Steny Hoyer
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Steny Hamilton Hoyer is an American politician and retired attorney who has served as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 5th congressional district since 1981. From 2003 to 2023, Hoyer was the second-ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives behind Nancy Pelosi. He served twice as House Majority Leader, from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2023. (Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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- PartialSteny Hoyer holds the office of U.S. Representative for Maryland-5profile identity· unitedstates/congress-legislators
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Retire through Ownership Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Ratepayer Protection Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Water Resources Development Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision”
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
- VerifiedVoted Yea on National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Protecting Domestic Mining Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices
- VerifiedVoted Yea on To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective
- VerifiedVoted Nay on To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective
- VerifiedVoted Yea on In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Local Access to Courts Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedPublic statement: Ranking Member Hoyer Statement on President Trump’s Egregious Dismissal of Election Assistance Commissioners
- VerifiedPublic statement: Hoyer Statement Commemorating America's 250th Independence Day
- VerifiedPublic statement: Hoyer Statement on June Jobs Report
- VerifiedPublic statement: Hoyer Statement on SCOTUS Ruling on Birthright Citizenship
- VerifiedPublic statement: Ranking Member Hoyer Opening Remarks during FSGG Oversight Hearing on Office of Management and Budget
- VerifiedSponsored: Combatting Global Deforestation Act of 2024
- VerifiedSponsored: Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby.
- VerifiedSponsored: Providing for the printing of a revised edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress.
- VerifiedSponsored: Recognizing the importance of independent living for individuals with disabilities made possible by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and calling for further action to strengthen home and community living for individuals with disabilities.
- VerifiedSponsored: Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby.
- VerifiedSponsored: AMAZON21 Act
- VerifiedSponsored: Recognizing the importance of independent living for individuals with disabilities made possible by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and calling for further action to strengthen home and community living for individuals with disabilities.
- VerifiedSponsored: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to replace the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the United States Capitol with a bust of Thurgood Marshall to be obtained by the Joint Committee on the Library and to remove certain statues from areas of the United States Capitol which are accessible to the public, to remove all statues of individuals who voluntarily served the Confederate States of America from display in the United States Capitol, and for other purposes.
- VerifiedSponsored: Southern Maryland National Heritage Area Act
- VerifiedSponsored: Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives of the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, and for other purposes.
Voting Record Feed
Retire through Ownership Act
Water Resources Development Act
Ratepayer Protection Act
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision”
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act
Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act
Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices
Protecting Domestic Mining Act
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective
In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards
Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act
Local Access to Courts Act
Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
Bills & Legislative Work
2024-09-27: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2023-06-15: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2022-12-02: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2022-11-01: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
2022-06-21: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2021-11-03: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2022-11-01: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
2022-05-24: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
2022-07-20: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2021-01-04: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Statements & Newsroom
ia Press Releases July 10, 2026 Press Release WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement after President Donald Trump fired the remaining members of the independent and bipartisan Election Assistance Commission: Hoyer Statement Commemorating America's 250th Independence Day July 4, 2026 Press Release WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoye
issioners July 10, 2026 Press Release WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement after President Donald Trump fired the remaining members of the independent and bipartisan Election Assistance Commission: July 4, 2026 Press Release WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement to commemorate the 250th annivers
v> July 4, 2026 Press Release WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, known as Independence Day: “As we mark this milestone anniversary of our nation’s independence, let us do so as our Framers intended: ‘out of many, one.’ July 2, 2026 Press Release WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement on the June job
lease listings">Press Release WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement on the June jobs report: Issues : Jobs & the Economy June 30, 2026 Press Release WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States ruled to uphold the 14th Amendment, which guarantees U.S. citizenship and equal and civil rights to "all persons born or naturalized in the United States": Ranking Me
OTUS Ruling on Birthright Citizenship June 30, 2026 Press Release WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States ruled to uphold the 14th Amendment, which guarantees U.S. citizenship and equal and civil rights to "all persons born or naturalized in the United States": June 30, 2026 Press Release WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Govern