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October 25, 2016

 

Millions of Salaried Workers, who had been denied pay, will now be eligible to receive Overtime Pay

September 15, 2016

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05) calls on House leadership to move forward with protecting and securing homes and businesses from potential flooding by voting on the Water Resources Development Act, (WRDA) H.R. 5303.

September 9, 2016

The Popular On-line Booking Site Announces a 90-Day Review of Platform Practices Following Reports of Exclusions of African Americans and other minorities from booking rooms on its website.

August 5, 2016

KANSAS CITY, MO – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05) today marked the 51st anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) and called on his colleagues in Congress to pass bipartisan legislation to restore the VRA. Three years ago, in Shelby County v.

Issues:Civil Rights
August 4, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressmen Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05) and Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) will hold a press conference in Jefferson City, Missouri, on their legislation that was recently signed into law by President Obama. The legislation will reform housing policies in America for the first time in decades. This bi-partisan effort has been a long time coming. Their bill, H.R.

Issues:Housing
July 15, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, H.R. 3700, The Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act, successfully passed through the Senate. This bill, sponsored by Missouri Congressmen Emanuel Cleaver, II and Blaine Luetkemeyer, passed unanimously in the House on February 2, 2016.

Issues:Housing
July 8, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C.Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05) released the following statement today after this week’s violence in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, St. Paul, Minnesota, and Dallas, Texas:

June 29, 2016

KANSAS CITY, MO – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05) will hold a Twitter town hall meeting at approximately 3:30 p.m.CDT/4:30 EDT on Thursday, June 30, 2016, to answer any questions related to mass gun violence prevention legislation.