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 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 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 Yea on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay 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
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on EARLY Act Reauthorization
- VerifiedVoted Yea on EARLY Act Reauthorization
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the “Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic”
- VerifiedVoted Yea on To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the “Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic”
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027
- 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
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
Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
Stop Insider Trading Act
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
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
Stop Insider Trading Act
Stop Insider Trading Act
Stop Insider Trading Act
Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
Main Street Act
Main Street Act
Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
Main Street Act
Main Street Act
Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
EARLY Act Reauthorization
Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
EARLY Act Reauthorization
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