CLEAVER, EMANUEL (a Representative from Missouri)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see H.R. 1322), H3978 [15MY]

Afghanistan: express that members of Fox Co., of the Marine Special Operations Command were not at fault in the firefight with enemy forces in Bati Kot District, Nangarhar Province (see H. Res. 21), H976 [7FE]

African Americans: increase upward social mobility of Black families and help ensure equal protection under the law (see H.R. 5785), H3935 [11MY]

Animals: prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 4691), H9415 [2OC]

Armed Forces: repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 1229), H3707 [26AP]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 755), H1443 [6MR]

Black Maternal Health Week: observance (see H. Res. 818), H3147 [11AP]

CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see H.R. 1832), H5286 [19JN]

——— create a modern infrastructure for the prevention, treatment, and care of Alzheimer’s and related dementias and preservation of brain health (see H.R. 4256), H6650 [23JY]

Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 1139), H9471 [9NO]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 7107), H9459 [30OC]

Climate: address disparate impact of climate change on women and support efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H.R. 4932), H783 [5FE]

——— recognize and accept findings of U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and call for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in line with recommendations of such panel (see H. Res. 1145), H9510 [13NO]

Colleges and universities: establish commission to develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies (see H.R. 1772), H1127 [13FE]

Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the U.S. Capitol (see H.R. 4856), H1374 [5MR]

Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act: reauthorize and expand (see H.R. 5311), H7772 [24AU]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: require to meet its statutory purpose (see H.R. 6972), H9405 [28SE]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 2790), H9436 [16OC]

Crime: expedite disposition of animals seized in animal fighting or gambling cases (see H.R. 398), H7870 [5SE]

——— protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 3207), H2043 [22MR]

——— specify lynching as a hate crime (see H.R. 6086), H5152 [13JN]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, and reform political campaign finance system (see H. Res. 975), H5975 [28JN]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 4973), H7824 [4SE]

——— study servicemembers’ exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals while on active duty to ensure appropriate treatment for health effects (see H.R. 5671), H6650 [23JY]

Dept. of Education: allow for deferment of certain student loans while a borrower is receiving treatment for cancer (see H.R. 2976), H6042 [10JY]

Dept. of HHS: address health, hygiene, and limited child care options available for infants and toddlers who lack sufficient diapers (see H.R. 1143), H6558 [18JY]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 959), H3835 [8MY]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 1676), H5649 [25JN]

——— provide for participation of doctors of chiropractic in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1378), H7824 [4SE]

——— provide for sexual health education of young people, including promotion of healthy relationships and prevention of unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and dating violence (see H.R. 3602), H6650 [23JY]

——— reauthorize Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 5385), H3507 [24AP]

——— require drug manufacturers to submit a transparency and justification report prior to increasing certain drug prices (see H.R. 2439), H3148 [11AP]

——— require reporting by drug manufacturers to increase transparency in drug pricing (see H.R. 4116), H6589 [19JY]

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 2913), H3783 [7MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide lawful permanent resident status to previously removed alien parents and spouses of U.S. citizens (see H.R. 5510), H3315 [13AP]

——— strengthen partnerships with historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 6772), H8169 [12SE]

Dept. of HUD: carry out a housing choice voucher mobility demonstration to encourage families receiving such voucher assistance to move to lower-poverty areas and expand access to opportunity areas (see H.R. 5793), H3975 [15MY]

Dept. of Justice: require a report of any Special Counsel who is removed from office (see H.R. 5533), H6589 [19JY]

Dept. of Labor: establish a pilot program to provide grants for job guarantee programs (see H.R. 6467), H6648 [23JY]

——— list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 1300), H9408 [28SE]

Dept. of the Interior: designate Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, KS, as a National Historic Landmark (see H.R. 5613), H3574 [25AP]

——— establish National Park Service and Public Lands Legacy Restoration Fund to address maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, BLM, and Bureau of Indian Education (see H.R. 6510), H9153 [27SE]

