Support bipartisan, common-sense gun safety legislation and provide law enforcement with the funds, resources, and training needed to reduce crime and violence.

Emanuel Cleaver · Missouri · Democratic

policy impact 0.84 specificity 0.75 extraction confidence 88%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

Occurrences

Congressman Cleaver supports bipartisan, common-sense gun safety legislation, keeping our children and neighborhoods safe while respecting the responsible ownership of guns. He is committed to making sure law enforcement has the funds, resources, and training necessary to reduce crime and violence to save lives so our families feel safe in our community.

Commits to gun safety legislation and to resourcing law enforcement to reduce violence.

Issues | Explore Key Issues — Get Involved Today — Cleaver for Congress
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Evidence

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GovInfo lists Emanuel Cleaver among the cosponsors of H.R. 8694, introduced in the House on May 7, 2026. The bill would prohibit short-term Buy Now, Pay Later loans for purchasing semiautomatic assault weapons.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Concrete pro-gun-safety action in the lookback window, but the bill appears to be a Democratic-led measure rather than bipartisan; this is supportive evidence, not full proof of the broader campaign promise.

partial same_term

H.R. 8694 (IH) - Assault Weapon Financing Accountability Act - BILLS-119hr8694ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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The House Clerk roll call for H.R. 2189 (Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act) shows Emanuel Cleaver voted Nay on final passage.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): A failed House vote on a bill framed around law-enforcement innovation and de-escalation; Cleaver did not support this concrete law-enforcement training/firearms modernization measure.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Roll Call 70 | H.R. 2189 | Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 90%

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The House Clerk roll call for H. Con. Res. 96, expressing support for law enforcement officers, shows Emanuel Cleaver voted Yea; the resolution passed 243-173-3.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Recent affirmative support for law enforcement, but only on a symbolic resolution rather than funding, resources, or training.

partial same_term

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 88%

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Roll Call 301 | Bill Number: H. R. 2978 Sep 15, 2026, 09:57 PM | 119th Congress, 2nd Session Vote Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended GUARD Act Status: Passed Cleaver | Cleaver | Democratic | MO | Yea

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Cleaver voted yea on the House passage vote for H.R. 2978, the GUARD Act, a broadly bipartisan law-enforcement-related bill. This is concrete same-term effort, but House passage alone does not prove enactment or delivered funding/training.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%

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State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies and grantees that receive eligible Federal grant funds may use such funds for investigating elder financial fraud, pig butchering, and general financial fraud, including by-- (1) hiring and retaining analysts, agents, experts, and other personnel; (2) providing training specific to complex financial investigations

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The engrossed House bill text shows the measure would authorize eligible federal grant funds for law-enforcement personnel and training in financial-fraud investigations. It remains evidence of effort rather than delivery absent enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 2978 (EH) - Guarding Unprotected Aging Retirees from Deception Act - BILLS-119hr2978eh | Content Details | GovInfo
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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial. same_term

Cleaver has taken same-term actions aligned with parts of the promise: cosponsoring gun-safety legislation and voting for a House resolution supporting law enforcement. However, the evidence does not show enacted bipartisan gun-safety legislation or actual new funds, resources, or training for law enforcement delivered through his action. The law-enforcement support evidence is symbolic, and he voted against one concrete de-escalation/training-related bill. This supports partial credit for issue-aligned activity, not full delivery of the promised outcome.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 84%