Emanuel Cleaver

House of Representatives since 2005

20 years in this office

State



Party



Political Bias

Democrat

Worldview

Progressive

Interests & Impact

Government reform, environmental protection, and recognition of historical figures. A future with less fossil fuel dependence, increased government transparency, and recognition of historical figures.

Sponsored Bills (7)

HRES 699: Expressing support for the designation of September 2025 as “National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Month”, and raising awareness and understanding of polycystic kidney disease.

HR 4556: Protect Our TEETH Act

HR 4011: Community Paramedicine Act of 2025

HR 3952: Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Act of 2025

HRES 501: BUDS Resolution

HR 2038: American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2025

HR 1981: Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2025

Cosponsored Bills (145)

HR 5798: HOME Reform Act of 2025

HR 5790: Head Start Shutdown Protection Act of 2025

HCONRES 56: Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Latina women in comparison to White, non-Hispanic men.

HRES 797: Expressing concern about the growing problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.

HR 5657: Fair Pay for Federal Contractors Act of 2025

HCONRES 52: Supporting the designation of the week of September 22 through September 28, 2025, as “National Falls Prevention Awareness Week” to raise awareness, and encourage the prevention, of falls among older adults.

HR 5572: Help FEDS Act

HRES 768: Original Resolution Honoring Alpha Phi Alpha

HRES 772: Expressing support for “National Public Lands Day” and encouraging the people of the United States to visit public lands on this fee-free day and recognize their spiritual and cultural value, as well as their contribution to the economy of the United States.

HRES 764: Recognizing the continuing disparities in Black youth mental health access and treatment.

HRES 756: Supporting the designation of September 2025 as “National Voting Rights Month”.

HRES 748: Condemning attempts to use Federal regulatory power or litigation to suppress lawful speech, particularly speech critical of a political party or the President of the United States, and warning against the rise of authoritarianism.

HR 5449: Redistricting Reform Act of 2025

HRES 744: Supporting the designation of the week of September 21 through September 27, 2025, as “Gold Star Families Remembrance Week”.

HRES 746: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives condemning all forms of political violence and rejecting rhetoric that dehumanizes or demonizes political opponents.

HJRES 123: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Marketplace Integrity and Affordability”.

HR 5356: National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2025

HR 5361: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025

HR 5350: FAIR Act of 2025

HR 5326: FLAME Act

HR 5309: Congressional Tribute to Constance Baker Motley Act of 2025

HR 5263: To require approval from the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for any Federal manufactured home and safety standards, and for other purposes.

HR 5206: Empowering Striking Workers Act of 2025

HR 5127: PrEP and PEP are Prevention Act

HR 5126: HIV Prevention Now Act

HR 5096: Disability and Age in Jury Service Nondiscrimination Act

HR 5068: MORE Act

HJRES 115: Terminating the emergency determined by the President on August 11, 2025, in the Executive Order titled “Declaring a crime emergency in the District of Columbia”.

HR 4957: Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2025

HRES 635: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Ghislaine Maxwell should not receive a pardon, commutation, or other form of clemency from the President of the United States.

HR 4872: Ending Homelessness Act of 2025

HR 4908: Time Off to Vote Act

HR 4915: Election Mail Act

HR 4914: Unhoused Voter Opportunity Through Elections Act

HR 4910: Sustaining Our Democracy Act

HR 4917: Expanding the VOTE Act

HRES 626: Commemorating the continuation of the semicentennial of hip hop and designating August 11, 2025, as “Hip Hop Celebration Day”, designating August 2025 as “Hip Hop Recognition Month”, and designating November 2025 as “Hip Hop History Month”.

HR 4763: PTO Act

HR 4769: Foster Youth Mentoring Act of 2025

HR 4699: BIKE Act of 2025

HR 4702: National Fire Academy Reporting Act

HR 4693: College Athlete Right to Organize Act

HR 4719: Freedom to Move Act

HR 4568: Supporting Upgraded Property Projects and Lending for Yards (SUPPLY) Act

HR 4479: To amend the National Housing Act to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a program to insure certain second liens secured against property for the purpose of financing the construction of an accessory dwelling unit, and for other purposes.

HR 4515: Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act of 2025

HR 4443: AsunciĆ³n Valdivia Heat Illness, Injury, and Fatality Prevention Act of 2025

HR 4461: To amend section 2112 of title 44, United States Code, to appropriately limit donations to Presidential Libraries and Centers.

HRES 587: Encouraging all public, private, and charter high schools, colleges, and universities in the United States to establish and support flag football programs for girls, and for other purposes.

HR 4420: Cool Corridors Act of 2025

HR 4325: Clean Shipping Act of 2025

HR 4270: Multiple Firearm Sales Reporting Modernization Act of 2025

HR 4265: Reproductive Health Travel Fund Act of 2025

HR 4157: Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act

HR 4163: PRIDE Act of 2025

HR 4103: Break the Cycle of Violence Act

HR 3879: Broadcast VOICES Act

HR 3868: Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2025

HR 3815: True Justice Act of 2025

HR 3823: TRACE Act

HR 3774: HUD Accountability Act of 2025

HR 3784: Farmers Feeding America Act of 2025

HRES 473: Calling for the urgent delivery and disbursement of humanitarian aid to address the needs of civilians in Gaza.

