Work with bipartisan colleagues to fix postal problems in St. Louis and across the nation.

Wesley Bell · Missouri · Democratic

policy impact 0.50 specificity 0.62 extraction confidence 84%

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

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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.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Most recent concrete official action found: Bell participated with bipartisan House colleagues and USPS leadership in an oversight tour focused on St. Louis postal problems. This shows active bipartisan work, but not that postal problems have been fixed.

partial same_term A for effort

Congressman Bell Tours St. Louis USPS Facility with Postmaster General Steiner and House Oversight Members | Representative Wesley Bell
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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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.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill record confirms Bell took bipartisan legislative action related to St. Louis postal problems. Because the bill was only introduced and referred, it supports partial progress rather than completed delivery of the promised fix.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 8599 (IH) - St. Louis Postal Accountability and Reform Act - BILLS-119hr8599ih | 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 A for effort

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.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%