Steve Cohen

U.S. Representative · TN-9 · Democrat

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

1.34· expected 0.51

Above expectations

Rank 109 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 192 minority-party members without a committee lead

How far Cohen’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

56 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 1 significant (got a roll call vote), 55 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

How Cohen’s ratings compare with every representative

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Cohen.

95/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 35 missed of 674

Voted on 639 of 674 roll calls; missed 35. Lower than 83% of House members.

15%100%

98/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 118 of 214

Sided with the Democratic majority on 457 votes that split the parties. Lower than 55% of House members.

45%100%

11/ 100

Chamber median 12 · −1

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 60% of House members.

0%70%

−0.39

Democratic middle 80%: -0.52 to -0.23

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

LiberalConservative

2 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Cohen’s effectiveness score.

H.R. 144 Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency ActRequires Tennessee Valley Authority to file annual financial reports with Congress. AI-readGovernment Operations and Politics · Passed a chamber Jan 16, 2025Substantive196 words Passed a chamber
H.R. 1669 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training Program.Reauthorizes the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training Program. AI-readHealth · Out of committee Nov 18, 2025Substantive38 words Out of committee

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.