HR 3708: No Place for LGBTQ+ Hate Act

HRES 465: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Congress should enact the Older Americans Bill of Rights to establish that older Americans should have the right to live with dignity and with independence.

HRES 459: Supporting the goals and ideals of “National Poppy Day”.

HRES 456: Expressing support for the designation of the month of May 2025 as “Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Awareness Month”.

HR 3573: Stop TRUMP in Crypto Act of 2025

HR 3555: Protect our Parks Act of 2025

HR 3544: Supreme Court Tenure Establishment and Retirement Modernization Act of 2025

HR 3551: Teaching Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander History Act

HR 3449: Stronger Communities through Better Transit Act

HR 3454: Protecting Our Constitution and Communities Act

HR 3216: Housing Market Transparency Act

HRES 379: Recognizing the roles and contributions of elementary and secondary school teachers in building and enhancing the civic, cultural, and economic well-being of the United States.

HRES 378: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the plight of Cameroonian immigrants and the continued turmoil and instability in the nation of Cameroon merits a designation of humanitarian parole and calling on the Department of Homeland Security to create a humanitarian parole program for Cameroonians fleeing this violence.

HR 3069: Medicare for All Act

HR 3009: TREES Act of 2025

HR 2994: Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Enhancement Act of 2025

HRES 341: Expressing support for honoring Earth Day, and for other purposes.

HR 2808: Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act

HR 2823: Climate Change Financial Risk Act of 2025

HR 2790: GOSAFE Act

HR 2743: Raise the Wage Act of 2025

HR 2671: Tax Fairness for Workers Act

HR 2679: Cool Roof Rebate Act of 2025

HR 2669: Community First Act

HR 2668: DART Act of 2025

HRES 292: Supporting the goals and ideals of “Financial Literacy Month”.

HR 2618: Federal Firearm Licensee Act

HR 2602: Defending American Diplomacy Act

HR 2598: IDEA Full Funding Act

HR 2486: Heating and Cooling Relief Act

HRES 259: Of inquiry requesting the President to provide certain documents in the President’s possession to the House of Representatives relating to the access provided to the staff and advisers of, including any individual working for or in conjunction with, the Department of Government Efficiency to the systems, applications, and accounts, and any information contained therein, of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.

HRES 267: Recognizing the 10th Anniversary of Educators Rising.

HR 2467: America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act

HR 2411: UNRWA Funding Emergency Restoration Act of 2025

HR 2368: Raise the Age Act of 2025

HR 2178: Cerebral Palsy Research Program Authorization Act of 2025

HR 2095: Postal Police Reform Act of 2025

HR 2098: Deliver for Democracy Act

HR 2029: Stop Comstock Act

HR 2045: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025

HR 1976: Woman on the Twenty Act of 2025

HR 1989: Protect Our Probationary Employees Act

HR 2021: American Teacher Act

HR 1918: Farewell to Foam Act of 2025

HJRES 67: Original Slavery Remembrance Month Resolution

HR 1811: Judicial Ethics Enforcement Act of 2025

HRES 181: Original Black History Month Resolution of 2025

HR 1674: Keep Americans Safe Act

HR 1659: Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act

HR 1661: SAFE Act of 2025

HR 1640: HEIRS Act of 2025

HR 1607: HEIR Act of 2025

HR 1638: CROWN Act of 2025

HR 1564: Ethan’s Law

HR 1545: Accountability in Government Efficiency Act

HR 1544: LEASH DOGE Act

HR 1473: Postal Processing Protection Act

HR 1449: Energy Resilient Communities Act

HR 1369: President Jimmy Carter Congressional Gold Medal Act

HR 1314: TIPS Act

HR 1354: Justice for All Act of 2025

HR 1106: Scientific Integrity Act

HRES 116: Condemning the pardons for individuals who were found guilty of assaulting Capitol Police Officers.

HR 995: No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act

HR 964: Rosa Parks Day Act

HR 930: Stop the Wait Act of 2025

HR 945: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in recognition of their unique contribution to Civil Rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel.

HR 916: Rosa Parks Commemorative Coin Act

HR 958: Train More Primary Care Doctors Act of 2025

HR 844: Black History is American History Act

HRES 81: Commending efforts to eradicate the wild poliovirus.

HR 738: Universal Right To Vote by Mail Act of 2025

HR 610: Close the Medigap Act of 2025

HR 485: Muhammad Ali Congressional Gold Medal Act

HRES 51: Honoring Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., on reaching the historic milestone of 105 years of scholarship, service, sisterhood, and finer womanhood.

HR 491: Equal COLA Act

HR 431: Pony Up Act

HR 383: End Oil and Gas Tax Subsidies Act of 2025

HR 396: TRUST in Congress Act

HR 347: Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025

HR 250: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol.

HR 40: Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act