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Representative for Missouri District 5

Born

October 26, 1944

Age 81

Phone

(202) 225-4535

Office

2217 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington 20515

Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Democrat|Missouri District 5

Emanuel Cleaver

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Voting Record — 614

Yes42%

No54%

Present0%

Not Voting5%

Party align99%

Cross-party1%

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Emanuel Cleaver

U.S. RepresentativeDemocratMissouri District 5

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Emanuel's ATmosphere Activity

20 recent posts · 22 sponsored · 210 cosponsored

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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver@cleaver.house.govJan 15(source)

The president and his administration are intentionally sowing chaos and creating unnecessary conflict with our fellow citizens in Minnesota. Invoking the Insurrection Act would only escalate the situation and endanger more Americans.

CNN

@cnn.com

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JUST IN: President Donald Trump warned he might invoke a centuries-old law to deploy US troops to Minnesota as state and federal officials clash over tactics used by immigration agents. https://cnn.it/4pIvdH0

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver@cleaver.house.govJan 15(source)

Wherever ICE goes, chaos is sure to follow. Kansas City is strongly opposed to opening a mega detention center in our community. That funding would be better spent on support for local law enforcement and other public safety initiatives. www.kctv5.com/2026/01/15/k...

Kansas City mayor, congressman oppose proposed ICE detention facility

Kansas City's Mayor has joined an area Congressman in opposition of a proposed ICE detention facility.

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver@cleaver.house.govJan 14(source)

Senator Slotkin is a committed public servant who has spent decades defending our nation and strengthening our national security. The administration’s attempt to intimidate her is disgraceful and disturbing. I stand with @slotkin.senate.gov.

Senator Elissa Slotkin

@slotkin.senate.gov

Open post ↗

Last week, the U.S. Attorney for D.C. asked to interview me because of a 90-second video that President Trump didn't like. The intimidation *is the point*. And it’s not going to work. Watch my full response. youtube.com/shorts/rM4PY...

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver@cleaver.house.govJan 14(source)

“The 0.7 percent jump in food prices from a month earlier was the largest one-month increase in grocery prices since October 2022.” The president’s tariff taxes continue to drive up grocery costs on hardworking families. They deserve better. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/b...

Food Prices Were Stubbornly High Last Year

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver@cleaver.house.govJan 14(source)

Voice of America plays a pivotal role in enhancing America’s national security and combatting authoritarian propaganda around the world. Happy that Congress has come together to ensure this agency can continue its critical mission. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Congress agrees to fund Voice of America, bucking Trump shutdown order

The Trump administration has tried to eliminate funding for the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which oversees VOA. Appropriators in Congress have had other ideas.

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver@cleaver.house.govJan 14(source)

Thanks to long overdue investments in substance abuse and mental health treatment, America has made significant progress in combatting addiction and overdose deaths. The administration is undermining this progress by unconstitutionally freezing this funding. www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-take...

Trump Takes Another Blowtorch to Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service

Potentially $2b was just cut from a key HHS agency despite bipartisan support for its work.

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver@cleaver.house.govJan 14(source)

#MO05 does not support opening one of ICE’s mega detention centers in our community. As reports indicate DHS is planning to do so, I’m making clear that our community opposes this effort and requesting more information. www.kshb.com/news/local-n...

Rep. Cleaver pens letter condemning possible ICE detention center in Kansas City, Missouri

Congressman Emanuel Cleaver II (D-Kansas City) penned a strongly worded letter Tuesday condemning a possible Department of Homeland Security plan to bring an ICE detention center to KCMO.

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver@cleaver.house.govJan 14(source)

As Republicans in Congress continue to block an extension of ACA tax credits, millions of Americans are watching their premiums skyrocket and many are losing their health care altogether. Democrats won’t stop fighting to provide relief to hardworking families. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

ACA sign-ups fall as higher premiums push people off plans

Nationally, sign-ups are down more than 800,000 from last year.

