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(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II held his first hearing as Chair of the new U.S. House Financial Services' Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy (NSIDMP). The hearing entitled, "Promoting Corporate Transparency: Examining Legislative Proposals to Detect and Deter Financial Crime" will delve into federal laws addressing anti-money laundering and counterterrorism financing.
In his opening statement as Chair, Congressman Cleaver said,
(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II released the following statement regarding President Trump's Budget Request for FY 2020.
(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II sent a letter to Secretary Alexander Acosta of the United States Department of Labor (DOL) requesting the release of federal government contractor data regarding gender and racial demographics. Reports have revealed that several private government contractors have asserted that specific workforce demographic data qualifies as a trade secret and/or privileged commercial information under Exemption 4 of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), an assertion that Congressman Cleaver vehemently disagrees with.
(Washington, D.C.) - Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II is pleased to announce the passage of S. 47, the Natural Resources Management Act. The bipartisan legislation permanently reauthorizes the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), authorizes funding for federal land and water projects and protects vulnerable landscapes across the (western) United States.
Included in the bill are two improvement projects for historical sites in and around the Fifth District of Missouri;
(Kansas City, MO) - Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II will host a Q&A meeting Friday, March 1, 2019, to discuss the rural and urban broadband digital divide. Joining Congressman Cleaver for this discussion is the newly appointed Federal Communications Commissioner and Kansas City native, Geoffrey Starks. This meeting will be open to the public.
(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy, is proud to announce that the Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration Act of 2019 was included in H.J. Res. 31, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2019, the spending bill recently signed into law by President Trump.
(Washington, D.C.) - Today, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Congressman Jim Banks, (R-IN) reintroduced The Student Loan Disclosure Modernization Act, HR 1161. The bill modernizes the Department of Education's (ED) Plain Language Disclosure Form making the form simpler for student loan borrowers to understand before signing an agreement.
(Washington, D.C.) - Today, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Chair of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy, issued the following statement on President Trump's nomination of David Malpass, Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs, to serve as President of the World Bank.
(Washington, D.C.) – Congressmen Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Sean Duffy (R-WI) today introduced the Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration Act of 2019, which will enable low-income families to climb the economic ladder by reducing barriers that have trapped generations of Americans in poverty.
Today the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means held a hearing entitled "Improving Retirement Security For America's Workers" in an effort to find solutions to the pension crisis facing the Central States Pension Fund (CSPF).