Rep. Steve Cohen

Representative from Tennessee’s 9^th District

Democrat

Elected Positions

Dates	Title	State / District
2007-2016	Representative	Tennessee's 9^th District

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2014 Report Card

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Sponsorship 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)

Committee Membership

Steve Cohen sits on the following committees:

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
House Committee on the Judiciary
- Ranking Member, Subcommittee on The Constitution and Civil Justice
- Member, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet
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

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

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Voting Record

From Jan 2007 to Mar 2015, Cohen missed 163 of 6,453 roll call votes, which is 2.5%. This is worse than the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

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Time Period	Votes Elligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
2007 Jan-Mar	213	0	0.0%	0^th
2007 Apr-Jun	393	0	0.0%	0^th
2007 Jul-Sep	317	1	0.3%	5^th
2007 Oct-Dec	263	0	0.0%	0^th
2008 Jan-Mar	149	5	3.4%	49^th
2008 Apr-Jun	321	19	5.9%	77^th
2008 Jul-Sep	205	1	0.5%	14^th
2008 Oct-Dec	15	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Jan-Mar	174	1	0.6%	22^nd
2009 Apr-Jun	303	3	1.0%	26^th
2009 Jul-Sep	268	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Oct-Dec	246	0	0.0%	0^th
2010 Jan-Mar	195	3	1.5%	31^st
2010 Apr-Jun	219	20	9.1%	89^th
2010 Jul-Sep	151	4	2.6%	57^th
2010 Nov-Dec	99	23	23.2%	94^th
2011 Jan-Mar	212	12	5.7%	91^st
2011 Apr-Jun	281	1	0.4%	18^th
2011 Jul-Sep	247	11	4.5%	82^nd
2011 Oct-Dec	208	4	1.9%	53^rd
2012 Jan-Mar	151	5	3.3%	69^th
2012 Apr-Jun	299	10	3.3%	70^th
2012 Jul-Sep	152	10	6.6%	87^th
2012 Nov-Dec	51	2	3.9%	55^th
2013 Jan-Jan	5	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Mar	89	2	2.2%	57^th
2013 Apr-Jun	215	8	3.7%	72^nd
2013 Jul-Sep	200	5	2.5%	69^th
2013 Oct-Dec	137	1	0.7%	29^th
2014 Jan-Mar	148	2	1.4%	39^th
2014 Apr-Jun	219	3	1.4%	44^th
2014 Jul-Sep	147	2	1.4%	48^th
2014 Nov-Dec	49	2	4.1%	75^th
2015 Jan-Mar	112	3	2.7%	56^th

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
THOMAS, for sponsored bills

Recent Legislative Activity

Vote

H.R. 749: Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015

Passed 316/101

Rep. Cohen [D-TN9]: Yea

Mar 4, 2015 3:05 p.m.

Vote

On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 749: Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015

Failed 184/232

Rep. Cohen [D-TN9]: Aye

Mar 4, 2015 2:57 p.m.

Vote

H.Amdt. 72 (McClintock) to H.R. 749: Page 2, line 3, through page 3, line 10, strike section 101.

Failed 147/272

Rep. Cohen [D-TN9]: No

Mar 4, 2015 2:40 p.m.

Introduced

H.R. 1282: To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the transportation of horses in interstate transportation in a motor vehicle containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another.

Sponsor: Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN9]

This bill was referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure which will consider it before sending it to the House floor for consideration.

Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN9] is a member of the committee.

Mar 4, 2015

Vote

On Motion to Recede and Concur in the Senate Amendment: H.R. 240: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015

Passed 257/167

Rep. Cohen [D-TN9]: Yea

Mar 3, 2015 3:14 p.m.