Chris Van Hollen, D-MD
Chris Van Hollen is a Democratic Senator from Maryland.
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The list below shows the pieces of legislation (including bills, resolutions, and amendments) that this legislator has sponsored. Not all pieces of legislation have been brought for a roll call vote.
- sjres130-119 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to withdrawal of the rule relating to "Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05: Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices".
- sjres75-119 - A joint resolution terminating the emergency determined by the President on August 11, 2025, in the Executive Order titled "Declaring a crime emergency in the District of Columbia".
- sjres180-119 - A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
- sjres158-119 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sales to the Government of the United Arab Emirates of certain defense articles and services.
- s1216-119 - A bill to support Taiwan's international space, and for other purposes. (aka Taiwan Allies Fund Act)
- s2688-119 - A bill to extend to the Mayor of the District of Columbia the same authority over the National Guard of the District of Columbia as the Governors of the several States exercise over the National Guard of those States with respect to administration of the National Guard and its use to respond to natural disasters and other civil disturbances, and for other purposes. (aka District of Columbia National Guard Home Rule Act)
- s971-119 - A bill to provide for the conservation of the Chesapeake Bay, and for other purposes. (aka Chesapeake Bay Conservation Acceleration Act of 2025)
- s2995-119 - A bill to require the Federal financial regulators to issue guidance encouraging financial institutions to work with consumers and businesses affected by a Federal Government shutdown, and for other purposes. (aka Shutdown Guidance for Financial Institutions Act)
- s3420-119 - A bill to establish a Special Envoy for Humanitarian Aid Workers, and for other purposes. (aka Commitment to Aid Workers Act)
- s2590-119 - A bill to establish a grant program for States for purposes of modernizing criminal justice data infrastructure to facilitate automatic record expungement and sealing, and for other purposes. (aka Fresh Start Act of 2025)
- s51-119 - A bill to provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union. (aka Washington, D.C. Admission Act)
- s2369-119 - A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to remove or permanently conceal the name of Francis Newlands on the grounds of the memorial fountain located at Chevy Chase Circle in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. (aka Francis G. Newlands Memorial Removal Act)
- s3270-119 - A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3570 Olney Laytonsville Road in Olney, Maryland, as the "Edward L. Ramsey Olney Post Office Building".
- s3682-119 - A bill to promote the creation of data center load queues and data center-specific rate classes to mitigate the impact of data centers on other electricity consumers, and for other purposes. (aka Power for the People Act of 2026)
- s2106-119 - A bill to provide a process for granting lawful permanent resident status to aliens from certain countries who meet certain eligibility requirements, and for other purposes. (aka Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency Act)
- s3212-119 - A bill to remove obstacles to the ability of law enforcement officers to enforce gun safety laws, and for other purposes. (aka AIM Act)
- s1408-119 - A bill to establish the Chesapeake National Recreation Area as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. (aka Chesapeake National Recreation Area Act of 2025)
- s2224-119 - A bill to amend the Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act of 2019 to provide that the United States, in its role as a member of any international organizations, should oppose any attempts by the People's Republic of China to resolve Taiwan's status by distorting the decisions, language, policies, or procedures of any such organization, and for other purposes. (aka Taiwan International Solidarity Act)
- s1893-119 - A bill to award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Henrietta Lacks, in recognition of her immortal cells which have made invaluable contributions to global health, scientific research, our quality of life, and patients' rights. (aka Henrietta Lacks Congressional Gold Medal Act)
- s3165-119 - A bill to appropriate funds for pay and allowances of Federal employees during the lapse in appropriations that began on October 1, 2025, and for other purposes. (aka True Shutdown Fairness Act)
- s2236-119 - A bill to establish a comprehensive United States Government initiative to build the capacity of young leaders and entrepreneurs in Africa, and for other purposes. (aka YALI Act of 2026)
- s2891-119 - A bill to direct the Administrator of General Services to ensure that the design of public buildings in the United States adheres to the guiding principles for Federal architecture, and for other purposes. (aka Democracy in Design Act)
