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August 11, 2021

(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) joined the Kansas City Council's Finance, Governance, and Public Safety Committee and testified in support of a proposed plan to bolster access to, and disbursement of, necessary emergency rental assistance (ERA) funds to Kansas Citians seeking assistance.

August 10, 2021

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced the introduction of H.R. 4949, a bipartisan bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal—the highest civilian award bestowed by Congress—to over 220 American women who served as telephone operators with the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War I.

August 10, 2021

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Chair of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development, and Insurance, announced the introduction of the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Act of 2021.

August 4, 2021

(Washington, D.C.) – This week, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) led a coalition of 19 members of the House of Representatives calling on the Attending Physician of the U.S. Congress, Rear Admiral Dr. Brian P. Monahan, to consider a vaccine requirement for Members of Congress and employees within the Capitol complex.

July 28, 2021

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced that 46 venues in the Fifth Congressional District of Missouri will receive more than $43.5 million in Shuttered Venue Operators Grants (SVOG).

July 20, 2021

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted in favor of H.R. 1877, the Security Screening During COVID-19 Act, which passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 319-105.

July 13, 2021

(Kansas City, MO) – Yesterday, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) passed their Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) appropriations bill to fund the Department of Transportation, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies.

July 12, 2021

(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Sam Graves (R-MO), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Blaine Leutkemeyer (R-MO), Billy Long (R-MO), and Jason Smith (R-MO), along with U.S.