9th District

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a member of the Natural Resources Committee, today introduced the Benton MacKaye Scenic Trail Act, linking Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina over 287 scenic miles of mountains, valleys, forests and waterfalls. The trail, on federal land for 95 percent of its length, would be administered by the National Forest Service.

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) released the following statement today in recognition of Memorial Day on Monday:

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today submitted a statement for the record during an Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce legislative hearing considering his bill, H.R. 5441, the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act, which he has strongly promoted since it was first introduced in 2013.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that Shelby County will receive a $4,718,292 emergency relief grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for its Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that Christ Community Health Services Inc. will receive a $1,585,943 grant from the Department of Health and Human Services for its ongoing work to meet the needs of the medically underserved.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today voted for the Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act which will lower costs by preventing oil companies from raising prices in an excessive or exploitative way. Congressman Cohen noted that the top five oil companies have announced profits of $35 billion in the past three months.

The vote on passage was 217 to 207.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN), Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, today managed the House floor debate on H.R. 6943, the Public Safety Officer Support Act, and H.R. 2992, the Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Law Enforcement Training Act. He also managed the floor debate on a resolution condemning rising antisemitism.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) plans to vote on the Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act tonight to address the acute shortage of infant formula caused by a supply disruption in Michigan. This supplemental appropriations bill provides $28 million in emergency funding for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), providing FDA the resources it needs to address the current urgent infant formula shortage and to help prevent it from ever happening again.