Press Releases
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Washington, D.C.— Today, Representative Wesley Bell (D-Mo.) introduced the Building Reentry and Inclusive Development for Greater Employment (BRIDGE) Act, to strengthen the workforce by expanding pathways to economic mobility and employment for justice-impacted individuals and opportunity youth, two groups that have long faced significant barriers to entering the workforce.
Washington, D.C.— Today, Representative Wesley Bell (D-Mo.) introduced the Ensuring Prosecutorial Scrutiny, Transparency, and Equal Impartiality Nationwide Act, or the EPSTEIN Act, to establish an independent, bipartisan commission to investigate and provide oversight, transparency, and accountability over the Department of Justice's handling of the Epstein Files.
Washington, D.C.— Today, Representative Wesley Bell (D-Mo.) introduced legislation to designate the United States Postal Service located at 8390 North Broadway in St. Louis, Mo. as the “Chuck Stone Post Office.”
Washington, D.C.—Today, Representative Wesley Bell (D-Mo.) introduced the Reinvest in Public Schools Act of 2026, legislation to restore a critical financing tool that allows public school districts to refinance bonds at lower interest rates and reinvest the savings directly into classrooms and facilities.
Washington, D.C.—Today, Representative Wesley Bell (D-Mo.) announced $12,386,000 in Community Project Funding awards for critical projects across Missouri’s First Congressional District in FY2026. These investments will support critical infrastructure, public safety, workforce development, and neighborhood revitalization efforts across St. Louis City and North County.
Washington, D.C.—Today, U.S. Representatives Wesley Bell (D-Mo.) and Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) introduced the FEMA Accountability Act, legislation that would require the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to publicly report, on a monthly basis, how disaster relief funds are being obligated and spent.
Washington, D.C.—Today, U.S. Representative Wesley Bell (D-Mo.) introduced the No ICE Ads Act, legislation that would prohibit the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from obligating or expending funds to produce, purchase, distribute, or broadcast television advertisements intended to promote U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), recruit ICE personnel, or enhance ICE’s public image or branding.
Washington, D.C.—Today, U.S. Representatives Wesley Bell (D-Mo.), Deborah Ross (D-N.C.), Richard Hudson (R-N.C.), and Mark Messmer (R-Ind.) introduced the bipartisan Defense Technology Hubs Act of 2026, directing the Department of Defense to create a nationwide network of regional hubs focused on accelerating emerging defense technologies.
Washington, D.C.—Today, U.S. Representative Wesley Bell (D-Mo.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright urging the agency to take a leadership role in resolving the decades-long cleanup of radioactive contamination at the West Lake Landfill.
Washington, D.C.—Today, U.S. Representative Wesley Bell (D-Mo.) led four of his colleagues in sending a letter to President Donald J. Trump urging the administration to present a real plan to address the rising cost of living facing families across the country. The lawmakers warned that working people are being forced into impossible choices while the administration continues to pursue policies that worsen household expenses.