- s3981-119 - A bill to amend the Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act of 2022 to extend the sunset, to require a determination with respect to the imposition of sanctions on certain persons of Burma, and for other purposes. (aka BRAVE Burma Act)
- s2057-119 - A bill to streamline enrollment in health insurance affordability programs and minimum essential coverage, and for other purposes. (aka Easy Enrollment in Health Care Act)
- s1645-119 - A bill to establish a domestic ownership investment facility, and for other purposes. (aka American Ownership and Resilience Act)
- s4306-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a surtax on high income individuals. (aka Millionaires Surtax Act)
- s4504-119 - A bill to improve the full-service community school program, and for other purposes. (aka Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026)
- s2058-119 - A bill to impose sanctions with respect to the regime of President Nayib Bukele in El Salvador, and for other purposes. (aka El Salvador Accountability Act of 2025)
- s4083-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make certain modifications in relation to the taxation of income required to fund basic living expenses, and for other purposes. (aka Working Americans’ Tax Cut Act)
- s4642-119 - A bill to amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 relating to the recall and reappointment of career members. (aka Foreign Service Workforce Retention Act)
- s791-119 - A bill to establish the Justice Thurgood Marshall National Historic Site in the State of Maryland as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other purposes. (aka Justice Thurgood Marshall National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2025)
- s4493-119 - A bill to clarify the use of direct deposit for contributions to ABLE programs.
- s1373-119 - A bill to make the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation eligible to receive certain grants, and for other purposes. (aka Union Station Redevelopment Corporation Funding Eligibility Act)
- s918-119 - A bill to allow Federal employees who are involuntarily separated from Government service while serving a probationary or trial period to resume that period upon reinstatement, and for other purposes. (aka Protect Our Probationary Employees Act)
- s123-119 - A bill to authorize for a grant program for handgun licensing programs, and for other purposes. (aka Handgun Permit to Purchase Act)
- s944-119 - A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to the highway safety improvement program, and for other purposes. (aka Sarah Debbink Langenkamp Active Transportation Safety Act)
- s4837-119 - A bill to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to provide for the automatic appointment of judges to the District of Columbia courts without the advice and consent of the Senate, and for other purposes. (aka District of Columbia Courts Judicial Vacancy Reduction Act)
- s343-119 - A bill to require full funding of part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. (aka Keep Our PACT Act)
- s4492-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide matching payments for ABLE account contributions by certain individuals, and for other purposes. (aka ABLE MATCH (Making Able a Tool to Combat Hardship) Act)
- s1171-119 - A bill to require Federal agencies to conduct a benefit-cost analysis on relocations involving the movement of employment positions to different areas, and for other purposes. (aka Congressional Oversight to Secure Transparency of Relocations Act)
- s4989-119 - A bill to improve the quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of diagnosis in health care, and for other purposes. (aka Saving Lives and Reducing Health Care Waste by Improving Diagnosis in Medicine Act)
- s2689-119 - A bill to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to repeal the authority of the President to assume emergency control of the police of the District of Columbia. (aka District of Columbia Police Home Rule Act)
- s897-119 - A bill to prohibit the sale and distribution of expanded polystyrene food service ware, expanded polystyrene loose fill, and expanded polystyrene coolers, and for other purposes. (aka Farewell to Foam Act of 2025)
- s4178-119 - A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a transit workforce center, and for other purposes. (aka National Transit Frontline Workforce Training Act)
- s5298-119 - A bill to facilitate the leasing of United States Postal Service property for the development of housing, and for other purposes. (aka Delivering Americans Affordable Homes Act)
- s3371-119 - A bill to designate the Museum of the Blind People's Movement in Baltimore, Maryland, as the "National Museum of the Blind People's Movement". (aka National Museum of the Blind People’s Movement Act)
- s1277-119 - A bill to amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of such part. (aka IDEA Full Funding Act)
- s2266-119 - A bill to provide for automatic renewal protections, and for other purposes. (aka Consumer Online Payment Transparency and Integrity Act)
