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Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Murphy Call on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to Address Medical Debt, Increase Transparency as Americans Face Steep Bills in the Wake of COVID-19

In the wake of the forced closure of Apple Daily, the last pro-democracy newspaper in Hong Kong, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) are urging... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Toomey Urge Pres. Biden to Hold CCP Accountable for Apple Daily Shutdown

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and a group of bipartisan Senators sent a letter on Thursday to U.S. Secretary of State... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Murphy, Moran, Colleagues Urge Blinken to Help Americans Living Abroad Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) released the following statement Thrusday:“We welcome the release of the President Biden’s comprehensive strategy... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Praise Biden Administration Commitments to Combat Gun Crime and Enhance Public Safety

Today U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) reintroduced their bipartisan Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act, legislation to bring... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Fischer Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Require Transparency in Corporate Stock Trading

Today U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) reintroduced their bipartisan Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act, legislation to bring... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Fischer Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Require Transparency in Corporate Stock Trading

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) applauded... Continue Reading about House Passes Van Hollen, Brown Legislation to Strike Down Trump-era “Rent-A-Bank” Rule, Sending It to the President’s Desk

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.), Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02), John Sarbanes (MD-03), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Anthony... Continue Reading about Maryland Congressional Delegation Announces More Than $10 Million In American Rescue Plan Funding for Head Start Programs Across the State

U.S. Senators Chris Van Holle and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) today praised the Senate's confirmation of U.S. Magistrate Judge Deborah Boardman to be a U.S. District Court Judge for... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Praise Senate Confirmation of Judge Deborah Boardman for U.S. District Court of Maryland

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) introduced a bill to honor Louisa Swain, a catalyst for women’s suffrage in the United States, by naming a federal... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Lummis introduce bill to name Cheyenne federal building after Women’s Rights Pioneer Louisa Swain

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.),... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Colleagues Call on Biden to Extend Pause on Student Loan Payments

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) reintroduced the Focus on Children Act and the Children’s Budget Act, a renewed legislative push... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Menendez, Casey Renew Push for Increased Transparency in Federal Spending on Children

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) led Democratic senators from throughout the Chesapeake Bay Watershed in urging the leadership of the Senate Committee on... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Lead Watershed-Wide Push to Increase Funding for Chesapeake Bay Restoration

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and a number of his Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Small Business... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Colleagues Make Bipartisan Push for Faster Relief for Struggling Live Event Venues

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin, and... Continue Reading about Maryland Congressional Delegation Announces Nearly $7.8 Million in American Rescue Plan Funding to Strengthen Regional Vaccination Efforts

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) applauded the House passage the Tax Havens and Offshoring Act, within the broader ESG Disclosure Simplification Act. This legislation,... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Applauds House Passage of Legislation to Provide Transparency on Corporate Use of Tax Havens, Offshoring of Jobs

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) today praised the Senate’s confirmation of U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge Lydia Griggsby to be a U.S. District Court... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Praise Senate Confirmation of Judge Lydia Griggsby for U.S. District Court of Maryland Seat

On the 9th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program being announced, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Catherine Cortez Masto... Continue Reading about On 9th Anniversary of DACA, Van Hollen, Cortez Masto, Colleagues Call to Fix DACA Program, Address Delays

During a hearing before the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), questioned NASA... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Questions NASA Administrator on Investments in Wallops Flight Facility & Strengthening Partnerships with Maryland’s HBCUs and MSIs

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representative Karen Bass (D-Calif.) reintroduced their legislation to improve our emergency response capabilities by creating... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Bass Reintroduce Community-Based Crisis Response Legislation