Fight to ensure everyone is treated with dignity and respect and has access to medical care, shelter, safety, and security.

Wesley will always fight to ensure everyone is treated with the dignity and respect they deserve, and that they have access to medical care, shelter, safety, and security.

Commits to ongoing support for LGBTQ+ equality and protections.

Wesley Bell on the Issues
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Wesley will always fight to ensure everyone is treated with the dignity and respect they deserve, and that they have access to medical care, shelter, safety, and security. That’s why he helped introduce federal legislation to develop and implement a Transgender Bill of Rights.

Bell promises to fight for LGBTQ+ equality, including dignity, medical care, shelter, safety, and security.

Wesley Bell on the Issues
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Bell introduced the Tornado Preparedness Act, directing NOAA and FEMA to modernize forecasting and warning capabilities, improve coordination with state and local emergency managers, and create a FEMA grant program for communities to build or retrofit storm shelters and expand preparedness efforts.

Recent, concrete action on disaster warning, emergency coordination, and storm-shelter capacity; this is directly relevant to safety and shelter, though it is still only a proposed bill.

partial same_term A for effort

Bell Introduces Bill Directing FEMA and NOAA to Modernize Disaster Warning on Anniversary of St. Louis Tornado | Representative Wesley Bell
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Bell's Baltic Security Assessment Act passed the House Foreign Affairs Committee by a 41-3 vote; the bill would require a detailed report on military, cyber, hybrid, and political threats and identify ways to strengthen defense cooperation, cybersecurity infrastructure, and democratic resilience.

Concrete legislative progress on a security-related measure, showing active work toward the 'safety and security' portion of the promise, but not final enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

Bell Baltic Bill Passes Out of House Foreign Affairs Committee | Representative Wesley Bell
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Bell and Wagner introduced the STL Up To PAR Act to require USPS to report on St. Louis delivery performance, workforce conditions, and corrective actions; Bell said constituents wait weeks for prescription medications, benefit checks, and utility notices, and the bill seeks accountability for whether USPS is delivering on its commitments.

A concrete service-accountability push tied to prescription medications and essential notices, relevant to access and dignity, but still an introduction rather than completed policy.

partial same_term A for effort

Bell, Wagner Introduce St. Louis Postal Accountability and Reform Act to Hold USPS Accountable for Delayed Mail | Representative Wesley Bell
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AP reported that Wesley Bell dropped his U.S. Senate bid and instead announced a run against Representative Cori Bush for Missouri's 1st Congressional District.

Bell did not win or serve in the Senate office tied to the original 2024 Senate campaign promise, so any later fulfillment must be assessed through later federal House service rather than the promised Senate term.

never unknown

St. Louis County prosecutor drops U.S. Senate bid, will instead oppose Cori Bush in House race | AP News
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Bell's official House page lists service on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform's Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services, the Committee on Armed Services, and caucuses including the Black Maternal Health Caucus, Congressional Disaster Equity and Building Resilience Caucus, Congressional Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, Congressional Mental Health Caucus, and Congressional Natural Disaster Caucus.

Committee and caucus memberships show issue engagement related to medical care, safety, disasters, and security, but memberships alone do not deliver the promised access to care, shelter, safety, and security.

partial same_term A for effort

Committees and Caucuses | Representative Wesley Bell
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The House Clerk recorded Roll Call 145 on H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Act, as passed 215-214 with one present; Bell, Democrat of Missouri, voted Nay.

Bell took an official vote against H.R. 1, a major bill later enacted with Medicaid and health-coverage restrictions. This is evidence of opposition effort, not evidence that he ensured access to medical care.

never same_term A for effort

Roll Call 145 | Bill Number: H. R. 1 | Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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Public Law 119-21 includes Medicaid provisions such as eligibility redeterminations, alien Medicaid eligibility changes, provider-tax changes, Medicaid community-engagement requirements for certain individuals, and cost-sharing changes for certain expansion individuals.

The enacted federal law added new Medicaid conditions and restrictions during Bell's House service. That context weighs against finding that broad access to medical care was ensured, despite Bell's vote against the bill.

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Public Law 119-21, 119th Congress
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Bell's press release listing says he introduced the CDBG-DR Automated Assessment Act to improve how the federal government identifies and addresses unmet housing, infrastructure, and economic recovery needs after major disasters.

The bill is a concrete disaster-recovery and housing-related effort, but the official source describes introduction only, not enactment or delivered access to shelter.

never same_term A for effort

Press Releases | Representative Wesley Bell
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Bell's press release listing says he introduced the Vacancy to Value Act of 2026, legislation aimed at helping communities redevelop vacant and underutilized federal properties into affordable housing, economic development projects, and vital community facilities.

This is a concrete affordable-housing legislative effort tied to shelter and community services, but the source shows introduction rather than enacted delivery.

never same_term A for effort

Press Releases | Representative Wesley Bell
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Bell's press release listing says he introduced the Tornado Preparedness Act to strengthen detection, forecasting, and response to tornadoes and to improve community resilience in high-risk areas; it directs NOAA and FEMA to modernize forecasting and warning capabilities and improve coordination with emergency managers.

The bill is directly relevant to safety and shelter from disasters, but the official source establishes an introduced bill, not a completed policy outcome.

never same_term A for effort

Press Releases | Representative Wesley Bell
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Bell's press release listing says Bell and Ann Wagner introduced the St. Louis Postal Accountability and Reform Act to require USPS to report to Congress on mail and package delivery service performance in the St. Louis region.

The bill targets delayed mail and related access to essentials such as medications and notices, but it remains evidence of effort rather than proof of delivered access.

never same_term A for effort

Press Releases | Representative Wesley Bell
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Bell's Baltic Security Assessment Act of 2025 passed the House Foreign Affairs Committee 41-3 and would require a State Department and Defense Department report assessing military, cyber, hybrid, and political threats to Baltic nations and identifying ways to strengthen defense cooperation, cybersecurity infrastructure, NATO posture, and democratic resilience.

This is concrete progress on a security-related measure, but Bell's own release says the House must still act to get the bill signed into law, so it is effort rather than delivery.

never same_term A for effort

Bell Baltic Bill Passes Out of House Foreign Affairs Committee | Representative Wesley Bell
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Bell's press release listing says ICE denied Bell's efforts and deported a constituent to Nicaragua despite those efforts.

This shows constituent advocacy related to dignity, safety, and security, but the official result was failure to prevent deportation, so it supports an effort badge without fulfillment.

never same_term A for effort

Press Releases | Representative Wesley Bell
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Bell's press release listing says Representatives Bell and Nikki Budzinski visited the St. Genevieve County Jail, an ICE detention center, conducted congressional oversight by touring the facilities, and spoke to detainees.

The visit is oversight work related to dignity, detention conditions, and safety, but it does not by itself establish a delivered policy outcome.

never same_term A for effort

Press Releases | Representative Wesley Bell
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Bell's press release listing says Bell and Gus Bilirakis re-introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing April as Parkinson's Awareness Month, honoring more than one million Americans living with Parkinson's disease and calling for increased public awareness, federal research investment, and support for affected individuals and families.

The resolution is a health-related awareness and research-support effort, but a reintroduced resolution does not ensure access to medical care.

never same_term A for effort

Press Releases | Representative Wesley Bell
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