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At a Glance
Seat
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 — 840
Yes28%
No71%
Present0%
Not Voting2%
Party align97%
Cross-party0%
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Chris Van Hollen
U.S. SenatorDemocratMaryland
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Chris's ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 61 sponsored · 440 cosponsored
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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

No, President Trump: Less traffic at our ports means less work for the men and women who run them, like the thousands of Marylanders who power the Port of Baltimore. That's not a good thing. These tariffs will tear apart our economy and hurt our communities — and it's entirely Trump-inflicted.
REPORTER: But we're seeing as a result that ports here in the US, the traffic has really slowed and now thousands of dockworkers are truck drivers are worried about their jobs TRUMP: That means we lose less money ... when you say it slowed down, that's a good thing, not a bad thing
First they forced pro-democracy activists into exile, now Hong Kong is locking up their relatives — including the father of US-based activist Anna Kwok, who was denied bail. President Trump should sanction those involved by applying my bipartisan Hong Kong Autonomy Act.
Today marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day — a powerful reminder of a time when America united with our allies to save freedom and democracy from those who sought to destroy it. We must do everything we can to defend the freedoms that so many Americans died to protect.
Photo from VE Day
This Public Service Recognition Week, I salute all of America's public servants, including the dedicated federal employees who work every day to deliver for the American people — even in the face of countless attacks from Musk and Trump.   I stand with them.
The civil war in Sudan has killed over 150K, displaced over 14M and left over half the population facing starvation — while Trump's foreign aid cuts have forced 80% of emergency kitchens to close. We must use all leverage we have to help end the violence and we MUST restore U.S. aid.
Surprise, surprise: another Trump move that directly benefits Elon Musk — the guy who spent $260M to elect Donald Trump and has been given the keys to the federal government. They are rigging the government for THEMSELVES. Gross corruption.
Republicans are coming up with all sorts of ways to cut Medicaid to pay for tax cuts for billionaires. Well, the nonpartisan CBO just made it clear: their "plans" would be a disaster for the American people — stripping millions of their health care.
For 66 days the Netanyahu government has blocked ALL food and aid from going into Gaza. Now we're told it plans to seize and reoccupy huge parts of Gaza, as it pushes for Trump's plan to force 2 million Palestinians to leave. That would be ethnic cleansing by another name. We can’t stand for it.
What we're witnessing from Donald Trump right now is the most corrupt scheme we've ever seen from a president of the United States. He is literally selling access to the presidency for his own personal profit. We're introducing a bill to stop him.
I voted HELL NO on Frank Bisignano — Trump's disastrous pick to lead the Social Security Administration. As I said last night, Frank is a DOGE crony who wants to rubber stamp Elon Musk's illegal attacks on Americans' Social Security benefits. We will fight him at every turn.
Another update on the president who was going to lower prices "on Day 1" — now the housing market is starting to slide. With consumer confidence plummeting and building costs set to skyrocket because of his trade wars, Trump's economy of chaos is hurting American homeowners.
Donald Trump — a silver spoon billionaire who's never wanted for anything in his life — says parents should cut back on buying dolls and pencils for their kids to compensate for higher prices from his tariff mess. This is the Great Betrayal in action.
It's been 105 days since Trump took an oath to "preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution." Now he says he "doesn't know" if he needs to do that? We can disagree on many issues but America must unite to protect our Constitution.
No surprise that Trump’s proposed NASA budget aligns perfectly with Musk’s interests, not the public good.  We would never have gotten to the moon or be talking about Mars without NASA’s science mission — and should not let Trump/Musk jeopardize America’s future leadership.
House Republicans created a disaster for D.C. with the CR — restricting the District's ability to use its OWN money to fund its OWN schools, public safety and more. My bill with Senator Collins to fix this passed unanimously in the Senate. House Republicans need to pass it NOW.
Trump's reckless move to gut AmeriCorps is already hurting communities in Maryland and across the country. The "America First" president is coming after programs that help AMERICANS so he can pass a tax giveaway for himself, Musk and their billionaire friends.
Trump and Musk are trying to write into law their assault on our government — gutting programs and services that benefit everyone so they can pass a giant tax giveaway for billionaires. We will fight this disastrous budget plan with everything we’ve got.
The Trump Administration admitted in court it NEVER should have abducted Mr. Abrego Garcia and is defying a Supreme Court order to facilitate his return — and Bukele is complicit in this illegal scheme. That's why @kaine.senate.gov and I are forcing a vote on our bill to hold them accountable.
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Voting History
840 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
2025-02-06Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (52-46)
2025-02-06Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (52-47)
2025-02-06Kill the motionNONOMotion to Table Agreed to (52-47)
2025-02-06Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (53-47)
2025-02-05End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (53-47)
2025-02-05Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (55-44)
2025-02-04End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (55-45)
2025-02-04Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (54-46)
2025-02-04Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (77-23)
2025-02-03End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (52-46)
2025-02-03Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (59-38)
2025-02-03Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (51-46)
2025-01-30End debateNOYESCloture Motion Agreed to (83-13)
2025-01-30End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (62-35)
2025-01-30Confirm nomineeNOYESNomination Confirmed (80-17)
2025-01-29End debateNOYESCloture Motion Agreed to (78-20)
2025-01-29Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (56-42)
2025-01-29End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (56-42)
2025-01-28H.R. 23 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONOCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (54-45, 3/5 majority required)
2025-01-28Confirm nomineeNOYESNomination Confirmed (77-22)
2025-01-27End debateYESYESCloture Motion Agreed to (97-0)
2025-01-27Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (68-29)
2025-01-25End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (67-23)
2025-01-25Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (59-34)
2025-01-24End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (61-39)
2025-01-24Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (50-50, Vice President of the United States, voted Yea)
2025-01-23End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (51-49)
2025-01-23Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (74-25)
2025-01-23End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (72-26)
2025-01-22S. 6 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONOCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (52-47, 3/5 majority required)
2025-01-21Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (53-45)
2025-01-21Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (54-46)
2025-01-20Confirm nomineeYESYESNomination Confirmed (99-0)
2025-01-20S. 5 (119th)Final passageNONOBill Passed (64-35)
2025-01-20S. 5 (119th)Vote on amendmentNONOAmendment Agreed to (75-24)
2025-01-17S. 5 (119th)End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (61-35, 3/5 majority required)
2025-01-15S. 5 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (46-49)
2025-01-15S. 5 (119th)Vote on amendmentNONOAmendment Agreed to (70-25)
2025-01-13S. 5 (119th)Begin considerationYESYESMotion to Proceed Agreed to (82-10)
2025-01-09S. 5 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateYESYESCloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (84-9, 3/5 majority required)

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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