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Representative for Tennessee District 9

Born

May 24, 1949

Age 76

Phone

(202) 225-3265

Office

2268 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington 20515

Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Democrat|Tennessee District 9

Steve Cohen

Stephen Ira Cohen is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative from Tennessee's 9th congressional district since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is majority-minority and includes the western three-fourths of Memphis. Cohen is Tennessee's first Jewish congressman. Since 2023, Cohen has been the only Democrat in Tennessee's congressional delegation.

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Voting Record — 536

Yes40%

No56%

Present1%

Not Voting4%

Party align98%

Cross-party1%

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Congressional District 9

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Steve Cohen

U.S. RepresentativeDemocratTennessee District 9

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Steve's ATmosphere Activity

20 recent posts · 53 sponsored · 298 cosponsored

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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialJan 10(source)

“I Did Nothing Wrong”: Inside Donald Trump’s Hush Money Sentencing - Vanity Fair ROY COHN TAUGHT HIM- NEVER ADMIT FAULT-NEVER ROY IS THE DEVIL WHO MENTORED HIM.

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialJan 10(source)

Biden mass clemency for Fed. And DC marijuana possession ‘22 and ‘23. Not enough I know however….

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialJan 10(source)

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/n... will fire them😝

Supreme Court Denies Trump’s Last-Ditch Effort to Avoid Sentencing

After the court declined in a 5-to-4 decision to block Donald J. Trump’s criminal sentencing, he is scheduled to face a New York judge on Friday morning.

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialJan 9(source)

More here on my Constitutional amendment to limit the presidential pardon power: cohen.house.gov/media-center...

Congressman Cohen Reintroduces an Amendment to the Constitution to Clarify and Limit the Presidential Pardon Power

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), former Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, today reintroduced a Constitutional Amendment to clari...

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialJan 9(source)

The pardon power is meant to prevent injustice, not to let presidents act like kings by putting themselves or their cronies above the law. I first introduced a version of this amendment in 2017, and I’ve done so in every Congress since because it’s the right thing to do no matter who is president.

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialJan 9(source)

Today we bid farewell to one of the most compassionate & moral leaders our nation has ever known. #JimmyCarter embodied what it means to live a life of service—from Annapolis, to the presidency, to building homes for those in need. We were lucky to have him. If there's a key to heaven, he's got it.

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialJan 9(source)

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/u... Right!And my wife told me it was ok to take the call.

Alito Spoke With Trump Shortly Before Supreme Court Filing

The justice said that the call was a routine job reference for one of his former clerks and that the request to stay the president-elect’s sentencing did not come up.

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialJan 8(source)

It’s good that AG Garland plans to release part of the Jack Smith insurrection report & I hope it’s redacted as little as possible. But he should also release the report on the classified documents case—Judge Cannon shouldn't continue to be a blocking back for her golden boy tailback, Donald Trump.

Democracy Docket

@democracydocket.com

Open post ↗

BREAKING: Attorney General Merrick Garland says in court filing that Jack Smith has already submitted his final report regarding Trump's D.C. election subversion case and that Garland intends to release the report to Congress and the public: www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/u...

As explained in more detail below, there is neither any need nor legal basis for an injunction. The Special Counsel has already transmitted his Final Report to the Attorney General (as permitted by the district court’s recent order). The Final Report comprises two volumes. Volume One relates to the Special Counsel’s investigation and prosecution of President Donald Trump relating to the 2020 presidential election (Election Case). Volume Two relates to the Special Counsel’s investigation and prosecution of defendants Waltine Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira, as well as President Trump, relating to mishandling of classified documents (Classified Documents Case). The Attorney General intends to release Volume One to Congress and the public consistent with 28 C.F.R. § 600.9(c) and in furtherance of the public interest in informing a co-equal branch and the public regarding this significant matter. But to avoid any risk of prejudice to defendants Nauta and De Oliveira, the Attorney General has determined, at the recommendation of the Special Counsel, that he will not publicly release Volume Two so long as defendants’ criminal proceedings remain pending.

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialJan 8(source)

The CFPB is removing $49 BILLION in unpaid medical debt from credit reports, bringing relief to millions burdened by unfair debt. Debt collectors & the incoming Trump admin are already signaling they'll fight it—but I'm ready to fight back. No one's future should be destroyed by an illness.

Robert Reich

@rbreich.bsky.social

Open post ↗

The CFPB finalized a rule that would ban medical debt from appearing on credit reports. The change will help an estimated 15 million people. Accessing medical care, which we know is too costly in America, shouldn't ruin your credit. This is government working for the people.

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialJan 7(source)

Judge Cannon is acting more like Trump’s consigliere and acolyte rather than a federal judge. Blocking the release of Jack Smith’s report denies the public the truth about Trump’s actions. The public deserves to know what Smith found before it's buried forever by the new Trump administration.

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialJan 6(source)

The TVA Salary Transparency Act passed the House last year with strong bipartisan support, and we shouldn’t waste time building on that momentum in the new 119th Congress. More here: cohen.house.gov/media-center...

Congressmen Cohen and Burchett Reintroduce Measure to Require TVA Salary Disclosure

WASHINGTON -- Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-9) and Tim Burchett (TN-2) today reintroduced a measure ensuring the public has access to information about the salaries of Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) e...

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialJan 6(source)

Transparency matters. The TVA is home to the nation's highest paid federal employee, but for years they've been exempt from disclosing info on their highest-paid employees & execs. That has to stop, and my bipartisan bill with Rep. Tim Burchett—the TVA Salary Transparency Act—will ensure it does.

