Biography
Steny H. Hoyer serves in the U.S. House of Representatives for MD District 5.
Steny H. Hoyer began the current period of service in 2025.
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Office address
1705 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, MD 20515
Washington, MD 20515
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Recent Votes
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Sponsored Legislation
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Combatting Global Deforestation Act of 2024Latest action: 2024-09-27 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby.Latest action: 2023-06-15 — Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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Providing for the printing of a revised edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress.Latest action: 2022-12-02 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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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.Latest action: 2022-11-01 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby.Latest action: 2022-06-21 — Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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AMAZON21 ActLatest action: 2021-11-03 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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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.Latest action: 2022-11-01 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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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.Latest action: 2022-05-24 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
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Southern Maryland National Heritage Area ActLatest action: 2022-07-20 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives of the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, and for other purposes.Latest action: 2021-01-04 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Cosponsored Legislation
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Clarence Mitchell, Jr. Statue ActLatest action: 2026-03-12 — Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity between wages paid to men and women.Latest action: 2026-03-26 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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Congressional Tribute to Constance Baker Motley Act of 2025Latest action: 2025-09-11 — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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Momnibus ActLatest action: 2026-03-18 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, Veterans' Affairs, Natural Resources, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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National Museum of the Blind People’s Movement ActLatest action: 2025-12-04 — Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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Memorializing Rev. Jesse Jackson by flying the flag of the United States at halfstaff.Latest action: 2026-03-05 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Direct File Act of 2026Latest action: 2026-03-04 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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DISCLOSE Act of 2026Latest action: 2026-03-04 — Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Honoring the life and legacy of Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr.Latest action: 2026-03-04 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026Latest action: 2026-02-11 — Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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