March 28, 2022
Biden brings back plans to move FBI headquarters to suburbs in 2023 budget request
The Biden administration is planning to move the FBI’s headquarters out of the District of Columbia and build a new campus in suburban Virginia or Maryland.
The White House, in its fiscal 2023 budget request released Monday said the FBI’s current headquarters at the J. Edgar Hoover building in downtown D.C. “can no longer support the long-term mission of the FBI.”
March 20, 2022
Steny Hoyer Meets With Superintendent Of Charles County Public Schools
LA PLATA, Md. – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) met today with Superintendent of Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) Dr. Maria Navarro to discuss CCPS’ priorities and learn more about how the district has adjusted to manage student and teacher safety throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Navarro began her term as Charles County Public Schools Superintendent on July 1, 2021.
March 16, 2022
HBCUs get federal grants to support students and campus safety
Federal grants to enhance security and mental health initiatives will be awarded to historically Black colleges and universities that have received recent bomb threats, Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday.
More than one-third of the nation’s HBCUs received bomb threats in the past three months; they’re now eligible to receive awards from the Project School Emergency Response to Violence (Project SERV) program at the Department of Education, which typically range between $50,000 and $150,000.
March 15, 2022
Southern Maryland to get $10M from federal appropriations bill
Projects in Southern Maryland would get over $10 million from an omnibus fiscal 2022 appropriations bill that passed the U.S. House and Senate last week.
Rep. Steny Hoyer (D, Md.-5th) noted that his district would be getting the funds as part of 10 earmarks that he sponsored as part of the $1.5 trillion bill. Each congressman is capped at 10, he said in a release.
St. Mary’s County would get at least $3.65 million for three projects.
March 12, 2022
Hoyer Secures Fifth District Wins in the FY2022 Omnibus Appropriations Bill
The Southern Maryland Chronicle
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement this evening after voting to pass the bipartisan Omnibus appropriations bill for the Fiscal Year 2022. This package includes funding for all ten Community Project Funding requests submitted by Congressman Hoyer. When assembling the 2022 Fiscal Year Omnibus, the House Committee on Appropriations asked Members to submit up to ten projects for their districts. As part of that process, Congressman Hoyer solicited requests on his website and submitted ten projects to the Appropriations Committee. Each Member is limited to no more than ten Community Project Funding requests.
February 5, 2022
One-on-One with House Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer (Part 2)
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WDVM) – In part 2 of their conversation on Capitol Review, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Tasmin Mahfuz talk about the Build Back Better Plan, how the bipartisan infrastructure law is helping the 5th congressional district in Maryland and what Democrats are doing to ensure Marylanders have the tools they need with the Make It In America plan.
February 5, 2022
One-on-One with House Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer (Part 1)
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WDVM) – On Capitol Review with Tasmin Mahfuz, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) joins the program from his home after testing positive for the coronavirus. Rep. Hoyer said he was experiencing mild symptoms and said he was feeling ‘pretty good’, crediting the vaccinations and booster shot.
In Part 1 of their conversation, Rep. Hoyer, who represents Maryland’s 5th Congressional district, talks about the bomb threats at HBCU’s including at Bowie State University, the need to protect voting rights and his message to Senators Manchin and Sinema.
January 30, 2022
Hoyer Applauds Biden’s Order To Raise Minimum Wage For Federal Contractor’s Employees
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement on January 28 regarding President Biden’s executive order to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour for employees of federal contractors, which goes into effect on January 30:
“American workers deserve a living wage, and I applaud the Biden-Harris Administration’s decision to require that all businesses that contract with the federal government pay their workers at least $15 an hour.
January 23, 2022
Maryland Congressional Delegation Members Support Expansion of Patuxent Research Refuge
The Southern Maryland Chronicle
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02), John Sarbanes (MD-03), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), joined in urging the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to allow the proposed transfer of a 105-acre parcel of land currently owned by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service so it can be added to the adjacent Patuxent Research Refuge.
December 22, 2021
Hoyer Statement On Bowie Water Pipes
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today following recent reports of Bowie residents struggling with the city’s deeply tuberculated water pipes:
December 13, 2021
Hoyer Statement on Filing for Re-Election
ANNAPOLIS, MD - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today after filing for re-election to represent Maryland's Fifth Congressional District in the U.S.
December 13, 2021
Hoyer Announces Key Endorsements From Local Leaders Across the Fifth Congressional District
ANNAPOLIS, MD - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) filed for re-election and announced his run to represent Maryland's Fifth Congressional District in the 118th Congress.
December 13, 2021
Despite bleak outlook, Hoyer launches re-election bid confident Democrats can rebound
Rep. Steny H. Hoyer reads the same polls as everyone else, and he knows that if Americans were casting ballots today, Democrats would get hammered.
President Biden’s job-approval numbers aren’t just mediocre, they’re in Trump territory. And the electorate appears ready to shift congressional power to the Republicans in 2022.
“Clearly, Americans are worried about inflation. Rightfully so,” Hoyer (D-Md.) acknowledged in an interview. “It’s an issue we need to deal with.”
December 2, 2021
Hoyer Endorses Brown for Maryland Attorney General
LARGO, MD – Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer announced his endorsement of Anthony G. Brown for Maryland’s next Attorney General:
November 8, 2021
Hoyer Endorses Jazz Lewis for Maryland's Fourth Congressional District
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 8, 2021
Contact: Maya Valentine, (301) 464-5710
August 26, 2021
Hoyer Remarks at the 19th Annual Women’s Equality Day Luncheon
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 26, 2021
Contact: Maya Valentine, (301) 464-5710
Hoyer Remarks at the 19th Annual Women’s Equality Day Luncheon
November 4, 2020
Hoyer: This Election Will Be Over When All the Results Are Accurately Counted and Certified
This election will be over when all the results are accurately counted and certified.
November 3, 2020
Hoyer Reelected to Congress for Maryland's Fifth Congressional District
I'm honored to once again receive the support of Marylanders in the Fifth District.
October 30, 2020
Hoyer Endorsed for Reelection by Maryland State Education Association
Teachers are among the most important people in our society.
October 29, 2020
Hoyer Endorsed for Reelection by Gun Safety Organizations
Gun violence impacts communities throughout Maryland. We must do more to protect the safety of our families.