Steve Cohen
Democrat · Representative for Tennessee's 9th district
60 sponsored · 700 cosponsored
In the House since 2007
Age 77
Contact their office: (202) 225-3265 · 2268 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 · Official website
In the 119th Congress (2025–2026)
- Sponsored 60 bills.The typical House member sponsored 25. Bills they wrote, not ones they signed on to.
- 1 bill they backed became law.They cosponsored it.
- 23 passed the House and wait on the Senate.And 1 has passed both chambers and gone to the President.
- Missed 35 of 676 recorded votes (5.2%).The typical House member missed 1.9%. The record doesn’t say why.
- Works most on health and international affairs.199 and 62 of the 760 bills they wrote or backed.
What they got done
Most bills never get a vote. These are the ones they wrote or backed that got somewhere.
Became law (1)
This Act authorizes the award of 3 Congressional Gold Medals to the members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team. The medals recognize the team's victory over the Soviet Union during the 1980 Winter Olympics.
Became law · 119-HR-452
Passed Congress — the President's turn (1)
Both chambers passed it. The President signs it into law or vetoes it, and a veto stands unless two-thirds of each chamber vote to pass it anyway. Everything Congress has sent the President →
- They cosponsoredAccelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026Sep 28, 2026
This bill extends the provisions and grants for ALS research found in the original Act through fiscal year 2031.
Passed the Senate by voice vote, no names recorded · 119-HR-8205
- Yes: Does this put more money into medical research?The bill extends the authorization of grants for ALS research through fiscal year 2031. +7
Passed one chamber, waiting on the other (23)
Halfway: the other chamber has to pass the same text before it can go to the President.
This Act aims to change how certain reports are handled by the Tennessee Valley Authority. Specifically, it amends the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 regarding financial reporting.
Passed the House 423–0 · 119-HR-144
- Yes: Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?The bill mandates a specific report including names, salaries, and duties of high-level TVA employees to replace a general financial statement. +5
- No: Does this protect people from being watched or searched?The bill includes an exemption that prevents the mandated salary information from being disclosed under specific transparency laws, potentially impacting information access. -3
This bill allows cloud service providers to store digital child pornography, child obscenity, and intimate visual depictions of minors for law enforcement agencies.
Passed the House by voice vote, no names recorded · 119-HR-7834
- Yes: Does this better protect the country from computer attacks?Mandates NIST standards and end-to-end encryption for sensitive law enforcement data. +7
- They cosponsoredTo designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 401 North Elm Street in Tuskegee, Alabama, as the "Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Post Office".Sep 16, 2026
This bill names a specific United States Postal Service facility after the Tuskegee Airmen. The building is located at 401 North Elm Street in Tuskegee, Alabama.
Passed the House by voice vote, no names recorded · 119-HR-6006
- Yes: Would Black Americans be better off under this?The bill honors the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen, who were African American military pilots. +3
And 20 more on their Sponsored and Cosponsored pages.
Still waiting, of the 60 bills they wrote: 1 cleared committee and waits for a first vote, 58 are in committee. Committee is where most bills end, whoever writes them — silence there, not a vote, is the usual way a bill dies.
What their bills would do
Every bill is scored against plain yes-or-no questions. These count their bills — the ones they wrote and the ones they cosponsored — by how each question was answered: yes, or the opposite. Open one to see those bills, where each stands, and why it was scored that way. Scores are made by AI ().
Who their bills would affect
What else they would change
How they voted lately
Their latest votes that decided something, and what each measure would do.
This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The main purpose is to provide a clear definition of adequate consideration for certain closely held stock.
A fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to pass — Passed
- Yes: Would retired people be better off under this?Improving the clarity of stock valuation for ESOPs supports more stable retirement transitions. +4
119-S-2403 · roll call 314
This Act provides for improvements to rivers and harbors in the United States and the conservation and development of water and related resources.
A fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to pass — Passed
- Yes: Would Native Americans be better off under this?Directly authorizes land transfers to Tribal entities and prioritizes technical assistance for Tribal communities. +8
- No: Does this reduce what the federal government spends?The bill explicitly increases spending limits and funding authorizations for dozens of regional water resource programs. -5
119-HR-9497 · roll call 313
This bill amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to create a new Federal standard regarding the costs of upgrades for large-load customers.
A fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to pass — Passed
- Yes: Does this keep data centers from raising household electric and water bills?The bill requires large-load customers to cover the full incremental cost of grid upgrades and provide financial assurances, preventing those costs from being passed to households. +7
- No: Would business owners be better off under this?Large-scale non-residential energy consumers face increased costs and financial assurance requirements. -5
119-HR-9340 · roll call 312
On the President’s vetoes
The President can refuse to sign a bill both chambers passed. It becomes law anyway only if two-thirds of the House and two-thirds of the Senate vote to pass it again. A vote against the veto (a Yea) was a vote to make the bill law over the President’s objection; a vote for it (a Nay) was a vote to let the veto stand.
Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act — vetoed Dec 29, 2025
Against the vetovoted Yea, to make the bill law anyway.
The override fell short in the House, 248–177; it needed two-thirds · Jan 8, 2026
Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act — vetoed Dec 29, 2025
Against the vetovoted Yea, to make the bill law anyway.
The override fell short in the House, 236–188; it needed two-thirds · Jan 8, 2026
How busy they have been
How many bills they have put their name to over time — volume, not results: most bills never get a vote.