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(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted in favor of H.R. 7666, the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act, to strengthen mental health care and provide the resources necessary to address the mental health and substance use disorder crises facing millions of Americans.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted in favor of H.R. 7606, the Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act, a package of bipartisan bills to combat inflation and reduce costs on Missouri families. The Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act would do this by strengthening the food and agriculture supply chain, creating greater competition in the meat and poultry industries, and expanding access to cheaper biofuels known as E-15 or Unleaded 88.

(Washington, D.C.) – This week, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) led a coalition of 29 House Democrats calling on the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) to ensure contractors of the House of Representatives receive equal pay for equal work. Specifically, Cleaver and fellow Democrats called on the CAO to investigate and rectify disparities in pay for employees of Maslow Media Group, Inc. (Maslow), which has a contract with the House Recording Studio (HRS) to supply Television Production Specialists.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2543, the Financial Services Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Economic Justice Act, a package of several bills from the House Financial Services Committee focused on promoting racial and economic justice. Included in the legislation was H.R. 7733, the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program Improvement Act, a bill introduced by U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Chair of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development, and Insurance.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted in favor of H.R. 2773, the Recovering America's Wildlife Act (RAWA), which would provide $1.3 billion and amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Act to assist in conserving, restoring, and protecting wildlife and wildlife habitat in Missouri and other states, territories and Tribal lands across the United States. Included in this bipartisan bill, which was cosponsored by Rep.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted in favor of S. 3580, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, which was already passed by the U.S. Senate with bipartisan support and would help lower costs for American consumers by addressing supply chain challenges and cracking down on exorbitant fees by international ocean shipping companies.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted in favor of common-sense gun legislation aimed at reducing gun violence. H.R.7910, the Protecting Our Kids Act, would take important steps in helping to save lives and protect our kids from the scourge of gun violence.

(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) hosted a roundtable on maternal mortality. The roundtable discussion included qualified healthcare professionals and representatives from organizations throughout Kansas City and Missouri whose work is focused on addressing the rising maternal death rate, including physicians from Saint Luke's Heart Disease in Pregnancy Program (HDPP) and Muriel I.