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Wesley Bell
U.S. Representative, Missouri
1429 Longworth House Office Building
Summary
Wesley Jonell-Cleavon Bell is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Missouri's 1st congressional district since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as prosecuting attorney for St. Louis County, Missouri, from 2019 to 2025.
Source: Wikipedia · as of Aug 21, 2026
Scorecard
The record at a glanceA quick read on how Rep. Bell votes and legislates this Congress. Every figure links to its full record below.
Views on the Issues
See where Rep. Bell stands — alongside Democratic and Republican positions.
Sponsored Legislation
See all 30 →HR 8846
HR 8846 · Introduced May 15, 2026 · Emergency Management
May 15, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
HR 4631
HR 4631 · Introduced Jul 23, 2025 · Labor and Employment
Jul 23, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
HR 8599
HR 8599 · Introduced Apr 30, 2026 · Government Operations and Politics
Apr 30, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
HRES 1167
HRES 1167 · Introduced Apr 14, 2026 · Health
Apr 14, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Voting Analytics
Full record →Computed over Rep. Bell's 645 roll-call votes in the 119th Congress, of which 446were party-split (the two parties' majorities on opposite sides). Unanimous votes are excluded so the rates aren't inflated.
98%
Votes with the Democratic majority
On party-split votes
2%
Votes with the other party
The bipartisanship read
2.9%
Missed votes
Chamber median 2.2% · above median
Placement on the House's left–right spectrum
More liberalMore conservative
Based on how often Rep. Bell sided with the Republican majority on party-split votes, ranked against all representatives. This is a vote-agreement placement, not an academic ideology score.
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House (roll-call votes) · as of Sep 9, 2025
Legislative Activity
What Rep. Bell has put their name on in the 119th Congress, and across their career. Most bills — from every member — never become law; the enacted count is context, not a grade.
30
Sponsored this Congress
30 all-time
0
Became law this Congress
0% of those sponsored
503
Cosponsored, all-time
Signed on to others' bills
30
Bills sponsored, all-time
Source: Congress.gov · as of Aug 21, 2026
Landmark Legislation
Major bills from recent Congresses — outcomes and party vote breakdowns. For Rep. Bell's individual votes, view their full record on Congress.gov.
Inflation Reduction Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 5376Largest climate investment in U.S. history; allowed Medicare to negotiate drug prices; reduced the federal deficit.
D: 50 yeaR: 0 yeaFinal: 51–50
CHIPS Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 4346Invested $52 billion in domestic semiconductor manufacturing to reduce dependence on foreign chip supply chains.
D: 47 yeaR: 17 yeaFinal: 64–33