Even during a shutdown, my office will continue to operate and serve the constituents of Missouri’s First District.
Keep the office operating during the shutdown and assist Missouri's First District constituents with federal agency issues and delayed services.
Occurrences
Evidence
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Bell's official House shutdown page states that during the shutdown, his office was open, would continue operating, and would help constituents with federal agency problems including veterans benefits, Social Security, Medicare, disaster assistance, and stalled passports despite agency delays.
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Congress.gov says Public Law 119-37 ended the government shutdown that began on October 1, 2025, and provided continuing appropriations through January 30, 2026.
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The enacted public law, dated November 12, 2025, made FY2026 continuing appropriations and funded legislative branch programs as part of the shutdown-ending package.
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Bell's official House shutdown page says that during a shutdown, his office is open, will continue to operate, and will serve Missouri's First District constituents with backlogged veterans benefits, Social Security and Medicare issues, disaster assistance, stalled passports, and other federal agency delays.
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Bell's official casework page says residents of Missouri's 1st Congressional District can contact the office for help dealing with federal agencies when they cannot get a timely answer or believe they have been treated unfairly.
Assessments
The promise was operational and constituent-service focused: keep Bell's congressional office open during the shutdown and assist Missouri's 1st District residents with federal agency issues and delayed services. The shutdown occurred during Bell's House term, and his official House shutdown page stated that his office was open, would continue operating, and would help constituents with delayed veterans benefits, Social Security, Medicare, disaster assistance, passports, and other federal agency problems. His casework page separately corroborated ongoing federal agency assistance for district residents. That directly matches the promised outcome in the same federal term.
A federal shutdown occurred during Bell's House term, and Bell's official House shutdown page stated that his office remained open, continued operating, and would assist Missouri First District constituents with federal agency problems and delayed services such as veterans benefits, Social Security, Medicare, disaster assistance, and passports. Because this was an office-operations and constituent-service promise, the official same-term continuation of services is sufficient to count as delivered.