50)
2026-04-23—Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Padilla Amdt. No. 4855)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (46-52, 3/5 majority required)
2026-04-23—Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Sanders Amdt. No. 5159)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (49-49, 3/5 majority required)
2026-04-23S. Con. Res. 33 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYES✓Amendment Rejected (46-52)
2026-04-23S. Con. Res. 33 (119th)Vote on amendmentNONO✓Amendment Rejected (25-73)
2026-04-23—Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Markey Amdt. No. 5001)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (48-50, 3/5 majority required)
2026-04-23—Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Hawley Amdt. No. 4794)NONO✓Motion Rejected (50-48, 3/5 majority required)
2026-04-23—Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Kennedy Amdt. No. 5414)NONO✓Motion Rejected (48-50, 3/5 majority required)
2026-04-22—Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Alsobrooks Amdt. No. 5294)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (47-51, 3/5 majority required)
2026-04-22—Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Hickenlooper Amdt. No. 4956)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (47-51, 3/5 majority required)
2026-04-22—Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Hirono Amdt. No. 4884)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (48-50, 3/5 majority required)
2026-04-22S. Con. Res. 33 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYES✓Amendment Agreed to (98-0)
2026-04-22—Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Ossoff Amdt. No. 4897)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (49-49, 3/5 majority required)
2026-04-22—Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Lujan Amdt. No. 4798)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (47-50, 3/5 majority required)
2026-04-22—Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Schumer Amdt. No. 4799)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (48-50, 3/5 majority required)
2026-04-22S.J. Res. 114 (119th)Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 114YESYES✓Motion to Discharge Rejected (46-51)
2026-04-21S. Con. Res. 33 (119th)Begin considerationNONO✓Motion to Proceed Agreed to (52-46)
2026-04-20—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (47-46)
2026-04-16—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-48)
2026-04-16H.J. Res. 140 (119th)Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 140NONO✓Joint Resolution Passed (50-49)
2026-04-15H.J. Res. 140 (119th)Begin considerationNONO✓Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-49)
2026-04-15H.J. Res. 140 (119th)Kill the motionNONO✓Motion to Table Agreed to (51-48)
2026-04-15S.J. Res. 138 (119th)Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 138YESYES✓Motion to Discharge Rejected (36-63)
2026-04-15S.J. Res. 32 (119th)Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 32YESYES✓Motion to Discharge Rejected (40-59)
2026-04-15S.J. Res. 123 (119th)Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 123YESYES✓Motion to Discharge Rejected (47-52)
2026-04-14—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (53-47)
2026-04-14—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-45)
2026-04-14—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (53-46)
2026-04-13—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-44)
2026-03-26H.R. 7147 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONO✓Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (53-47, 3/5 majority required)
2026-03-26S. 1383 (119th)End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Rejected (53-47, 3/5 majority required)
2026-03-25S.J. Res. 103 (119th)Begin considerationYESYES✓Motion to Proceed Rejected (48-50)
2026-03-25H.R. 7147 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONO✓Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (54-46, 3/5 majority required)
2026-03-25S.J. Res. 107 (119th)Begin considerationYESYES✓Motion to Proceed Rejected (47-53)
2026-03-24S.J. Res. 116 (119th)Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 116YESYES✓Motion to Discharge Rejected (47-53)
2026-03-24S. 1383 (119th)Kill the motionNONO✓Motion to Table Agreed to (53-47)
2026-03-24S. 1383 (119th)Kill the motionNONO✓Motion to Table Agreed to (53-47)
2026-03-24—Begin considerationNONO✓Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-47)
2026-03-24—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (52-47)
2026-03-23—End debateNOT_VOTINGNO—Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-45)

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