Children and Families
It is important to provide all children and families access to a quality, affordable education and healthcare to help them secure a prosperous future. As a member of Congress, I have championed for legislation that makes it easier for Americans to balance work and family responsibilities, expands support for foster youth care, and serves the needs of children with special behavioral health needs and/or medical disabilities. I also firmly believe that assisting families in their pursuit of higher education is critical for our nation's growth and success.
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WASHINGTON – Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-09) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) today introduced the Prioritizing Accountability and Accessibility for Aviation Consumers Act to ensure that passengers with disabilities have up-to-date data on the Department of Transportation’s effectiveness in resolving disability-related complaints ranging from untrained staff at the ticket counter to lost or damaged mobility aids to passenger injuries and more.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today urged constituents to be aware of a significant backlog in U.S. State Department passport application processing and recommended early filing to avoid delays or trip cancellations.
WASHINGTON – On the first day of Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today introduced the bipartisan Cerebral Palsy Research Program Authorization Act, to investigate the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and societal costs of cerebral palsy, the most prevalent life-long physical disability.
The bill is currently cosponsored by Congressmen Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO).
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that Porter-Leath’s Early Head Start programs will receive $1,284,763 and the Shelby County Board of Education will receive $13,360,627 for Head Start programs from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration of Children and Families.
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WASHINGTON – On Friday, March 3, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) will hold an event for the news media to discuss the $1 million he secured for the YMCA Before and After School Programs at Memphis and Shelby County Schools. Officials with the YMCA and the schools are expected to participate.
What: A News Media Event to Discuss funding for Before and After School programs
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today introduced the Diversity Advancements in Accelerated Learning Programs Act, legislation that would authorize Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) funding to be used to create equity offices in state education departments or local education agencies. These offices would work to provide recommendations and develop programs to improve diversity in Advanced Placement (AP) and Gifted and Talented (GT) academic programs.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will receive a grant of $708,579 to study hematopoietic stem cell dysfunction in sickle cell disease from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will receive a $754,116 grant from the National Cancer Institute to study the cerebellar origins of medulloblastoma subgroups.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today introduced The Living Wage Now Act, a measure to immediately increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour.
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MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today wrote to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra seeking his assistance to ensure the health and safety of Tennesseans living with and at high risk for contracting HIV by providing HIV treatment and prevention funding directly to county health departments and community organizations after the Tennessee Department of Health’s (TDH’s) decision to discontinue its participation in the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Prevention and Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) initiat