Bill Foster

U.S. Representative, IL-11

Democratic Illinois since Jan 3, 2025

Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

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Topics in their record

Topics found in sponsored legislation and separately sourced statements. Legislative activity on a topic is not presented as a policy stance. AI-derived tags

Education 2 Banking & Finance 1 Defense & Military 1 Environment & Energy 1 Technology & Privacy 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
U.S. Representative, IL-11 current Illinois	Democratic	Jan 3, 2025	Jan 3, 2027	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, IL-11 Illinois	Democratic	Jan 3, 2023	Jan 3, 2025	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, IL-11 Illinois	Democratic	Jan 3, 2021	Jan 3, 2023	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, IL-11 Illinois	Democratic	Jan 3, 2019	Jan 3, 2021	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, IL-11 Illinois	Democratic	Jan 3, 2017	Jan 3, 2019	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, IL-11 Illinois	Democratic	Jan 6, 2015	Jan 3, 2017	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, IL-11 Illinois	Democratic	Jan 3, 2013	Jan 3, 2015	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, IL-14 Illinois	Democratic	Jan 6, 2009	Jan 3, 2011	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, IL-14 Illinois	Democratic	Mar 8, 2008	Jan 3, 2009	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District IL-11 United States	Democratic	Jan 3, 2023	Jan 3, 2025	openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District IL-11 United States	Democratic	Jan 3, 2021	Jan 3, 2023	openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District IL-11 United States	Democratic	Jan 3, 2019	Jan 3, 2021	openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District IL-11 United States	Democratic	Jan 3, 2017	Jan 3, 2019	openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District IL-11 United States	Democratic	Jan 6, 2015	Jan 3, 2017	openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District IL-11 United States	Democratic	Jan 3, 2013	Jan 3, 2015	openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District IL-14 United States	Democratic	Jan 6, 2009	Jan 3, 2011	openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District IL-14 United States	Democratic	Mar 8, 2008	Jan 3, 2009	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

House Committee on Financial Services — Financial Institutions — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on Financial Services unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on Financial Services — Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on Financial Services — National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.238, social dim. -0.220. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (583 recorded)

Bill	Motion / question	Position	Chamber · stage · roll	Date	Outcome	Source
HR 7726 Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026	On Motion to Recommit	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-197	Jun 3, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll197 US-GOV-PD
HR 2860 Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-196	Jun 3, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll196 US-GOV-PD
HRES 1333 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8646) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-195	Jun 3, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll195 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-194	Jun 3, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll194 US-GOV-PD
S 254 ARTIST Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-193	Jun 3, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll193 US-GOV-PD
HR 7618 American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-192	Jun 3, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll192 US-GOV-PD
HR 6047 Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-191	May 21, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll191 US-GOV-PD
HR 1041 Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-190	May 21, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll190 US-GOV-PD
HR 1041 Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act	On Motion to Recommit	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-189	May 21, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll189 US-GOV-PD
HR 1329 Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-188	May 21, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll188 US-GOV-PD
HR 1329 Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act	On Motion to Recommit	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-187	May 21, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll187 US-GOV-PD
HRES 1300 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1041) to amend title 38, United States Code, to…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-186	May 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll186 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-185	May 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll185 US-GOV-PD
HR 2616 Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act	On Passage	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-184	May 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll184 US-GOV-PD
HR 2616 Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act	On Motion to Recommit	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-183	May 20, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll183 US-GOV-PD
HR 1993 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-182	May 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll182 US-GOV-PD
S 1003 Lulu’s Law	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-181	May 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll181 US-GOV-PD
S 2393 Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-180	May 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll180 US-GOV-PD
HR 5317 Community Bank Deposit Access Act of 2025	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-179	May 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll179 US-GOV-PD
HR 4544 American Access to Banking Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-178	May 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll178 US-GOV-PD
HR 3234 Keeping Deposits Local Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-177	May 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll177 US-GOV-PD
HRES 1299 Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6644, with amendment.	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-176	May 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll176 US-GOV-PD
HR 8469 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related…	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-175	May 15, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll175 US-GOV-PD
	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-174	May 15, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll174 US-GOV-PD
HR 8365 Monitor Accountability Act	On Passage	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-173	May 14, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll173 US-GOV-PD

Campaign finance

2024 cycle · official FEC aggregate

Period Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2024 · as of Dec 31, 2024 · coverage: official aggregate · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Receipts	Spending	Cash	Debt	Refunds	Self-funding	Net receipts
$3,282,466	$2,537,017	$1,550,565	$1,017,995	$42,320	—	$3,240,146

2024 · Itemized receipts loaded

Period Jan 12, 2023–Dec 31, 2024 · verified Jun 21, 2026 · 10:00 AM · coverage: itemized partial · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Gross receipts loaded	Refunds/reversals loaded	Net receipts loaded
$2,686,662	$0	$2,686,662

Largest itemized receipts

Cycle	Amount	Donor	To committee	Type	Date	Coverage	Source
2024	$12,637	BRADDOCK ROAD STRATEGIES	BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Feb 10, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,855	JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT	BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Jun 30, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,788	JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT	BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Nov 30, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,427	JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT	BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Dec 31, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS)	BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Sep 4, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Mar 18, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	MICHIGAN'S FUTURE PAC	BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Sep 26, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUND	BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Sep 30, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	ACTBLUE	BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Dec 24, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024	$5,000	UBS AMERICAS INC. PAC	BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Mar 30, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND	BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Mar 15, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA	BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Mar 14, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE COUNCIL PAC	BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Mar 11, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION	BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Mar 19, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,000	PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA - PRUDENTIAL FEDERAL PAC)	BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Jul 19, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)

Largest loaded receipts, not a complete total. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Outside spending

Independent expenditures are not campaign contributions and are shown separately by support or opposition.

Cycle	Position	Itemized spending loaded	Period / as of	Coverage	Source
2024	Oppose	$56,200 (4 records)	Oct 29, 2024–Nov 4, 2024 · as of Nov 4, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024	Support	$206,364 (9 records)	Feb 16, 2024–Oct 18, 2024 · as of Oct 18, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD