Rep. Cohen, Steve

Democrat · Tennessee-9 · House of Representatives

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.

Voting record

Participation: shows up to vote 96% of the time.
Bipartisanship: votes with the opposing party's majority 17.0% of the time.
Alignment with the district's political lean: 73.3%.
Bills sponsored: 250; passed into law: 4.

Recent votes by Rep. Cohen, Steve

Voted Nay on Funds Congress and legislative agencies for 2025 — Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2025
Voted Yea on Study health career training grant outcomes — Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Voted Not Voting on Tighten financial sanctions on Russia over Ukraine — CHIPS and Science Act of 2022
Voted Yea on Increase Medicare and Medicaid payments to rural hospitals — Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Voted Nay on Speaker reserves procedural placeholder for House — Secure the Border Act of 2023
Voted Yea on Exempts active military pay from income tax — National Defense Authorization Act FY2024
Voted Yea on Procedural placeholder reserved for Speaker — Lower Drug Costs Now Act
Voted Yea on Raises passenger fees for airport improvements — Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
Voted Nay on Speaker reserves bill number for future legislation — Parents Bill of Rights Act
Voted Yea on Require Muslim Brotherhood foreign terrorist designation — Clean Energy for America Act
Voted Nay on Eliminates funding for National Endowment for Humanities — Social Security Fairness Act
Voted Nay on House sets debate rules for 2025 funding bills — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8774) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8771) making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8752) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.
Voted Yea on Bill title unclear; insufficient text provided — Supporting America’s Children and Families Act
Voted Yea on Limits temporary U.S. Attorney appointments by judges — D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act
Voted Yea on Remote health monitoring for pregnant Medicaid patients — Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act

Other Tennessee representatives

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Rep. Burchett, Tim (Republican)
Rep. DesJarlais, Scott (Republican)
Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" (Republican)
Sen. Hagerty, Bill (Republican)
Rep. Harshbarger, Diana (Republican)
Rep. Kustoff, David (Republican)
Rep. Ogles, Andrew (Republican)
Rep. Rose, John W. (Republican)
Rep. Van Epps, Matt (Republican)

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