Steve Cohen, D-TN

Steve Cohen is a Democratic Representative from Tennessee's House District 9.

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Sponsored Legislation:

The list below shows the pieces of legislation (including bills, resolutions, and amendments) that this legislator has sponsored. Not all pieces of legislation have been brought for a roll call vote.

• hjres13-119 - Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President.
• hres386-119 - Condemning recent attacks on the free press by President Donald J. Trump and reaffirming the United States commitment to preserving and protecting freedom of the press as a cornerstone of democracy.
• hres81-119 - Commending efforts to eradicate the wild poliovirus.
• hres16-119 - Recognizing Russian actions in Ukraine as a genocide.
• hr926-119 - To conduct a special resource study of Fort Pillow Historic State Park in Henning, Tennessee, and for other purposes. (aka Fort Pillow National Battlefield Park Study Act)
• hr1828-119 - To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue rules requiring the inclusion of new safety equipment in school buses, and for other purposes. (aka School Bus Safety Act of 2025)
• hr2320-119 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a refundable credit for expenses incurred for mobility devices. (aka Mobility Means Freedom Tax Credit Act)
• hr423-119 - To amend title 11 of the United States Code to modify the dischargeability of debts for certain educational payments and loans. (aka Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2025)
• hr2179-119 - To prohibit certain assistance to Russia and related actions with respect to Russia. (aka America First Equipment and Information Act)
• hr2178-119 - To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a program of research related to cerebral palsy, and for other purposes. (aka Cerebral Palsy Research Program Authorization Act of 2025)
• hr3623-119 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the transportation of horses in interstate transportation in a motor vehicle containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another, and for other purposes. (aka Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2025)
• hr1983-119 - To amend title 31, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to regulate tax return preparers, and for other purposes. (aka Tax Return Preparer Accountability Act of 2025)
• hr851-119 - To establish the position of National Roadway Safety Advocate within the Department of Transportation, and for other purposes. (aka DOT Victim and Survivor Advocate Act)
• hr1188-119 - To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement agencies in purchasing body-worn cameras and securely storing and maintaining recorded data for law enforcement officers. (aka Police CAMERA Act of 2025)
• hr2704-119 - To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to prohibit debt collectors from collecting, or attempting to collect, on a debt of a consumer with respect to which the statute of limitations has expired, and for other purposes. (aka Fair Debt Collection Improvement Act)
• hr490-119 - To prohibit Federal funds from being used for any property or entity owned by Donald J. Trump, and for other purposes. (aka Constitutional Emoluments Protection of American Interests Act of 2025)
• hr2761-119 - To prohibit the use of Federal funds for a military parade in the District of Columbia intended for the personal celebration of President Donald J. Trump, and for other purposes. (aka Halting All Parades for Presidents’ Yearly Birthdays, It Risks Taxpayer Harm, Damages, And Your Budget Act)
• hr144-119 - To provide that the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995 does not apply to certain reports required to be submitted by the Tennessee Valley Authority, and for other purposes. (aka Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act)
• hr385-119 - To identify and combat corruption in countries, to establish a tiered list of countries with respect to levels of corruption by their governments and their efforts to combat such corruption, and to evaluate whether foreign persons engaged in significant corruption should be specially designated nationals under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act. (aka Combating Global Corruption Act of 2025)
• hr1669-119 - To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training Program.
• hr4587-119 - To amend title 5, United States Code, to require a judge on the appropriate court of appeals of the United States to appoint certain acting Inspectors General in the event of a vacancy, and for other purposes. (aka Independent Acting IGs Act of 2025)
• hr3712-119 - To require States to establish complete streets programs, and for other purposes. (aka Complete Streets Act of 2025)
• hr1240-119 - To require the Attorney General to issue rules pertaining to the collection and compilation of data on the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers. (aka National Statistics on Deadly Force Transparency Act of 2025)
• hr3232-119 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal-State partnership for intercity passenger rail grant program, and for other purposes. (aka Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Reauthorization Act)
• hr4026-119 - To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding proprietary institutions of higher education in order to protect students and taxpayers. (aka POST Act of 2025)
• hr2593-119 - To prohibit the President from personally profiting from Secret Service protection. (aka Making Any Reimbursement Against the Law for Guarding Overnight Act)
• hr264-119 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to require Amtrak to make traditional dining and an alternative, more affordable food and beverage service available to passengers on overnight routes of Amtrak, and for other purposes. (aka Train EATS Act)
• hr265-119 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to require Amtrak to submit to Congress an annual report with respect to the implementation of certain recommendations of the Amtrak Food and Beverage Working Group for improving the food and beverage service of Amtrak, and for other purposes. (aka Train FOOD Act)
• hr3754-119 - To establish a grant program for surface transportation infrastructure projects that connect to airports, and for other purposes. (aka Don’t Miss Your Flight Act)
• hr3908-119 - To amend the National Emergencies Act to improve checks and balances, and for other purposes. (aka National Emergencies Reform Act of 2025)
• hr2621-119 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish deductions for cash tips, repeal the inclusion of social security benefits in gross income, and for other purposes. (aka REAL AMERICA Act)
• hr2415-119 - To waive certain prohibitions with respect to nationals of Cuba coming to the United States to play organized professional baseball. (aka Baseball Diplomacy Act)
• hr1056-119 - To include the Czech Republic in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E1 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of the Czech Republic.
• hr2040-119 - To authorize funding for the creation and implementation of infant mortality pilot programs in standard metropolitan statistical areas with high rates of infant mortality, and for other purposes. (aka Nationally Enhancing the Well-being of Babies through Outreach and Research Now Act)

Vote Summary

The chart below shows all the votes cast by this legislator. The bars are color-coded by party. Red bars indicate votes cast in support of Republican-sponsored legislation or against Democrat-sponsored legislation; blue bars indicate the opposite.

See the about page for the methodology we use to determine what is and is not a party-line vote.