Press Releases

(Washington, D.C.) – A year after the American Rescue Plan Act was signed into law by President Biden, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) highlighted the impact of the historic rescue package, which led to more than 254,000,000 Americans receiving a vaccine, helped reopen schools and small businesses, put hardworking Missourians back to work, and supported local health care heroes, firefighters, police officers, and other frontline workers.

(Washington, D.C.) – One year after the American Rescue Plan became law, Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced today that Missouri's Fifth District has received $15,027,886.59 to date from the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Emergency Connectivity Fund Program (ECF). The ECF program, which was created as part of the American Rescue Plan, helps schools and libraries ensure that students can connect to the internet at home, allowing them to take advantage of online learning and do their homework.

(Washington, D.C.) – Last night, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted in favor of H.R. 2471, the fiscal year 2022 government funding package, otherwise known as the Omnibus or budget bill. The bill's historic investments in the American people and communities across the country will help working families with the cost of living, create good-paying jobs, provide support to our veterans, and protect the most vulnerable members of our society.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) secured $15,156,000 in Community Project Funding with the passage of H.R. 2471, which Cleaver proudly supported. The Community Project Funding, included in the fiscal year 2022 government funding package soon to be signed into law, will provide federal dollars for critical local projects throughout the Fifth Congressional District of Missouri, including in Kansas City, Raytown, Marshall, Slater, and Lexington, Missouri.

(Washington, D.C.) – As we approach the one-year anniversary of the historic American Rescue Plan, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) highlighted a report from the White House showing that the landmark rescue package has delivered nearly $668 million to 132 Missouri colleges and universities in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) highlighted an announcement from the Biden-Harris Administration that approximately $1.47 billion in competitive grant funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will go toward modernizing bus fleets and facilities across the country.

(Washington, D.C.) – This week, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development, and Insurance, and John Katko (R-NY) introduced H.R. 6880, the Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2022, a plan for expanding access to affordable housing options for American families.

(Kansas City, MO) - Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05) and Sharice Davids (KS-03) toured the Port of Kansas City's Woodswether Terminal and announced historic new funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law for critical ports such as this one.