Press Releases

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Congressmen John Sarbanes (MD-03), Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), and David Trone (MD-06) met Wednesday in the U.S. Capitol with the new president and CEO of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Hilary Harp Falk and the newly selected U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Chesapeake Bay Program Director Dr. Kandis Boyd.

I am so glad to once again launch my annual Facebook Cover Photo Contest! From now through Friday, August 12th, you can submit your favorite photo taken in Maryland, along with your name and where the photo was taken, to hoyerphotocontest@gmail.com. The winner will be announced in early September, and your photo could be featured as my Facebook cover photo for the upcoming year.  

WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today strongly condemning reported Republican plans to eliminate key civil-service protections by reestablishing former President Trump's "Schedule F" executive order: 

Today, following House passage of the Southern Maryland National Heritage Area Act, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) attended a meeting with the National Heritage Area Steering Committee, who are charged with overseeing these protected lands. Congressman Hoyer brought legislation to the Floor last week to designate Southern Maryland as a National Heritage Area, and this meeting served to provide an update on the legislation and what it means for the Steering Committee moving forward.

This afternoon, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) visited the Historic Sotterley Museum for a briefing on the funding he secured in the Omnibus FY2022 legislation that will allow the museum to make important upgrades to their facilities. The Historic Sotterley is a 300-year old former plantation turned museum in St. Mary’s County.

When the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, they created clear pathways to undo other critical protections that are known to every American as basic freedoms in our country: the right to marriage and the right to contraception.

Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) celebrated House passage of the FY2023 Minibus legislation, which secures $500 million for construction of the new, consolidated FBI Headquarters that Congressman Hoyer and other members of the Congressional Delegation lauded last month. The federal package includes language that requires the Administration to use this and previous federal spending on a new, fully consolidated FBI Headquarters at one of the three sites currently under consideration by GSA: two Maryland sites, Greenbelt and Landover, and one site in Virginia, Springfield. This funding comes at a critical moment for the FBI project, with a site selection imminent in September.

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today following House passage of the FY2023 Minibus legislation, which included six of fifteen Community Project Funding (CPF) requests Congressman Hoyer advocated for, delivering major investments to Maryland’s Fifth Congressional District.