Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded $15,514,225 in federal grant funding to support the rehabilitation of Parade Park Homes in Kansas City. The funding for capital grants and rental assistance, which Congressman Cleaver strongly advocated for, was awarded through HUD’s Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program, which supports the development, rehabilitation, and acquisition of housing for low-income elderly persons.
(Washington, D.C.) – This week, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) joined Reps. Seth Magaziner (D-RI) and Chip Roy (R-TX), along with 43 other lawmakers, in reintroducing the bipartisan Transparent Representation Upholding Service and Trust (TRUST) in Congress Act, which would effectively ban Members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children from trading individual stocks.
(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) is proud to announce $11,846,187 in grant funding from President Biden’s historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has been awarded to support zero and low emission transportation in Kansas City.
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) was sworn into the 119th Congress to begin his eleventh term serving Americans in the Fifth Congressional District of Missouri. Cleaver was joined by his wife, Dianne Donaldson Cleaver, at the swearing-in ceremony earlier today.
(Washington, D.C.) – This week, President Biden signed into law the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (NDAA), which included the Hello Girls Congressional Gold Medal Act—bipartisan legislation that was introduced by U.S.
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Jack Bergman (R-MI) announced a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, rebuking the United States Postal Service (USPS) leadership for lowering their delivery standards for Fiscal Year 2025.
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement after voting in favor of legislation to avoid another Republican shutdown.
(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), co-chair of the Congressional FIFA World Cup 2026 Caucus, has joined a bipartisan cohort of lawmakers in the House of Representatives calling on Congress to provide additional federal funding to support security needs associated with the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will take place in Kansas City and 10 other American cities.
(Washington, D.C.) – This week, the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act of 2025 (NDAA), which included the Hello Girls Congressional Gold Medal Act—bipartisan legislation that was introduced by U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Sam Graves (R-MO), and Sharice Davids (D-KS).
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).