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Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $5 million in new funding in the Fiscal Year 2019 Legislative Branch Appropriations... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Announces $5 Million in New Funding for Paid Senate Internships

Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen announced that he successfully secured new language on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters location as part of the Fiscal... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Secures New FBI HQ Language in CJS Appropriations Bill

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced a number of critical Maryland priorities that were included in the Fiscal Year (FY)... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Secures Funding For Important Criminal Justice Programs in Senate Funding Bills

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced the inclusion of several Maryland priorities within the Senate Appropriations... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Secures Bay Priorities in Senate Funding Bills

Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced the inclusion of several Maryland priorities in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Commerce,... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Secures Priorities for Wallops Island, Space Innovation in Senate Funding Bill

Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined CNN International’s Maggie Lake to discuss his amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) regarding... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Discusses ZTE Amendment on CNN International

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen released the following statement in support of the International Federation of Association Football’s (FIFA) selection of the U.S.,... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Applauds FIFA Selection of U.S., Mexico, Canada Bid

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen and six of his Senate Colleagues sent a letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Inspector General requesting... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Democratic Senators Ask SEC Inspector General to Investigate Reported Remarks to Citibank on Firearms Policy

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland) and Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today applauded the inclusion of their amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act responding to the... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cotton Applaud Inclusion of ZTE Amendment in NDAA

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin, along with Congressman Steny Hoyer (all D-Md.), today announced that St. Mary’s County Public Schools will receive nearly... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Hoyer Announce New Federal Grant for Great Mills High School

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen announced that he has secured three pieces of legislation within the Senate-proposed Farm Bill. The proposed Senate Farm Bill would adopt... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Secures Three Maryland Priorities in Farm Bill

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) joined 38 of their Democratic Senate colleagues in demanding the Trump administration stop further traumatizing... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, 38 Senators to Trump: Uphold Our American and Humanitarian Values and End Your Cruel Policy of Separating Children from Parents at the Border

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) announced a bipartisan amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would ensure that if... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Announces Bipartisan ZTE Amendment on Defense Bill

This week, following multiple inquiries by Senator Van Hollen, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced that it will be taking action to significantly increase... Continue Reading about Following Van Hollen Inquiries, FCC Announces Funding Increase for Rural Health Program

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today introduced legislation to bring our water infrastructure into the 21st century by investing in critical... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Duckworth Introduce Bill to Modernize Nation’s Aging Water Infrastructure

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen announced the inclusion of a provision in the Senate Appropriations Committee’s Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Secures Provisions on Community Concerns Aimed at NextGen Flight Path Noise Issues in Transportation Funding Bill

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen announced the inclusion of several provisions to help communities devastated by flooding, including Ellicott City and those in... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Secures Provisions to Help Flooding in Ellicott City, Western Maryland in Transportation Funding Bill

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) have announced $186,667 for the Salisbury Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. through NeighborWorks America. This funding... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Announce over $180,000 for Affordable Housing in Salisbury

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) announced their Bus Operator and Pedestrian Protection Act... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Napolitano, Katko Announce the Bus Operator and Pedestrian Protection Act

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) have announced $227,500 for the Neighborhood Housing Services of Baltimore, Inc. and $142,500 for the St. Ambrose Housing... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Announce $370,000 for Affordable Housing in Baltimore