Judiciary
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today voted to advance the Emmett Till Antilynching Act to the full House of Representatives. He also spoke in favor of the bill, and on Memphis' history with lynchings, before the vote.
In his remarks, Congressman Cohen said in part:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today urged Committee colleagues to address violent felonies and support community policing. The remarks came during the markup of the Homicide Victims Families Rights Act.
In his remarks, Congressman Cohen said in part:
WASHINGTON -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, tonight addressed the House of Representatives and condemned the politicized rulings that he said have "diminished" the Supreme Court's stature.
In his remarks, Congressman Cohen said:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today applauded the Biden White House decision to nominate Andre B. Mathis for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The court, based in Cincinnati, hears appeals in federal cases from Tennessee, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-09) and Kelly Armstrong (N.D., at large) today applauded the Judiciary Committee vote advancing their bill, the Prohibiting Punishment for Acquitted Conduct Act, to the full House. The measure would end the unjust practice of judges increasing sentences based on conduct for which a defendant has been acquitted by a jury.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today questioned expert witnesses at a hearing entitled "Silenced: How Forced Arbitration Keeps Victims of Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment in the Shadows." Victims of sexual harassment testified about being denied an opportunity to tell their stories in public after sometimes unwittingly signing forced arbitration agreements with employers.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Judiciary and Transportation and Infrastructure Committees, today voted for the rule for consideration of the Build Back Better Act, historic legislation investing in the nation's social safety net.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today voted for his bill to rename the Memphis Federal Building for the late federal Judge Odell Horton. Congressman Cohen, a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure and Judiciary Committees, previously passed a bill adding Judge Horton's name to the Downtown federal building and courthouse.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, spoke from the House floor today, applauding a variety of popular elements in the Build Back Better plan nearing a vote in the House including the extension of the Biden Child Tax Credit, the expansion of access to affordable home care for older adults, the authorization of universal, comprehensive paid leave for U.S. workers, and the largest effort to combat climate change in U.S.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today spoke in favor of and voted to advance to the full House of Representatives, the Nondebtor Release Prohibition Act. The measure would, in part, prevent companies from avoiding the financial consequences of their actions by transferring liabilities to other legal entities and then filing for bankruptcy to avoid losses.