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Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) and Tim Kaine and Mark Warner (both D-Va.) sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Acting Director... Continue Reading about Maryland, Virginia Senators Press OMB on Implementation of Federal Pay Raise

The PROVE Act would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to pre-register to vote in federal elections U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and Judiciary Committee... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Duckworth, Beyer & Feinstein Re-introduce Legislation to Strengthen Voting Rights and Support Civic Participation

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen released the following statement regarding his vote opposing the confirmation of Andrew Wheeler as Administrator of the Environmental Protection... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Wheeler

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), joined a group of 14 senators in calling on President Trump to abandon plans to form an internal group within the White House with the task... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Senators Call on Trump to Abandon Plan to Form Anti-science Panel That Would Threaten National Security, Ignore Climate Change Facts

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.), along with a group of Democratic Senators, introduced legislation that would grant Washington, D.C. full... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Carper Reintroduce Statehood Bill to Ensure Full Representation for Over 700,000 D.C. Residents

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) have announced $90,000 in federal funding through the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to support the... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Announce $90,000 for Allegany College of Maryland

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) have announced $3 million in federal funding for the development of affordable housing and community facilities... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Announce $3 Million for Affordable Housing in Baltimore City

Today U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) introduced the bipartisan Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act.  The U.S. Securities and... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Fischer Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Transparency in Corporate Trading

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-MD), along with Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), wrote a letter to the WMATA Board of Directors in... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Kaine, and Warner Urge WMATA to Prioritize Safety in Maintenance Work

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) introduced bipartisan legislation that would strengthen financial markets by reducing the risk of companies... Continue Reading about Van Hollen & Tillis Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Encourage IPOs

Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), today helped introduce the Flu Vaccine Act, legislation to conduct or support comprehensive research for the creation of a universal influenza... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Helps Introduce Legislation to More Than Double Investment in Universal Flu Vaccine

WIFIA loan to help finance water infrastructure upgrades that will better protect public health and water quality for 1.8 million Baltimore residents Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Announce $202 Million Loan to Modernize Baltimore’s Wastewater Infrastructure

New Law Will Help Families Relocate to Greater Opportunity Areas Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) announced that the Senate voted to pass and... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Young Housing Bill Signed into Law

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) announced legislation that would prevent the Trump Administration from taking any action to escalate nuclear tensions, by... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Announces Bill to Halt Trump Administration’s Nuclear Escalation

Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen announced that he would be attending the Munich Security Conference from February 16th – 17th and the Organization for Security and... Continue Reading about Van Hollen to Attend Munich Security Conference, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Winter Meeting

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding reports of President Trump’s plan to put forward a National Emergency Declaration to... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Trump Decision to Declare a National Emergency

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen announced his support for the bipartisan government funding agreement. The plan contains multiple priorities the Senator has fought for –... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Government Funding Agreement

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) have announced over $4.5 million in federal funding for the Maryland State Highway Administration to repair damages... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Announce over $4.5 Million for Maryland Roads Damaged by Severe Weather

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (Both D-Md.) lauded today’s bipartisan Senate passage of a package of conservation and natural resources bills that will help... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Historical and Conservation Priorities Pass the Senate

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), U.S. Rep. Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA-32), and U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY-24) introduced the Transit Worker and Pedestrian Protection... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Napolitano, Katko Introduce Legislation to Protect Transit Workers and Pedestrians