US Representative

Steve Cohen 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 2)

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB1271

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
This bill provides specified funds to the 1890 Scholarships Program for FY2025 and each succeeding year for student scholarships. This National Institute of Food and Agriculture program provides grants to 1890 Institutions (i.e., historically Black colleges and universities that belong to the U.S. land-grant university system) for students who intend to pursue a career in the food and agricultural sciences.The bill also permanently reauthorizes the 1890 Scholarships Program.Further, the bill specifies that student scholarships include scholarships for programs leading to a bachelor or graduate degree. 
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Us Congress House Bill HB1277

Introduced
2/13/25  
First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act
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Us Congress House Bill HB1288

Introduced
2/13/25  
DRIVE Act of 2025 Driver Reimbursement Increase for Veteran Equity Act of 2025
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Us Congress House Bill HB1300

Introduced
2/13/25  
PSA Screening for HIM Act Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening for High-risk Insured Men Act
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Us Congress House Bill HB1321

Introduced
2/13/25  
Ending DOGE Conflicts Act
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Us Congress House Bill HB1359

Introduced
2/13/25  
Black History Matters Act This bill directs the National Museum of African American History and Culture to study and report on Black history education in public elementary and secondary schools. Among other elements, the study must (1) identify the states and local educational agencies that require (and those that do not require) Black history education as part of the curriculum taught in public elementary and secondary schools, (2) assess the quality of Black history education provided by schools, and (3) assess the types and quality of instructional material used to teach students about Black history.
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Us Congress House Bill HB1372

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 300 Macedonia Lane in Knoxville, Tennessee, as the "Reverend Harold Middlebrook Post Office Building".
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Us Congress House Bill HB1373

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Report Pass
4/2/25  
Tennessee Valley Authority Transparency Act of 2025
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Us Congress House Bill HB14

Introduced
3/5/25  
John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025
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Us Congress House Bill HB1422

Introduced
2/18/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
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Us Congress House Bill HB1433

Introduced
2/18/25  
Kids' Access to Primary Care Act of 2025This bill modifies payments for Medicaid primary care services. Specifically, the bill applies a Medicare payment rate floor to Medicaid primary care services that are provided after the date of enactment of the bill and extends the payment rate to additional types of practitioners (e.g., obstetricians).The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must conduct a study on the number of children enrolled in Medicaid, the number of providers receiving payment for primary care services, and associated payment rates before and after the bill's implementation.
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Us Congress House Bill HB1443

Introduced
2/18/25  
Public Safety Free Speech Act
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Us Congress House Bill HB1449

Introduced
2/21/25  
Energy Resilient Communities Act
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Us Congress House Bill HB1477

Introduced
2/21/25  
Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2025

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Us Congress House Bill HB144

Introduced
1/3/25  
Refer
1/3/25  
Refer
1/4/25  
Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency ActThis bill expands reporting requirements for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). TVA is a government corporation that provides electricity in Tennessee and in portions of several surrounding states. It also provides flood control, navigation, and land management services for the Tennessee River system.The bill reinstates the requirement for TVA to file an annual financial statement and report with Congress in March. (The requirement was terminated by the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995.)The bill also modifies the requirement that the report include the names, salaries, and duties of employees earning more than $1,500 a year. Under the bill, this information is only required for employees earning more than the maximum rate of basic pay for grade GS-13 of the General Schedule.