Congressman Cohen secured $3 Million in federal Community Project Funding to support the Historic Melrose High School Restoration Project — phase one was recently completed, with the opening of Orange Mound's first-ever public library.
“This substantial HUD investment in our community will keep people comfortably housed while bolstering the local economy and addressing critical housing needs," said Congressman Cohen.
Congressman Cohen secured over $1.9 Million in FY 2024 Community Project Funding to help purchase new body cameras and sentinel surveillance cameras for the Memphis Police Department.
Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) urged constituents to be aware of a significant backlog in U.S. State Department passport application processing and recommended early filing to avoid delays or trip cancellations.
“The thoughtful use of this PROTECT grant will restore the environment along our riverfront and strengthen the resiliency of major transportation and recreation corridors benefiting the entire Mid-South region," said Congressman Cohen.
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MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), who has boycotted previous State of the Union and inaugural addresses by President Trump, will again avoid the speech scheduled for Tuesday evening. He will instead attend the People’s State of the Union organized by the progressive advocacy group MoveOn and the media company MeidasTouch.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will receive two grants totaling $1,389,167 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for research on engineering high-fidelity regulator T-cells and defining their sustainability. The work is under the direction of Dr. Yongqiang Feng of the Department of Immunology.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
MEMPHIS -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) made the following statement after learning of the passing of civil rights leader and presidential candidate Jesse Jackson:
WASHINGTON, DC — Last night, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), senior member of the Judiciary Committee, voted against the so-called “SAVE America Act”, a Republican bill that advances President Trump’s call to “nationalize elections”.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, introduced a resolution to condemn and censure President Donald Trump for a social media post shared on February 5 that included a racist image portraying former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama.
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, questioned Attorney General Pam Bondi during an oversight hearing. Congressman Cohen pressed the Attorney General on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)’s recruitment effort that targets local law enforcement officers and on the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) failure to investigate the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, who were slain by federal immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota.
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today sent a letter to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors raising serious concerns about TVA’s recent issuance of Supplemental Environmental Impact Statements (SEISs) for the Kingston and Cumberland Fossil Plants, and urging TVA to postpone any vote on the proposals until the public has a full and open opportunity to review and comment.
MEMPHIS, TN – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) wrote to Governor Bill Lee today following up on his January 30 letter asking the governor to submit a request for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance for Shelby County following the severe winter storm that struck the region from January 22–27, 2026.
Dear Friend,
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Steve Cohen (D-TN-9), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA-10), and Deborah Ross (D-NC-2) and U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) today introduced legislation to help prevent deadly truck underride crashes.