Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Cohen has sponsored and cosponsored provides insight into his position in the House of Representatives.
Each dot in the chart below is a member of the House of Representatives. The dots are positioned horizontally according to our progressive—conservative ideology score and vertically according to our leadership score (leaders toward the top). Cohen is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
2015 Statistics
Read our 2015 Report Card for Cohen for more statistics.
Committee Membership
Steve Cohen sits on the following committees:
- Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
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House Committee on the Judiciary
- Ranking Member, Subcommittee on The Constitution and Civil Justice
- Member, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet
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House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- Member, Subcommittee on Aviation
- Member, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
- Member, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Cohen sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Crime and Law Enforcement (21%) Finance and Financial Sector (16%) Government Operations and Politics (14%) Transportation and Public Works (14%) Taxation (11%) Education (9%) Health (7%) Armed Forces and National Security (7%)
Recent Bills
Some of Cohen’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 6103: Housing Accountability Act of 2016
- H.R. 5691: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of ...
- H.Res. 802: Recognizing the historical significance and the 50th anniversary of the “James H. Meredith ...
- H.R. 5405: SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2016
- H.R. 5258: DUI Reporting Act of 2016
- H.R. 5073: EUREKA Act
- H.R. 5010: Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2016
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Voting Record
From Jan 2007 to Sep 2016, Cohen missed 201 of 7,600 roll call votes, which is 2.6%. This is on par with the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. ProPublica has tracked 89 explanations for these missed votes. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
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
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills