I look forward to working with Chairman Sessions and Congresswoman Budzinski to fix the postal problems people are facing here in St. Louis and across the nation.
Work with bipartisan colleagues to fix postal problems in St. Louis and across the nation.
Occurrences
Evidence
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Bell's office said Bell, Rep. Nikki Budzinski, and Republican Oversight subcommittee chairman Pete Sessions toured the USPS St. Louis Processing and Distribution Center with Postmaster General David Steiner to understand regional postal problems. Bell said the issue was being addressed in bipartisan fashion and cited his bipartisan STL Up To PAR Act with Rep. Ann Wagner.
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GovInfo records H.R. 8599 as introduced April 30, 2026 by Mr. Bell with bipartisan cosponsors including Ann Wagner, Mike Bost, Emanuel Cleaver, and Nikki Budzinski, and referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The bill would direct USPS to report to Congress on mail and package delivery service performance in the St. Louis region.
Assessments
Bell has taken concrete bipartisan action in office on postal problems, including introducing the bipartisan STL Up To PAR Act and participating in USPS oversight activity with bipartisan House colleagues and USPS leadership. However, the available evidence shows investigation, oversight, and proposed reporting requirements rather than actual correction of postal service problems in St. Louis or nationally. Because the promised fix has not been shown as completed, this merits partial credit for same-term effort rather than full delivery.