Emanuel Cleaver (D-Missouri): Voting Record, Sponsored Bills

Track record

Straight from the public record · How we compute these

Votes with their party

98%

6,002 of 6,108 Yea/Nay votes matched the Democratic majority position This is high party loyalty. Most members in Congress fall between 75-95%.

Roll-call votes missed

6%

391 of 6,503 votes

Bills enacted into law

0.9%

2 of 218 bills they introduced

Based on 6,503 recorded votes and 218 sponsored bills in our data. Most bills never become law. A low enactment rate is normal across Congress.

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Committee assignments

3 current assignments · source: clerk.house.gov & senate.gov

Lobbyist political contributions

467 contributions totaling $1,050,325 that registered lobbyists disclosed in this member's honor. Source: federal LD-203 filings.

Top filers

AMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION $30,000 · 8 contributions
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION $21,000 · 7 contributions
NAREIT $20,000 · 6 contributions
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION $20,000 · 8 contributions
H&R BLOCK MANAGEMENT, LLC, A SUBSIDIARY OF H&R BLOCK, INC. $19,000 · 5 contributions
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS $18,000 · 4 contributions
LIBERTY MUTUAL GROUP $18,000 · 7 contributions
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS $17,500 · 5 contributions

Recent contributions

Date	Filer	Payee	Honoree	Amount
Jun 30, 2026	MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.	EMANUEL CLEAVER FOR US CONGRESS	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver	$500.00
Jun 16, 2026	AMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION	CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver	$5,000.00
Jun 16, 2026	NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION	CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS	Emanuel Cleaver	$1,000.00
Jun 6, 2026	WHEAT SHROYER GOVERNMENT RELATIONS LLC	CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver	$450.00
Jun 1, 2026	AMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION	WOLF PACK	Cleaver, Emanuel	$2,500.00
Jun 1, 2026	TRANS UNION LLC	CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver	$1,000.00
May 28, 2026	AMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION	WOLF PACK	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver	$5,000.00
Apr 21, 2026	PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP	CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS	Representative Emanuel Cleaver	$1,000.00
Apr 21, 2026	AMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION	CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS	Cleaver, Emanuel	$2,500.00
Mar 28, 2026	TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER LLP DBA TAFT ADVISORS LLC FKA (TAFT, STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER, LLP)	CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS	Emanuel Cleaver	$500.00
Mar 18, 2026	INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL & TRANSPORTATION WORKERS	WOLF PAC	Emanuel Cleaver	$5,000.00
Mar 10, 2026	BLACK & VEATCH	CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver	$5,000.00
Mar 5, 2026	U.S. BANCORP (FORMERLY FILED AS U.S. BANK)	CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS	Rep Emanuel Cleaver II	$1,500.00
Mar 4, 2026	AMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION	CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS	Cleaver, Emanuel	$2,500.00
Mar 2, 2026	COMMERCE BANK	CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS	Emanuel Cleaver	$2,500.00

Contributions that registered lobbyists and their firms disclosed as made in this member's honor (to a campaign, a PAC, or an event), under section 203 of the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act. A disclosed, reported contribution is legal activity, not an allegation of wrongdoing.

Time in Congress

House of Representatives · Missouri · District 5
2025–present · Congress 119
House of Representatives · Missouri · District 5
2023–2025 · Congress 118
House of Representatives · Missouri · District 5
2021–2023 · Congress 117
House of Representatives · Missouri · District 5
2019–2021 · Congress 116
House of Representatives · Missouri · District 5
2017–2019 · Congress 115
House of Representatives · Missouri · District 5
2015–2017 · Congress 114
House of Representatives · Missouri · District 5
2013–2015 · Congress 113
House of Representatives · Missouri · District 5
2011–2013 · Congress 112
House of Representatives · Missouri · District 5
2009–2011 · Congress 111
House of Representatives · Missouri · District 5
2007–2009 · Congress 110
House of Representatives · Missouri · District 5
2005–2007 · Congress 109

Washington, DC office

2217 Rayburn House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

(202) 225-4535

How they voted recently 20 votes shown

Date	Vote	Question	Position	Result
Jul 16, 2026	H #249	On Motion to Recommit · `119-HR-9237`	Yea	Failed	Details →
Jul 16, 2026	H #248	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · `119-HR-5362`	Yea	Passed	Details →
Jul 15, 2026	H #247	On Passage · `119-HR-8595`	Nay	Passed	Details →
Jul 15, 2026	H #246	On Motion to Recommit · `119-HR-8595`	Yea	Failed	Details →
Jul 15, 2026	H #245	On Agreeing to the Amendment · `119-HR-8595`	Nay	Failed	Details →
Jul 15, 2026	H #244	On Agreeing to the Amendment · `119-HR-8595`	Nay	Failed	Details →
Jul 15, 2026	H #243	On Agreeing to the Amendment · `119-HR-8595`	Nay	Failed	Details →
Jul 15, 2026	H #242	On Agreeing to the Amendment · `119-HR-8595`	Nay	Failed	Details →
Jul 15, 2026	H #241	On Agreeing to the Amendment · `119-HR-8595`	Nay	Failed	Details →
Jul 14, 2026	H #240	On Passage · `119-HR-1181`	Nay	Passed	Details →
Jul 14, 2026	H #239	On Motion to Recommit · `119-HR-1181`	Yea	Failed	Details →
Jul 14, 2026	H #238	On Passage · `119-HR-139`	Yea	Passed	Details →
Jul 14, 2026	H #237	On Agreeing to the Resolution · `119-HRES-1423`	Nay	Passed	Details →
Jul 14, 2026	H #236	On Ordering the Previous Question · `119-HRES-1423`	Nay	Passed	Details →
Jul 13, 2026	H #235	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · `119-HR-8897`	Yea	Passed	Details →
Jul 13, 2026	H #234	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · `119-HR-3106`	Yea	Passed	Details →
Jun 30, 2026	H #233	On Agreeing to the Resolution · `119-HRES-1399`	Yea	Passed	Details →
Jun 30, 2026	H #232	On Agreeing to the Resolution · `119-HCONRES-108`	Yea	Failed	Details →
Jun 30, 2026	H #231	On Agreeing to the Resolution · `119-HRES-1398`	Nay	Failed	Details →
Jun 30, 2026	H #230	On Ordering the Previous Question · `119-HRES-1398`	Nay	Passed	Details →

