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WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), the Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, today spoke in support of passage for H.R. 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. The historic measure, named for the late champion of civil rights, Georgia Congressman John Lewis, will protect voting rights by restoring important provisions of the Civil Rights Act that have been steadily eroded by U.S. Supreme Court rulings and restrictive state voter suppression laws.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Memphis will receive a $450,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for a project entitled "Multimodal Signaling and Communication Analysis of World Leaders" under the direction of Research Assistant Professor Leah Windsor.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
MEMPHIS – Representative Steve Cohen (TN-09), along with Representatives French Hill (AR-02), Terri Sewell (AL-07), and Mike Turner (OH-10), today introduced the Shift Back to Society Act. The bipartisan bill would establish a five-year grant pilot program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) to provide educational programming for formerly incarcerated people to expand their professional opportunities, reduce recidivism, and facilitate re-entry in communities.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Memphis will receive a grant of $299,998 to underwrite a project titled "Understanding the Role of Undergraduate Research and Mentoring in the Self-Efficacy, Identity, and Success of Engineering Undergraduate Students" under the direction of Electrical Computer Engineering Professor Chrysanthe Preza.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), who was in the House Chamber Gallery when the rioters invaded the U.S. Capitol on January 6, fully supports the efforts of the Select Committee looking into the attack.
WASHINGTON – Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-09), Danny K. Davis (IL-07), and Eric Swalwell (CA-15) today introduced the Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act. This legislation would restore fairness in student lending by treating privately issued student loans the same as other types of private debt are treated in bankruptcy. Until 2005, this type of student loan debt was dischargeable in bankruptcy, but a change to the bankruptcy code that year removed that consumer protection.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today reintroduced the Diversity Advancements in Accelerated Academic Programs Act, a measure authorizing the use of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) funding to create equity offices in state departments of education or local education agencies that would develop programs to improve diversity in Advanced Placement (AP) and Gifted and Talented (GT) programs.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen, a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today expressed his support for the Biden Administration's gun violence strategy and its work with Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn "CJ" Davis. Davis was among several municipal officials who met with Biden at the White House on Monday to discuss use of $350 million in American Rescue Plan funding dedicated to implementing proven violence-prevention policies.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – In advance of Sunday's observance of America's 245th birthday, Congressman Cohen (TN-09) released the following statement:
"On Sunday, friends, family and neighbors will gather for barbecues and fireworks to celebrate our nation's independence. When our founders signed the Declaration of Independence 245 years ago, they set us on a path to liberty and freedom that has become the envy of the world.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), who was in the House Chamber when violent insurrectionists assaulted the U.S. Capitol on January 6, today voted to create a Select Committee on the events of that day.
The vote on passage was 222 to 190.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement: