Wesley strongly supports making the John Lewis Voting Rights Act into law in order to fully fight back against voter suppression, protect the rights of all voters, and ensure fair and equitable access to the ballot box.
Support making the John Lewis Voting Rights Act into law.
Occurrences
Wesley strongly supports making the John Lewis Voting Rights Act into law in order to fully fight back against voter suppression, protect the rights of all voters, and ensure fair and equitable access to the ballot box.
Ms. Sewell ... Mr. Bell ... introduced the following bill ... H.R. 14 ... John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025 ... Full Title: To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes.
Evidence
Sponsors include Wesley Bell (MO) on the introduced House bill titled "John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025."
Congress.gov lists Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] as an original cosponsor of H.R.14 on 03/05/2025.
GovInfo bill details for H.R. 14 list the short title as John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025 and include Wesley Bell (MO) among the cosponsors.
Congress.gov lists H.R.14 with status Introduced; actions are 03/05/2025 Introduced in House and 03/05/2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Congress.gov overview says the latest action was referral to the House Judiciary Committee on 03/05/2025 and shows legislative steps remaining through Passed House, Passed Senate, To President, and Became Law.
Congress.gov shows H.R.14 was introduced on 03/05/2025 and referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary the same day. The bill tracker still lists the status as Introduced, with Passed House, Passed Senate, To President, and Became Law remaining incomplete.
Congress.gov lists Rep. Wesley Bell [D-MO-1] as a cosponsor of H.R.14 on 03/05/2025, with the asterisk denoting an original cosponsor.
Assessments
Wesley Bell materially supported the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act by serving as an original cosponsor of H.R.14 in the 119th Congress on March 5, 2025. However, the promise was to support making the Act into law, and the current official bill status remains Introduced, with only referral to the House Judiciary Committee and no House passage, Senate passage, presentment, or enactment. Because he made a concrete legislative effort but the promised legal outcome has not been delivered, this is a failed delivery with an effort badge rather than full fulfillment.
Wesley Bell co-sponsored the House John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025, which is concrete support for making the bill law, but the evidence does not show that the Act was enacted. That merits partial credit for advocacy, not full delivery.
Bell supported the promised policy by co-sponsoring H.R. 14, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025, during his current House term. However, the bill has not become law; Congress.gov lists it as introduced and referred to the House Judiciary Committee on March 5, 2025, with no passage or enactment. Because the promise was to support making the Act law, his co-sponsorship earns partial credit for support, but not full delivery of enactment.