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July 15, 2026

On Friday, Representatives Wesley Bell and Joe Morelle hosted a voting rights roundtable discussion to address the current state of voting rights in Missouri and across the country

In addition to Representatives Bell and Morelle, stakeholders from across the state joined the discussion


July 15, 2026

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Wesley Bell (D-MO-01) issued the following statement on his votes against the amendments to the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, H.R. 8595.

The specific amendments Congressman Bell is voting against were offered by Republican Representatives Thomas Massie, Chip Roy, and Lauren Bobert. 


July 13, 2026

Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Wesley Bell (D-MO-01) issued the following statement on the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act becoming law, despite President Trump’s refusal to sign the bill. 

“The most transformative piece of housing legislation in a generation is now law. 


July 1, 2026

The letter urges House leadership to immediately put together a supplemental funding package to address needed disaster recovery funds for the St. Louis region 


June 25, 2026

The $500,000 is part of $7 million coming to Missouri in grants from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)  

The federal funding is part of the EPA’s Brownfield Assessment Grant program 


June 24, 2026

Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Wesley Bell (D-MO-01) issued the following statement supporting efforts to prevent medical staffing shortages at St. Louis County's adult and juvenile detention facilities.


June 15, 2026
St. Louis – Today, Representative Wesley Bell (D-MO-01) issued the following statement on the I-44 sinkhole in downtown St. Louis. 
"I’ve been clear all along; infrastructure is critical to the safety and well-being of our community. I will continue to work with local officials and stakeholders to push for increased infrastructure upgrades.”

June 9, 2026

Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Wesley Bell (D-MO-01) announced his appointment to the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The announcement follows the House Democratic Caucus’s unanimous support of his appointment to the committee.


June 8, 2026

Washington, D.C. — Today, Representative Wesley Bell (D-MO-01) introduced the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Automated Assessment Act, “CDBG AAA,” which seeks to improve how the federal government identifies and addresses unmet housing, infrastructure, and economic recovery needs after major disasters.