Judiciary
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Two years to the day after a Supreme Court decision eviscerated civil rights protections enshrined in the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) continued his efforts to fully restore those protections by cosponsoring the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015, which was introduced by Congresswoman Terri Sewell (AL-07).
Dear Friend,
The senseless Emanuel AME Church murders are so horrific and so sad that they are hard to fathom. There are still some in America who are so full of hate that we must ask what put this young man on this path. Read my full statement on Wednesday’s shootings in Charleston here.
[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) issued the following statement on today’s ruling of the Supreme Court that states have the right to reject specialty license plate designs, like those including Confederate flags, that it does not wish to promote:
[WASHINGTON, DC] – The Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2015, which was introduced earlier this year by Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) and Chairman of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Lamar Smith (TX-21) to protect consumers from unfair taxes on digital goods, was approved by the House Judiciary Committee today on a voice vote and now awaits consideration by the full House. The legislation, H.R.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – The passage of two marijuana-related amendments to the 2016 Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations bill and a close vote on another may signal a watershed moment in the fight to respect states’ rights, increase access to cannabis-derived, effective medical treatments, and reform our nation’s outdated criminal marijuana policies, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) said today.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Late this evening, the U.S. House of Representatives approved on a voice vote an amendment to the 2016 Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations bill authored by Congressman Steve Cohen’s (TN-09) to secure $4 million for to local law enforcement agencies working to reduce their backlogs of untested rape kits. Untested rape kits are a significant public safety hazard that prevents law enforcement from apprehending violent criminals, increases the risk of additional crimes, and robs victims of the justice they deserve.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN) today applauded President Obama’s nomination of U.S. Attorney Edward L. Stanton III to serve as District Court Judge for the Western District of Tennessee. The Congressman recommended Stanton to the President after convening a bipartisan, biracial screening committee of local attorneys. Mr. Stanton is a lifelong Memphian and graduate of Central High School who has served as U.S. Attorney for nearly 5 years.