WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today voted for a fiscal year 2026 appropriations bill to fund more than $3 million for U.S. Department of Justice-funded community projects in Memphis and Shelby County.

The measure will provide $1,031,000 for the Memphis Police Department for software improvements; $1,031,000 for the Shelby County District Attorney's Victims/Witness and Data Collection Services to support digital forensics to recover, analyze and preserve electronic data, including funding for the YWCA of Greater Memphis domestic violence shelter; and $1,031,000 for the City of Memphis Youth Violence Prevention initiative to increase services to youth and families to disrupt the pipeline to prison and will work with community organizations Heal 901 and Pure Academy.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

"Investing in local public safety initiatives like these will improve lives and modernize our approach to policing. I'm pleased to be able to direct targeted funding to our law enforcement operations. The youth violence initiative will disrupt the pipeline to prison and lead to brighter futures for vulnerable young people."

The measure must still be voted on in the Senate and signed into law by the president.

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