Press Releases

WASHINGTON – Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-9) and Tim Burchett (TN-2) have submitted detailed public comments on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) notice of proposed rulemaking increasing the required duration of cockpit data recordings from two to 25 hours. While they strongly support that proposal to aid accident investigators, they urge the FAA to publish a rule requiring that cockpit data recording devices be recoverable without resorting to underwater search and recovery.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today hailed the Senate passage of his National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act.  Earlier this week, Congressman Cohen managed the House debate and consideration of this important legislation. Now, after being approved by both chambers of Congress, Congressman Cohen’s bill will go to President Biden to be signed into law.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today questioned U.S. Department of Transportation administrators at a hearing on oversight of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).

WASHINGTON – Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-9), Ranking Member of the Aviation Subcommittee Rick Larsen (WA-2), Ranking Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Greg Stanton (AZ-4), Vice Ranking Member of the Committee and all Democratic Committee Members have sent a letter to Airlines for America (A4A) President and CEO Nicholas Calio expressing concern and dismay regarding the continued trend of mishandled wheelchairs and scooters, most recently on display in a video showing airline employees’ mistreatment of a passenger’s wheelchair at

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), the House Ranking Member of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, went to the House floor tonight to urge his colleagues to support aid to Ukraine as Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky returned to Washington to lobby lawmakers for the survival of his country. He also urged Speaker Mike Johnson to bring aid to Israel to a floor vote without conditions.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today questioned witnesses at a hearing on the General Services Administration selection of a Maryland site for the new FBI headquarters. Congressman Cohen in February reintroduced his legislation to remove the name of former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover from the current FBI headquarters building on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington and said any new headquarters should not bear Hoover’s name.