Judiciary
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today received the 2012 Public Official of the Year Award from the Tennessee Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today sent a letter to Cass Sunstein, Administrator for the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), thanking the Administrator for his interest in the “check engine” light issue and asking him to review the new regulations for the vehicle inspection program.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) has received a 100 percent on The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights voting scorecard, which has been published every Congress since 1969 and reflects positions taken by Senators and Representatives on the legislative priorities of The Leadership Conference. Congressman Cohen was the only member of the Tennessee Congressional delegation to receive a perfect score.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law today held a hearing on bipartisan legislation authored by Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) and Congressman Sam Graves (R-MO-6) to prohibit discriminatory taxes on the rental of motor vehicles.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN) today issued the following statement on House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith’s (R-TX) decision to postpone consideration of the Stop Online Piracy Act (H.R. 3261) – legislation that would require Internet Service Providers to block access to certain foreign websites.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced President Obama has nominated Judge John Fowlkes to serve as District Court Judge for the Western District of Tennessee. Congressman Cohen recommended Judge Fowlkes to President Obama.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Obama today signed into law legislation Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) authored with Congressman J. Randy Forbes (R-VA-4), Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA-46), Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-9) and Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-8) to help members of the National Guard and Reserve obtain bankruptcy relief should they need it. The bipartisan measure -- the National Guard and Reservist Debt Relief Extension Act of 2011 -- was recently approved by the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families has awarded a federal grant worth $797,809 to the Shelby County Government for Project Motivating Offenders Succeeding Tomorrow (MOST), an initiative that was established to reduce recidivism through improving inmates’ parenting skills, committed relationships, and job security.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved legislation -- the National Guard and Reservist Debt Relief Extension Act of 2011 -- Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) authored with Congressman J. Randy Forbes (R-VA-4), Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA-46), Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-9) and Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-8) to help members of the National Guard and Reserve obtain bankruptcy relief should they need it.