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver@cleaver.house.govJan 14(source)

If Congress is not allowed to exercise oversight, then ICE and other federal agencies become unaccountable. That’s completely unacceptable, which is why courts have affirmed lawmakers’ right to inspect these centers. But the administration refuses to follow the law. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...

After Minnesota Shooting, ICE Again Limits Congressional Visits

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver@cleaver.house.govJan 13(source)

The people of Kansas City do not want to be a centerpiece to the administration’s cruel and extreme mass deportation policies. This funding would be better served in support of true public safety initiatives—which is what I’ll continue pushing for. www.cato.org/blog/5-ice-d...

5% of People Detained By ICE Have Violent Convictions, 73% No Convictions

Trump’s deportation agenda does not match campaign promises and is taking resources away from targeting true public safety threats.

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver@cleaver.house.govJan 13(source)

Following reports that ICE intends to open an immigration detention center in Kansas City, I am condemning the decision and demanding more information. More here: cleaver.house.gov/media-center...

Rep. Cleaver Condemns Reported DHS Detention Center Opening in Kansas City, Demands Additional Information

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) condemned the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) reported plans to open an immigration detention center in Kansas City, ...

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver@cleaver.house.govJan 13(source)

Democrats in the House have done our job to lower health care premiums for millions of families by extending ACA tax credits. But the president and Senate Republicans continue to drive up health care costs by blocking this critical legislation.

Reuters

@reuters.com

Open post ↗

Trump says he may veto extension of Obamacare subsidies reut.rs/3NomZGi

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver@cleaver.house.govJan 13(source)

After nearly a year in office, inflation remains elevated as the cost of groceries, health care and every day goods continue to rise due to the president’s tariff taxes and regressive economic policies. I won’t stop fighting to provide relief to hardworking Missouri families.

CNN

@cnn.com

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US inflation remained at 2.7% in December, underscoring persistent cost of living challenges https://cnn.it/4jGNovl

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver@cleaver.house.govJan 12(source)

The administration’s funding freeze for child care centers across the country is creating chaos and threatening to drive up costs for families with young children. Missouri families deserve better. missouriindependent.com/2026/01/09/m...

Missouri waiting on $25.7 million payment from feds to reimburse child care providers • Missouri Independent

The federal government has yet to release $25.7 million in child care subsidy funds to the state of Missouri, leaving providers without pay.

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver@cleaver.house.govJan 12(source)

As millions of American families see their insurance premiums skyrocket due to Republican policies, @housedemocrats.bsky.social are fighting to extend ACA tax credits that lower health care costs. The Senate must pass this bill NOW! www.kctv5.com/2026/01/11/a...

Area lawmakers push to restore health insurance tax credits

Democratic lawmakers from the Kansas City area are pushing to restore health insurance tax credits.

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver@cleaver.house.govJan 12(source)

The Iranian people are bravely protesting by the thousands across the country. I strongly condemn the Iranian government's violent response towards civilians, alleged attacks on hospitals, and cutting off internet access. I urge the U.S. to work with our allies to support the will of the people.

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver@cleaver.house.govJan 12(source)

The independence of the Federal Reserve is critical to the long-term health of the economy. The administration’s attempt to pressure the Fed Chair into lowering rates by launching a baseless investigation is the kind of stuff seen in third world dictatorships. Congress cannot allow this to stand.

Federal Reserve

@federalreserve.gov

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Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG... www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver@cleaver.house.govJan 9(source)

“the agenda is taking resources away from targeting true public safety threats, whether from immigrants or Americans. ICE should redirect its resources back toward serious public safety threats.” www.cato.org/blog/5-ice-d...

5% of People Detained By ICE Have Violent Convictions, 73% No Convictions

Trump’s deportation agenda does not match campaign promises and is taking resources away from targeting true public safety threats.

