U.S. Representative

Steve Cohen

2268 Rayburn House Office Building (202) 225-3265 Official site

Bills introduced
459

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law
11

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored
8,541

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
12,292

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches
1,321

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

Committee seats
7

Held now, including subcommittees

459 bills introduced

Across 10 Congresses, most in the 117th at 74. In the 119th, 63 — 37 more than the median representative, who filed 26. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical representative 110th to 119th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Biography

A Representative from Tennessee. Born in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn. , May 24, 1949. Attended Polytechnic School, Pasadena, Calif. , 1964-1966. Graduated from Coral Gables Senior High School, Coral Gables, Fla. , 1967. B. A. , Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn. , 1971. J. D. , University of Memphis, Memphis, Tenn. , 1973. Attorney, Memphis Police Department, 1975-1978. Lawyer, private practice. Vice-president, Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1977. Shelby County, Tenn. , commissioner, 1978-1980. Member of the Tennessee state senate, 1982-2006. Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024. Unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Fifth Congress in 1996. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Tenth and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2007-present).

Focus

Drawn from the 459 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Record

Every recorded vote, bill and floor speech, newest first.

Recorded votes tied to a bill, including procedural motions on it such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed.

BillQuestionVotedDate
HR 4544On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedNot VotingMay 20, 2026
HR 3234On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedNot VotingMay 20, 2026
HRES 1299On Motion to Suspend the Rules and AgreeNot VotingMay 20, 2026
HR 8469On PassageYeaMay 15, 2026
HR 8469On Agreeing to the AmendmentNoMay 15, 2026
HR 8365On PassageNoMay 14, 2026
HR 8365On Motion to RecommitYeaMay 14, 2026
HR 5625On PassageYeaMay 14, 2026

Committees

Current committees first, each with its role and years, and the subcommittees held now beneath it. Full history opens every role with its date and official record, and earlier subcommittee seats.

Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission)MemberJul 10, 2025 to PresentCongressional Record, H3195
MemberApr 17, 2023 to Jan 3, 2025Congressional Record, H1732 · End of the 118th Congress
MemberJun 29, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023Congressional Record, H3292 · End of the 117th Congress
MemberAug 6, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021Congressional Record, H7491 · End of the 116th Congress
MemberMay 13, 2015 to Jan 3, 2019Congressional Record, H2949 · End of the 115th Congress
MemberOct 23, 2013 to Jan 3, 2015Congressional Record, H6762 · End of the 113th Congress
MemberFeb 17, 2011 to Jan 3, 2013Congressional Record, H1189 · End of the 112th Congress

Earlier committees

Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Transportation and Infrastructure CommitteeMemberJan 10, 2007 to Jun 25, 2025H.Res. 47 · Congressional Record, H2962
Highways and TransitMemberListed Jan 2007 to Oct 2025Hearing, Jan 2007
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous MaterialsMemberListed Mar 2013 to Jun 2025Hearing, Mar 2013
AviationRanking MemberListed Feb 2007 to Jun 2025Hearing, Feb 2007
Water Resources and EnvironmentMemberListed Feb 2021 to Oct 2022Hearing, Feb 2021
Water Resources and EnvironmentMemberListed Feb 2011 to Jul 2014Hearing, Feb 2011
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous MaterialsMemberListed Jan 2009 to Jul 2010Hearing, Jan 2009
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency ManagementMemberListed Jan 2007 to Sep 2008Hearing, Jan 2007
Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Natural Resources CommitteeMemberFeb 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023H.Res. 92 · End of the 117th Congress
Water, Oceans, and WildlifeMemberListed Oct 2022 to Oct 2022Congressional Directory, Oct 2022
Oversight and InvestigationsMemberListed Oct 2022 to Oct 2022Congressional Directory, Oct 2022
Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Science, Space, and Technology CommitteeMemberJan 24, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021H.Res. 73 · End of the 116th Congress
Investigations and OversightRanking MemberListed Mar 2019 to Sep 2020Hearing, Mar 2019
Research and TechnologyMemberListed Mar 2019 to Sep 2020Hearing, Mar 2019
Ethics CommitteeMember2017–2019

Office spending

What this member's House office spent each year from its allowance, including interns, from the House's quarterly Statement of Disbursements. Beside it, the typical office: the median across every member that year.

YearTotalStaff payTravelRent and utilitiesMailPrintingOtherTypical office
2026 to Jun$860,541$705,903$24,243$57,211$13,249$15,806$44,130–
2025$1.9 million$1.7 million$38,075$108,126$3,425$13,292$87,493$1.9 million
2024$1.9 million$1.7 million$41,342$97,991$352$18,113$74,711$1.9 million
2023$1.9 million$1.6 million$40,240$97,351$18,713$28,416$117,503$1.9 million
2022$1.8 million$1.6 million$18,378$103,728$27,076$34,125$83,182$1.7 million
2021$1.5 million$1.3 million$11,602$94,498$21,079$23,624$72,897$1.5 million
2020$1.5 million$1.2 million$9,987$109,168$22,479$25,303$90,608$1.4 million
2019$1.4 million$1.1 million$27,931$102,577$27,189$16,337$89,708$1.4 million
2018$1.4 million$1.1 million$22,220$105,426$24,909$18,739$68,182$1.3 million
2017$1.3 million$1.1 million$31,334$97,632$26,024$27,056$60,801$1.3 million
2016$1.3 million$983,119$31,907$103,333$22,547$17,593$98,751$1.2 million

Years run from January 3. Bills for a year are often paid early the next year, so a recent year can still grow. Staff pay is the office's total; individual salaries are not shown here.

The district

Who lives in TN‑9, as drawn for the 119th Congress, from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey for 2025, beside the state and the nation.

Population
744,184

TN 7,315,076 · U.S. 341,784,859

Median household income
$60,172

TN $75,875 · U.S. $84,780

Median age
36.0

TN 39.5 · U.S. 39.5

Below the poverty line
19.6%

TN 12.6% · U.S. 11.8%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25 and over)
27.9%

TN 32.8% · U.S. 37.4%

Veterans (of adults)
5.4%

TN 6.5% · U.S. 5.9%

PeopleDistrictTNU.S.
Population744,184±11,4617,315,076341,784,859
Median age36.0±0.439.539.5
Under 1823.9%±0.5%21.4%21.0%
65 and over15.6%±0.5%18.6%19.0%
Citizens 18 and over526,177±8,9135,498,744249,178,715
Veterans (of adults)5.4%±0.6%6.5%5.9%
With a disability13.8%±0.9%14.8%13.7%
Born outside the U.S.8.7%±0.8%6.8%14.7%
Speak a language other than English at home12.5%±1.1%9.6%22.9%

Survey estimates, each with its margin of error (±, at 90% confidence), for the district as drawn when the survey was taken. The map is at the top of the page.

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Party, state and chamber are those of this member's most recent term. Bills and cosponsorships are held from the 107th Congress onwards and recorded votes from the 101st, so a member who served before those points will show fewer than they filed, or none. Committee service is held from the 107th Congress onwards, dated from the House and Senate resolutions and Congressional Record notices that seat and remove members. Subcommittee assignments are made inside each committee and carry no official date, so a subcommittee seat is shown from the first to the last printed hearing, Congressional Directory edition or official roster that lists the member. Vote counts cover roll calls tied to a bill; the chambers also vote on procedure and nominations, which are not listed here. Records come from Congress.gov and the Biographical Directory of Congress.