Press Releases

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Jake LaTurner (R-KS), and Sharice Davids (D-KS) introduced the Quindaro Townsite National Historic Landmark Act—bipartisan legislation to designate the Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, Kansas as a National Historic Landmark.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement after voting to support bipartisan legislation that would continue to fund the federal government at current levels, provide much-needed disaster relief to devastated communities, and avert another reckless Republican shutdown.

(Washington, D.C.) – This month, the Council of State and Community Development Agencies (COSCDA) recognized U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) with their first-ever Congressional Partnership Award for his commitment to federal housing and community development programs. The award comes in recognition of Congressman Cleaver’s efforts to promote economic development in underserved communities across the country such as through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and CDBG-Disaster Recovery programs.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Forest Service is awarding $12 million in federal grant funding to Kansas City to plant and maintain trees, expand urban green spaces, combat extreme heat and climate change, and improve local access to nature.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Young Kim (R-CA), along with Representatives Derek Kilmer (D-WA), William Timmons (R-SC), Dean Phillips (D-MN), and Mike Carey (R-OH), introduced the Building Unity through Dual Sponsors (BUDS) Resolution to bolster bipartisan collaboration in Congress.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, following the sixtieth anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, announced the introduction of the Unhoused Voter Opportunity Through Elections Act (Unhoused VOTE Act) in the House of Representatives.

(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05) and Missouri State Senator Greg Razer (District 07) hosted a check presentation and press conference to highlight the $1,259,000 in Community Project Funding the Congressman was able to secure for the Mattie Rhodes Cultural Center, as well as the $500,000 f

(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announcement that Missouri will receive $76,000,000 in federal funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, otherwise known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to expand high-speed internet in rural communities across the state.