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Seat

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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Social & Web

Official site Bluesky X @RepCohen Facebook Instagram YouTube

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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.socialAug 1(source)

People in Gaza are being shot, trampled, and starved while waiting in line for food—at U.S.-funded sites run by Trump allies and Netanyahu loyalists. I joined 90+ colleagues demanding answers. This can’t be allowed to continue. Not with our money, and not in our name.

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialAug 1(source)

60 years of Medicare & Medicaid. 60 years of saving lives. Now's Trump's GOP is gutting them to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy and well-connected. It's the most anti-poor, anti-senior agenda in history. We have to keep fighting this with everything we've got—to and through November '26.

Medicare and Medicaid turn 60 – and face historic cuts decades in the making

Republicans enacted the largest cuts to healthcare in US history, and fulfilled decades of conservative rhetoric

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialJul 28(source)

Trump’s HUD is killing a major discrimination case in Memphis—AFTER finding civil rights violations. No administration has been more hostile to the poor in US history. We used to have leaders who fought for the little guy, especially those long denied justice. Trump fights to keep them down.

Trump Administration Prepares to Drop Seven Major Housing Discrimination Cases

Federal housing officials spent years investigating cities from Chicago to Memphis to Corpus Christi for putting industrial plants and unwanted facilities in poor, nonwhite neighborhoods. Now, under T...

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialJul 24(source)

When Trump fired inspectors general, he wasn't draining the swamp—he was filling it with loyalists. I introduced the Independent Acting IG Act to stop Trump or anyone else from replacing IGs with political lackeys. We need to protect the watchdogs & the public from cronyism, cover-ups & corruption.

Congressman Cohen Introduces Independent Acting Inspectors General Act

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today introduced the Independent Acting Inspectors Generals Act aimed at insulating both permanent and acting i...

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Nancy@plaintanjane.bsky.socialJul 20(source)

@repcohen.bsky.social July 28, 2020 Bill Barr hearing: “Maybe your secret police were poorly trained— just like your bureau of prisons guards were poorly trained and allowed the most notorious inmate in our nation's last several years — Jeffrey Epstein to conveniently commit suicide. SAD!

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialJul 22(source)

This GOP-led Congress has earned an F—for failure, fraud, and forgetting the American people. They slashed health care, gutted food aid, taken away decades of clean energy progress that hurts us AND the planet... and then skipped town to avoid voting to release the Epstein files. It's a failure.

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Nancy@plaintanjane.bsky.socialJul 20(source)

July 24, 2024 Congressman @repcohen.bsky.social pressed FBI Director Chris Wray for answers about the Epstein case. Congressman Cohen also asked Attorney General Barr about Epstein at a July 28, 2020 oversight hearing. Remember, both Epstein & Ghislaine Maxwell were arrested by Trump in 2019/2020

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@plaintanjane.bsky.social

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Congressman @repcohen.bsky.social FBI Search of Epstein’s Townhouse Asked FBI Director Wray about it at a July 24, 2024 hearing “Bill Barr ordered the raid on Epstein’s townhouse. It always seemed to me like there were reasons for that search—and items seized—that were never made public.”

July 15, 2025
Press Release
Asked FBI Director Wray about it at a July 24, 2024 hearing
WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today said he continues to wonder what was uncovered during the execution of a search warrant at disgraced pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein's townhouse ordered by Trump Attorney General Bill Barr.
Congressman Cohen asked FBI Director Christopher Wray about the searches at a July 24, 2024, oversight hearing. See that line of questions in this release.
On the social media platform Bluesky, Congressman made this recent post:
"Bill Barr ordered the raid on Epstein's townhouse. It always seemed to me like there were reasons for that search-and items seized—that were never made public. While others ducked, I asked former FBI Director Wray for the truth. The American people deserve it, I'm going to keep pressing for it."
Congressman Cohen asked Attorney General Barr about Epstein at a July 28, 2020 oversight hearing.
The FBI searched Epstein's Upper East Side townhouse on July 6-7, 2019.

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialJul 22(source)

The House GOP just shut down Congress until September to block a vote on releasing the Epstein files. As I've said, Trump's DOJ raided Epstein’s townhouse for a reason. Trump’s name appears 9 times in the public docs—he knows disaster awaits in the sealed files. The people deserve the truth.

Republicans shut down House floor to avoid Epstein vote

Committee Democrats had planned to force a vote on a resolution calling for the public release of Epstein-related documents

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialJul 18(source)

Airline fees have gotten out of hand from seat selection to carry-ons. This article says it plainly, and it’s why I’m planning to reintroduce the Fair Fees Act. Passengers deserve transparency and a fair deal when they fly. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

I'm taking a stand against jacked-up airline fees by taking the middle seat | Opinion

Seat selection fees? Airlines have gone too far by charging people more to sit in window or aisle seats. It's time to stop airline price gouging.

