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(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced that the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) will allocate an additional $1,644,394 in Emergency Rental Assistance Program funds to the City of Kansas City, MO to assist renters facing financial hardship and prevent evictions. The funding—provided by the American Rescue Plan Act, which Cleaver supported—was originally allocated to the State of Missouri but was reallocated by Treasury after it went unused.

(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) applauded the Biden Administration’s announcement that it has taken critical steps to strengthen the 1968 Fair Housing Act.

(Kansas City, MO) – U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05) and Sharice Davids (KS-03) are calling on the Biden Administration to ensure the accuracy of the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) national broadband maps—which help determine the total amount of broadband funding communities receive from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, otherwise known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and other federal programs.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) joined Representatives Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), Chip Roy (R-TX), and 34 additional lawmakers in re-introducing the Transparent Representation Upholding Service and Trust (TRUST) in Congress Act.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, the House of Representatives passed S. 1942, the National Heritage Area Act (NHAA), to support National Heritage Areas across the country. Included in the legislation was Rep. Cleaver’s Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act, which reauthorizes the Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area (FFNHA) for another 15 years.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, following a four-year effort to increase the functionality, efficiency, and effectiveness of Congress, U.S.