Continue working with local officials and stakeholders to push for increased infrastructure upgrades.

I will continue to work with local officials and stakeholders to push for increased infrastructure upgrades.

Bell commits to keep working with local officials and stakeholders to secure more infrastructure upgrades.

Congressman Bell Issues Statement on I-44 Sinkhole | Representative Wesley Bell
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"I will continue to work with local officials and stakeholders to push for increased infrastructure upgrades."

Bell pledged to keep working with local officials and stakeholders to secure infrastructure upgrades after the I-44 sinkhole issue.

Press Releases | Representative Wesley Bell
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The site’s latest news item on June 15, 2026 is "Congressman Bell Issues Statement on I-44 Sinkhole," and the excerpt says he believes "infrastructure is critical to the safety and well-being of our community."

Bell publicly engaged on a local infrastructure failure within the lookback window.

partial same_term A for effort

Representative Wesley Bell |
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 87%

The press releases page shows Bell introduced the CDBG-DR Automated Assessment Act on June 8, 2026, a bill meant to improve how the federal government addresses unmet housing, infrastructure, and economic recovery needs after major disasters.

Bell took concrete legislative action tied to infrastructure and recovery needs.

partial same_term A for effort

Press Releases | Representative Wesley Bell
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 91%

Bell's campaign issues page said St. Louis needed Washington leadership that understood the value of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and said he was committed to supporting policy that brings resources back to the district.

Campaign material establishes the infrastructure/resources promise and the intended federal role for CD-01.

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Wesley Bell on the Issues
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

Bell's appropriations page explains that members may request Community Project Funding for specific community projects, and that only state, local, or tribal governments, public entities, and 501(c)(3) nonprofits may submit CPF requests.

The office set up a formal channel for local officials and eligible stakeholders to seek federal project funding, including transportation and other infrastructure accounts.

partial same_term A for effort

Appropriations Requests | Representative Wesley Bell
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

Bell's FY2026 Community Project Funding list includes infrastructure requests such as $5,000,000 for St. Louis Lambert airport utility/electrical infrastructure, $8,946,000 for St. Louis County flood risk management, $5,552,000 for Operation Smart Street, $2,000,000 for Brickline Greenway, and $2,000,000 for Compton Bridge Reconstruction.

Bell submitted multiple FY2026 local infrastructure and public facility funding requests, showing concrete effort with local recipients; the page does not show those upgrades were completed.

partial same_term A for effort

2026 Community Project Funding | Representative Wesley Bell
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Bell's FY2027 CPF list requests $5,000,000 for St. Louis Lambert's Concourse C and D project, $5,000,000 for the City of Bel-Nor 24:1 TDD Infrastructure Improvement Project, and $3,000,000 for Grand Center lighting and streetscape improvements.

Bell continued the same-term push for infrastructure upgrades through FY2027 CPF requests involving airport, transportation, streets, sidewalks, transit, lighting, and streetscape improvements.

partial same_term A for effort

2027 Community Project Funding | Representative Wesley Bell
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%

Bell's press release index says he announced $30 million in federal funding for St. Louis Lambert International Airport, with the funds going toward construction of a new terminal and improving airport efficiency and flight capability.

This is evidence of federal infrastructure funding reaching a local project during Bell's term, but it does not alone prove completed upgrades or that Bell was solely responsible.

partial same_term A for effort

Press Releases | Representative Wesley Bell
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 89%

Bell's press release index 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.

Bell introduced legislation directly tied to federal assessment of infrastructure needs after disasters, a concrete action but not proof of enacted upgrades.

partial same_term A for effort

Press Releases | Representative Wesley Bell
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

Bell's press release index says he introduced the Tornado Preparedness Act, directing NOAA and FEMA to modernize forecasting and warning capabilities and improve coordination and planning with state and local emergency management agencies.

The bill shows concrete federal action involving local coordination and resilience planning, but it is preparedness legislation rather than completed infrastructure upgrades.

partial same_term A for effort

Press Releases | Representative Wesley Bell
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 87%

Bell's press release index says Bell and other Missouri delegation members led a bipartisan letter to President Trump urging immediate approval of Governor Mike Kehoe's major disaster declaration request after destructive storms struck the St. Louis area.

Bell joined and advanced a concrete intergovernmental request for disaster recovery support after local infrastructure and housing damage, but the item is an effort step rather than a completed upgrade.

partial same_term A for effort

Press Releases | Representative Wesley Bell
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 84%