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Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) are filing an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would strip the... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Carper Announce Amendment to Strip the President’s Ability to Control D.C. National Guard in Defense Bill

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressman John Sarbanes (all D-Md.) applaud the award of $10,750,084 in funding through the U.S. Department of... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Sarbanes Applaud the Award of More Than $10.5 Million for BWI Airport

Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, Ga., which held that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects LGBTQ... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Harris, Murray, Colleagues to Barr: Reverse Anti-LGBTQ Position, Protect Transgender Workers from Discrimination

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) joined Senator Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and more than 30 Senate colleagues in condemning the Trump... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin to Trump Administration: Don’t Rip Away Health Care for Millions During Public Health Crisis

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), and 10 of their Senate colleagues called on four Central Asian Presidents to release detainees imprisoned for... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Bipartisan Group of Senators Call on Central Asian Leaders to Release Unjustly Detained Prisoners at High Risk of COVID-19

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Patty Murray (D-WA) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) introduced the Coronavirus Child Care and Education Relief... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Murray, Colleagues Introduce $430 Billion Coronavirus Relief Bill to Address National Child Care and Education Crises as Democrats Urge Republicans to Act on Bold COVID-19 Relief

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) sent a letter to the Maryland Board of Public Works members – Governor Larry Hogan, State Treasurer Nancy Kopp,... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Urge Maryland Board of Public Works to Reconsider Severe Budget Cuts

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) has joined Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) in urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to pursue stronger standards to protect Americans... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Senators Blast EPA’s NAAQS Proposal and Urge EPA to Set More Protective Standards

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) introduced the Coronavirus Housing Counseling Improvement Act to... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Menendez, Brown Introduce Bill to Support Homeowners, Renters Struggling Amid COVID-19 Pandemic and Economic Fallout

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, and Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., today introduced a bill to ensure... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Wyden, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Ensure Americans Keep Broadband Access During the Pandemic

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) has sent a letter to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton pressing him to report on the status of the SEC’s... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Presses Clayton, SEC on Fraudulent Comment Letters

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John P. Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Andy Harris, M.D., Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B.... Continue Reading about Maryland Delegation Presses FEMA for Approval of Additional Federal Disaster Assistance Resources to Support COVID-19 Recovery

In recognizing and honoring the 25th anniversary of National HIV Testing Day tomorrow, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) are calling on Senate... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Baldwin Call for HIV/AIDS Treatment and Prevention Funding in Next COVID-19 Response Package

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding the House of Representatives’ passage of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, legislation... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Historic House Passage of D.C. Statehood

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) have filed a bipartisan amendment to the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to mandate strong economic... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Sasse Push to Punish Companies, Individuals who Steal U.S. Intellectual Property

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) sent a letter to the Department of Defense, Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Department... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Klobuchar, Colleagues Urge Intelligence Agencies to Take Further Action to Combat Disinformation Campaigns Aimed at Disenfranchising Voters

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), along with 38 of their colleagues, raised the unanimous passage of their resolution encouraging U.S. engagement with... Continue Reading about Senate Passes Van Hollen, Durbin Resolution to Reaffirm U.S. Commitment to Global Effort to Find COVID-19 Vaccine

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), joined by 18 of their Senate colleagues, urged the Trump Administration to grant emergency refugee protections to... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Senators Press Pompeo to Extend Emergency Refugee Protections for Afghan Sikh, Hindu Communities Facing Persecution

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) have filed their Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines (DETER) Act as a... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Rubio Press for Action on Bipartisan DETER Act

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding the House of Representatives’ passage of the Justice in Policing Act:“Tonight the House took... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on House Passage of Justice in Policing Act