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialJan 6(source)

The evidence is clear that Russia is committing genocide— from mass killings and kidnapping children, forced deportations, and in Putin's own words the denial of Ukraine's nationhood. My bipartisan resolution with Rep. Wilson would finally label their actions as such. cohen.house.gov/media-center...

Congressmen Cohen and Wilson Reintroduce Resolution Calling Russian Actions in Ukraine a Genocide

WASHINGTON – Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-9) and Joe Wilson (SC-2), the Ranking Member and Chairman, respectively, of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, today reintroduced a resoluti...

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialJan 6(source)

2021 not 2023. Seems like yesterday. Yikes!

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialJan 6(source)

Me leaving the gallery of the House with gas mask on way to barricading self in office with baseball bat at the ready

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialJan 6(source)

January6,2023 courtesy of Donald”If you don’t fight like Hell you won’t have a country”Trump. He will pardon many if not most if not all insurrections on January 20. These are his people. I won’t be there to witness this absolution of treasonous behavior.

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialJan 5(source)

Proofed

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialJan 5(source)

Yes, that’s why they should have edits here. I should’ve proved it better.

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialJan 5(source)

Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. citizen from Houston, also traveled to Cairo, Egypt, as well as Ontario, Canada, before the attack. FBI IN NEW OLEANS HAVE SHOWN WELL IN THEIR ABILITY TO PROTECT US FROM CRIME.THEY’VE BEEN WRONGLED ATTACKED BY TRUMP&PATEL. WE NEEDS EXPERIENCED FBI DIRECTOR NOT PATEL .

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialJan 4(source)

Photo I took on Delta flight after he’d shaken every hand

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Sponsored Bills(53)

H.R. 8215 (119th)
Volume II Transparency Act of 2026
H. Res. 1065 (119th)
Condemning and censuring President Donald Trump.
H.R. 7354 (119th)
To reduce the incidence of death by underride by enhancing underride protection on trailers,…
H.R. 7310 (119th)
To establish protocols for the investigation of uses of deadly force by Federal law enforcem…
H.R. 6784 (119th)
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for taxpayers who remove …

Cosponsored Bills(298)

H.R. 8850 (119th)
To create dedicated funds to conserve butterflies in North America, plants in the Pacific Is…
Joined: 2026-05-15
H.R. 8807 (119th)
To authorize appropriations for data collection, surveillance, and research on maternal heal…
Joined: 2026-05-14
H.R. 8811 (119th)
To address maternal mental health conditions and substance use disorders, and for other purp…
Joined: 2026-05-14
H.R. 8831 (119th)
To protect our democracy by preventing abuses of Presidential power, restoring checks and ba…
Joined: 2026-05-14
H.R. 8798 (119th)
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Ac…
Joined: 2026-05-13

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Voting History

536 total votes

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Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.

Date	Bill	Question	Position	Party Maj	Align?	Result
2025-05-20	H.R. 1223 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-05-20	H. Res. 426 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-05-20	H. Res. 426 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-05-19	H.R. 1286 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-05-19	H.R. 1263 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-05-15	H.R. 2240 (119th)	Final passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-05-15	H.R. 2255 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-05-14	H. Res. 352 (119th)	Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-05-14	H.R. 2243 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-05-14	H. Res. 405 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-05-14	H. Res. 405 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-05-14	H.R. 2215 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-05-13	H.R. 249 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-05-13	H. Con. Res. 30 (119th)	Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-05-08	H.R. 276 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-05-08	H.R. 276 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-05-07	H.R. 881 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-05-07	H.R. 1503 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-05-06	H. Res. 377 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-05-06	H. Res. 377 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-05-05	H.R. 36 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-05-05	H.R. 530 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-05-01	H.J. Res. 88 (119th)	Final passage	NOT_VOTING	NO	—	Passed
2025-05-01	H.J. Res. 78 (119th)	Final passage	NOT_VOTING	NO	—	Passed
2025-04-30	H.J. Res. 89 (119th)	Final passage	NOT_VOTING	NO	—	Passed
2025-04-30	H.J. Res. 87 (119th)	Final passage	NOT_VOTING	NO	—	Passed
2025-04-29	H.J. Res. 60 (119th)	Final passage	NOT_VOTING	NO	—	Passed
2025-04-29	H.R. 859 (119th)	Fast-track passage	NOT_VOTING	YES	—	Passed
2025-04-29	H.R. 1442 (119th)	Fast-track passage	NOT_VOTING	YES	—	Passed
2025-04-29	H.R. 1402 (119th)	Fast-track passage	NOT_VOTING	YES	—	Passed
2025-04-29	H. Res. 354 (119th)	Approve resolution	NOT_VOTING	NO	—	Passed
2025-04-29	H. Res. 354 (119th)	End debate now	NOT_VOTING	NO	—	Passed
2025-04-28	S. 146 (119th)	Fast-track passage	NOT_VOTING	YES	—	Passed
2025-04-28	H.R. 973 (119th)	Fast-track passage	NOT_VOTING	YES	—	Passed
2025-04-10	H.R. 22 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-04-10	H.R. 22 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-04-10	H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)	Accept Senate changes	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-04-10	H.R. 1228 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-04-10	H.R. 1526 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-04-09	H.R. 1526 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-04-09	S.J. Res. 18 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-04-09	S.J. Res. 28 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-04-09	H. Res. 313 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-04-09	H. Res. 313 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-04-08	H. Res. 294 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-04-08	H. Res. 294 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-04-07	H.R. 1039 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-04-07	H.R. 586 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-04-01	H.R. 1491 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-04-01	H. Res. 282 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Failed

Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.

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