HOYER, STENY H. (a Representative from Maryland)
Addresses
Appreciation of Opportunity to Serve: Representative Moran, E687
President of St. Mary's College Inaugural Address: Joe Urgo, E669
Reading of U.S. Constitution, H55 [6JA]
Appointments
Committee to escort Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, into the House Chamber, H1624 [9MR]
Committee to escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into the House Chamber, H3348 [24MY]
Committee to escort Republic of Korea President Lee Myung-bak into the House Chamber, H6882 [13OC]
Committee to escort the President, H457 [25JA]
Committee to escort the President into the House chamber, H6005 [8SE]
Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H3 [5JA]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
American Legion: provide for an additional power under its Federal charter to provide guidance and leadership to individual departments and posts, but not control of activities of such entities (see H.R. 2369), H6458 [23SE]
Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 43), H1251 (see H.J. Res. 43), H1362 [18FE]
Armed Forces: authorize limited use in support of NATO mission in Libya (see H.J. Res. 74), H5580 [26JY]
bin Laden, Osama: tribute to President Obama and military and intelligence agencies for successful completion of the operation that led to death in Pakistan (see H. Res. 240), H2999 [3MY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H7135 [26OC]
Children and youth: require State child welfare agencies to promptly report information on missing or abducted children to law enforcement authorities (see H.R. 3741), H10014 [20DE]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1519), H2664 [13AP]
———prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1397), H2410 [6AP]
Cumberland Valley Athletic Club: recognize, protect, promote, and facilitate the JFK 50-Mile Ultra-Marathon (see H. Res. 13), H4188 [14JN]
Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H1905 [16MR]
Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H7009 [24OC]
———provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H8318 [8DE]
Dept. of Transportation: establish national safety standards for transit agencies operating heavy rail on fixed guideway (see H.R. 1282), H2213 [31MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for increased flexibility in payments for State veterans homes (see H.R. 2530), H5782 [29JY]
Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (see H.R. 3743), H10014 [20DE]
———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 12), H6921 [13OC]
———urge Congress to consider and pass critical jobs legislation to address the crisis facing communities of color and nationwide (see H. Res. 348), H5897 [5AU]
Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 616), H679 [10FE]
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (see H.R. 2269), H4455 [22JN]
Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 3300), H7333 [3NO]
Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 304), H4186 [14JN]
Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H6506 [3OC]
Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 64), H3302 [13MY]
Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 44), H34 [5JA]
Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H3281 [12MY]
Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1537), H2854 [14AP]
Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H5888 [1AU]
Memphis, TN: recognize struggle of 1968 sanitation workers strike to voice grievances and reach a workplace rights agreement and contributions of strike participants (see H. Res. 198), H2294 [4AP]
Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (see H. Res. 268), H3302 [13MY]
National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 2527), H5084 [14JY]
Postal Service: amend methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1351), H6467 [29SE]
Public debt: increase statutory limit (see H.R. 2663), H5660 [27JY]
Shuttlesworth, Fred L.: tribute (see H. Res. 432), H6853 [12OC]
U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H6626 [5OC]
Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H7333 [3NO]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 69), H6506 [3OC]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6674 [6OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 2152), H4074 [13JN]
Business and industry: establish a pilot program to facilitate education and training programs in the field of advanced manufacturing (see H.R. 1716), H3060 [4MY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 16), H599 [9FE]
Dept. of Education: award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 1090), H1841 [15MR]
———establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H4074 [13JN]
House Rules: permit Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to the Congress to cast votes in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union (see H. Res. 24), H103 [6JA]
Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2152), H4074 [13JN]
Constitutional authority statements
Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (H.R. 2152), H4075 [13JN]
Business and industry: establish a pilot program to facilitate education and training programs in the field of advanced manufacturing (H.R. 1716), H3061 [4MY]
Dept. of Education: award grants for support of full-service community schools (H.R. 1090), H1843 [15MR]
———establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (H.R. 2152), H4075 [13JN]
Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2152), H4075 [13JN]
Motions
Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1363), H2501 [7AP]
Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H9978 [20DE]
FCC: disapprove rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices (H.J. Res. 37), H2562 [8AP]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), H3028 [4MY]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4138 [14JN]
Appropriations: deem House-passed Government funding legislation passed under certain conditions and prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (H.R. 1255), H2239, H2240 [1AP]
———making consolidated, H9895, H9919 [16DE]
