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Speech: July 24, 2020

Hoyer Floor Remarks on the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act

Madam Speaker, I rise to mark the thirtieth anniversary on Sunday of the Americans with Disabilities Act being signed into law. I was proud to be the lead sponsor of that legislation in the House.
Press Release: July 24, 2020

Hoyer, Langevin Introduce Resolution Marking 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act

House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) and Rep. Jim Langevin (RI-02) introduced a resolution today celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).  The ADA, which had passed the House and Senate with overwhelmingly bipartisan votes, was signed into law on July 26, 1990 by President George H.W. Bush.  This landmark law required reasonable accommodation for those with disabilities and banned discrimination against them in housing, employment, education, and other areas.  Hoyer was the lead sponsor of the ADA in the House when it was enacted in 1990, and Congressman Langevin is the co-founder and co-chair of the House Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus.
 
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THE DAILY LEADER: FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2020

FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2020
Press Release: July 23, 2020

Hoyer Statement on the United States Surpassing 4 Million Confirmed Coronavirus Cases

WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after the United States surpassed 4 million confirmed coronavirus cases:
Press Release: July 23, 2020

House Democratic Leaders Call for Senate Action on the George Floyd Justice In Policing Act Four Weeks After House Passage

Today, four weeks after the House passed the bipartisan George Floyd Justice In Policing Act, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA-12), Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass (CA-37), and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) called on the Republican-led Senate to take action on the legislation.
 
Press Release: July 23, 2020

Hoyer: This Funding Package Reflects Our Values and Our Principles

Madam Speaker, I want to thank Chairwoman Lowey. Not only for her tireless work on this minibus, but for all her years of extraordinary service on the Appropriations Committee and in this House. The House is getting its work done for the people and passing these appropriations bills well in advance of the end of the fiscal year.
 
Press Release: July 23, 2020

Hoyer Statement on Ways and Means Subcommittee Hearing on Trade, Manufacturing, and Critical Supply Chains

Today’s hearing by the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade is important to understanding not only the effects of COVID-19 on supply chains but also on the long-term challenges facing American manufacturing and economic growth. 
Press Release: July 23, 2020

Hoyer Discusses Republicans’ Failure to Respond to the Coronavirus Crisis and the Urgent Need for the Heroes Act on CNBC’s “Squawk Box”

We passed a bill over two months ago to respond to the needs that we saw in America for a lot of different sectors of our country, including state and local governments, tribal governments and territories; including hospital, testing and tracing so that we could get a handle on this virus; and payments to individuals, individual families, and businesses. That has been ignored for essentially two months.
Speech: July 22, 2020

Hoyer: John Lewis Represented the Best of Humanity

Some in my generation remember the song, Abraham, Martin, and John. And then, of course, there was Bobby. All four taken from us far too early in their lives. God blessed each of us, this institution, and this country with giving to John Lewis health for eight decades. He used that health and strength, mind and body to serve his God, his faith, his country, and his people.
 
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THE DAILY LEADER: THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2020

FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2020
Press Release: July 22, 2020

Hoyer Statement on President Trump’s Deployment of Federal Law Enforcement to U.S. Cities

President Trump believes that sending militarized and heavily armed officers, unaccountable to local authorities, into American cities to undermine peaceful protests will distract from his abject failure to handle the COVID-19 crisis and his plummeting poll numbers.
Speech: July 22, 2020

Hoyer Floor Remarks on Legislation to Replace Taney Bust, Remove Confederate Statues from the U.S. Capitol Building

Madam Speaker, the Capitol building is a sacred space for American democracy. It is where we write our laws, inaugurate our presidents, and say a somber farewell to great Americans who earned our respect, like Dwight Eisenhower and Rosa Parks. We cannot erase the difficult history and painful truth that this temple to liberty was built using the labor of enslaved people. But we can do everything in our power to ensure that how we use the Capitol today reflects our commitment to equality and justice for all.
Speech: July 22, 2020

