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Representative Chris Van Hollen (D)

Chris Van Hollen
Maryland, District 8
Phone: 202-225-5341
2015 Score
Lifetime Score
100%
98%

Voting Record

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YearRoll CallVote Name
IssuesVote
201322Resiliency in Disaster ReliefLands/Forests, Wildlife, Climate Change, Other 
2012603Broad Environmental AssaultAir, Climate Change, Dirty Energy, Lands/Forests, Toxics/Public Right to Know, Water 
2012600Regional Haze Air PollutionAir, Dirty Energy, Lands/Forests 
2012597Clean Water SafeguardsWater, Wildlife 
2012593Carbon Pollution Endangerment FindingClimate Change 
2012568Minnesota Boundary Waters Land ExchangeLands/Forests, Water 
2012554Land Conservation CutsLands/Forests 
2012536Safeguards ShutdownOther 
2012514Drinking Water ProtectionsWater 
2012506Offshore Drilling Safety ReformsDrilling, Dirty Energy 
2012468Hardrock MiningLands/Forests 
2012447Migratory Bird Treaty ActWildlife 
2012411Coal Ash PollutionDirty Energy, Water 
2012410"Oil Above All" Energy StrategyAir, Lands/Forests, Drilling, Dirty Energy 
2012395Public Health Basis of the Clean Air ActAir 
2012387Broad Assault on Lands & WildlifeLands/Forests, Wildlife 
2012385Public Land Grab by Federal Police AgentsLands/Forests 
2012329Nuclear Energy SubsidyDirty Energy 
2012317Fossil Fuel FundingDirty Energy 
2012311Clean Energy FundingClean Energy 
2012308Clean Water ProtectionsWater 
2012292Keystone XL Tar Sands PipelineClimate Change, Dirty Energy, Water 
2012262Flood Insurance ReformLands/Forests, Water, Other 
2012241Climate Change EducationClimate Change 
2012236Sea Turtle ProtectionsOceans, Wildlife 
2012234National Ocean PolicyOceans 
2012233Restriction on Dirty FuelsDirty Energy 
2012170Environmental Assault in the Transportation BillClimate Change, Dirty Energy, Other, Transportation, Water 
2012168National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in TransportationOther, Transportation 
2012164Public Lands AssaultLands/Forests, Toxics/Public Right to Know, Wildlife 
2012162National MonumentsLands/Forests 
201293St. Croix Wild & Scenic RiverTransportation, Water, Lands/Forests 
201291California Water ResourcesWater, Wildlife 
201271Drilling Everywhere to Fund TransportationClimate Change, Dirty Energy, Drilling, Lands/Forests, Water, Wildlife 
201268Offshore Drilling SubsidiesDirty Energy, Drilling 
201259Oil Shale LeasingDirty Energy, Water, Drilling 
2011901Regulatory Rollbacks (H.R. 10)Other 
2011888Regulatory Rollbacks (H.R. 3010)Other 
2011836Controlling Aquatic Invasive SpeciesWildlife, Water 
2011809Hard Rock MiningLands/Forests, Other 
2011800Coal Ash PollutionWater, Dirty Energy 
2011791Toxic Air Pollution from BoilersAir 
2011764Toxic Air Pollution from Cement PlantsAir 
2011741Assault on the Clean Air ActAir, Other 
2011738Gutting Public Health Basis of the Clean Air ActAir 
2011652Endangered Species ActWildlife 
2011650Keystone XL Tar Sands PipelineClimate Change, Dirty Energy, Water, Lands/Forests 
2011633Environmental FundingAir, Lands/Forests, Wildlife, Water 
2011591Energy Efficiency and Renewable EnergyClean Energy 
2011590Gulf Coast RestorationLands/Forests, Water, Wildlife 
2011573Dirty Water ActWater 
2011563Light Bulb Efficiency StandardsClean Energy 
2011562Flood Insurance ReformOther 
2011540Clean Water ProtectionsWater 
2011478Offshore Drilling Air PollutionAir, Dirty Energy 
2011448Climate Change AdaptionClimate Change 
2011391Border Fence Environmental MitigationLands/Forests, Wildlife, Other 
2011320Offshore Drilling ExpansionDirty Energy, Drilling 
2011309Weakening OffShore Drilling OversightDirty Energy, Drilling 
2011301Offshore Drilling Safety ReformsDirty Energy, Drilling 
