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(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) hosted Senior Democratic Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL) in Kansas City to participate in a roundtable discussion with local members of Sigma Gamma Rho and state and local women elected officials to explore key issues of women’s empowerment, leadership, and security, and how these critical issues shape and strengthen communities nationwide. The roundtable brought public officials from every level of government together from throughout the region.

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Sam Graves (R-MO), and Mark Alford (R-MO) re-introduced the Pony Up Act this week, which would protect consumers by putting the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) on the hook for late delivery of bills. The legislation was originally introduced in the 118th Congress. Countless complaints have been registered by constituents whose mail hasn’t arrived on time, or at all in some cases.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded $15,514,225 in federal grant funding to support the rehabilitation of Parade Park Homes in Kansas City. The funding for capital grants and rental assistance, which Congressman Cleaver strongly advocated for, was awarded through HUD’s Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program, which supports the development, rehabilitation, and acquisition of housing for low-income elderly persons. 

(Washington, D.C.) – This week, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) joined Reps. Seth Magaziner (D-RI) and Chip Roy (R-TX), along with 43 other lawmakers, in reintroducing the bipartisan Transparent Representation Upholding Service and Trust (TRUST) in Congress Act, which would effectively ban Members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children from trading individual stocks.

(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) is proud to announce $11,846,187 in grant funding from President Biden’s historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has been awarded to support zero and low emission transportation in Kansas City.

(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.