Steve Cohen

House of Representatives since 2007

18 years in this office

State



Party



Political Bias

Democratic

Worldview

Progressive

Interests & Impact

Amtrak improvement, government reform, human rights, and veterans' affairs. Improved Amtrak services, limitations on presidential pardons, recognition of the genocide in Ukraine, and expanded veterans' healthcare.

Sponsored Bills (41)

HR 5451: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2025

HR 5452: Safe Streets for All Reauthorization and Improvement Act

HR 5426: John Tanner and Jim Cooper Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act

HR 5427: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate tax loopholes that allow billionaires to defer tax indefinitely through planning strategies such as “buy, borrow, die”, to modify over 30 tax provisions so that billionaires are required to pay taxes annually, and for other purposes.

HR 5354: Equal Employment for All Act of 2025

HR 5224: Reducing Obesity in Youth Act of 2025

HR 5223: RESTORE Act of 2025

HR 4587: Independent Acting IGs Act of 2025

HR 4026: POST Act of 2025

HR 3908: National Emergencies Reform Act of 2025

HR 3754: Don’t Miss Your Flight Act

HR 3712: Complete Streets Act of 2025

HR 3623: Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2025

HR 3232: Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Reauthorization Act

HRES 386: 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.

HR 2761: HAPPY BIRTHDAY Budget Act

HR 2704: Fair Debt Collection Improvement Act

HR 2621: REAL AMERICA Act

HR 2593: MARALAGO Act

HR 2415: Baseball Diplomacy Act

HR 2320: Mobility Means Freedom Tax Credit Act

HR 2178: Cerebral Palsy Research Program Authorization Act of 2025

HR 2179: America First Equipment and Information Act

HR 2040: NEWBORN Act

HR 1983: Tax Return Preparer Accountability Act of 2025

HR 1828: School Bus Safety Act of 2025

HR 1669: To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training Program.

HR 1240: National Statistics on Deadly Force Transparency Act of 2025

HR 1188: Police CAMERA Act of 2025

HR 1056: 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.

HR 926: Fort Pillow National Battlefield Park Study Act

HR 851: DOT Victim and Survivor Advocate Act

HRES 81: Commending efforts to eradicate the wild poliovirus.

HR 490: Constitutional Emoluments Protection of American Interests Act of 2025

HR 423: Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2025

HR 385: Combating Global Corruption Act of 2025

HR 265: Train FOOD Act

HR 264: Train EATS Act

HJRES 13: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President.

HRES 16: Recognizing Russian actions in Ukraine as a genocide.

HR 144: Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act

Cosponsored Bills (151)

HRES 781: Expressing support for the designation of October 1, 2025, as “National Animal Rescue Day” to create awareness of the importance of animal adoption, to educate on the importance of spaying and neutering animals, and to encourage animal adoptions throughout the United States.

HR 5557: Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2025

HRES 764: Recognizing the continuing disparities in Black youth mental health access and treatment.

HRES 748: Condemning attempts to use Federal regulatory power or litigation to suppress lawful speech, particularly speech critical of a political party or the President of the United States, and warning against the rise of authoritarianism.

HR 5486: Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2025

HR 5361: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025

HR 5319: LINE Act

HR 5286: Humane Transport of Farmed Animals Act

HR 5159: Nationwide Right to Unionize Act

HR 5127: PrEP and PEP are Prevention Act

HR 5126: HIV Prevention Now Act

HR 5068: MORE Act

HR 4961: Public Utility Remediation and Enhancement for Water Act

HR 4968: Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act

HR 4831: ENFORCE Act

HRES 619: Supporting the goals and ideals of “Minority Mental Health Awareness Month” and recognizing the disproportionate impacts of mental health conditions and struggles on minority populations and communities.

HR 4768: Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2025

HRES 613: Expressing support for July to be designated as “Disability Pride Month”.