- s4196-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to return the estate, gift, and generation skipping transfer tax to 2009 levels, and for other purposes. (aka Strengthen Social Security by Taxing Dynastic Wealth Act)
- s4935-119 - A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a program to support the research, design, development, demonstration, and deployment of zero-emission vessels and retrofit or replacement of existing vessels with zero-emission vessel technologies and charging infrastructure or fueling infrastructure, and for other purposes. (aka Next Generation Shipping Act)
- s5019-119 - A bill to amend the Securities Act of 1934 to require country-by-country reporting. (aka Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act)
- s2438-119 - A bill to assist employers providing employment under special certificates issued under section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 in transforming their business and program models to models that support people with disabilities through competitive integrated employment, to phase out the use of such special certificates, and for other purposes. (aka Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act)
- s4757-119 - A bill to establish a Federal standard in order to improve the Nation's resilience to current and future flood risk. (aka Federal Flood Risk Management Act of 2026)
- s4934-119 - A bill to establish the National Fab Lab Network, a nonprofit organization consisting of a national network of local digital fabrication facilities providing universal access to advanced manufacturing tools for workforce development, STEM education, developing inventions, creating businesses, producing personalized products, mitigating risks, and for other purposes. (aka National Fab Lab Network Act of 2026)
- s935-119 - A bill to prohibit sales and the issuance of licenses for the export of certain defense articles to the United Arab Emirates, and for other purposes.
- s25-119 - A bill to impose an assessment related to fossil fuel emissions, to establish the Polluter Pay Climate Fund, and for other purposes. (aka Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act of 2025)
- s1932-119 - A bill to amend the National Housing Act and the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to include information regarding VA home loans in the Informed Consumer Choice Disclosure required to be provided to prospective FHA borrowers and to require a military service question on the Uniform Residential Loan Application, and for other purposes. (aka VA Loan Informed Disclosure Act of 2025)
- s992-119 - A bill to authorize funding for the creation and implementation of infant mortality pilot programs in standard metropolitan statistical areas with high rates of infant mortality, and for other purposes. (aka Nationally Enhancing the Well-being of Babies through Outreach and Research Now Act)
- s3039-119 - A bill to appropriate funds for pay and allowances of Federal employees during the lapse in appropriations that began on October 1, 2025, and for other purposes. (aka True Shutdown Fairness Act)
- s3463-119 - A bill to prohibit the development of a golf course at Greenbury Point Conservation Area at Naval Support Activity Annapolis, Maryland. (aka Protect Greenbury Point Conservation Area Act of 2025)
- s3455-119 - A bill to authorize urbanized area formula grants for service improvement and safety and security enhancement, and for other purposes. (aka Moving Transit Forward Act of 2025)
- sres521-119 - A resolution celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act on November 29, 2025, and recognizing its transformative impact on the education of children with learning disabilities.
- sres111-119 - A resolution condemning the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and officials of the Government of the Russian Federation for committing crimes against humanity and war crimes in Ukraine.
- sres588-119 - A resolution celebrating the 40th anniversary of the International Coastal Cleanup.
- sres386-119 - A resolution designating the week of September 14 through September 20, 2025, as "Community School Coordinators Appreciation Week".
- sres500-119 - A resolution commemorating the centennial year of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
- sres531-119 - A resolution celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act on November 29, 2025, and recognizing its transformative impact on the education of children with disabilities.
Vote Summary
The chart below shows all the votes cast by this legislator. The bars are color-coded by party. Red bars indicate votes cast in support of Republican-sponsored legislation or against Democrat-sponsored legislation; blue bars indicate the opposite.
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All Votes
Chris Van Hollen has cast 890 votes in the current session of Congress. We calculate that 0 were party-line votes. This equates to 0% of the total votes cast by this legislator.
Nomination Votes
Chris Van Hollen has cast 0 votes for nominees in the current session of Congress. We calculate that 0 were party-line votes. This equates to NaN% of the total nomination votes cast by this legislator.