Judiciary
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), the Representative from Memphis and a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland asking for a Department of Justice review of the expulsion of Tennessee state Representatives Justin Jones and Justin J. Pearson, and a failed vote to expel Representative Gloria Johnson. The letter reads in part:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), recently sworn in to a ninth term, today was named the Ranking Member, or the top member of the minority Democratic Party, on the Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee’s Aviation Subcommittee, where he will oversee policy on airports, air cargo, commercial airline service and passenger safety.
WASHINGTON – CongressmanSteve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure and Judiciary Committees, has reintroduced the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Second Screening Act.
WASHINGTON -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today re-introduced the Safer Streets Act, which would create a new grant program to support local communities with high rates of violent crime, including the hiring of additional law enforcement officers and providing resources to community-based violence prevention programs.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, today applauded the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol for its thorough investigation and compelling conclusions.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, today voted for the Respect for Marriage Act, protecting the rights of couples in seme-sex and interracial marriages.
The vote on passage was 258 to 169.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, today introduced the Free Speech Protection Act with fourco-sponsors. The bill aims to deter so-called Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) that powerful interests deploy to stifle free speech through bad-faith defamation lawsuits.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee and a member of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, today applauded President Biden’s decision to grant a full and unconditional pardon of all prior federal offenses for simple possession of marijuana by U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today announced two grants from the Department of Justice totaling $1,405,946. The first, for $1,005,962, for Shelby County, is from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Program. The second, to Casa Luz, is for $399,984.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation will receive a grant of $2,917,201 to address its evidence evaluation crime lab backlog. The funding comes after a significant time lapse in testing a Memphis victim’s rape kit led to the rape and murder of a Memphis kindergarten teacher.