HCONRES 45: Recognizing the need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all people of the United States, particularly people with disabilities.

HR 4699: BIKE Act of 2025

HR 4714: End Polluter Welfare Act of 2025

HR 4705: ACHE Act of 2025

HR 4627: To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to modify treatment activities for assistance to combat HIV/AIDS.

HR 4688: COOL OFF Act

HR 4543: Medicaid Breast Cancer Access to Treatment Act

HR 4545: Medicare Breast Reconstruction Access and Information Act

HR 4529: Black Farmers and Socially Disadvantaged Farmers Increased Market Share Act

HR 4515: Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act of 2025

HCONRES 44: Recognizing a health and safety emergency disproportionately affecting the fundamental rights of children due to the Trump administration’s directives that unleash fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change, while suppressing climate change science.

HRES 585: Recognizing the threat of extreme weather to children’s health and well-being, and expressing the sense of Congress that solutions must be rapidly and equitably developed and deployed to address the unique vulnerabilities and needs of children.

HR 4406: State-Based Universal Health Care Act of 2025

HR 4420: Cool Corridors Act of 2025

HR 4356: Wild Horse and Burro Protection Act of 2025

HR 4332: YALI Act of 2025

HRES 557: Honoring the life, achievements, and legacy of Frederick W. Smith.

HR 4245: GLOBE Act of 2025

HR 4231: Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2025

HR 4212: SHADE Act

HR 4180: Canyon’s Law

HR 4145: Ensuring Justice for Camp Lejeune Victims Act of 2025

HR 4108: Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act

HR 4086: Autism Family Caregivers Act of 2025

HRES 533: Reaffirming the importance of the United States promoting the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons in the United States and around the world.

HR 3868: Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2025

HRES 473: Calling for the urgent delivery and disbursement of humanitarian aid to address the needs of civilians in Gaza.

HRES 456: Expressing support for the designation of the month of May 2025 as “Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Awareness Month”.

HR 3624: Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act

HR 3644: Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2025

HR 3541: See the Board Act

HR 3477: Ensuring Airline Resiliency to Reduce Delays and Cancellations Act

HRES 419: Expressing support for the designation of May 17, 2025, as “DIPG Awareness Day” to raise awareness and encourage research into cures for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) and pediatric cancers in general.

HR 3449: Stronger Communities through Better Transit Act

HR 3454: Protecting Our Constitution and Communities Act

HRES 410: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that President Trump must comply with the Foreign Emoluments Clause, by submitting all plans for his jumbo jet gift from Qatar immediately to Congress.

HR 3415: Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2025

HR 3376: Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2025

HRES 388: Supporting the designation of the first week of April as “Adolescent Immunization Action Week” and recognizing the importance of encouraging vaccination for adolescents and young adults to protect against serious illness.

HR 3199: Captive Primate Safety Act of 2025

HR 3162: Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act of 2025

HR 3140: Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act

HR 3103: Health Share Transparency Act of 2025

HR 3124: Women and Underrepresented Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2025

HR 3094: PREP Act

HR 3093: REHIRE Act

HR 3069: Medicare for All Act

HRES 341: Expressing support for honoring Earth Day, and for other purposes.

HR 2947: Deafblind DATA Act

HRES 332: Supporting the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2025, as the eighth annual “Black Maternal Health Week”, founded by Black Mamas Matter Alliance, Inc. (BMMA), to bring national attention to the maternal and reproductive health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing people.

HRES 331: Supporting the goals and ideals of “National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day”.

HR 2864: Veterans for Mustangs Act

HR 2859: Child Care Nutrition Enhancement Act of 2025

HR 2848: Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2025

HR 2768: Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2025

HR 2720: Gold Star Family Education Parity Act

HR 2602: Defending American Diplomacy Act

HR 2605: SAVES Act

HRES 279: Expressing support for designation of a Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day on the last Saturday of March 2025.

