| Office: | U.S. House (MD) - District 5, Democratic Minority Whip |
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| On The Ballot: | Running, Democratic for U.S. House - District 5 |
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Steny Hoyer's Voting Records
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National Key Votes
| Date | Bill No. | Bill Title | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 25, 2009 | HR 146 | Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (285 - 140) |
Yea |
| March 19, 2009 | HR 1586 | TARP Recipient Bonuses Tax | Bill Passed - House (328 - 93) |
Yea |
| March 18, 2009 | HR 1388 | National Volunteer Program Expansion | Bill Passed - House (321 - 105) |
Yea |
| March 11, 2009 | S 22 | Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 | Bill Failed - House (282 - 144) |
Yea |
| March 5, 2009 | HR 1106 | Mortgage Restructuring In Bankruptcy | Bill Passed - House (234 - 191) |
Yea |
| Feb. 26, 2009 | HR 1105 | 2009 Budget Bill | Bill Passed - House (245 - 178) |
Yea |
| Feb. 13, 2009 | HR 1 | Appropriations, Tax Law Amendments, and Unemployment Benefit Amendments ("Stimulus Bill") | Conference Report Adopted - House (246 - 183) |
Yea |
| Jan. 28, 2009 | HR 1 | Appropriations, Tax Law Amendments, and Unemployment Benefit Amendments ("Stimulus Bill") | Bill Passed - House (244 - 188) |
Yea |
| Jan. 27, 2009 | S 181 | Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 | Bill Passed - House (250 - 177) |
Yea |
| Jan. 22, 2009 | H J Res 3 | Releasing Funds for Economic Stabilization Act | Joint Resolution Passed - House (270 - 155) |
Nay |
| Jan. 21, 2009 | HR 384 | Oversight of the Troubled Asset Relief Program | Bill Passed - House (260 - 166) |
Yea |
| Jan. 14, 2009 | HR 2 | Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization and Expansion | Bill Passed - House (289 - 139) |
Yea |
| Jan. 9, 2009 | HR 11 | Employment Discrimination Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (247 - 171) |
Yea |
| Jan. 9, 2009 | HR 12 | Employment Discrimination Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (256 - 163) |
Yea |
| Jan. 6, 2009 | HR 11 | Employment Discrimination Law Amendments | House | Co-sponsor |
| Jan. 6, 2009 | HR 12 | Employment Discrimination Law Amendments | House | Co-sponsor |
| Dec. 10, 2008 | HR 7321 | Automotive Industry Financing | Bill Passed - House (237 - 170) |
Yea |
| Oct. 3, 2008 | HR 1424 | Financial Asset Purchase Authority and Tax Law Amendments | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (263 - 171) |
Yea |
| Oct. 3, 2008 | HR 6867 | Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation | Bill Passed - House (368 - 28) |
Yea |
| Sept. 29, 2008 | HR 3997 | Financial Asset Purchase Authority | Concurrence Vote Failed - House (205 - 228) |
Yea |
| Sept. 27, 2008 | HR 7081 | United States - India Nuclear Agreement | Bill Passed - House (298 - 117) |
Yea |
| Sept. 26, 2008 | HR 7060 | Renewable Energy Credits and Other Business and Individual Credits | Bill Passed - House (257 - 166) |
Yea |
| Sept. 24, 2008 | HR 2638 | Continuing Appropriations | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (370 - 58) |
Yea |
| Sept. 24, 2008 | S 3001 | Defense Authorizations Bill | Bill Passed - House (392 - 39) |
Yea |
| Sept. 23, 2008 | HR 5244 | Credit Card Regulations | Bill Passed - House (312 - 112) |
Yea |
| Sept. 18, 2008 | HR 6604 | Commodity Markets Speculation Bill | Bill Passed - House (283 - 133) |
Yea |
| Sept. 17, 2008 | HR 6842 | Repealing Portions of the D.C. Firearm Ban | Bill Passed - House (266 - 152) |
Nay |
| Sept. 16, 2008 | HR 6899 | Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling and Extending Certain Renewable Energy Tax Credits | Bill Passed - House (236 - 189) |
Yea |
| July 31, 2008 | HR 1338 | Employment Discrimination Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (247 - 178) |
Yea |
| July 31, 2008 | HR 4137 | Higher Education Act Amendments and Extensions | Conference Report Adopted - House (380 - 49) |
Yea |
| July 30, 2008 | HR 1108 | FDA Regulation of Tobacco | Bill Passed - House (326 - 102) |
Yea |
| July 24, 2008 | HR 3999 | National Highway Bridge Reconstruction and Inspection Act | Bill Passed - House (367 - 55) |
Did Not Vote |
| July 24, 2008 | HR 5501 | Funding to Combat AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (303 - 115) |
Yea |
| July 23, 2008 | HR 3221 | Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (272 - 152) |
Yea |
| July 23, 2008 | HR 6532 | Restoring the Highway Trust Fund Balance | Bill Passed - House (387 - 37) |
Yea |
| July 17, 2008 | HR 6515 | Oil Exploration in the National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska | Bill Failed - House (244 - 173) |
Yea |
| July 16, 2008 | H Amdt 1114 | Allowing the Use of Certain Terms in Within the Intelligence Community | Amendment Adopted - House (249 - 180) |
Nay |
| July 16, 2008 | HR 415 | Adding Parts of the Taunton River to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System | Bill Passed - House (242 - 175) |
Yea |
| July 15, 2008 | HR 5803 | Backup Paper Ballots | Bill Failed - House (248 - 170) |
Yea |
| July 15, 2008 | HR 6331 | Medicare Bill | Veto Override Passed - House (383 - 41) |
Yea |
| July 9, 2008 | HR 5811 | Electronic Communications Preservation Act | Bill Passed - House (286 - 137) |
Yea |
| June 26, 2008 | HR 6052 | Public Transportation and Alternative Fuel Grants | Bill Passed - House (322 - 98) |
Yea |
| June 26, 2008 | HR 6251 | Oil Production Leases | Bill Failed - House (223 - 195) |
Yea |
| June 26, 2008 | HR 6377 | Energy Futures Trading | Bill Passed - House (402 - 19) |
Yea |
| June 25, 2008 | HR 2176 | Bay Mills Indian Community Land Claim Bill | Bill Failed - House (121 - 298) |
Nay |
| June 25, 2008 | HR 6275 | Alternative Minimum Tax Bill | Bill Passed - House (233 - 189) |
Yea |
| June 24, 2008 | HR 6331 | Medicare Bill | Bill Passed - House (355 - 59) |
Yea |
| June 24, 2008 | HR 6346 | Price Gouging Prevention Act | Bill Failed - House (276 - 146) |
Yea |
| June 20, 2008 | HR 6304 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendments | Bill Passed - House (293 - 129) |
Yea |
| June 19, 2008 | HR 2642 | Funding for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (416 - 12) |
Yea |
About the Selection and Description of Key Votes
Vote Smart provides easy access to Congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:
- The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
- The vote should be clear for any person to understand
- The vote has received media attention
- The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
- Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added
Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. The summary does not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill. Summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to the project's strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.
