Transportation

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.

MEMPHIS – On Wednesday, January 18, Congressman Cohen and leaders of Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital will discuss the two new ambulances for which he was able to secure funding this year through the congressional appropriations process. The media are welcome.

What: A press conference on two new ambulances secured for Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital

WASHINGTON– Today, Congressman Cohen voted to pass the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, known as an omnibus, to keep the government open and make transformative long-term investments at the local and national level.

WASHINGTON -- As the holiday season continues and millions of Americans are set to board crowded flights in the next few weeks, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation, today introduced the Emergency Vacating of Aircraft Cabin (EVAC) Act to ensure the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) does more to prioritize passenger safety by appropriately considering seat size, carry-on ba

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today questioned expert witnesses at an Aviation Subcommittee hearing on “Accessible Air Travel: Addressing Challenges for Passengers with Disabilities.”

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today marked the anniversary of President Biden’s signing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Congressman Cohen attended the White House signing ceremony and noted that, to date, over $3.6 billion in IIJA funding has been announced and is headed to Tennessee.

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the Shelby County Board of Education will receive a rebate of up to $6,715,000 to replace 17 existing school buses with clean and zero-emission (ZE) models to reduce harmful emissions from older, dirtier buses.

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and its Subcommittee on Aviation, today submitted a joint comment letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) seeking to ensure that it takes into consideration the demographics of all members of the flying public before promulgating a rule on minimum seat dimensions for airplane seats that are necessary for passenger safety.