HR 2497: Abortion Care Awareness Act of 2025

HR 2491: ABC Act

HR 2512: Hot Foods Act of 2025

HR 2486: Heating and Cooling Relief Act

HR 2489: Hunger-Free Future Act of 2025

HR 2467: America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act

HR 2420: Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act of 2025

HR 2405: The White Oak Resilience Act

HR 2416: Taiwan International Solidarity Act

HR 2357: Food Secure Strikers Act of 2025

HR 2339: Children’s Health Protection Act of 2025

HRES 239: Raising awareness of the racial disparities in the impact of colorectal cancer on the Black community.

HRES 238: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that every person has the basic right to emergency health care, including abortion care.

HR 2195: Feed Hungry Veterans Act of 2025

HR 2224: Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act

HR 2159: Count the Crimes to Cut Act of 2025

HRES 221: Expressing support for designation of March 14, 2025, as “National Pi Day”.

HR 2029: Stop Comstock Act

HR 2045: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025

HR 2055: Caring for Survivors Act of 2025

HR 1989: Protect Our Probationary Employees Act

HR 1938: Department of Defense PFAS Discharge Prevention Act

HR 1966: Mamas and Babies in Underserved Communities Act of 2025

HR 1901: CHIPP Act

HR 1954: Do No Harm Act

HR 1918: Farewell to Foam Act of 2025

HR 1967: Renaming the National School Lunch Program Act of 2025

HR 1877: Protecting Americans’ Social Security Data Act

HR 1876: Keeping Our Field Offices Open Act

HRES 181: Original Black History Month Resolution of 2025

HRES 175: Recognizing the seriousness of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and expressing support for the designation of the month of September as “PCOS Awareness Month”.

HR 1700: Social Security Expansion Act

HR 1684: PAST Act of 2025

HR 1715: Public Health Funding Restoration Act

HR 1645: Climate and Health Protection Act

HR 1638: CROWN Act of 2025

HR 1522: Federal Retirement Fairness Act

HRES 147: Expressing support for designation of the third Friday of every March, as “National FIRST Robotics Day”.

HR 1477: Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2025

HR 1449: Energy Resilient Communities Act

HR 1443: Public Safety Free Speech Act

HR 1433: Kids’ Access to Primary Care Act of 2025

HR 1372: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 300 Macedonia Lane in Knoxville, Tennessee, as the “Reverend Harold Middlebrook Post Office Building”.

HR 1373: Tennessee Valley Authority Transparency Act of 2025

HR 1321: Ending DOGE Conflicts Act

HR 1277: First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act

HR 1288: DRIVE Act of 2025

HR 1359: Black History Matters Act

HR 1158: Freedom First Lend Lease Act

HRES 120: Condemning the treatment of Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu by the Government of Azerbaijan and urging his immediate release, and for other purposes.

HR 1106: Scientific Integrity Act

HR 995: No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act

HRES 106: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations Security Council should immediately impose an arms embargo against the military of Burma.

HR 942: Banning SPR Oil Exports to Foreign Adversaries Act

HR 930: Stop the Wait Act of 2025

HR 846: SAD Act

HR 759: Federal Firefighters Families First Act

HR 768: Holocaust Education and Antisemitism Lessons Act

HR 669: Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2025

HR 609: Assuring Medicare’s Promise Act of 2025

HR 610: Close the Medigap Act of 2025

HR 608: COVER Now Act

HR 588: Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act

HR 485: Muhammad Ali Congressional Gold Medal Act

HR 475: Sanction Russian Nuclear Safety Violators Act of 2025

HR 484: Food Deserts Act

HR 491: Equal COLA Act

HR 486: Young Americans Financial Literacy Act

HR 383: End Oil and Gas Tax Subsidies Act of 2025

HR 243: Georgian Nightmare Non-Recognition Act

HR 211: Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act

HR 210: Dental Care for Veterans Act

HR 36: MEGOBARI Act

HR 40: Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act