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.
Fight to ensure everyone is treated with dignity and respect and has access to medical care, shelter, safety, and security.
Occurrences
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.
Evidence
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Bell's press release listing says ICE denied Bell's efforts and deported a constituent to Nicaragua despite those efforts.
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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.
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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.
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Current status In committee Sep 17, 2026 introduced 0 recorded votes 20 cosponsors
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supports Federal, State, and local efforts to expand access to mental health services and crisis intervention programs
Assessments
Bell withdrew from the 2024 Missouri U.S. Senate race and never served in the Senate office tied to the promise. In later federal House service, he took several serious actions related to the promise, including introducing housing, disaster-shelter, postal-service, health-awareness, detention-oversight, and security measures, and voting against a law with Medicaid restrictions. But the evidence shows introductions, committee progress, oversight, and opposition votes rather than enacted measures that ensured broad access to medical care, shelter, safety, and security. Under the instruction for serious attempts that did not deliver the promised outcome, this is not fulfilled but earns an effort badge.
Bell has taken concrete same-term legislative steps related to shelter, safety, security, and access to essential services, including introducing the Tornado Preparedness Act and STL Up To PAR Act and advancing the Baltic Security Assessment Act through committee. However, the cited measures have not been enacted and do not show the promised outcome of ensuring broad access to medical care, shelter, safety, and security. This supports a serious effort badge, but not full or partial delivery of the promised outcome.