Drugs: acknowledge that the War on Drugs has been a failed policy and apologize to individuals and communities victimized by this policy (see H. Res. 933), H5093 [12JN]

——— make marijuana legal at the Federal level, incentivize States to change marijuana laws that disproportionately impact minority communities, and allow retroactive review of marijuana sentences (see H.R. 4815), H3707 [26AP]

——— require a group health plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2077), H7728 [26JY]

Education: ensure public school teacher compensation is comparable to other college graduates and increase investment in public education (see H. Res. 876), H3833 [8MY]

EPA: call for resignation of E. Scott Pruitt as Administrator and appointment of an Administrator committed to fulfillment of the mission of the Agency (see H. Res. 834), H3441 [18AP]

——— support vehicle emissions standards and policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and oil usage and recognize rights of States to set stronger standards under the Clean Air Act (see H. Con. Res. 130), H7724 [26JY]

Ethiopia: support respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance (see H. Res. 128), H1443 [6MR]

Executive Office of the President: call on to issue a public apology relative to remarks about Senator McCain (see H. Res. 901), H4209 [17MY]

Fair Housing Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 817), H3147 [11AP]

FCC: study feasibility of designating a simple, easy-to-remember dialing code to be used for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system (see H.R. 2345), H5817 [27JN]

Federal Labor Relations Authority: provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 4846), H4981 [7JN]

Firearms: allow family members and close associates of suspected unstable individuals to take legal actions to prevent such individuals from purchasing or possessing firearms (see H.R. 2598), H5749 [26JN]

——— ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require background checks for commercial sales (see H.R. 4240), H1342 [1MR]

——— ensure that all firearms are traceable by prohibiting the manufacture or possession of 3-D printed guns made of plastic (see H.R. 6643), H10170 [12DE]

——— prevent the purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers (see H.R. 5383), H2040 [22MR]

——— prohibit transfer of a firearm at a gun show by a person who is not a licensed dealer (see H.R. 6654), H10104 [11DE]

Franklin, Aretha L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6681), H7772 [24AU]

FTC: issue rules to promote competition and help consumers save money by giving them the freedom to choose where they buy prescription pet medications (see H.R. 5472), H4981 [7JN]

Gleason, Stephen M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5499), H10587 [21DE]

Health: prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for living organ donors and allow use of family and medical leave by such donors (see H.R. 1270), H9463 [2NO]

——— save and sustain health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum and eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths (see H.R. 1318), H3978 [15MY]

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see H.R. 1876), H6650 [23JY]

House of Representatives: authorize certain committees of the House to intervene in Texas v. U.S., No. 4—18-cv-00167-O (N.D. Tex.) (see H. Res. 1031), H9463 [2NO]

——— prohibit Members from using congressional offices for personal overnight accommodations and allow a tax deduction for living expenses incurred by Members (see H.R. 5845), H4137 [16MY]

Immigration: limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (see H.R. 6135), H5284 [19JN]

——— oppose zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally and leads to family separation for parents attempting to enter with children (see H. Res. 927), H4980 [7JN]

——— reform (H.R. 4760), consideration (see H. Res. 774), H3444 [18AP]

——— require reunification of families separated as a result of the zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally (see H.R. 6236), H5814 [27JN]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H976 [7FE]

Insurance: ensure that health insurance issuers and group health plans do not prohibit pharmacy providers from providing certain information to enrollees (see H.R. 6143), H6589 [19JY]

——— require health insurance providers to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1409), H3210 [12AP]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 274), H7748 [7AU]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 948), H5285 [19JN]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: prohibit unconstitutional military strikes or introduction of Armed Forces into hostilities without declaration of war or explicit statutory authorization (see H.R. 4837), H552 [18JA]

Law enforcement officers: establish grant program for States that establish standards for education and training programs concerning civilian and law enforcement encounters during traffic stops and other in-person encounters (see H.R. 7281), H10169 [12DE]

Lawson, James M., Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 7137), H9539 [15NO]

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: commemorate anniversary of Matthew Shepard’s death by preventing hate crimes and discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity and recognize tolerance efforts (see H. Res. 1121), H9436 [16OC]

LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 972), H5975 [28JN]

Major Robert Odell Owens Post Office, Brooklyn, NY: designate (see H.R. 5238), H6112 [11JY]

Marine Corps: designate national day of remembrance for terrorist bombings of Marine Corps Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon (see H. Res. 967), H7157 [24JY]

Medicaid: increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (see H.R. 3931), H3343 [16AP]

——— provide States with option of providing coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions (see H.R. 3325), H7782 [31AU]

Medicare: coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1953), H5363 [20JN]

——— count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1421), H6650 [23JY]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2267), H3936 [11MY]

——— improve process whereby administrative contractors issue local coverage determinations (see H.R. 3635), H7759 [21AU]

——— prohibit health plans and pharmacy benefit managers from restricting pharmacies from informing individuals regarding prices for certain drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 6144), H6589 [19JY]

——— promote cost savings and quality care through use of telehealth and remote patient monitoring services (see H.R. 2556), H7732 [27JY]

——— provide for advanced illness care coordination services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2797), H9463 [2NO]

——— provide for coverage of cancer care planning and coordination (see H.R. 5160), H5094 [12JN]

——— provide for payments for certain rural health clinic and federally qualified health center services furnished to hospice patients (see H.R. 1828), H3507 [24AP]

——— provide that Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation on payments for drugs and biologicals shall have no force or effect (see H.R. 4392), H3979 [15MY]

——— require Dept. of HHS to negotiate prices of prescription drugs (see H.R. 6505), H7685 [25JY]

Memphis, TN: anniversary of sanitation workers’ strike (see H. Res. 715), H677 [29JA] (see H. Res. 720), H732 [30JA]

Mental health: address psychological, developmental, social, and emotional needs of children, youth, and families who have experienced trauma (see H.R. 1757), H7156 [24JY]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 108), H1443 [6MR]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden and posthumously to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson for contributions during the ‘‘Space Race’’ (see H.R. 6795), H9821 [10DE]

National Apprenticeship Week: designate (see H. Res. 1158), H9574 [20NO]

National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1004), H6588 [19JY]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1104), H9406 [28SE]

National Kinship Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 1093), H9151 [27SE]

National Men’s Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 123), H5152 [13JN]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1095), H9151 [27SE]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H8739 [20SE]

National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see H. Res. 1122), H9436 [16OC]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 455), H6559 [18JY]

NLRB: strengthen protections for employees to organize and collectively bargain for improved wages and working conditions, sanction violations of such rights, and reform collective bargaining process (see H.R. 4548), H5094 [12JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow for certain third party payments (see H.R. 3976), H1374 [5MR]

Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (see H.R. 4117), H6589 [19JY]

Phillips, Velvalea H. Rodgers: tribute (see H. Res. 863), H3742 [27AP]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 6239), H5814 [27JN]

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 864), H7825 [4SE]

Postal Service: ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 993), H7756 [17AU]

——— restore financial solvency and improve governance in order to ensure efficient and affordable nationwide delivery of mail (see H.R. 6076), H5750 [26JN]

Religion: recognize significance of parsonage allowance to religious and spiritual communities and support its continued exemption from gross income for tax purposes (see H. Con. Res. 129), H7735 [31JY]

Russia: impose sanctions in response to cyber intrusions, aggression, and destabilizing activities (see H.R. 5216), H1500 [8MR]

Sadat, Anwar: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 754), H7156 [24JY]

Sexual harassment: provide for research to better understand causes and consequences of sexual harassment in the scientific workforce and examine policies to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment (see H.R. 7031), H9419 [5OC]

SO2 Navy SEAL Adam Olin Smith Post Office, Bevier, MO: designate (see H.R. 5475), H3146 [11AP]

Spc. Sterling William Wyatt Post Office Building, Columbia, MO: designate (see H.R. 4960), H973 [7FE]

