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

Track record

Straight from the public record · How we compute these

Votes with their party

98%

6,047 of 6,153 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%

392 of 6,549 votes

Bills enacted into law

0.9%

2 of 220 bills they introduced

Based on 6,549 recorded votes and 220 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

588 contributions totaling $1,320,200 that registered lobbyists disclosed in this member's honor. Source: federal LD-203 filings.

Top filers

NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION $31,000 · 9 contributions
AMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION $30,000 · 8 contributions
NAREIT $30,000 · 9 contributions
H&R BLOCK MANAGEMENT, LLC, A SUBSIDIARY OF H&R BLOCK, INC. $24,000 · 6 contributions
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS $23,000 · 5 contributions
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS $22,500 · 6 contributions
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION $22,500 · 7 contributions
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION $22,500 · 9 contributions

Recent contributions

Date	Filer	Payee	Honoree	Amount
Jun 30, 2026	EMPIRE CONSULTING GROUP	CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS	Emanuel Cleaver II	$1,000.00
Jun 30, 2026	MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.	EMANUEL CLEAVER FOR US CONGRESS	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver	$500.00
Jun 29, 2026	THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES	CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS	Rep Emanuel Cleaver II	$5,000.00
Jun 29, 2026	INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE	CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II	$1,000.00
Jun 29, 2026	NAREIT	WOLF PACK	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, II	$2,500.00
Jun 29, 2026	NAREIT	CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, II	$5,000.00
Jun 29, 2026	AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION, AFL-CIO	CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS	Cleaver, Emanuel	$1,500.00
Jun 26, 2026	MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION	WOLF PACK	Rep Emanuel Cleaver II	$2,500.00
Jun 25, 2026	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.	WOLF PACK	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, II	$2,500.00
Jun 25, 2026	JPMORGAN CHASE HOLDINGS LLC	CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, II	$1,500.00
Jun 23, 2026	VISA INC.	CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS	Rep Emanuel Cleaver II	$1,000.00
Jun 23, 2026	VISA INC.	CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS	Rep Emanuel Cleaver II	$500.00
Jun 23, 2026	CLYBURN CONSULTING, LLC	CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS	Congressman Emanuel Cleaver	$500.00
Jun 23, 2026	THE WILLIAMS GROUP	EMANUEL CLEAVER	Emanuel Cleaver	$500.00
Jun 23, 2026	THE WILLIAMS GROUP	EMANUEL CLEAVER	Emanuel Cleaver	$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
Sep 3, 2026	H #295	On Passage · `119-HR-4795`	Not Voting	Passed	Details →
Sep 2, 2026	H #294	On Passage · `119-HR-1501`	Nay	Passed	Details →
Sep 2, 2026	H #293	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · `119-HJRES-1`	Nay	Failed	Details →
Sep 1, 2026	H #292	On Agreeing to the Resolution · `119-HRES-1498`	Yea	Passed	Details →
Sep 1, 2026	H #291	On Passage · `119-HR-9436`	Nay	Passed	Details →
Sep 1, 2026	H #290	On Motion to Recommit · `119-HR-9436`	Yea	Failed	Details →
Sep 1, 2026	H #289	On Agreeing to the Resolution · `119-HRES-1490`	Nay	Passed	Details →
Sep 1, 2026	H #288	On Agreeing to the Resolution · `119-HRES-1499`	Nay	Passed	Details →
Sep 1, 2026	H #287	On Ordering the Previous Question · `119-HRES-1499`	Nay	Passed	Details →
Sep 1, 2026	H #286	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendments · `119-HR-6500`	Yea	Passed	Details →
Aug 31, 2026	H #285	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · `119-S-32`	Yea	Passed	Details →
Aug 31, 2026	H #284	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · `119-S-307`	Yea	Passed	Details →
Jul 23, 2026	H #283	On Passage · `119-HR-8884`	Nay	Passed	Details →
Jul 23, 2026	H #282	On Agreeing to the Resolution · `119-HCONRES-89`	Yea	Passed	Details →
Jul 22, 2026	H #281	On Agreeing to the Resolution · `119-HCONRES-113`	Nay	Passed	Details →
Jul 22, 2026	H #280	On Passage · `119-HR-7008`	Nay	Passed	Details →
Jul 22, 2026	H #279	On Motion to Recommit · `119-HR-7008`	Yea	Failed	Details →
Jul 22, 2026	H #278	On Passage · `119-HR-8800`	Nay	Passed	Details →
Jul 22, 2026	H #277	On Motion to Recommit · `119-HR-8800`	Yea	Failed	Details →
Jul 22, 2026	H #276	On Agreeing to the Amendment · `119-HR-8800`	Nay	Failed	Details →

Bills they introduced 25 most recent

ID	Title	Introduced	Policy
`119-HR-9898`	Transportation for Reentry Act	Jul 23, 2026	Transportation and Public Works
`119-HR-9844`	CHARTS Act	Jul 22, 2026	Health
`119-HR-9048`	Celiac Safety Act of 2026	May 29, 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-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-4556`	Protect Our TEETH Act	Jul 21, 2025	Environmental Protection
`119-HR-4011`	Community Paramedicine Act of 2025	Jun 13, 2025	Health
`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
`119-HR-1981`	Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2025	Mar 10, 2025	Housing and Community Development
`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

Bills they signed on to support 25 most recent

ID	Title	Introduced
`119-HRES-1511`	Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, honoring the memor…	Sep 3, 2026
`119-HRES-1474`	Supporting the designation of "Serbian American Heritage Month" and celebrating the history, cultur…	Aug 3, 2026
`119-HR-9986`	Read for Reentry Act of 2026	Jul 30, 2026
`119-HR-9941`	Right to IVF Act of 2026	Jul 23, 2026
`119-HRES-1451`	Recognizing Charleston as the appropriate host city for the 2027 annual meeting of the Organization…	Jul 23, 2026
`119-HR-9873`	Inclusive Democracy Act of 2026	Jul 22, 2026
`119-HCONRES-114`	Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.	Jul 21, 2026
`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-9370`	Protect Local Funding Act	Jun 18, 2026
`119-HR-9346`	USDA Field Office Stability 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-1362`	Honoring the life, military service, and congressional legacy of the Honorable Charles Bernard Rang…	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-1364`	Commemorating 10 years since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.	Jun 11, 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-9000`	SCREEN for Type 1 Diabetes 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-HJRES-189`	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…	May 21, 2026

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