Press Releases

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted in favor of S. 3580, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, which was already passed by the U.S. Senate with bipartisan support and would help lower costs for American consumers by addressing supply chain challenges and cracking down on exorbitant fees by international ocean shipping companies.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted in favor of common-sense gun legislation aimed at reducing gun violence. H.R.7910, the Protecting Our Kids Act, would take important steps in helping to save lives and protect our kids from the scourge of gun violence.

(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) hosted a roundtable on maternal mortality. The roundtable discussion included qualified healthcare professionals and representatives from organizations throughout Kansas City and Missouri whose work is focused on addressing the rising maternal death rate, including physicians from Saint Luke's Heart Disease in Pregnancy Program (HDPP) and Muriel I.

(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) applauded President Biden's announcement that Joseph Palm has been appointed as the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Region 7 Regional Director. Due to his extensive background and experience in public health in Missouri, Congressman Cleaver nominated Mr. Palm for the position earlier this year.

(Washington, D.C.) – Following more than 200 mass shootings in the United States of America in 2022 alone, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) today introduced legislation to withhold pay of Members of Congress following mass shootings. The No Pay Until Peace Act would withhold one month's paycheck from every Member of Congress each month there is a mass shooting in the United States, constituting four or more killings in a single incident.

(Washington, D.C.) – Yesterday, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted in favor of legislation to bring down fuel costs for Missouri families by cracking down on price gouging from Big Oil companies. H.R. 7688, the Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act, would take critical steps to combat excessive price increases and hold Big Oil accountable by empowering the federal government to fight artificially high fuel prices.

(Washington, D.C.) – This week, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) called on President Biden to secure infant formula supply chains by addressing the growing consolidation in the formula industry, as market monopolization has led to rising costs and regional shortages.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), along with the entire Democratic Caucus in the House of Representatives, passed multiple pieces of legislation to address the infant formula shortage that is distressing families across the country. Congressman Cleaver voted in favor of H.R. 7790, the Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, which would provide $28 million in emergency funding to give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the resources needed to remediate the shortage and ensure it never occurs again.