Steny H. Hoyer

Legislative record

Steny H. Hoyer has served in the House of Representatives since 1981. Congress.gov lists 376 bills and resolutions sponsored and 4,105 cosponsored by Steny H. Hoyer. Leadership roles on record: Democratic Whip (113th Congress); Democratic Whip (112th Congress); Democratic Whip (114th Congress); Majority Leader (116th Congress); Democratic Whip (115th Congress); Majority Leader (117th Congress).

Sponsored

376

Cosponsored

4,105

Terms in Congress

• House · MD-5 — 1981–now

Recently sponsored bills

• H.R. 10443 (119th Congress) — American Procurement Improvement Act of 2026
  Introduced Sep 16, 2026
  Latest action (Sep 16, 2026): Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
• H.R. 9867 (118th Congress) — Combatting Global Deforestation Act of 2024
  Introduced Sep 27, 2024
  Latest action (Sep 27, 2024): Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
• H.Con.Res. 43 (118th Congress) — Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby.
  Introduced May 17, 2023
  Latest action (Jun 15, 2023): Message on Senate action sent to the House.
• H.Res. 1507 (117th Congress) — Providing for the printing of a revised edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress.
  Introduced Dec 2, 2022
  Latest action (Dec 2, 2022): Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
• H.Res. 1270 (117th Congress) — 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.
  Introduced Jul 26, 2022
  Latest action (Nov 1, 2022): Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
• H.Con.Res. 88 (117th Congress) — Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby.
  Introduced May 10, 2022
  Latest action (Jun 21, 2022): Message on Senate action sent to the House.
• H.R. 5830 (117th Congress) — AMAZON21 Act
  Introduced Nov 3, 2021
  Latest action (Nov 3, 2021): Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
• H.Res. 552 (117th Congress) — 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.
  Introduced Jul 26, 2021
  Latest action (Nov 1, 2022): Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
• H.R. 3005 (117th Congress) — 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
  Introduced May 7, 2021
  Latest action (May 24, 2022): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
• H.R. 2024 (117th Congress) — Southern Maryland National Heritage Area Act
  Introduced Mar 18, 2021
  Latest action (Jul 20, 2022): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress), updated Oct 31, 2026. Counts cover all Congresses on record.

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