Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) recently introduced legislation he authored to provide the needed funding for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to better coordinate the collection of statistics from the 2003 Standard Certificate of Birth by providing funding to states which cannot afford to implement these certificates. The measure – also known as the Birth Certificate Enhancement Act of 2011 – would also give the federal government the necessary funding to collect the data from the states.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the University of Memphis $292,294 for biological research related to deafness and communicative disorders. The new federal funds will be distributed through the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded Memphis $4,232,594 for expenses related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, and infrastructure, housing and economic revitalization for the storm that took place in May 2010. Shelby County will receive $2,526,642.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) received a grade of 93 percent on the annual Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law scorecard. The Congressman received one of the highest grades in the Tennessee delegation.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today reintroduced Jane’s Law, a bipartisan measure that was crafted to close a legal loophole that enables people to avoid paying court-ordered property distributions by crossing state lines. The measure was named after Jane Maharam, who has been fighting since 1983 to force her ex-husband to return her assets and obey court orders.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital $434,896 for allergy, immunology and transplantation research. The federal funds will be distributed through the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced his Memphis office is looking to hire a Veterans Case Worker through the Wounded Warrior Fellowship Program. This program is limited to veterans who have served on active duty since September 11, 2001, have at least a 30 percent disability rating, and less than 20 years of service. Interested applicants must apply through the Wounded Warrior Program.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital three federal grants worth more than $780,000 for research.
The first grant -- worth $325,737 – will be used for pharmacology, physiology, and biological research and will be distributed by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) has received a perfect score on the annual Humane Society Legislative Fund scorecard. He is the only member of the Tennessee Congressional delegation to receive a perfect score – his fourth in a row.