Homeland Security
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN), Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Congressman Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) and Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO) today introduced the Stop, Observe, Ask and Respond (SOAR) to Health and Wellness Act. This bipartisan legislation would provide health care professionals at all levels training on how to identify and appropriately treat human trafficking victims. It is a companion to a Senate bill also introduced today by Senators Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) and Susan Collins (R-ME).
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, will join other members of the House Judiciary Committee and colleagues in the House of Representatives in cosponsoring the Statue of Liberty Values (SOLVE) Act.
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today released the following statement on the 15th anniversary of the deadly terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001:
On Wednesday, April 6, 2016 from 8:30am-12pm, I, along with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, am hosting a Human Trafficking Awareness Training at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Special guests will include representatives from the Department of Homeland Security, state and local law enforcement, the medical community and local organizations to discuss the importance of and the strategies to combat human trafficking.