U.S. House · MO-01

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High confidence based on 21 mapped decisive vote(s): 18 supporting and 3 opposing.
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High confidence based on 34 mapped decisive vote(s): 29 supporting and 5 opposing.
High confidence based on 31 mapped decisive vote(s): 30 supporting and 1 opposing.
High confidence based on 25 mapped decisive vote(s): 12 supporting and 13 opposing.
High confidence based on 19 mapped decisive vote(s): 17 supporting and 2 opposing with 1 absence/present vote(s).
Bell's voting record shows a pattern of voting against increased defense spending. In 42 mapped votes, he voted to reduce or redirect defense funds 35 times.
High confidence based on 18 mapped decisive vote(s): 6 supporting and 12 opposing.
Rep. Bell voted on 322 recorded measures with 97.5% party-line alignment. Mapped votes show consistent opposition to economic expansion measures—government spending, job creation, infrastructure, and trade policies—alongside opposition to healthcare affordability initiatives and social safety-net programs. He supported immigration restrictions, climate action, gun control, abortion rights, criminal justice reform, and LGBTQ+ rights. Attendance was 58.2%, with 231 votes missed. Mixed or neutral patterns appear on tax policy, voting rights, workers' rights, and environmental protection.
Opposed government spending (36 of 56 mapped votes), job creation (13 of 13), and infrastructure investment (9 of 14)
Supported immigration restrictions (24 of 26), climate action (33 of 47), and criminal justice reform (18 of 30)
Opposed healthcare affordability (7 of 7), education affordability (16 of 17), and social safety-net expansion
Supported abortion rights (4 of 5), LGBTQ+ rights (5 of 5), and gun control (3 of 5)
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Synthesized from public voting and stance records only; not motive, corruption, electoral prospects, or district-wide opinion.
38 mapped issues • Updated May 24, 2026 • 37 non-gated high-confidence issues · 1 moderate-confidence issue · Model claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Sources: Congress.gov · FEC · public disclosures. Methodology and citations on this district record.