Hoyer Floor Remarks on the Great American Outdoors Act

Madam Speaker, I want to thank Chairman [Raul] Grijalva of the Natural Resources Committee for steering the legislation before us through his Committee and working with the Senate to get it passed through that body. I would also especially like to thank Reps. [Joe] Cunningham, [Mikie] Sherrill, [T.J.] Cox, [Xochitl] Torres Small, [Kendra] Horn, and [Jared] Golden for leading this legislation in the House, along with my good friend, Mike Simpson.
Press Release: July 22, 2020

Hoyer Statement on House Passage of the Access to Counsel Act

Today, the House passed legislation, sponsored by Rep. Pramila Jayapal, to ensure that the principle of defendants’ access to counsel is protected in immigration proceedings.
Press Release: July 22, 2020

Hoyer Statement on House Passage of the NO BAN Act

he Trump Administration’s travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority countries continues to be not only a mark of shame on our country but also a threat to our national security.  A potent tool for those who would radicalize and recruit terrorists, the ban was implemented without regard to objections from our national security experts or those who defend the principles of freedom of religion and non-discrimination. 
Speech: July 22, 2020

As Americans Speak Out in Support of Police Reform, Hoyer Shares their Stories on the House Floor

Madam Speaker, it has now been nearly four weeks since the House passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. Leader McConnell and the Republican-led Senate, however, refuse to call it up for consideration or a vote. Meanwhile, the problem of racial injustice is not going away on its own.
 
Speech: July 22, 2020

Hoyer Remarks at Press Conference on Legislation to Remove Bust of Dred Scott Jurist, Confederate Statues from U.S. Capitol

good morning. Today will be a historic day in the Congress of the United States, and in our country. Today, the House is taking a long-overdue and historic step to ensure that individuals we honor in our Capitol represent our nation’s highest ideals and not the worst in its history.
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THE DAILY LEADER: WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020

FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020
Press Release: July 21, 2020

Hoyer Statement on President Trump Deploying Federal Law Enforcement to U.S. Cities

In deploying federal law enforcement to patrol American cities like Portland and Chicago and silence those exercising their First Amendment rights, Donald Trump is drawing from the playbook of the worst dictators of the past century. 
Press Release: July 21, 2020

Hoyer Statement on President Trump’s Efforts to Interfere in the 2020 Census

This memorandum is reprehensible, ignoring the Constitution’s clear directive that ‘the whole number of persons in each state’ be counted. 
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THE DAILY LEADER: TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2020

FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2020
Statement: July 20, 2020

Hoyer Remarks on the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act

Madam Speaker, I want to thank Chairman Adam Smith of the Armed Services Committee for ensuring a fair and bipartisan process as the House worked to craft a defense authorization bill that strengthens our national security and reflects our nation’s highest principles, and I want to thank the Ranking Member Mac Thornberry as well for working closely with Chairman Smith throughout this process and offering constructive input.
Speech: July 20, 2020

Hoyer Floor Remarks Honoring the Life and Legacy of Congressman John Lewis

Madam Speaker, I have walked with John Lewis at least fifteen times across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, where with courage and commitment he made a seminal difference in the life of our country. Many of us walked with him. As we followed in John Lewis’s footsteps, I suspect my colleagues saw, as I did, that the man we knew to be a veteran legislator and person of wisdom and experience still carried in his heart the same energy, optimism, and determined spirit that he bore in his youth.
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THE DAILY LEADER: MONDAY, JULY 20, 2020

FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, JULY 20, 2020
Press Release: July 18, 2020

Hoyer Statement on the Passing of Congressman John Lewis

“There is a hole in the heart of America today. We, and the world, have lost a paragon of faith: in God, in his country, and in humankind – we were all his brothers and sisters. God is welcoming home one of his greatest disciples of love, and peace, and forgiveness, and reconciliation, and of hope, and of unlimited courage born of conviction and faith.