2011249Global Warming Pollution Climate Change 
2011206Pesticides PollutionWater, Toxics/Public Right to Know 
2011147Sweeping Environmental Funding and Policy AssaultAir, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Water, Wildlife 
2011139National MonumentsLands/Forests 
2011135Clean Water SafeguardsWater 
2011123Florida's Water QualityWater 
2011120The Chesapeake BayWater 
2011113Off-Road Vehicles in National Forests Lands/Forests 
2011109Offshore Drilling SubsidiesDrilling, Dirty Energy 
201185Holding Government AccountableOther 
201161Land and Water Conservation FundLands/Forests 
2010530Energy EfficiencyClean Energy 
2010513Gulf Oil Spill ResponseDrilling, Dirty Energy, Lands/Forests 
2010512Gulf Oil Spill ResponseDrilling, Dirty Energy 
2010435San Antonio Mission ParkLands/Forests, Water 
2010341Ocean Acidification PreventionOceans, Climate Change 
2010209Estuary ProtectionWater, Oceans, Climate Change 
2010142Water EducationWater 
2010137Upper Mississippi River RestorationWater, Wildlife 
2010109Algal Bloom ReductionOceans, Climate Change 
2010--Dirty Air Act CosponsorshipClimate Change, Air 
2009905Protecting the Mollalla RiverWater, Wildlife 
2009875Chemical SecurityToxics/Public Right to Know, Water 
2009558Defunding Environmental and Energy StaffClimate Change, Clean Energy 
2009477Climate Change and Clean Energy (2x Score)Climate Change, Clean Energy 
2009477Climate Change and Clean EnergyClimate Change, Clean Energy 
2009475Environmental FundingOther 
2009366Water ResourcesWater, Oceans, Wildlife 
2009259Greening SchoolsClean Energy 
2009216BudgetOther 
2009194Rare Cat and Dog ConservationWildlife 
2009161Undermining Forest ManagementLands/Forests, Wildlife 
2009153Public Lands ProtectionLands/Forests, Water, Wildlife 
2009123Clean Water FundingWater, Other 
200970Clean Energy RecoveryClean Energy, Transportation 
2008614No Child Left InsideOther 
2008598Gutting Renewable EnergyClean Energy, Dirty Energy, Drilling 
2008467Public Transportation GrantsTransportation, Clean Energy 
2008382Environmental FundingOther 
2008344Clean Energy Tax Credits IIClean Energy 
2008343Undermining Clean Energy Tax CreditsClean Energy 
2008321Arctic Refuge, Offshore, Western DrillingDrilling, Lands/Forests, Dirty Energy, Wildlife 
2008258Farm Bill -- Subsidy ReformLands/Forests 
2008226Public Lands ProtectionLands/Forests, Water, Wildlife 
2008174National Landscape Conservation SystemLands/Forests 
2008172Public Lands GrazingLands/Forests 
200884Clean Energy Tax Credits IClean Energy 
200816Green Building StandardsClean Energy 
20071140Energy Legislation: Fuel Efficiency and Clean, Renewable Energy IIIClean Energy, Climate Change, Transportation 
20071033Hardrock MiningLands/Forests, Toxics/Public Right to Know 
20071030Hardrock MiningLands/Forests, Toxics/Public Right to Know 
2007832Energy Legislation: Fuel Efficiency and Clean, Renewable Energy IIClean Energy, Climate Change 
2007827Energy Legislation: Fuel Efficiency and Clean, Renewable Energy IClean Energy, Climate Change 
2007754Grasslands ProtectionLands/Forests, Wildlife 
2007747Farm Bill -- Subsidy ReformLands/Forests 
2007579Environmental FundingOther 
2007577Oil ShaleDrilling, Dirty Energy 
2007563Tongass Logging RoadsLands/Forests, Wildlife 
2007558Mexican Wolf RecoveryWildlife 
2007556Clean AirAir 
2007555Reducing Global WarmingClimate Change 
2007552Offshore DrillingDrilling, Dirty Energy 
2007534PopulationOther 
2007526Electric Transmission CorridorsLands/Forests 
2007337Global Warming and National SecurityClimate Change 
2007135Clean WaterWater, Toxics/Public Right to Know 
200791Liquid CoalDirty Energy, Climate Change 
200740Oil Subsidies RepealDrilling, Clean Energy, Dirty Energy 
2006356Offshore DrillingDrilling, Dirty Energy 
2006232Oil RefineriesDirty Energy, Air 
2006209Arctic National Wildlife RefugeDrilling, Lands/Forests, Wildlife, Dirty Energy 
2006170Offshore DrillingDrilling, Dirty Energy 
2006169Clean WaterWater 
2006168Tongass Logging RoadsLands/Forests, Wildlife 
2006167Drilling RoyaltiesDrilling, Dirty Energy 
2006165Toxics Release InventoryToxics/Public Right to Know 
2006151Salvage LoggingLands/Forests, Wildlife 
2006147Salvage LoggingLands/Forests, Wildlife 
200666Low-Income Energy AssistanceClean Energy 
200632Food SafetyToxics/Public Right to Know, Other 
2005666Arctic National Wildlife RefugeDrilling, Dirty Energy, Lands/Forests, Wildlife 
2005601Public Lands Sell-OffLands/Forests, Dirty Energy 
2005519Air Pollution and Oil RefineriesDirty Energy, Air, Lands/Forests 
2005506Endangered SpeciesWildlife 
2005445Energy Conference ReportDrilling, Dirty Energy 
2005443CAFTAOther 
2005377Water ProjectsWater 
2005192Natural Gas DrillingDrilling, Dirty Energy 
2005149Arctic National Wildlife RefugeDrilling, Dirty Energy, Lands/Forests, Wildlife 
2005132Energy BillDrilling, Dirty Energy, Wildlife, Lands/Forests 
2005131Natural Gas FacilitiesDirty Energy 
2005130Environmental JusticeToxics/Public Right to Know, Dirty Energy 
2005129MTBE LiabilityToxics/Public Right to Know, Water 
2005122Arctic National Wildlife RefugeDrilling, Dirty Energy, Lands/Forests, Wildlife 
2005121Fuel EconomyClean Energy, Transportation 
2005115Oil RefineriesDirty Energy, Air, Lands/Forests 
200588Environmental Funding CutsOther 
200529Border Construction ExemptionLands/Forests, Wildlife 
2004318Environmental FundingOther 
2004301Environmental FundingOther 
2004263Yellowstone SnowmobilesLands/Forests, Wildlife, Air 
2004254National Forest ManagementLands/Forests, Wildlife 
2004253Tongass ProtectionsLands/Forests, Wildlife 
2004247Fuel BlendsAir, Dirty Energy 
2004246Oil RefineriesDirty Energy 
2004242NEPA LimitsClean Energy, Other 
2004241National Energy PolicyDrilling, Dirty Energy, Lands/Forests, Wildlife 
2004187Scientific IntegrityOther 
200492Environmental FundingOther 
2003618Clean Water Act ExemptionsWater 
2003598Ozone PollutionAir 
2003540Offshore DrillingDrilling, Dirty Energy 
2003469Bike and Pedestrian TrailsTransportation 
2003391Delaware Channel ProjectWater, Other 
2003386Forest Roadless RuleLands/Forests, Wildlife 
2003385Snowmobiles in YellowstoneLands/Forests, Air, Wildlife 
2003384Forest Management PlansLands/Forests, Wildlife 
2003383Bison in YellowstoneWildlife 
2003380Klamath Wildlife Refuge Farming LeasesWater, Wildlife, Lands/Forests, Toxics/Public Right to Know 
2003362International Family PlanningOther 
2003202Defense Environmental ExemptionsLands/Forests, Water, Wildlife, Other 
2003200Forest Fire PolicyLands/Forests 
2003198Forest Fire PolicyLands/Forests 
2003145Energy Plan (2x Score)Dirty Energy, Drilling, Lands/Forests, Water, Wildlife 
2003145Energy PlanDirty Energy, Drilling, Lands/Forests, Water, Wildlife 
2003135Arctic DrillingDrilling, Dirty Energy, Lands/Forests, Wildlife 
2003134Arctic DrillingDrilling, Dirty Energy, Lands/Forests, Wildlife 
2003132Oil SavingsClean Energy, Transportation 
200331Anti-Environmental RidersLands/Forests, Drilling, Dirty Energy, Wildlife, Other 
2015672Fossil Fuel Energy BillDirty Energy 
2015651Extreme Attack on Carbon Pollution Limits for New Power Plants (CRA)Climate Change 
2015650Extreme Attack on Carbon Pollution Limits for Existing Power Plants (CRA)Climate Change 
2015565Hardrock MiningOther 
2015549Crude Oil Export BanDirty Energy 
2015518Attacking Public Input & Environmental ReviewOther 
2015508Climate Change Resilience & AdaptationClimate Change 
2015482Safeguards ShutdownOther 
2015462Genetically Modified Food Labeling Toxics/Public Right to Know 
2015458Toxic Coal AshToxics/Public Right to Know 
2015447California Water ResourcesWater 
2015428Forest ManagementLands/Forests 
2015427Limiting Access to the CourtsOther 
2015409National MonumentsLands/Forests 
2015408Big Oil Subsidies on Public LandsDirty Energy, Lands/Forests 
2015405Ivory SalesWildlife 
2015404Endangered Species ProtectionsWildlife 
2015402BLM Fracking ProtectionsDirty Energy 
2015401Smog PollutionAir 
2015400Social Cost of CarbonClimate Change 
2015399Grazing on Public LandsLands/Forests 
2015398National Ocean PolicyOceans 
2015397Stream Buffer ZoneWater 
2015384Carbon Pollution Limits for Power PlantsClimate Change 
2015362Fast Track of Trade AgreementsOther 
2015267Fisheries ManagementOceans 
2015236Prairie Chicken & Burying Beetle ProtectionsWildlife 
2015219Undermining Clean Water ProtectionsWater 
2015215Assault on Clean Energy and Clean WaterClean Energy, Water 
2015212Attack On Clean Water ProtectionsWater 
2015199Clean Energy FundingClean Energy 
2015121Attack on Scientific IntegrityOther 
201575Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline (KXL)Dirty Energy 
201550Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) ExportsDirty Energy 
201528Attack on Public SafeguardsOther 
2014531Undermining Clean Air ProtectionsAir 
2014528Attack on Sound ScienceToxics/Public Right to Know, Other 
2014525Attack on Scientific IntegrityToxics/Public Right to Know, Other 
2014519Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline (KXL)Climate Change, Dirty Energy 
2014515Big Polluter GiveawayDirty Energy, Climate Change, Lands/Forests 
2014489Assault on the Clean Water RuleWater 
2014470Pesticides PollutionToxics/Public Right to Know 
2014463Attack on the Endangered Species Act (ESA)Wildlife 
2014461Using Best Available ScienceOther 
2014402Assault on Clean Energy and Clean WaterClean Energy, Water 
2014397Impacts of Climate ChangeClimate Change 
2014394Attack on Clean WaterWater 
2014393Light Bulb Efficiency StandardsClean Energy 
2014389Social Cost of CarbonClimate Change 
2014376Clean Energy FundingClean Energy 
2014368Big Oil GiveawayDirty Energy, Drilling, Lands/Forests 
2014364Offshore Drilling SubsidiesDirty Energy, Drilling 
2014361National Ocean PolicyOceans 
2014359Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) ExportsDirty Energy 
2014354Gutting Pipeline ReviewDirty Energy 
2014334Military Investments in Advanced BiofuelsTransportation 
2014267Blocking Climate Action in Trade AgreementsClimate Change 
2014177Big Oil BudgetDirty Energy 
2014147Preventing New ParksLands/Forests 
2014141Toxic Mining WasteWater 
2014113Attacking Public Input & Environmental ReviewOther 
2014106Carbon PollutionClimate Change 
2014103Climate Change ScienceClimate Change 
201491Undermining Flood Insurance ReformClimate Change, Other 
201478Assault on Public ProtectionsAir, Other 
201454Broad Attack on Lands and WildlifeLands/Forests, Wildlife 
201450California Water ResourcesWater 
201441Public Lands AssaultLands/Forests 
201439Climate Change and Public LandsClimate Change, Lands/Forests 
201410Superfund CleanupAir, Water 
2013604Ban on Federal Fracking SafeguardsWater, Dirty Energy, Lands/Forests, Drilling 
2013601Methane EmissionsClimate Change, Dirty Energy, Lands/Forests 
2013600Big Oil GiveawayLands/Forests, Drilling 
2013557National Ocean PolicyOceans 
2013556Protecting Public Input & Environmental ReviewWater, Other 
2013483Decimating America's ForestsLands/Forests 
2013479Attack on Judicial ReviewOther 
2013471Hardrock MiningLands/Forests, Dirty Energy 
2013445Safeguards ShutdownOther 
2013440Nuclear SafetyOther 
