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October 1, 2021

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Cori Bush (D-MO) sent Missouri Governor Michael L. Parson a plea to stay the execution of Ernest Lee Johnson.

October 1, 2021

(Kansas City, MO) – Today, United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) encourages eligible families to apply for the Summer Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program. Students who are approved for free or reduced-price meals for the 2021-2022 school year can apply for a one-time $375 Summer P-EBT benefit.

September 30, 2021

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted in favor of a Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the federal government through December 3, 2021. The CR, passed today by the House of Representatives and the Senate, will keep the government open and avert a government shutdown that would have begun at midnight.

September 24, 2021

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted in favor of H.R. 3755, the Women's Health Protection Act (WHPA), to defend women's constitutional right to reproductive health care. With state legislatures around the country and the U.S.

September 24, 2021

(Washington, D.C.) – Last night, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted in favor of H.R. 4350, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (NDAA).

September 24, 2021

(Washington, D.C.) – This week, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) delivered a congressional inquiry to 24 Big Tech companies, including Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft, demanding a variety of data on their usage of temporary workers.

In a letter to the Chief Executive Officer of each company, Congressman Cleaver wrote:

September 22, 2021

(Washington, D.C.) – Last night, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted in favor a H.R. 5305, the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act.

September 11, 2021

(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement on the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks.

September 9, 2021

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) introduced the Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act, which would reauthorize the Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area (FFNHA) for another 15 years.