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialJul 18(source)

All 15 of my Community Project Funding requests for FY26 were approved by the House Appropriations Committee—over $18M for housing, public safety, non-profits like our local Boys & Girls Club, and more across Memphis & TN-9. I'll keep working until it's made final. More on my FY26 projects below ⬇️

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialJul 17(source)

Jeffrey Epstein’s friends sent him bawdy letters for a 50th birthday album. One was from Donald Trump. - The Wall Street Journal

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialJul 16(source)

After turning Grok into 4chan, Musk is getting a $200M AI contract from the Pentagon. I'm an Intel Committee member. We face many real threats on many fronts. This isn't the kind of “intelligence" we should be relying on to protect our national security—or subsidizing with taxpayer dollars.

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialJul 16(source)

Just sayin

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialJul 16(source)

The GOP's Big Ugly Bill funds ICE more than the FBI. America's top investigative agency under Trump is ICE—not the FBI. That's insane. They wanted people to think this was all about catching murderers and child abusers, but that's not what ICE is focused on. Now they're gutting the agency that is.

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialJul 16(source)

Elon Musk bringing xAI to Memphis has raised serious concerns about the potential health risks from the facility’s turbine emissions, and over its exorbitant use of energy and water. We must protect the health of our people and preserve our natural resources. More w/ Wolf Blitzer on @cnn.com ⬇️

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialJul 15(source)

Musk said he was making Grok “less woke.” Then it started praising Hitler. That’s not AI gone rogue, it’s AI reflecting the person behind it: a chainsaw-waving billionaire who tosses out Heil Hitler salutes while dismantling programs for working people and pocketing taxpayer-funded subsidies.

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialJul 15(source)

The lady Doth protest too much.

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialJul 15(source)

Transparency in the Epstein investigation should start with Trump's role. His AG directed the search of Epstein’s townhouse, and he & his successors haven't commented on or released an inventory of that search. Now his DOJ shut it down. Release the files. All of them. The people deserve the truth.

Steve Cohen

@repcohen.bsky.social

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Bill Barr ordered the raid on Epstein's townhouse. It always seemed to me like there were reasons for that search—and items seized—that were never made public. While others ducked, I asked former FBI Director Wray for the truth. The American people deserve it, I'm going to keep pressing for it.

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialJul 14(source)

Trump Administration Live Updates: President Tells Russia It Has 50 Days to Make Peace With Ukraine www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07... no Trump tells Putin he’s got 50 days to bomb the hell out of Ukraine. Sanctions now!

Trump Administration Live Updates: President Tells Russia It Has 50 Days to Make Peace With Ukraine

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

President Donald Trump announced that he plans to impose a 50% tariff on Brazil, citing in part the treatment of former President Jair Bolsonaro, a political al… Tariffs are supposed to be about our economy NOT TRUMP interfering in a sovereigns justice system. WAYS OF A DICTATOR

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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
2025-07-02	H. Res. 566 (119th)	Consideration of the Resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-06-27	H. Res. 516 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-06-26	H.R. 275 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-06-26	H.R. 875 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-06-25	H.R. 3944 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-06-25	H.R. 3944 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-06-25	H.R. 3944 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Agreed to
2025-06-25	H. Res. 519 (119th)	Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-06-24	—	Motion to Adjourn	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-06-24	H. Res. 530 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-06-24	H. Res. 530 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-06-24	H. Res. 537 (119th)	Kill the motion	NO	YES	✕	Passed
2025-06-23	H.R. 3422 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-06-23	H.R. 3394 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-06-23	H.R. 1998 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-06-12	H.R. 2056 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-06-12	H.R. 2056 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-06-12	—	Motion to Adjourn	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-06-12	H.R. 4 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-06-12	H.R. 4 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-06-12	S. 331 (119th)	Final passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-06-11	H. Res. 499 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-06-11	H. Res. 499 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-06-10	H.R. 884 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-06-10	H.R. 2096 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-06-10	H. Res. 489 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-06-10	H. Res. 489 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-06-09	H. Res. 481 (119th)	Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-06-09	H. Res. 488 (119th)	Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	YES	NO	✕↔	Passed
2025-06-09	H.R. 2035 (119th)	Fast-track passage	NOT_VOTING	YES	—	Passed
2025-06-06	H.R. 2966 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-06-05	H.R. 2987 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-06-05	H.R. 2987 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-06-05	H.R. 2931 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-06-05	H.R. 2931 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-06-04	H.R. 2483 (119th)	Final passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-06-04	H.R. 2483 (119th)	Approve amendment	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-06-04	H. Res. 458 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-06-04	H. Res. 458 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-06-03	H.R. 1804 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-06-03	H.R. 1642 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-05-22	H.R. 1 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-05-22	H.R. 1 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-05-22	S.J. Res. 31 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-05-22	H. Res. 436 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-05-22	H. Res. 436 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-05-22	H. Res. 436 (119th)	Consideration of the Resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-05-22	H. Res. 436 (119th)	Consideration of the Resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-05-22	—	Motion to Adjourn	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-05-20	S.J. Res. 13 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed

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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