U.S. Representative

Steny H. Hoyer

1705 Longworth House Office Building (202) 225-4131 Official site

Bills introduced
159

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law
6

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored
1,425

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
20,791

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches
2,249

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

Committee seats
4

Held now, including subcommittees

159 bills introduced

Across 13 Congresses, most in the 110th at 31. In the 119th, 1 — 25 fewer than the median representative, who filed 26. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical representative 107th to 119th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Biography

A Representative from Maryland. Born in New York City, N. Y. , June 14, 1939. Graduated from Suitland High School, Suitland, Md. , 1957. B. S. , University of Maryland, College Park, 1963. J. D. , Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D. C. , 1966. Lawyer, private practice. Member of the Maryland state senate, 1966-1979, and president, 1975-1979. Member of the Maryland state board for higher education, 1978-1981. Delegate to Democratic National Conventions, 1968, 1974, 1976, and 1984. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-seventh Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy created by H. Res. 80, which declared United States Representative Gladys Noon Spellman's seat vacant due to an incapacitating illness, and reelected to the twenty-two succeeding Congresses (May 19, 1981-present). Chairman, House Democratic Caucus (One Hundred First through One Hundred Third Congresses). Minority whip (One Hundred Eighth, One Hundred Ninth, and One Hundred Twelfth through One Hundred Fifteenth Congresses). Majority leader (One Hundred Tenth, One Hundred Eleventh, One Hundred Sixteenth, and One Hundred Seventeenth Congresses).

Focus

Drawn from the 159 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Record

Every recorded vote, bill and floor speech, newest first.

Recorded votes tied to a bill, including procedural motions on it such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed.

BillQuestionVotedDate
HR 1013On PassageYeaNov 11, 2026
HRES 1247On Motion to DischargeYeaNov 11, 2026
HRES 1650On Agreeing to the ResolutionNoNov 10, 2026
HRES 1650On Ordering the Previous QuestionNayNov 10, 2026
HRES 1655On Motion to ReferNayNov 10, 2026
HR 9612On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedYeaNov 9, 2026
HR 3978On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedYeaNov 9, 2026
S 2403On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassYeaSep 16, 2026

Committees

Current committees first, each with its role and years, and the subcommittees held now beneath it. Full history opens every role with its date and official record, and earlier subcommittee seats.

Office spending

What this member's House office spent each year from its allowance, including interns, from the House's quarterly Statement of Disbursements. Beside it, the typical office: the median across every member that year.

YearTotalStaff payTravelRent and utilitiesMailPrintingOtherTypical office
2026 to Jun$719,467$649,539$2,500$21,232-$526$1,240$45,480–
2025$1.9 million$1.5 million$2,019$222,668$457$3,475$149,829$1.9 million
2024$1.9 million$1.6 million$1,246$177,977$341$3,319$126,475$1.9 million
2023$1.9 million$1.6 million$683$192,765$273$2,956$104,655$1.9 million
2022$1.8 million$1.4 million$280$167,310-$120$11,425$170,300$1.7 million
2021$1.5 million$1.2 million$0$187,473$564$12,560$59,923$1.5 million
2020$1.4 million$1.1 million$631$121,194$22,405$12,528$111,716$1.4 million
2019$1.3 million$939,541$4,479$244,231$28,524$16,289$98,396$1.4 million
2018$1.3 million$1.0 million$2,904$144,122$1,918$704$137,603$1.3 million
2017$1.3 million$1.0 million$2,480$147,809$2,000$2,339$108,336$1.3 million
2016$1.2 million$937,101$1,554$145,217$2,274$359$127,485$1.2 million

Years run from January 3. Bills for a year are often paid early the next year, so a recent year can still grow. Staff pay is the office's total; individual salaries are not shown here.

The district

Who lives in MD‑5, as drawn for the 119th Congress, from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey for 2025, beside the state and the nation.

Population
826,542

MD 6,265,347 · U.S. 341,784,859

Median household income
$135,923

MD $107,700 · U.S. $84,780

Median age
40.1

MD 39.9 · U.S. 39.5

Below the poverty line
6.1%

MD 9.6% · U.S. 11.8%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25 and over)
43.5%

MD 45.5% · U.S. 37.4%

Veterans (of adults)
11.4%

MD 6.6% · U.S. 5.9%

PeopleDistrictMDU.S.
Population826,542±17,1726,265,347341,784,859
Median age40.1±0.639.939.5
Under 1822.6%±0.8%21.3%21.0%
65 and over16.5%±0.7%18.4%19.0%
Citizens 18 and over615,526±12,5884,506,161249,178,715
Veterans (of adults)11.4%±0.8%6.6%5.9%
With a disability10.8%±0.9%12.6%13.7%
Born outside the U.S.9.8%±1.0%17.7%14.7%
Speak a language other than English at home12.2%±1.3%22.2%22.9%

Survey estimates, each with its margin of error (±, at 90% confidence), for the district as drawn when the survey was taken. The map is at the top of the page.

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Party, state and chamber are those of this member's most recent term. Bills and cosponsorships are held from the 107th Congress onwards and recorded votes from the 101st, so a member who served before those points will show fewer than they filed, or none. Committee service is held from the 107th Congress onwards, dated from the House and Senate resolutions and Congressional Record notices that seat and remove members. Subcommittee assignments are made inside each committee and carry no official date, so a subcommittee seat is shown from the first to the last printed hearing, Congressional Directory edition or official roster that lists the member. Vote counts cover roll calls tied to a bill; the chambers also vote on procedure and nominations, which are not listed here. Records come from Congress.gov and the Biographical Directory of Congress.