Representative Chris Van Hollen
| District |
Maryland 8th |
| Party |
Democratic |
| Terms |
6th |
| Committees and Caucuses |
House Committee on the Budget (Ranking Minority Member) |
| Quote |
“As we all know, water does not stop at the state line. Policies in one state upstream will affect water quality in another downstream. This is a serious issue in my state of Maryland, where the Chesapeake Bay feeds from a watershed that includes six states and the District of Columbia. Inadequate environmental protection in any of those states can have grave consequences for the health of the nation’s largest estuary.” |
| Websites |
www.vanhollen.org |
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Leadership:
Representative Chris Van Hollen is a strong supporter of energy independence and improving the health of the Chesapeake Bay. He has introduced a bill to cut carbon and has consistently voted to improve energy efficiency in homes in Maryland through theRural Star and Loan Star Programs,Weatherization Assistance Program, andSecond Generation Biofuel Producer Tax Credit Act of 2009 (HR 3985), among others. These programs and billsdecrease energy costs and incentivize improved energy efficiency for families, laborers, and farmers.
He is a leader of efforts to clean up the Chesapeake Bay, and fought successfully to obtain a historic boost in federal funds for the Bay. Representative Van Hollen is also a member of the Congressional Chesapeake Bay Watershed Caucusand has consistently worked to improve water quality and bay health. He introduced theChesapeake Bay Watershed Fairness Act in 2012 to assist farmers in cleaning up the Bay, and focuses on controlling upstream pollution and cleaning debris in the Bay.
Representative Van Hollen sponsored:
- H.R. 5271 (Healthy Climate and Family Security Act of 2014)
- H.R. 4522 (To establish the Green Bank to assist in the financing of qualified clean energy projects and qualified energy efficiency projects, 2014)
- H.R. 2255 (To amend the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Development Act to extend to the Chesapeak and Ohio Canal National Historic Park Commission, 2013)
Representative Van Hollen cosponsored:
- H.R. 3139 (Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization Act, 2013)
- H.R. 2502 (Renewable Energy Parity Act of 2013)
- H.R. 1837 (Clean Water Protection Act, 2013)
- H.R. 139 (Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act of 2013)
- H.R. 609 (End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2013)
- H.R. 739 (Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2013)
- H.R. 924 (Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act of 2013)
- H.R. 1175 (FRESHER Act of 2013): To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study with respect to storm water runoff from oil and gas operations, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1630 (America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2013)
- H.R. 1837 (Clean Water Protection Act of 2013)
- H.R. 6038 (Global Conservation Act of 2012)
- H.R. 6068 (Chesapeake Bay Watershed Fairness Act of 2012)
- H.R.139 Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act
- H.R.601 End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2011
- H.R.1310 Clean Water Protection Act Cosponsor
- H.R.1649 Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Continuing Authorization Act
- H.R.1689 Big Oil Welfare Repeal Act of 2011
- H.R. 3307 (American Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit Extension Act of 2011)
- H.R.1698 To establish the Green Bank to assist in the financing of qualified clean energy projects and qualified energy efficiency projects 2009
- H.R.2030 Green Infrastructure for Clean Water Act of 2011
- H.R.3307 American Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit Extension Act of 2011
- H.R.3985 Second Generation Biofuel Producer Tax Credit Act of 2009
- H.R.6111 To amend the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Development Act to extend to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission 2009