Congress should immediately enact legislation that ends racial gerrymandering and protects the voting rights of all Americans.

Congress can, and must immediately, enact legislation that puts an end to these undemocratic practices and protects the voices and voting rights of all Americans.

Cleaver calls on Congress to immediately pass legislation protecting voting rights and stopping racial gerrymandering.

Congressman Cleaver’s Statement on the Supreme Court’s Decision to Gut the Voting Rights Act | Congressman Emanuel Cleaver
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protecting fair representation

The site highlights Cleaver’s focus on protecting fair representation amid Missouri redistricting efforts.

Cleaver for Congress | Join the Movement for Progress
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Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II released a statement after the Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais, saying it was “incumbent on lawmakers” to reject racial gerrymandering and protect representation, and condemning the Court’s gutting of the Voting Rights Act.

Clear recent advocacy for anti-gerrymandering and voting-rights protections, but it is a statement rather than enacted legislation.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Congressman Cleaver’s Statement on the Supreme Court’s Decision to Gut the Voting Rights Act | Congressman Emanuel Cleaver
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Cleaver co-led the reintroduction of the End Prison Gerrymandering Act, which would require counting incarcerated people at their last place of residence rather than the prison location, to improve equal representation and reduce distortions in redistricting.

Concrete legislative action on a closely related gerrymandering issue; shows effort but not enactment within the lookback window.

partial same_term A for effort

Reps. Cleaver, Ross, Pocan, Sykes Reintroduce Legislation to End Prison Gerrymandering | Congressman Emanuel Cleaver
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Congress.gov lists H.R. 7375, the End Prison Gerrymandering Act, as introduced by Rep. Emanuel Cleaver and referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary on 2026-02-02.

Official congressional record confirms bill introduction and referral, but no floor passage or enactment is shown.

partial same_term A for effort

Emanuel Cleaver | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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The issue page emphasizes Congress’s failure to come together to solve problems, reflecting a broader public stance but no concrete legislative completion on voting-rights or redistricting reform.

General issue framing only; not evidence of delivery.

unresolved same_term

Civility | Congressman Emanuel Cleaver
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The Congressional Record for March 23, 2026 contains debate and references to voting-rights violations and the Voting Rights Act, but the source excerpt does not show enactment of legislation ending racial gerrymandering or protecting voting rights.

Official record shows the issue remained active in Congress, but not resolved in the lookback window.

unresolved same_term

Congressional Record, March 23, 2026 | GovInfo
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