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U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Andy Harris, M.D., Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin, and... Continue Reading about Maryland Congressional Delegation Announces More Than $12.8 Million from American Rescue Plan Funding to Support Homeless Students

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressman David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced $802,000 in federal funding to replace the water distribution lines in... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Trone Announce More Than $800,000 for New Luke Water Distribution Lines

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer and Andy Harris, M.D., (all Md.) today announced more than $2.8 million in federal funding to... Continue Reading about Maryland Congressional Delegation Announces More Than $2.8 Million to Strengthen Rural Water Infrastructure

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding reports that President Biden intends to propose closing the stepped-up basis loophole –... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Applauds Reports of Biden’s Intent to Tackle Stepped-Up Basis Loophole

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) joined Senators Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) and a bipartisan group of their Senate colleagues in... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Urge President Biden to Nominate Ambassador to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representative Andy Levin (D-Mich.) introduced the Long-Term Unemployment Elimination Act, bicameral legislation to create a... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Levin Introduce Bicameral Subsidized Jobs Legislation

Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and the Committee on Environment on Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety announced... Continue Reading about Senators Van Hollen, Markey and Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Announce Subcommittee Legislative Hearing on National Climate Bank Act

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) announced the inclusion of two key priorities he put forward within the Strategic Competition Act – bipartisan, comprehensive... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Secures Key Priorities in Foreign Relations Committee Passage of Bipartisan Bill on China

 Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) reintroduced the bipartisan Protecting American Intellectual Property Act, legislation to mandate strong... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Sasse Reintroduce Bill to Punish Foreign Companies, Individuals for IP Theft

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) have introduced legislation to expand federal paid leave to include 12 weeks of family and medical leave.“All... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Schatz Introduce New Legislation To Provide Family And Medical Paid Leave For Federal Employees

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Cantwell Introduce Legislation to Expand & Make Permanent Minority Business Development Agency

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen joined Senator Ben Cardin in a virtual delegation meeting Tuesday afternoon with Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes,... Continue Reading about Maryland Congressional Delegation Holds Virtual Meeting with Governor Hogan to Highlight the Success of the American Rescue Plan in Maryland and Discuss Opportunities to Advance the American Jobs Plan

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial: “The jury has reached the right verdict. But nothing... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on the Chauvin Verdict

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) along with Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-Va.) applauded an announcement by the Biden administration... Continue Reading about As Seafood Processing Season Begins, Md. & Va. Senators Applaud Announcement By Biden Administration Releasing Additional H-2B Visas

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today introduced the True Reciprocity Act of 2021, legislation to address the substantial... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Sullivan Introduce China Reciprocity Legislation

United States Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) in sending a letter to Education Secretary... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Warren, Warnock, Colleagues Urge Education Department to Automatically Rehabilitate All Federally-Held Student Loans in Default

Bill Text | One-PagerToday, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) joined Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.), Senator Alex... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Carper Introduce Legislation to Reconnect and Revitalize Communities Divided by Highways

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) announced new bipartisan legislation to ensure U.S. leadership in discovery and innovation and to strengthen the... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Blunt Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen the United States’ Global Competitive Edge

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressman John Sarbanes (all D-Md.) today announced $3 million in federal funding to strengthen flood prevention and... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Sarbanes Announce $3 Million in Federal Funding to Support Annapolis City Dock Flood Mitigation Project

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chair of the... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Durbin, Leahy, Senate Democrats Urge Biden to Finally Close Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility