Congressman Chris Van Hollen | Maryland's 8th District

Mental Health Parity Forum
Congressman Van Hollen speaks at a Congressional Forum on Mental Health and Addiction Parity on June 26, 2012. The Forum focused on the implementation and enforcement of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.
College Gardens Elementary School's Moving On Ceremony
Congressman Van Hollen congratulates fifth grade graduates and their families at the Moving On Ceremony at College Gardens Elementary School in Rockville. June 11, 2012
2012 Walt Whitman High School Commencement Address
Congressman Chris Van Hollen gives the commencement address to the 2012 graduating class of Walt Whitman High School on June 6, 2012
Read Across America Event
Congressman Van Hollen reads Dr. Seuss's The Lorax to students at Wheaton Woods Elementary School as part of the Read Across America event on March 1, 2012
Budget Policy Discussion at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Congressman Van Hollen discusses budget policy at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on February 3, 2012
Citizens United Anniversary
Congressman Van Hollen speaks out against corporate spending in politics on January 19, 2012 during a rally in Annapolis.
Achieving a Better Letter Life Experience (ABLE) Act Press Conference
Congressman Van Hollen joins members of the of the Congressional Down Syndrome Caucus and disability advocates at a press conference on November 15, 2011 to unveil the Achieving a Better Letter Life Experience (ABLE) Act.
Childhood Cancer Summit Panel Discussion
Congressman Van Hollen meets with Ryan Darby at the 2nd Annual Childhood Cancer Summit Panel Discussion on September 23, 2011
C&O Canal Trust Benefit “Park After Dark”
Congressman Van Hollen meets with Kevin Brandt (National Park Service Superintendant) and Matt Logan (President of C&O Canal Trust) at the C&O Canal Trust Benefit “Park After Dark” (Credit John Hoover Photography)
Congressional Cupcake War Competition
Rep. Van Hollen at the 1st Annual Congressional Cupcake War competition. Sprinkles Cupcakes donated $10,000 to the Fisher House, a non-profit organization based in Rockville that provides housing for the families of injured veterans while they recover at military medical centers.
Colmar Manor Groundbreaking Ceremony
Congressman Van Hollen attends a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Colmar Manor Groundbreaking and Community Day on June 11, 2011

Van Hollen Service Academy Application Process Underway
Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen’s Service Academy application process for the entering Class of 2013 is underway. Students from Maryland’s Eighth Congressional District who wish to attend one of...
Van Hollen, Cardin, Mikulski Present $40m Check To Montgomery County For New Pedestrian Tunnel Between NIH And Walter Reed
Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen and U.S Senators Ben Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski (all D-MD) visited the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Gateway Center today to award $40 million to ...
Van Hollen Announces Renewed Funding for University of Maryland-NIST Cooperative Agreement
Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen announced the renewal of a successful collaboration between the University of Maryland and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for a p...

Chris and the District

08.24.12 -

Chris spoke at the grand opening of the Battle of Bladensburg Visitors Center at Bladensburg Waterfront Park. The new Center celebrates the historic and unique role that Bladensburg played in a landmark battle during the War of 1812. To view a photo of the event, click here.