Rep. Steve Cohen

Sponsorship Analysis

Cohen is a far-left Democratic leader according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship.

Use this chart to compare Cohen to other members of the House of Representatives on leadership and ideology.

Committee Membership

Steve Cohen sits on the following committees:

• House Committee on the Judiciary
  • Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial, and Antitrust Law
  • Member, Subcommittee on The Constitution and Civil Justice
• House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • Member, Subcommittee on Aviation
  • Member, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
  • Member, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials

Bill Sponsorship & Cosponsorship

Some of Cohen’s most recently sponsored bills include...

• H.R. 1635: National Commission on Federal Marijuana Policy Act of 2013
• H.R. 1002: Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2013
• H.R. 645: Equal Employment for All Act
• H.R. 646: Bankruptcy Nondiscrimination Enhancement Act of 2013
• H.R. 532: Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2013
• H.R. 506: Jane’s Law
• H.R. 278: John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act

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Voting Record

From Jan 2007 to May 2013, Cohen missed 144 of 5,297 roll call votes, which is 2.7%. This is worse than the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

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Primary Sources

The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:

• The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
• Congressional Biographical Directory for elected positions
• Office of Steve Cohen for the photo
• THOMAS, for sponsored bills