Washington — More than two years after Roger Clemens told Congress that he had never taken steroids or human growth hormone, the seven-time Cy Young Award winner pleaded not guilty Monday in federal court to charges that he lied about the alleged doping.

Clemens uttered only one phrase to U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton: “Not guilty, Your Honor.” He had arrived at the courthouse more than four hours before his 2 p.m. arraignment. Walton set a trial date of April 5.

The charges stem from a 2007 report on doping in baseball that alleged Clemens had used anabolic steroids on multiple occasions in 1998, 2000 and 2001, and human growth hormone on multiple occasions in 2000.

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