Steve Cohen
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Stephen Ira Cohen is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative from Tennessee's 9th congressional district, a majority-minority district centered in Memphis, since 2007. Previously, he served in the Tennessee Senate from 1983 to 2006. He is a member of the Democratic Party. (Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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- PartialSteve Cohen holds the office of U.S. Representative for Tennessee-9profile identity· unitedstates/congress-legislators
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on EARLY Act Reauthorization
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on EARLY Act Reauthorization
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the “Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic”
- VerifiedVoted Yea on To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the “Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic”
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027
- VerifiedPublic statement: Floor and Committee Statements
- VerifiedPublic statement: Press and News Media
- VerifiedPublic statement: Congressman Cohen Announces FEMA Funding of $125,791 to Tipton County for Road and Embankment Repairs
- VerifiedPublic statement: July 1, 2026 Congressman Cohen Announces $2.2 Million in NIH Grants to St. Jude and UTHSC
- VerifiedPublic statement: Congressman Cohen Announces $1.8 Million FEMA Reimbursement to MLGW for Damage from April 2025 Storms
- VerifiedSponsored: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2026
- VerifiedSponsored: Controlled Substances Act Clarification in Sciences Act of 2026
- VerifiedSponsored: Impeaching John Glover Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States for high crimes and misdemeanors.
- VerifiedSponsored: Volume II Transparency Act of 2026
- VerifiedSponsored: Condemning and censuring President Donald Trump.
- VerifiedSponsored: Stop Underrides Act 2.0
- VerifiedSponsored: Deadly Force Independent Review Act of 2026
- VerifiedSponsored: Home Lead Safety Tax Credit Act of 2025
- VerifiedSponsored: Community Development Block Grant Equity Act of 2025
- VerifiedSponsored: TVA IRP Act
Voting Record Feed
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
Stop Insider Trading Act
Stop Insider Trading Act
Stop Insider Trading Act
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
Stop Insider Trading Act
Main Street Act
Main Street Act
Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
Main Street Act
Main Street Act
Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
EARLY Act Reauthorization
Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
EARLY Act Reauthorization
Bills & Legislative Work
2026-06-23: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2026-06-08: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2026-05-21: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2026-04-09: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2026-02-13: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2026-02-05: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
2026-02-02: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-12-17: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2025-12-11: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
2026-02-02: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Statements & Newsroom
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Image July 9, 2026 Press Release WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced Tipton County will receive funding of $125,791 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to repair roads and embankments damaged in the straight-line winds and tornadoes of April 2025. The figure represents 75 percent of the total of costs incurred. Congressman Cohen made the following statement: Issues : 9th District Economy and Jobs Environment Homeland Security Tennessee <div class="media e
Image July 1, 2026 Press Release WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced two National Institutes of Health grants to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and one to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). Issues : 9th District Economy and Jobs Education Health Care Memphis Science and Technology Shelby County Tennessee
Image July 1, 2026 Press Release WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) announced that the Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division (MLGW) will be reimbursed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for 75 percent of its cost to repair the power grid infrastructure damaged in storms and flooding in April of last year. That amounts to $1,850,109 for removal and replacement of utility poles, transformers, wire and other materials and the labor required to restore power. Congressman Coh