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(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) was sworn into the 119^th Congress to begin his eleventh term serving Americans in the Fifth Congressional District of Missouri. Cleaver was joined by his wife, Dianne Donaldson Cleaver, at the swearing-in ceremony earlier today.

(Washington, D.C.) – This week, President Biden signed into law the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (NDAA), which included the Hello Girls Congressional Gold Medal Act—bipartisan legislation that was introduced by U.S.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Jack Bergman (R-MI) announced a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, rebuking the United States Postal Service (USPS) leadership for lowering their delivery standards for Fiscal Year 2025.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement after voting in favor of legislation to avoid another Republican shutdown.

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), co-chair of the Congressional FIFA World Cup 2026 Caucus, has joined a bipartisan cohort of lawmakers in the House of Representatives calling on Congress to provide additional federal funding to support security needs associated with the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will take place in Kansas City and 10 other American cities.

(Washington, D.C.) – This week, the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act of 2025 (NDAA), which included the Hello Girls Congressional Gold Medal Act—bipartisan legislation that was introduced by U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Sam Graves (R-MO), and Sharice Davids (D-KS).

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

(Kansas City, MO) – This weekend, the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City surprised U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II by honoring the 10-term Missouri Congressman at their 47^th Noche de Gala. The Congressman, a United Methodist Minister, had been asked to deliver the invocation to open the program.