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver@cleaver.house.govJan 9(source)

The president said he was going to revive manufacturing by enacting tariffs on our trading partners around the world. Instead, these taxes have only driven up prices and killed good-paying manufacturing jobs nationwide. Working-class families and blue-collar workers deserve better.

Catherine Rampell

@crampell.bsky.social

Open post ↗

Manufacturing has been contracting for most of the past year. If you drill down you'll see metal manufacturing is doing ok, because Trump pummeled their competition with tariffs. Meanwhile the downstream US firms (machinery, electronics, autos) that have to *buy* more expensive metal are screwed.

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver@cleaver.house.govJan 9(source)

The first president since Herbert Hoover to lose jobs during a single term has now overseen the worst year of job growth outside a recession in more than two decades.

Justin Wolfers

@justinwolfers.bsky.social

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December jobs numbers are out: Employment continues to slow, and we added +50k jobs. The unemployment rate fell a tick to 4.4%. Oooph, revisions are brutal: October revised down -68k to -173k; November revised down -8k to +56k. Remember: The Fed thinks these numbers are overstated by 60k.

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Sponsored Bills(22)

H.R. 9898 (119th)
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for free public transportation for individ…
H.R. 9844 (119th)
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to long-term care and p…
H.R. 9048 (119th)
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to include gluten-containing grain in the …
H.J. Res. 162 (119th)
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of t…
H.R. 8402 (119th)
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to increase civics education pro…

Cosponsored Bills(210)

H. Res. 1474 (119th)
Supporting the designation of "Serbian American Heritage Month" and celebrating the history,…
Joined: 2026-08-03
H.R. 9986 (119th)
To require a GAO study on State and Federal prison libraries, and for other purposes.
Joined: 2026-07-30
H. Res. 1451 (119th)
Recognizing Charleston as the appropriate host city for the 2027 annual meeting of the Organ…
Joined: 2026-07-23
H.R. 9941 (119th)
To protect and expand nationwide access to assisted reproductive technology, including in vi…
Joined: 2026-07-23
H.R. 9873 (119th)
To guarantee the right to vote for all citizens regardless of conviction of a criminal offen…
Joined: 2026-07-22

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Voting History

614 total votes

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Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.

Date	Bill	Question	Position	Party Maj	Align?	Result
2025-09-11	H.R. 3486 (119th)	Final passage	NOT_VOTING	NO	—	Passed
2025-09-11	H.R. 3944 (119th)	Instruct negotiators	NOT_VOTING	YES	—	Failed
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Final passage	NOT_VOTING	NO	—	Passed
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Send back to committee	NOT_VOTING	YES	—	Failed
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	YES	YES	✓	Agreed to
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Agreed to
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Agreed to
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Agreed to
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Agreed to
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Agreed to
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Agreed to
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Agreed to
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Agreed to
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Agreed to
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	YES	YES	✓	Agreed to
2025-09-09	H. Res. 682 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-09	H. Res. 682 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-08	H.R. 3425 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-09-08	H.R. 3424 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-09-04	H.R. 4553 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-04	H.R. 4553 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-09-04	H.R. 4553 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2025-09-04	H.R. 4553 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2025-09-04	H.R. 4553 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2025-09-04	H.R. 4553 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2025-09-04	H.R. 4553 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2025-09-04	H.R. 4553 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2025-09-04	H.R. 4553 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2025-09-04	H.R. 4553 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2025-09-04	H.R. 4553 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2025-09-04	H.R. 4553 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2025-09-04	H.R. 4553 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2025-09-04	H.J. Res. 105 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-04	H.J. Res. 106 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-04	H.J. Res. 104 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-03	H. Res. 539 (119th)	Kill the motion	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-09-03	H. Res. 672 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-03	H. Res. 672 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-02	H.R. 747 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-09-02	H.R. 4216 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-07-23	H.R. 4275 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-07-23	H.R. 3357 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-07-22	H.R. 1917 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-07-22	H.R. 3937 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed

Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.

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