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Wesley Bell

U.S. Representative · MO-1 · Democrat

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From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured
0.48· expected 0.51

Meets expectations

Rank 264 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 192 minority-party members without a committee lead

How far Bell’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

  1. Introduced 26
  2. Action in committee 6
  3. Action beyond committee 2
  4. Passed chamber 0
  5. Became law 0

26 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 25 substantive, 1 commemorative. Compare the House

How Bell’s ratings compare with every representative

Ratings, 119th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Bell.

Bell in plain answers: party votes, bipartisanship, who votes alike

Attendance

How it’s measured
97/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 19 missed of 674

Voted on 655 of 674 roll calls; missed 19. Lower than 66% of House members.

15%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured
98/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 126 of 214

Sided with the Democratic majority on 461 votes that split the parties. Lower than 58% of House members.

45%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured
11/ 100

Chamber median 12 · −1

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 52% of House members.

0%70%

Position

How it’s measured
−0.46

Democratic middle 80%: -0.52 to -0.23

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

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Bell’s bills that made it out of committee or further

All bills

2 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Bell’s effectiveness score.

How we count words
  • H.R. 5254 Gateway Partnership ActEstablishes a partnership framework for managing the Gateway National Recreation Area. AI-readPublic Lands and Natural Resources · Out of committee Sep 17, 2026Substantive1.4k words Out of committee
  • H.R. 5543 Baltic Security Assessment Act of 2025Requires assessment of security threats and U.S. military posture in the Baltic region. AI-readInternational Affairs · Out of committee Apr 22, 2026Substantive398 words Out of committee

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.