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(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. Additionally, the CR will deliver $28.6 billion in desperately needed relief for communities that have been devasted by recent natural disasters, including Hurricane Ida, wildfires, and flooding.

(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. Supreme Court continuing a dangerous assault on women's basic reproductive health freedoms, the WHPA would codify the protections of Roe v. Wade into law and secure the right to reproductive care for all women across the United States, regardless of where they live.

(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). The bipartisan bill provides a pay raise and additional support to our troops and their families, strengthens our national security and foreign policy apparatus, and makes key investments in innovation and emerging technologies to ensure the U.S. remains a leader around the globe. Included in this year's NDAA are three amendments sponsored by Rep.

(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:

(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.

(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.

(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. Established in 2006, the FFNHA is one of 55 National Heritage Areas throughout the United States and focuses on generating economic activity and increasing tourism in Western Missouri and Eastern Kansas by promoting and raising awareness of the region's history.

(Washington, D.C.)– Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the $3.5 trillion budget resolution, which allows for the budget reconciliation process to begin.