Transportation

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), the Ranking Member of the Aviation Subcommittee, today addressed the recent aviation accidents in Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia that took the lives of 74 people.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Senator Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico, a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, reintroduced the bicameral DOT Victim and Survivor Advocate Act to create a new role designated as the “National Roadway Safety Advocate” at the Department of Transportation (DOT). The advocate will be responsible for working directly with roadway safety crash victims, survivors, and their families. 

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today discussed his priorities for railroad service at a hearing titled “America Builds: Examining America’s Freight and Passenger Rail Network.”

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today introduced the Train Furtherance of Outstanding Onboard Dining Act (Train FOOD Act) and the Train Establishment of Appetizing Table Service Act (Train EATS Act) to improve the dining experience on long-distance train routes across the country.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen, the Ranking Member of the Aviation Subcommittee, today attended Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s announcement of a final rule that is the biggest expansion of rights for passengers with disabilities in a generation. 

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), the Ranking Member of the Aviation Subcommittee, today extolled the bipartisan leadership of the Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee that led to overwhelming support of this year’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act.  Congressman Cohen emphasized the importance of ensuring that the provisions of the law, signed six months ago, are fully implemented as Congress intended.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), the Ranking Member of the Aviation Subcommittee, today announced that four Shelby County airports will receive a total of $18,734,518 in formula funding from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Infrastructure Grant Program. The funding comes from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that only Congressman Cohen among current members of the Tennessee Congressional delegation voted for.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today announced a $2,419,870 Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to the MidSouth Development District. The SS4A program, established by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) that Congressman Cohen alone among current members of the Tennessee Congressional District voted for, will support a comprehensive safety action plan to reduce traffic injuries and address identified safety needs.