———making continuing, H2562, H2563 [8AP], H6215, H6216, H6217 [15SE], H6323 [21SE], H6407 [22SE], H8106 [2DE]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 44), H1423 [1MR]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 48), H1751, H1752, H1753, H1754 [11MR], H1817 [15MR]
———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1363), H2452, H2458 [7AP], H2547 [8AP]
———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1363), motion to recommit, H2502 [7AP]
———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), H2746 [14AP]
———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H823, H883
Armed Forces: authorize limited use in support of NATO mission in Libya (H.J. Res. 68), H4547 [24JN]
———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, H3697 [26MY]
———prohibit funding to support military operations in Libya, H4694
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E744
Budget: allocation of funds, H2331 [6AP], H2547 [8AP], H2609 [13AP]
———comply with cut-as-you-go requirement, H18, H19 [5JA]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H7789 [17NO], H7865, H7866 [18NO]
———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5699, H5700 [28JY], H5853, H5854 [1AU]
———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5107, H5108, H5109 [15JY], H5197, H5198, H5221
———cut and cap Federal spending and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2693), H5800, H5801 [30JY]
———deficit, H122 [7JA], H2806 [14AP], H4773 [8JY], H6142 [14SE], H7789 [17NO], H7865, H7866 [18NO], H8108, H8109, H8110 [2DE]
———increase statutory limit on the public debt, H375, H376 [20JA]
———reduce spending through a transition to non-security spending at fiscal year 2008 levels (H. Res. 38), H374, H375, H376 [20JA], H451, H452 [25JA]
———reform entitlement programs, H5291 [21JY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H2806, H2807 [14AP]
Buy American Act: require total domestic content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain renewable energy tax credits (H.R. 487), H1828 [15MR]
———strengthen requirements applicable to airports, highways, high-speed rail, trains, and transit (H.R. 613), H1828 [15MR]
Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (H. Res. 364), H7945 [30NO]
Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), H5699, H5700 [28JY]
Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): failure to reach a bipartisan agreement, H8107 [2DE]
Committee on the Budget (House): authority of Chairman to determine Federal spending levels for fiscal year, H452 [25JA]
Committees of the House: direct certain standing committees to inventory and review existing, pending, and proposed regulations and orders from Federal agencies (H. Res. 72), H703, H704 [11FE]
Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting of securities transaction by Members and employees (H.R. 1148), H8298 [8DE]
Corkern, Wilton: Accokeek Foundation National Conservation Leadership Award recipient, E1790
Democratic Party: national agenda, H2113 [31MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: WIC funding, H4138 [14JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3697 [26MY]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), conference report, H8971 [15DE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4694
———prohibit funding to be used in contravention of the Defense of Marriage Act, H4706
———prohibit funding to implement directive allowing military chaplains to perform same-sex marriages in States where they are legal, H4706
Dept. of HHS: Head Start Program funding, E471
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2017), H3841
Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H8297, H8298 [8DE]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (H.R. 1230), H3087
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5452 [25JY]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), conference report, H9895, H9919 [16DE]
Dicks, Representative: tribute to casting 20,000th vote, H4391 [22JN]
District of Columbia: making appropriations, H9919 [16DE]
———tribute to Children's National Medical Center, E931
Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change (H.R. 910), H2358 [6AP]
Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, H1398, H1423 [1MR], H3771 [31MY]
———impact of Government regulations, H703, H704 [11FE]
———importance of job creation, H424, H426 [24JA], H1828, H1829 [15MR], H4774 [8JY], H6036 [9SE], H6081 [12SE], H6142 [14SE], H6662 [6OC]
———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H8803 [13DE], H9919 [16DE], H9997 [20DE]
———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), motion to instruct conferees, H9978 [20DE]
———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs, H6164 [14SE], H6217 [15SE]
———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H6588 [5OC], H6662, H6663, H6664 [6OC]
———provide temporary extension of payroll tax credit, unemployment benefits, and certain health and welfare programs and require Dept. of State to act on a Keystone XL Pipeline permit (H.R. 3765), H10021 [23DE]
Education Sciences Reform Act: technical amendment (S. 365), H5853, H5854 [1AU]
Election Assistance Commission: terminate (H.R. 672), H4351 [21JN]
Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, H424, H426 [24JA], H1828, H1829 [15MR], H2403 [6AP]
EPA: clarify that proposal for additional time to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities does not supersede authority to regulate air pollution, H6588 [5OC]
———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities (H.R. 2681), H6588 [5OC]
———require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (H.R. 2401), E1706
FAA: funding, H6036 [9SE]
FCC: disapprove rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices (H.J. Res. 37), motion to recommit, H2562, H2563 [8AP]
Federal employees: civilian employees pay and benefits funding, H8971 [15DE]
FEMA: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Response (SAFER) grants funding, H3841
———Disaster Relief Fund funding, H6036 [9SE], H6215, H6216, H6217 [15SE], H6323 [21SE]
———Disaster Relief Fund funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program funding, H6216, H6217 [15SE], H6407 [22SE]
