Steve Cohen — Voting Record & Political Positions

U.S. Representative for TN's 9th Congressional District · Democrat

Steve Cohen is a Democrat U.S. Representative for TN's 9th Congressional District. This page tracks Steve Cohen's congressional voting record, attendance, legislative effectiveness, and positions on key issues. In office since 2007.

Steve Cohen's Voting Record at a Glance

• Voting attendance: 90% — cast 468 of 520 roll-call votes (missed 52).
• Party-line voting: votes with Democrat 92.86% of the time (7.14% of votes break with the party).
• Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 8852 bills, 202 of which were enacted into law.

Top Issues Steve Cohen Votes On

• Taxation
• Health Insurance
• Defense Spending
• Immigration
• Climate Change
• Infrastructure

How Steve Cohen Voted on Recent Bills

• Yea on “Ukraine Support Act” (2026-06-04) — Passed
• Yea on “Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2913) to authorize support for Ukraine, and for other purposes.” (2026-06-04) — Passed
• Nay on “Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027” (2026-06-04) — Passed
• Nay on “Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon.” (2026-06-04) — Failed
• Yea on “Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025” (2026-06-03) — Passed
• Yea on “Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.” (2026-06-03) — Passed
• Nay on “No Funds for Repeat Child Care Violations Act of 2026” (2026-06-03) — Passed
• Yea on “Alaska’s Right to Ivory Sales and Tradition Act” (2026-06-03) — Passed

When Steve Cohen Broke With the Democrat Party

Steve Cohen has voted against the Democrat majority on about 7.1% of party-line votes tracked. Recent examples:

• Voted Yea on “Cashless Bail Reporting Act” (2026-05-14) while most Democrats voted No — Passed.
• Voted Yea on “Expressing support for law enforcement officers.” (2026-05-13) while most Democrats voted No — Passed.
• Voted Nay on “Reaffirming Iran remains the largest state sponsor of terrorism.” (2026-03-05) while most Democrats voted Yea — Passed.
• Voted Nay on “Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026” (2026-01-14) while most Democrats voted Yea — Passed.
• Voted Nay on “Abducted Ukrainian Children Recovery and Accountability Act” (2025-12-10) while most Democrats voted Yea — Passed.

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