Chris Van Hollen
U.S. Senator for Maryland
Democrat · Since 2017 · Next election: 2028 · Age 67 · Senior senator
Last updated · 6 sources
Chris Van Hollen is the senior U.S. Senator for Maryland, a Democrat serving since 2017.
Van Hollen has served in the Senate longer than 39 of its 99 other members.
Van Hollen sits on 4 committees: Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Foreign Relations; Budget; and Appropriations.
In the Senate's last 30 days in session (Jun 23 – Oct 2, 2026), Van Hollen voted in 73 of 74 roll calls (99%). In that period, 119 bills Van Hollen sponsored or cosponsored had new actions.
Van Hollen's seat is next on the ballot in 2028.
This week (Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026)
Full schedule →Senate: met Mon–Wed (Sep 28–30, 2026); a pro forma session Thu
12 roll-call votes: 6 Nay, 6 Yea
· Hearing
Hearings to examine the nominations of Justin Bytheway, of Utah, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Tonga, William Flens, of the District of Columbia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Chad, Douglas Holder, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Bulgaria, Marc Dillard, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Madagascar, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Union of the Comoros, and Jessica Long, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, all of the Department of State.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee · 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice
· Hearing
Hearings to examine the nominations of Jeremy Wiggins, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Matthew Jones, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and David Slade, of Florida, to be First Vice President, and Michael Rigas, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors, both of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · 538 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice
· Closed hearing
To receive a closed briefing on an update on Venezuela.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee · 217 Capitol Visitor Center (Senate side) · Notice
Votes
All of them →Voted in 73 of 74 roll calls (99%), Jun 23 – Oct 2, 2026.
Van Hollen voted with the majority of Senate Democrats on 67 roll calls and against it on 6.
Votes against the party majority and missed votes (latest 5 of 7)
| Date | Vote | Question | Result | Chris Van Hollen | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | No. 250 | On Passage of the Bill S. 4668S. 4668, as amended | Bill Passed | Nay | Most Senate Democrats: Yea |
| Sep 24 | No. 243 | On the Cloture Motion S. 4668Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. 4668, as Amended | Cloture Motion Agreed to | Nay | Most Senate Democrats: Yea |
| Sep 24 | No. 242 | On the Amendment S. 4668Amdt. No. 6776 | Amendment Agreed to | Nay | Most Senate Democrats: Yea |
| Sep 22 | No. 240 | On the Cloture Motion S. 4668Motion to Invoke Cloture: Cruz Amdt. No. 6776 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | Nay | Most Senate Democrats: Yea |
| Sep 17 | No. 238 | On the Nomination PN999-4Confirmation: Kasdin Miller Mitchell, of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Texas | Nomination Confirmed | Not Voting | Did not vote |
Legislation
76 bills sponsored and 676 cosponsored in the 119th Congress
S. 3371 National Museum of the Blind People’s Movement Act
Sponsor · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
S. 5626 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to change certain grant requirements for certain students with disabilities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S. 3524 American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2025
Cosponsor · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Maryland senators
Angela AlsobrooksU.S. Senator for Maryland · Democrat
Sources
- congress-legislators (member data, CC0) · retrieved Oct 2, 2026
- Portrait: Public domain (U.S. government work)
- U.S. Senate roll-call votes (senate.gov)
- Committee meeting notices · retrieved Oct 1, 2026
- Bill status (Congress.gov / GovInfo BILLSTATUS) · retrieved Oct 1, 2026
- 2026 ballot status