2013432Blocking Public Health ProtectionsAir, Water 
2013430Social Cost of CarbonClimate Change 
2013418Toxic Coal AshWater, Dirty Energy 
2013394Restriction on Dirty FuelsDirty Energy, Climate Change, Other 
2013345Assault on Clean Energy and Clean WaterWater, Clean Energy 
2013329Clean Energy FundingClean Energy 
2013312Water Pollution from Mountaintop RemovalWater, Dirty Energy, Toxics/Public Right to Know 
2013311Clean Water ProtectionsWater 
2013304Offshore DrillingDrilling, Dirty Energy, Oceans 
2013299Drilling in Bristol BayDirty Energy, Oceans, Drilling, Wildlife 
2013286Anti-Environmental Farm BillLands/Forests, Water, Wildlife, Clean Energy, Other 
2013260Agricultural Conservation PracticesLands/Forests, Water 
2013203Flood Insurance ReformLands/Forests, Water, Other 
2013179Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline (KXL)Climate Change, Dirty Energy, Water 
201388Big Oil BudgetOther 
201321Limiting Sandy Response EffortsLands/Forests 
201319McKinney National Wildlife RefugeWildlife 
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YearScorePro-environment VotesAnti-environment Votes
2015100%350
201497%341
201396%271
201291%323
2011100%350
2010100%100
2009100%140
2008100%130
200795%191
2006100%120
2005100%180
2004100%110
2003100%200
Roll CallVote NameIssuesVoteSend a Message
477Anti-Environmental Spending Bill Other 
473Public LandsLands/Forests 
468Blocking Protections for Clean WaterClean Water 
465Seismic Airgun Blasting Dirty Energy, Drilling, Oceans 
463Endangered Species ActWildlife 
462Marine National MonumentsOceans 
461Arctic Ocean Drilling Dirty Energy, Drilling, Oceans 
460Arctic National Wildlife RefugeDirty Energy, Drilling, Lands/Forests, Wildlife 
456Slashing EPA FundingClean Air, Clean Water 
446Undermining Safeguards for the Chesapeake BayClean Water 
445National Ocean PolicyOceans 
437National MonumentsLands/Forests 
435Big Polluter Subsidies on Public Lands Dirty Energy, Drilling, Lands/Forests 
434Blocking Methane Pollution SafeguardsClimate Change, Drilling, Dirty Energy 
433Protecting Farmworkers from Dangerous PesticidesToxics/Right to Know 
432Recognizing the Cost of Climate ChangeClimate Change 
431Carbon PollutionClimate Change 
430Ensuring Polluters Pay for PollutionToxics/Right to Know 
428Protecting our ForestsForests/Public Right to Know 
425Defunding Climate ResearchClimate Change 
424Offshore Drilling Air PollutionDirty Energy, Drilling, Oceans, Air 
422Preventing Methane Pollution Reductions from Public LandsClimate Change, Drilling, Dirty Energy, Lands/Forests 
421Blocking Mining Waste Pollution SafeguardsClean Water, Mining 
295Denying the Need for Climate ActionClimate Change 
282Attack on the Clean Air Act and Smog Protections Clean Air 
279Fracking Clean Air LoopholeDirty Energy, Air 
266Assault on Clean Energy and Clean WaterClean Energy, Water 
264Land and Water Conservation FundLands/Forests 
256Social Cost of CarbonClimate Change 
253National Ocean PolicyOceans 
250Fossil Energy BillClean Energy, Dirty Energy 
246Cutting Funding for Dirty EnergyDirty Energy 
245Funding Clean Energy ResearchClean Energy, Dirty Energy 
243Attack on Clean Energy ResearchClean Energy 
242Striking Ideological Wildlife RidersWildlife 
237Pesticides PollutionToxics/Public Right to Know 
123Attack on Clean Air ProtectionsAir, Dirty Energy 
101Undermining Public Lands and Wildlife ManagementLands/Forests, Wildlife 
99Arctic National Wildlife RefugeDirty Energy, Drilling, Lands/Forests, Wildlife 
97Removing Gray Wolf ProtectionsWildlife 
45Extreme Attack on Clean Water Protections (CRA)Clean Water Twitter
42Preventing Mining Waste Pollution SafeguardsClean Water 
12Undermining Environmental Protections Other