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WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the House Aviation Subcommittee, hailed passage of the Seat Egress in Air Travel (SEAT) Act, the Planes Ensuring Total Safety (PETS) Act and three other measures he introduced that were made a part of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill that passed the House on a vote of 398 to 23 and is expected to be considered in the Senate soon. See his remarks on the House floor here.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the House Aviation Subcommittee, praised passage of his Seat Egress in Air Travel (SEAT) Act he introduced that was made a part of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill that passed the House today. The vote was 398 to 23. See his floor remarks here.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) applauded today's Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee passage of his bill to rename the facility at 1325 Autumn Avenue as "The Judge Russell B. Sugarmon Post Office." The Senate committee's action clears the way for consideration by the full Senate.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) applauded House passage of the Music Modernization Act, a bill that updates provisions of federal copyright law to account for the transformation of the music industry by the internet, music streaming and smart phones. It also expands federal copyright protection to pre-1972 sound recordings to ensure that legacy artists are appropriately compensated for the use of their work.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the House Subcommittee on Aviation, today applauded the inclusion of the Seat Egress in Air Travel (SEAT) Act in a consensus bicameral, bipartisan Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization package, H.R. 302, that is expected to be considered by the House and Senate soon. The SEAT Act will require the FAA to establish minimum seat sizes and distances between rows to ensure the safety of the flying public.
Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a grant totaling $417,953 to the City of Memphis. The award will support a project titled "Map901: Building Rich Interior Hazard Maps for First Responders."
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded research grants totaling $680,000 to the Memphis Health Center, Christ Community Health Services, Inc. and the Tri-State Community Health Center. All grants are being awarded through the HHS's Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded research grants totaling $1,515,998 to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
"The research done at UTHSC and St. Jude keeps Memphis a leader in medical research and funding from HHS is key to maintaining that," said Congressman Cohen.
HHS allocates millions of dollars for medical research each year through its various institutes and research centers.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) applauded House passage today of a bill he introduced that designates the U.S. Postal Service facility at 1320 Autumn Avenue as the "Judge Russell B. Sugarmon Post Office Building." He made the following statement:
"No one deserves this honor more than Judge Sugarmon, a crusader for Civil Rights and a respected attorney and jurist. I look forward to the Senate's passage of the bill."
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) received a 100 percent score from the government watchdog group Common Cause on Wednesday after it assessed 15 measures involving money in politics, voting rights, Net Neutrality, overturning the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, presidential conflicts of interest and abuse of power, and redistricting reform. See the scorecard here. Congressman Cohen made the following statement: