Emanuel Cleaver

Representative for Missouri's 5th district (MO-5)

DemocratTerm ends Jan 3, 2027

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Roll call votes: 681; 653 cast
Missed votes: 4.1%; 28 missed
Voted with party: 98.9%; on 650 votes
Broke with party: 7; times

What do these numbers mean?

Missed votes:: the share of roll call votes held while they were in office where they’re recorded as not voting.
Votes with party:: on votes where they voted yes or no, how often they sided with most of their party. Independents are compared with the party they caucus with. Neither number says whether a vote was right.

Voting record

houseFeb 11, 2026S. 1383
Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025
Final passagePassed218–213
No
houseFeb 11, 2026S. 1383
Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025
On Motion to CommitFailed214–217
Yes
houseFeb 11, 2026H.R. 261
Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025
Final passagePassed218–212
No
houseFeb 11, 2026H.R. 261
Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025
Motion to send the bill backFailed214–216
Yes
houseFeb 11, 2026H.J.Res. 72
Relating to a national emergency by the President on February 1, 2025.
Final passagePassed219–211
Yes
houseFeb 11, 2026H.R. 3617
Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act
Final passagePassed223–206
No
houseFeb 11, 2026H.R. 3617
Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act
Motion to send the bill backFailed214–215
Yes
houseFeb 11, 2026H.Res. 1057
Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1383) to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2189) to modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 261) to amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to prohibit requiring an authorization for the installation, continued presence, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary if such activities have previously been authorized by a Federal or State agency; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3617) to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to secure the supply of critical energy resources, including critical minerals and other materials, and for other purposes; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.
Vote on debate rulesPassed216–215
No
houseFeb 11, 2026H.Res. 1057
Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1383) to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2189) to modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 261) to amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to prohibit requiring an authorization for the installation, continued presence, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary if such activities have previously been authorized by a Federal or State agency; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3617) to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to secure the supply of critical energy resources, including critical minerals and other materials, and for other purposes; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.
Vote on debate rulesPassed216–214
No
houseFeb 10, 2026H.Res. 1042
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2189) to modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 261) to amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to prohibit requiring an authorization for the installation, continued presence, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary if such activities have previously been authorized by a Federal or State agency; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3617) to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to secure the supply of critical energy resources, including critical minerals and other materials, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.
Vote on debate rulesFailed214–217
No
houseFeb 10, 2026H.Res. 1042
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2189) to modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 261) to amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to prohibit requiring an authorization for the installation, continued presence, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary if such activities have previously been authorized by a Federal or State agency; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3617) to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to secure the supply of critical energy resources, including critical minerals and other materials, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.
Vote on debate rulesPassed216–214
No
houseFeb 9, 2026H.R. 1531
PROTECT Taiwan Act
Fast-track passagePassed395–2
Yes
houseFeb 9, 2026H.R. 6644
21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
Fast-track passagePassed390–9
Yes
houseFeb 4, 2026H.J.Res. 142
Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025.
Final passagePassed215–210
No
houseFeb 4, 2026H.R. 4090
Critical Mineral Dominance Act
Final passagePassed224–195
No
houseFeb 4, 2026H.R. 4090
Critical Mineral Dominance Act
Motion to send the bill backFailed209–212
Yes
houseFeb 3, 2026H.R. 7148
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
Agree to the other chamber's changesPassed217–214
No
houseFeb 3, 2026H.Res. 1032
Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 7148) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 142) disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4090) to codify certain provisions of certain Executive Orders relating to domestic mining and hardrock mineral resources, and for other purposes.
Vote on debate rulesPassed217–215
No
houseFeb 3, 2026H.Res. 1032
Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 7148) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 142) disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4090) to codify certain provisions of certain Executive Orders relating to domestic mining and hardrock mineral resources, and for other purposes.
Vote on debate rulesPassed212–210
No
houseFeb 2, 2026H.R. 3123
Ernest Peltz Accrued Veterans Benefits Act
Fast-track passagePassed405–1
Yes
houseFeb 2, 2026H.R. 980
Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement Act of 2025
Fast-track passagePassed402–2
Yes
houseJan 22, 2026H.Con.Res. 68
To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.
Vote on the resolutionFailed215–215
Yes
houseJan 22, 2026H.R. 6359
Pregnant Students’ Rights Act
Final passagePassed217–211
No
houseJan 22, 2026H.R. 6359
Pregnant Students’ Rights Act
Motion to send the bill backFailed213–216
Yes
houseJan 22, 2026H.R. 7148
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
Final passagePassed341–88
Yes