December 02, 2021
Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Ben Cardin, a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) announced that Maryland has received $144,181,000 for Fiscal Year 2022 from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act they voted to enact to modernize the state's water infrastructure… Continue Reading
December 02, 2021
Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) released interim final rule implementing Senator Van Hollen's Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act.
"It's our job to protect American investors from fraudulent businesses seeking to take advantage of them. Requiring all publicly listed companies on our U.S. exchanges to be held to the same standards is the best way to do that. I'm glad to see the SEC… Continue Reading
December 01, 2021
Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (D-N.Y.-09) introduced new bicameral legislation to protect consumers from online free trial scams and deceptive marketing tactics. The lawmakers' new bill - the Consumer Online Payment Transparency and Integrity Act, or Consumer OPT-IN Act - puts the onus on companies, instead of consumers, in renewing or extending contracts.
Too often, companies use free trial offers and unclear terms and conditions to trap consum… Continue Reading
