Fight to restore protections for collective bargaining rights, TRICARE IVF and fertility coverage, and restrictions on military bases honoring Confederate traitors.

I will continue fighting to restore these protections and deliver full accountability.

Bell commits to keep pushing to restore the provisions stripped from the defense bill, including collective bargaining protections, TRICARE coverage for IVF and fertility care, and restrictions on honoring Confederate traitors at military bases.

Bell Secures Major Wins and Millions in Critical Funding for St. Louis | Representative Wesley Bell
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House Armed Services announced the Chairman's Mark of H.R. 8800, the FY27 NDAA, and a full committee markup for June 4, 2026.

Latest lookback-window official action shows the next NDAA vehicle is only at committee markup, so the restoration pledge remains unresolved.

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Rogers and Smith Release Text of the FY27 NDAA and Announce Markup Date | House Armed Services Committee
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The FY27 Chairman's Mark health title lists DOD medical accounts and cancer supplemental coverage; text search found no fertility, in vitro, or Confederate provisions.

The latest FY27 chairman's mark does not itself restore TRICARE IVF/fertility coverage or Confederate-base restrictions; collective-bargaining language found was only a narrow savings clause.

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fy27_ndaa_chairmans_mark_-_final.pdf
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The tracker says amendments are updated in real time; the visible list contains the Chairman's Mark and subcommittee prints/en blocs, with no Bell amendment shown.

As of the June 4 markup page available in the lookback window, there was no posted Bell amendment restoring the promised protections.

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FY27 NDAA Committee Markup Amendment Tracker | House Armed Services Committee
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Bell said the final FY2026 NDAA stripped collective-bargaining protections, TRICARE IVF and fertility care expansion, and safeguards against bases honoring Confederate figures.

Bell publicly acknowledged the three provisions were omitted from the final FY2026 bill and said he would keep fighting to restore them.

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Bell Secures Major Wins and Millions in Critical Funding for St. Louis | Representative Wesley Bell
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The House report describes Section 703 as TRICARE fertility coverage, Section 1110 as limiting funds to implement EO 14251, and Section 2866 as protecting Naming Commission implementation.

The House Armed Services version of the FY2026 NDAA contained the three policy areas Bell later said were stripped, showing a concrete but not enacted path toward the pledge.

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H. Rept. 119-231 - FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act
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Recorded vote no. 23 covered preserving DOD employee collective-bargaining rights; the vote table records Mr. Bell (MO) voting aye.

Bell took a concrete committee vote for one component of the pledge: blocking implementation of EO 14251 against DOD collective bargaining.

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H. Rept. 119-231 - FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act
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Roll Call 320 on S. 1071 passed 312-112; the vote list records Bell, Democratic, Missouri, as yea.

Bell voted for the final FY2026 NDAA despite the omissions; this does not restore the protections but confirms his recorded vote on the final vehicle.

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Office of the Clerk Roll Call 320, S. 1071
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Public Law 119-60 is the enacted FY2026 NDAA; text search found no fertility, in vitro, Confederate, or renaming provisions matching the pledge.

The enacted FY2026 NDAA did not deliver the promised restorations, leaving the commitment unresolved for later legislative action.

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Public Law 119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
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