9th District
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the Stax Museum of American Soul Music will be receiving a grant of $168,728 from the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences' African American History and Culture program. The grants are designed to build the capacity of African American museums and support the growth and development of museum professionals.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will receive a grant of $3,686,681 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for research into SARS-CoV-2 (coronavirus) transmission and immunity. The Congressman also announced the University of Memphis will receive a grant of $415,740 from the National Cancer Institute for cancer detection and diagnosis research.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Memphis will receive a grant of $482,080 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture to study microplastics and their degradation and transport in agricultural soil and the interaction of hydrodynamics, chemistry and material sciences.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today applauded introduction of the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act.
Congressman Cohen noted that it incorporates several of his priorities including his bill, H.R. 1400, the Horse Transportation Safety Act. It also incorporates many elements of his other bills including H.R. 1511, the Stop Underrides Act, H.R. 3959, the School Bus Safety Act and H.R. 3663, the Complete Streets Act.
WASHINGTON -- On Wednesday, June 3, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time -- 9:00 a.m. Central time, Chairman Steve Cohen (TN-09) will preside at a House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties hearing on protecting the right to vote during the COVID-19 pandemic. The global health crisis poses an unprecedented challenge for administering free and fair elections and ensuring that every eligible citizen is able to vote this November.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Memphis will receive $1,860,725 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for scholarships for disadvantaged students.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
"This funding for scholarships for disadvantaged students at the U of M is money wisely spent. The students benefitting from these scholarships will improve their prospects for the future and strengthen our entire community."
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today cautioned those still awaiting an Economic Impact Payments from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that the payments may come in the mail in the form of debit cards. Some four million Americans who don't receive the payments by direct deposit to their bank accounts or by checks in the mail will be receiving the payment in the form of a debit card.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, today released a statement in response to the recent killings of African Americans in rural southeast Georgia, Louisville, and Minneapolis:
MEMPHIS -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that Memphis Health Center Inc. will be receiving a grant of $1,252,973 and Christ Community Health Services will be receiving a grant of $1,480,859 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
"These substantial supplemental grants to our Memphis community health centers is both welcome and critically needed. These centers meet the health care needs of some of our most underserved residents in communities hard hit by this pandemic."