Oppose further cuts to NOAA and emergency weather services and ensure those agencies can operate without political interference.

We urge you to oppose any further cuts to NOAA and emergency weather services, ensuring these agencies can operate without political interference.

Bell joined a letter urging the Commerce Secretary to oppose further cuts to NOAA and emergency weather services so they can continue operating without political interference.

final-letter-doc-on-noaa.pdf
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Roll Call 7 recorded H.R. 6938, Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, as passed 397-28. Wesley Bell, Democrat of Missouri, voted Yea.

Bell voted for final House passage of the FY2026 appropriations bill containing NOAA and National Weather Service funding and protections.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - Roll Call 7, H.R. 6938
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The enacted law appropriated $4,540,392,000 for NOAA Operations, Research, and Facilities and $1,576,899,000 for NOAA Procurement, Acquisition and Construction.

The bill Bell supported became law and funded NOAA rather than eliminating the agency's core operating and capital accounts.

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Public Law 119-74 - Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
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Section 114 states that the National Weather Service shall maintain staffing levels to fulfill its mission to protect life and property to the maximum extent possible.

The enacted law includes an explicit National Weather Service staffing directive, relevant to emergency weather-service capacity.

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Public Law 119-74 - Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
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Section 505 bars reprogramming that eliminates programs, relocates offices or employees, contracts out federal functions, or reduces program funding or personnel by 5 percent unless appropriations committees receive advance notice.

The enacted appropriations law contains guardrails against unilateral restructuring, outsourcing, or personnel reductions in covered agencies, but it is not a full political-interference ban.

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Public Law 119-74 - Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
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Roll Call 5 was on retaining Division A of H.R. 6938, the Commerce, Justice, Science division. It passed 375-47, and Wesley Bell voted Yea.

Bell specifically voted to retain the CJS division containing NOAA appropriations and National Weather Service provisions.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - Roll Call 5, H.R. 6938 Division A
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The executive action further excluded agencies or subdivisions from the federal labor-management relations program, including National Weather Service-related coverage reported in official listings.

This executive action is relevant to the political-interference side of the promise. The available evidence does not show Bell fully prevented executive interference with NOAA/NWS operations.

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Federal Register - Further Exclusions from the Federal Labor-Management Relations Program
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