Bills About Transportation And Public Works Sponsored by Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.)

Rep. Cohen sponsored 38 bills about transportation and public works in the 116th Congress (2019-20).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
July 9, 2020	H.R.7509	To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the TSA to offer certain secondary screenings of passengers prior to a physical inspection if an object of concern is detected, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
July 27, 2020	H.R.7799	To designate a portion of United States Route 80 in Alabama as the "John R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway", and for other purposes.	112	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
July 27, 2020	H.R.7800	To provide certainty for airport funding.	6	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
May 22, 2020	H.R.6965	To provide for cash refunds for canceled airline flights and tickets during the COVID-19 emergency.	46	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Dec. 11, 2019	H.R.5401	To require aircraft manufacturers to offer or provide non-required safety enhancing equipment of an aircraft without additional charge to an air carrier, and for other purposes.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Nov. 20, 2019	H.R.5195	To prohibit air carriers from imposing fees that are not reasonable and proportional to the costs incurred by the air carriers, and for other purposes.	17	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
July 25, 2019	H.R.3959	To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue rules requiring the inclusion of new safety equipment in school buses, and for other purposes.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
July 10, 2019	H.R.3663	To establish the complete streets program, and for other purposes.	28	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
July 9, 2019	H.R.3646	To direct the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, to revise section 91.145 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, such that the term "sporting" does not limit the types of major events described in such section.	8	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
March 27, 2019	H.R.1914	To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to national priority safety programs, and for other purposes.	10	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
March 5, 2019	H.R.1511	To reduce the number of preventable deaths and injuries caused by underride crashes, to improve motor carrier and passenger motor vehicle safety, and for other purposes.	29	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Feb. 27, 2019	H.R.1400	To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the transportation of horses in interstate transportation in a motor vehicle containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another, and for other purposes.	131	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Sept. 12, 2018	H.R.6773	To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue rules requiring the inclusion of new safety equipment in school buses, and for other purposes.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
March 8, 2018	H.R.5218	To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to national priority safety programs, and for other purposes.	13	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Dec. 12, 2017	H.R.4622	To reduce the number of preventable deaths and injuries caused by underride crashes, to improve motor carrier and passenger motor vehicle safety, and for other purposes.	8	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Oct. 12, 2017	H.R.4040	To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the transportation of horses in interstate transportation in a motor vehicle containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another, and for other purposes.	50	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
March 9, 2017	H.R.1467	To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to prescribe regulations establishing minimum standards for space for passengers on passenger aircraft, and for other purposes.	9	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Dec. 7, 2016	H.R.6461	To encourage school bus safety.	0		Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb. 8, 2016	H.R.4490	To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations that establish minimum dimensions for passenger seats on aircraft operated by any air carrier in the provision of interstate air transportation or intrastate air transportation, and for other purposes.	9	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
June 15, 2015	H.R.2776	To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations with respect to the size standards certain air carriers utilize for carry-on baggage, and for other purposes.	2	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
April 23, 2015	H.R.2007	To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a grant program to assist the development of aerotropolis transportation systems, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
April 23, 2015	H.R.2006	To amend SAFETEA-LU to ensure that projects that assist the establishment of aerotropolis transportation systems are eligible for certain grants, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
March 4, 2015	H.R.1282	To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the transportation of horses in interstate transportation in a motor vehicle containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another.	54	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jan. 14, 2015	H.R.365	To direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a notice and comment rulemaking before implementing certain policies relating to obstruction evaluation aeronautical studies, and for other purposes.	4	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
June 18, 2014	H.R.4889	To amend title 23, United States Code, to require States to dedicate 5 percent of certain funds to projects that reduce emission to public safety vehicles, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
May 8, 2014	H.R.4609	To amend SAFETEA-LU to ensure that projects that assist the establishment of aerotropolis transportation systems are eligible for certain grants, and for other purposes.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
May 8, 2014	H.R.4610	To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a grant program to assist the development of aerotropolis transportation systems, and for other purposes.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Sept. 15, 2011	H.R.2946	To require that vessels used to engage in drilling for oil or gas in ocean waters that are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States must be documented under chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
July 21, 2011	H.R.2609	To establish an Office of Livability in the Office of the Secretary of Transportation, and for other purposes.	2	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
April 6, 2011	H.R.1395	To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a grant program to assist the development of aerotropolis transportation systems, and for other purposes.	3	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
April 5, 2011	H.R.1371	To amend SAFETEA-LU to ensure that projects that assist the establishment of aerotropolis transportation systems are eligible for certain grants, and for other purposes.	6	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
March 14, 2011	H.R.1067	To rescind earmarks for certain surface transportation projects, and for other purposes.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
June 30, 2010	H.R.5646	To designate the FAA Air Control Tower located at Memphis International Airport as the Freedom Tower.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
June 28, 2010	H.R.5613	To require that vessels used to engage in drilling for oil or gas in ocean waters that are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States must be documented under chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code.	8	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
May 6, 2010	H.R.5236	To amend SAFETEA-LU to ensure that projects that assist the establishment of aerotropolis transportation systems are eligible for certain grants, and for other purposes.	15	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Feb. 25, 2010	H.CON.RES.240	Expressing support for designation of the fourth week in April as "National Streetscaping Week".	28	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Dec. 11, 2009	H.R.4287	To establish an Office of Livability in the Office of the Secretary of Transportation, and for other purposes.	8	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
July 31, 2009	H.R.3471	To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security.	7	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives.

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