Sports: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of integration of baseball (see H.R. 6469), H6648 [23JY]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 947), H6650 [23JY]

Taxation: allow a refundable income tax credit for the purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see H.R. 1734), H1178 [14FE]

——— allow tax free distributions from 529 college savings plans for certain expenses associated with registered apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 3395), H7688 [25JY]

——— eliminate requirement that charities, churches, and traditionally tax-exempt organizations pay Federal taxes on provided employee benefits (see H.R. 6504), H7685 [25JY]

——— increase low-income housing credit (see H.R. 6542), H7735 [31JY]

——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 5108), H6112 [11JY]

Trump, President: censure and condemn for alleged disparaging remarks relative to countries of origin of certain immigrants and call for a retraction and apology for such remarks (see H. Res. 700), H553 [18JA]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6545), H7720 [26JY]

Weissmandl, Michoel Ber: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2740), H784 [5FE]

Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 2417), H9744 [29NO]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H9511 [13NO]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 5879), H7871 [5SE]

Remarks

American Legion: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (S. 1182), H7126 [24JY]

Bluford Healthcare Leadership Institute: tribute, E1327• [27SE]

Business and industry: impact of tariffs, H9395 [28SE]

Czechoslovakia: recognize anniversaries of independence and subsequent independence of the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic and reaffirm alliance with the U.S., E653• [15MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), H3585 [26AP]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, H3585 [26AP]

Dept. of HUD: carry out a housing choice voucher mobility demonstration to encourage families receiving such voucher assistance to move to lower-poverty areas and expand access to opportunity areas (H.R. 5793), H6012 [10JY]

——— develop local strategies to coordinate use of assistance for low-income housing residents with public and private resources to enable families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency (H.R. 4258), H181 [16JA]

Executive Office of the President: call on to issue a public apology relative to remarks about Senator McCain, H4857 [7JN]

FEMA: extend National Flood Insurance Program, H7126 [24JY]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (H.R. 4545), H1626, H1628 [15MR]

Independence, MO: anniversary of Independence Fire Dept., E780• [6JN]

Iron and steel industry: impact of tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, H3154 [12AP]

Jamal, Syed A.: relief, H1077 [13FE]

Kansas City, MO: anniversary of deaths of six Kansas City Fire Dept., firefighters at a highway contruction site explosion, E1569• [28NO]

——— anniversary of Kansas City Public Schools, E992• [10JY]

——— anniversary of Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center, E1138• [10AU]

——— anniversary of United Way of Greater Kansas City, E1416• [16OC]

——— tribute to National World War I Museum and Memorial concert to commemorate sacrifice of Czech, Slovak, and Croatian peoples, E1229• [12SE]

Kansas City Royals (baseball team): tribute, E933• [27JN]

Labor unions: importance, H663 [29JA]

Memphis, TN: anniversary of sanitation workers’ strike (H. Res. 715), H663 [29JA]

Mueller, Robert S., III: special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, H3568 [25AP]

Supreme Court: hearing of Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 31 relative to mandatory payment of union fees by public sector employees, H663 [29JA]

Truman, Harry S: anniversary of Executive order to desegregate the Armed Forces, E1060• [24JY]

University of Missouri: anniversary of ROTC Fighting Mules Battalion, E1302• [25SE]

VFW: anniversary, E1015• [16JY]

Votes: position on missed, H8245• [13SE], E254• [5MR], E283• [8MR], E1021• [17JY]

Tributes

Cannon, Jack, E1505• [9NO]

Clemens, Richard L., E1684• [19DE]

Guastello, George, E1454• [26OC]

Jolley, Geoffrey W., E373• [26MR]

Jones, John H., E1312• [26SE]

Marcus, Irene Whitley, E1430• [19OC]

McHenry, Mark, E1456• [26OC]

Morales, Jerry and Virginia, E1691• [20DE]

O’Donnell, Randall L., E1335• [28SE]

Scott, Jewel, E798• [7JN]

Seidman, Pearl, E1705• [20DE]

Zimmer, Hugh, E754• [1JN]