———Disaster Relief Fund funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program funding, H6407 [22SE]
———Firefighter Assistance Grants program funding, E248
Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 1315), H5319 [21JY]
Foreign trade: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program and certain trade preference programs, H6768 [11OC]
Generalized System of Preferences: extend (H.R. 2832), Senate amendment, H6768 [11OC]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H2547 [8AP]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H121, H122 [7JA], H311 [19JA]
House of Representatives: legislative program, H120, H121, H122 [7JA], H374, H375, H376 [20JA], H715 [11FE], H1307 [18FE], H1553, H1554, H1555, H1556 [3MR], H1751, H1752, H1753, H1754 [11MR], H2424, H2425 [7AP], H4316, H4317 [16JN], H4773 [8JY], H5107, H5108, H5109 [15JY], H5811 [30JY], H6036, H6037 [9SE], H6215, H6216, H6217, H6218 [15SE], H6661, H6662, H6663, H6664 [6OC], H8106, H8107, H8108, H8109, H8110 [2DE], H8296, H8297, H8298 [8DE], H9907 [16DE], H9997 [20DE]
House Rules: amend and adopt (H. Res. 5), H18, H19 [5JA]
———open versus restrictive rules, H1553 [3MR]
———permit Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to Congress to cast votes in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, H18 [5JA]
Huntingtown, MD: tribute to Huntingtown High School girls' track and field team, E1017
Hyattsville, MD: anniversary, E1723
Indian Head, MD: Naval Surface Warfare Center Reactive Materials Team recipient of Dept. of the Navy Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers of the Year Award, E1043
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1892), consideration (H. Res. 392), H5984, H5985 [8SE]
Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 1905), H8852 [13DE]
Leonardtown, MD: tribute to Veterans Day parade, E2073
Maryland: anniversary of Patuxent Research Refuge, E1867
Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (H. Res. 268), H4627, H4628 [6JY]
National objectives: economic recovery, H3258 [12MY]
NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units and timing of elections of labor organizations (H.R. 3094), H7966 [30NO]
———decision to issue complaint against Boeing Co., for moving production to non-union facility, H6203 [15SE]
———prohibit from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance (H.R. 2587), H6203 [15SE]
Patent and Trademark Office: provide rules for exchange of evidence to prove and rebut a claim of derivation, H4490 [23JN]
Patents: reform (H.R. 1249), H4316 [16JN], H4490 [23JN], E1201
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (H.R. 358), H6888 [13OC]
———repeal (H.R. 2), H121, H122 [7JA], H311 [19JA]
Political campaigns: terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions and terminate the Election Assistance Commission (H.R. 3463), H8028, H8031
Pomfret, MD: Dr. James Craik Elementary School winner of National Math, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) competition, E1517
Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 77), H6164, H6165 [14SE]
———increase statutory limit, H4316 [16JN], H4773, H4775 [8JY], H5291 [21JY]
———increase statutory limit (H.R. 1954), H3771 [31MY]
Republican Party: national agenda, H9999 [20DE]
Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), consideration (H. Res. 392), H5984, H5985 [8SE]
———promote use of goods made in the U.S. for the construction and enhancement of charter schools, H5985 [8SE]
Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration (H.R. 1965), H7227 [2NO]
Small Business Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), Senate amendment, H6323 [21SE], H6407 [22SE]
Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), Senate amendment, H6323 [21SE], H6407 [22SE]
Special Olympics: tribute to Maryland participants in World Summer Games, E1348
———tribute to U.S. soccer team for participation in World Summer Games, E1348
Taxation: create jobs by providing payroll tax relief for middle class families and businesses and ensure protection of Social Security trust fund, H8297 [8DE]
———rates, H4775 [8JY], H5109 [15JY], H8108, H8109, H8110 [2DE]
———reduce the Federal budget deficit by reforming tax code and eliminating tax loopholes, H1846 [16MR]
Tucson, AZ: condemn shootings at ``Congress on Your Corner'' event, express condolences to friends and families of victims, commend first responders, and honor service of Representative Giffords (H. Res. 32), H146 [12JA]
U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3078), H6768 [11OC]
U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3080), H6768 [11OC]
U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3079), H6768 [11OC]
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H8002 [1DE], H8297 [8DE]
University of Maryland: tribute to solar decathlon team, E1745
Virginia Tech University: express condolences to victim and the university community impacted by campus shootings, H8296 [8DE]
Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter suppression'' legislation, H7199 [1NO]
Waldorf, MD: tribute to North Point High School boys' basketball team, E927
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: funding, H883
Remarks in House relative to
House of Representatives: selection as minority whip, H6 [5JA]
Special order: granted, H392 [20JA]
Statements
We Must Not Leave Them Wanting: Jack Bailer, Judith P. Hoyer Foundation, E471
Tributes
Adler, John H., H2404 [6AP]
Bruno, Harold, Jr. (Hal), E2131
Casey, George W., Jr., H2113 [31MR]
Dingell, Representative, H4769, H4770 [8JY]
Friedgen, Ralph, H3415 [25MY]
Giffords, Representative, H374 [20JA]
Harman, Representative, H1243 [18FE]
Harman, Sidney, E738
Jefferson, Kevin, E1660
Kelly, M. Patricia, E393
Lee, Representative, H5291 [21JY]
Livingood, Wilson S. (Bill), E2191
Loh, Wallace, H3918 [2JN]
Mahony, Robert G., E2185
McCollough, Angela Z., E978
Meek, Carrie P., E1689
Mikulski, Senator, E5
Ratchford, William R., H438 [25JA]
Schaefer, William D., H3224 [12MY]
Shawl, Fayaz, E469
Shriver, R. Sargent, Jr., H377 [20JA]
Thomas, Adrienne, E504
Urgo, Joe, E669
Willimas, Gary, H3415 [25MY]
Zechman, Edwin K., Jr. (Ned), E931