Bills they introduced 25 most recent

ID	Title	Introduced	Policy
`119-HR-9048`	Celiac Safety Act of 2026	Jun 30, 2026	Health
`119-HJRES-162`	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…	Apr 30, 2026	Finance and Financial Sector
`119-HR-8402`	Civics Learning Act of 2026	Apr 21, 2026	Education
`119-HR-8325`	Rehabilitation Through Reading Act of 2026	Apr 16, 2026	Crime and Law Enforcement
`119-HR-8296`	Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act of 2026	Apr 15, 2026	Environmental Protection
`119-HR-8002`	Fair Wages for Incarcerated Workers Act of 2026	Mar 19, 2026	Labor and Employment
`119-HR-4011`	Community Paramedicine Act of 2025	Mar 19, 2026	Health
`119-HR-7309`	Reentry Resource Guide Act of 2026	Feb 2, 2026	Crime and Law Enforcement
`119-HR-7247`	Prison Libraries Act of 2026	Jan 27, 2026	Crime and Law Enforcement
`119-HR-6737`	SPUR Housing Act	Dec 16, 2025	Health
`119-HR-6621`	Workforce of the Future Act of 2025	Dec 11, 2025	Education
`119-HRES-897`	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives to support the rights of youth in the foster c…	Nov 20, 2025	Families
`119-HR-5938`	Innovation Fund Act	Nov 7, 2025	Housing and Community Development
`119-HRES-699`	Expressing support for the designation of September 2025 as "National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awa…	Sep 11, 2025	Health
`119-HR-1981`	Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2025	Sep 9, 2025	Housing and Community Development
`119-HR-4556`	Protect Our TEETH Act	Jul 21, 2025	Environmental Protection
`119-HR-3952`	Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Act of 2025	Jun 12, 2025	Housing and Community Development
`119-HRES-501`	BUDS Resolution	Jun 11, 2025	Congress
`119-HR-2038`	American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2025	Mar 11, 2025	Finance and Financial Sector
`118-HR-3220`	Correctional Facilities Occupational Safety and Health Act of 2023	Dec 19, 2024	Labor and Employment
`118-HR-10475`	Good DEED Act	Dec 18, 2024	Housing and Community Development
`118-HRES-668`	BUDS Resolution	Dec 17, 2024	Congress
`118-HR-10421`	Strategy and Investment in Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2023	Dec 16, 2024	Housing and Community Development
`118-HR-10422`	CDFI Bond Guarantee Program Improvement Act of 2023	Dec 16, 2024	Finance and Financial Sector
`118-HRES-1505`	Expressing support for the designation of September 2024 as "National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awa…	Sep 25, 2024	Health

Bills they signed on to support 25 most recent

ID	Title	Introduced
`119-HRES-1427`	Expressing support for the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.	Jul 13, 2026
`119-HJRES-199`	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to temporarily fill vacancies in th…	Jul 2, 2026
`119-HR-9571`	Living Wage for Federal Contractors Act	Jul 2, 2026
`119-HR-9544`	Save MEDICARE Act of 2026	Jun 30, 2026
`119-HR-9000`	SCREEN for Type 1 Diabetes Act of 2026	Jun 29, 2026
`119-HR-3747`	Accelerating Access to Dementia and Alzheimer’s Provider Training Act	Jun 29, 2026
`119-HR-9346`	USDA Field Office Stability Act	Jun 18, 2026
`119-HR-9370`	Protect Local Funding Act	Jun 18, 2026
`119-HRES-1367`	Honoring the tremendous effort undertaken by the good people of Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas, and …	Jun 15, 2026
`119-HRES-1364`	Commemorating 10 years since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.	Jun 11, 2026
`119-HR-9282`	Encouraging Public Service in Our National Parks and Public Land Act	Jun 11, 2026
`119-HR-9289`	Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act of 2026	Jun 11, 2026
`119-HRES-1361`	Expressing support for the recognition of July 3 through July 10, 2026, as "National Extreme Heat A…	Jun 11, 2026
`119-HRES-1362`	Honoring the life, military service, and congressional legacy of the Honorable Charles Bernard Rang…	Jun 11, 2026
`119-HR-8694`	Assault Weapon Financing Accountability Act	Jun 8, 2026
`119-HJRES-189`	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…	Jun 8, 2026
`119-HR-9169`	PKD Cures Act	Jun 4, 2026
`119-HR-9047`	Arlington National Cemetery Viewshed Protection Act	May 29, 2026
`119-HR-9036`	American High-Speed Rail Act	May 26, 2026
`119-HR-8205`	Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026	May 26, 2026
`119-HR-4509`	NOPAIN for Veterans Act	May 26, 2026
`119-HRES-1318`	Expressing support for the designation of the month of May 2026 as "Progressive Supranuclear Palsy …	May 21, 2026
`119-HR-8914`	No Taxpayer-Funded Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2026	May 21, 2026
`119-HRES-1316`	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives to reduce traffic fatalities to zero by 2050.	May 21, 2026
`119-HR-8940`	Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act	May 20, 2026

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