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U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and a bicameral group of lawmakers in a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC),... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Shaheen, Bicameral Group of Lawmakers Call on FERC to Boost Public Participation at Agency

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), joined by Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.),... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Leads Colleagues in Announcing New Legislation to Close the Stepped-Up Basis Loophole

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) wrote to National Science Foundation (NSF) Director Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Brown, Klobuchar Request Support for Women in Research Workforce

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) wrote to National Science Foundation (NSF) Director Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Brown, Klobuchar Request Support for Women in Research Workforce

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressman David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced $100,000 in federal funding for Frostburg State University for the Western... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Trone Announce $320,000 to Advance Clean Energy, Information Technology and Biotech Training at Frostburg State University

 Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) in reintroducing the bipartisan Driving for Opportunity Act to create... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Coons, Wicker reintroduce bipartisan bill targeting debt-based driver’s license suspensions

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Senator Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, introduced the No Fencing at... Continue Reading about Senators Van Hollen, Blunt and Congresswoman Norton Introduce Legislation to Prohibit Permanent Fencing Around Capitol Complex

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Chris Coons (D-Del.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and a group of 11 other senators from states along... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Coons, Murphy push for $55B in capital investments for Northeast Corridor passenger rail

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Brown, Garcia Announce Congressional Review Act Legislation to Repeal Trump-era “Rent-A-Bank” Rule

In a continued effort to combat rising economic inequality, Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on Thursday in introducing two pieces of legislation to... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Sanders, and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to End Rigged Tax Code as Inequality Increases

Today, Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) joined Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Patty Murray (D-WA), chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Mazie K.... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Duckworth, Murray, Hirono, Lee Reintroduce EACH Act to Guarantee Abortion Coverage Regardless of A Patient’s Insurance

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) joined Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), and 35 of their Senate colleagues in introducing a... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Join Colleagues in Introducing Resolution Condemning Anti-Asian Hatred, Discrimination Related to COVID-19 Pandemic

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined a group of 17 senators in reintroducing legislation to protect people’s personal data online. The Data Care Act would require... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Help Protect People's Personal Data Online

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin, and David Trone released... Continue Reading about Maryland Congressional Delegation Presses USPS Officials for Answers on Mail Delivery Problems, Postal Backlog and Lost Letters and Packages

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined 41 of his Senate colleagues in a letter to the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies... Continue Reading about To Address Housing Crisis, Van Hollen, Colleagues Urge Appropriators to Provide Robust Funding for NeighborWorks America

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, and Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) today announced $18,395,149.50 in emergency... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Baltimore Delegation Announce More Than $18 Million for Essential Goods and Services Provided to Seniors During the COVID-19 Pandemic

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Monday joined nine other Senate... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Murphy, Senate Dems Urge Department of Education to Issue Guidance for Summer Enrichment Programs

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (all D-Md.) today filed updated legislation to designate Southern Maryland as a National... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Hoyer Renew Push to Make Southern Maryland a New National Heritage Area

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.)... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Menendez, Colleagues Call on President Biden to Become First U.S. President to Officially Recognize the Armenian Genocide

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer and John Sarbanes (all D-Md.) today announced $3,145,447 in federal funding to expand early... Continue Reading about Maryland Delegation Members Announce More Than $3.1 Million for Early Childhood Education Programs