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(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced a new study from the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) showing the expanded Child Tax Credit delivered more than $293 million to Missouri families in July. The historic tax cut for working families—included in the American Rescue Plan supported by Congressman Cleaver—benefited more than 1.1 million children in the Show-Me state with families receiving an average payment of $444.

(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) joined the Kansas City Council's Finance, Governance, and Public Safety Committee and testified in support of a proposed plan to bolster access to, and disbursement of, necessary emergency rental assistance (ERA) funds to Kansas Citians seeking assistance.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced the introduction of H.R. 4949, a bipartisan bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal—the highest civilian award bestowed by Congress—to over 220 American women who served as telephone operators with the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War I. The "Hello Girls" were the first female soldiers to be deployed to a combat zone and were instrumental in the war effort in France throughout WWI.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Chair of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development, and Insurance, announced the introduction of the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Act of 2021. The legislation supports locally driven strategies to revitalize underserved neighborhoods by making permanent the Choice Neighborhoods grant program at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) introduced companion legislation in the Senate.

(Washington, D.C.) – This week, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) led a coalition of 19 members of the House of Representatives calling on the Attending Physician of the U.S. Congress, Rear Admiral Dr. Brian P. Monahan, to consider a vaccine requirement for Members of Congress and employees within the Capitol complex. Citing the safety of the vaccines, the elevated risk to vulnerable staffers, and the danger of spreading a deadly virus to districts across the country, the lawmakers are asking Dr. Monahan to require Members and staff of the U.S.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted in favor of H.R. 4502, a package of seven government funding bills passed by the House of Representatives that will benefit the health and financial security of American families, create good-paying jobs, rebuild critical infrastructure, ensure our children succeed in the classroom, and advance justice and opportunity for all Americans.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), member of the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress (Select Committee), voted to pass the Select Committee's first package of recommendations of the 117th Congress, which aims to make the House of Representatives a more efficient and effective institution for the people of Missouri's Fifth Congressional District.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced that 46 venues in the Fifth Congressional District of Missouri will receive more than $43.5 million in Shuttered Venue Operators Grants (SVOG).