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April 26, 2021

(Washington, D.C.) — Today, United States Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH) reintroduced the bipartisan Student Athlete Level Playing Field Act, legislation that would grant student athletes the right to capitalize off their name, image, and likeness (NIL). The bill was co-sponsored by the broad bipartisan coalition of Reps.

April 23, 2021

(Washington, D.C.) – United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), along with U.S.

April 21, 2021

(Washington, DC) – Today, United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted in favor of H.R. 1333, the NO BAN Act, and H.R.

April 20, 2021

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, United States Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Sam Graves (R-MO), along with U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO), led a bipartisan, bicameral letter urging the U.S.

April 20, 2021

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement after former police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty by a jury of his peers of murdering George Floyd.

April 16, 2021

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, United States Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Black Caucus policy group on Child Poverty, Housing, and Community Reinvestment, introduced the Real Estate Valuation Fairness and Improvement Act to combat disparities in America's residential and commercial real estate apprais

April 16, 2021

(Washington, D.C.) – United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced this week that FEMA has begun accepting applications for funeral assistance for Missourians who have lost loved ones to coronavirus. Rep. Cleaver helped create the funeral assistance program by supporting funding as part of the American Rescue Plan.

April 8, 2021

(Kansas City, MO) – United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) is happy to announce the Small Business Administration's Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program will begin accepting applications for relief today. Rep.

April 7, 2021

(Kansas City, MO) – Today, United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced Social Security recipients and other Missourians who have not yet received their Economic Impact Payments of up to $1,400 from the American Rescue Plan should expect to see electronic payments deposited into their bank accounts or loaded onto their Direct Express Cards beginning today.

March 31, 2021

(Kansas City, MO) – Today, United States Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Sharice Davids (D-KS) announced over $90.9 million in American Rescue Plan funding will go toward supporting transit projects in the Greater Kansas City Area.