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 -- U.S. Representative Steve Cohen (TN-09) and U.S. Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado today introduced the Restorative Practices in Schools Act, legislation to help schools and districts build safe, inclusive learning environments and to encourage the use of restorative practices in place of overly harsh punitive discipline policies, like "zero tolerance," which often result in disproportionate punishment for minor infractions.
WASHINGTON -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), with bipartisan co-sponsors Congressmen Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1) and Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO-5), today introduced the Cerebral Palsy Research Program Act which would create a cerebral palsy research program within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and provide the first-ever dedicated source of federal funding for cerebral palsy research.
WASHINGTON -- One year after the American Rescue Plan became law, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced today that Tennessee's 9th Congressional District has received $18,459,774
to date from the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Emergency Connectivity Fund Program (ECF).
MEMPHIS – Late Wednesday night, Congressman Cohen voted to pass an omnibus spending package to keep the government open and make transformative investments to help working families with the cost of living, create American jobs, and support the vulnerable. It also included $11.7 million in funding for the community projects in Tennessee's 9th Congressional District that Congressman Cohen requested through this year's appropriations process.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will receive a $557,841 grant from the National Cancer Institute for research entitled "Measuring Lifelong Multimorbidity with Patient Perspectives: Implementing and Visualizing the Cumulative Burden Methodology Across Cohorts."
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON -- Representatives Steve Cohen (TN-09) and Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) today introduced legislation to prohibit discriminatory practices against individuals with disabilities who need Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS).
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will receive a $416,325 grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to conduct research entitled "The Role of Immature Tumor Subpopulations in Pediatric Rhabdomyosarcoma." This is the third NCI grant to St. Jude Congressman Cohen has announced this week.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today introduced the Keeping Evictions off Credit Reports Act. This bill would prevent evictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic from appearing on credit reports, which would negatively affect a person's future access to credit or housing.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will receive a $416,325 grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to conduct research on apoptosis and tumor suppression. Congressman Cohen also announced a separate NCI grant to St. Jude on Wednesday.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will receive a $734,126 grant from the National Cancer Institute to conduct research on T cell therapy for pediatric solid tumors.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement: