Bill Foster (D-IL-11) Voting Record

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On the 2026 ballot in IL-11.General election Tue Nov 3, 2026

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Republican (1): Jeff Walter

99.4%

Attendance

119th Cong.

Bills Intro'd

119th Cong.

40%

Corp PACs

Share of PAC $ · tenure to date

$7,632,821

net of $6,699 returned

PAC Total

Tenure to date · per FEC filings

Stock Trades

All filings

119th Congress (2025–2026) · Last updated November 2, 2026 · 164 entries

Palestine / Israel

12 items
#117/430

▾

Votes on military aid, weapons transfers, and ceasefire resolutions, and whether representatives have recognized the genocide in Gaza as documented by the ICJ, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch.

Scored Actions

✓ Cosponsored the Block the Bombs Act to stop the transfer of U.S. weapons used in Gaza (H.R.3565)
× Failed to cosponsor recognizing genocide in Gaza, blocking weapons transfers, and imposing sanctions (H.Res.876)
✓ Opposed imposing sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) judges investigating Israeli officials for war crimes (H.R.23)
✓ Cosponsored demanding unimpeded humanitarian aid delivery to Gaza, where famine conditions exist (H.Res.473)
× Failed to cosponsor recognizing the Nakba (1948 mass displacement of Palestinians) and affirming refugee rights (H.Res.409)
× Voted NO on the Massie amendment barring Israel from FY2027 State Department appropriations and eliminating its $3.3 billion Foreign Military Financing (H.Amdt.235 to H.R.8595)
× Did not sign letter opposing Israel's use of food as a weapon and starvation tactics in Gaza (Food Weaponization Letter)
× Failed to cosponsor restoring U.S. funding for UNRWA, the UN agency serving Palestinian refugees (H.R.2411)
× Did not sign letters demanding the release of detained Palestinian students including Khalil, Ozturk, and Mahdawi (Student Letter)
× Failed to cosponsor blocking $12B in U.S. weapons transfers to Israel, in violation of U.S. and international law (H.J.Res.68)
✓ Opposed barring colleges from federal student aid over boycotts of Israeli businesses, and requiring equal access to Israel study programs (H.R.4795)
✓ Opposed NDAA FY2027 final passage — bill retains Section 219, a permanent US-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative (H.R.8800)

Context

$3.8 billion per yearper year in U.S. military aid to Israel ⓘ

Under 10-year MOU + supplemental

74,594+killed in Gaza ⓘ

20,179+children killed

4,000+child amputees: largest child amputee crisis in modern conflict

175,834+people injured

262 journalists killed · 1,701+ medical workers killed

Figures as of October 31, 2026

Sources: Congressional Research Service · UN OCHA / Gaza Ministry of Health

Money & Influence

Pro-Israel PACs

$360,561

net of $1,500 returned

Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date

JSTREETPAC ($343,611), JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS ($13,050), AMERICANS UNITED IN SUPPORT OF DEMOCRACY ($3,400), UNITED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ($500)

Outside spending: $40,851 supporting

12 tracked items: 7 fail, 0 mixed, 5 pass · $360,561 from related PACs (net of $1,500 returned).

Methodology partially informed by IMEU View scorecard

Immigration

A+

11 items
#66/428

▾

Border and asylum policy, DACA, deportation practices, ICE enforcement, and the treatment of immigrants and refugees.

Scored Actions

✓ Opposed the SAVE Act requiring citizenship proof to vote — a voter suppression measure (H.R.22)
✓ Opposed the Laken Riley Act expanding mandatory ICE detention for immigrants (H.R.29)
✓ Opposed $10B in ICE funding expansion in the DHS Appropriations bill (H.R.7147)
✓ Opposed a resolution thanking ICE for enforcement operations (H.Res.488)
✓ Opposed Kayla Hamilton Act — expands detention and enforcement for unaccompanied minors and immigration violations (H.R.4371)
✓ Cosponsored a pathway to citizenship for DREAMers and TPS holders (H.R.1589)
✓ Voted YES on Requires the Department of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status through three months after January 20, 2029. (H.R.1689)
✓ Opposed a bill criminalizing illegal entry as a federal felony (H.R.3486)
✓ Opposed Requires Washington, D.C. to comply with federal immigration enforcement, overriding the city's sanctuary policies (H.R.2056)
✓ Opposed Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act — creates criminal penalties for fleeing federal officers near the border; signed into law (H.R.35)
✓ Opposed Standalone FY26 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act funding ICE detention and CBP enforcement. (H.R.7744)

The District Reality

16.2%

Residents born in another country

National avg: 14.1%

92.2%

Residents who are U.S. citizens

National avg: 93.2%

$1.5B / year in state & local taxes paid by undocumented immigrants in Illinois

2024

Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2023 (B05002) · U.S. Census ACS 2023 (B05001) · ITEP (Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy)

Money & Influence

No tracked funding for this issue area.

11 tracked items: 0 fail, 0 mixed, 11 pass.

11 tracked items See methodology

War & Foreign Policy

C+

17 items
#145/430

▾

Military authorizations, arms sales, sanctions, foreign aid, and US engagement in conflicts abroad (excluding Palestine/Israel, which is scored in its own dedicated category).

Scored Actions

✓ Voted YES on War Powers resolution to remove U.S. forces from unauthorized military operations against Iran (H.Con.Res.38)
× Failed to cosponsor prohibits export licenses for defense articles to the UAE until the president certifies the UAE is not arming the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan (H.R.2059)
× Failed to cosponsor repeals the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba by dismantling the statutory pillars of 60+ years of economic sanctions (H.R.7521)
× Failed to cosponsor urges the U.S. to adopt a no-first-use policy, end sole presidential nuclear launch authority, and halt the nuclear arms race (H.Res.317)
✓ Opposed Department of Defense Appropriations FY2026 — funds $831 billion in military spending (H.R.4016)
× Voted YES on reaffirms Iran as the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism — whereas clauses invoke AUMF trigger language and Article II authority, designed to legally counter the Iran War Powers Resolution (H.Res.1099)
× Voted NO on War Powers resolution directing the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in Lebanon (H.Con.Res.84)
× Failed to cosponsor prohibits the use of federal funds for military force in or against Cuba (H.R.8103)
× Failed to cosponsor War Powers resolution directing the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in Cuba (H.J.Res.153)
× Failed to cosponsor prohibits the use of federal funds for military force in or against Venezuela without congressional authorization (H.R.6915)
× Failed to cosponsor prohibits first-use nuclear strikes unless Congress expressly authorizes them through a declaration of war (H.R.669)
✓ Opposed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, House passage (H.R.8800)
✓ Opposed Rescissions Act — cuts $7.9 billion in foreign aid including USAID, development assistance, and global health programs (H.R.4)
✓ Voted YES on War Powers concurrent resolution directing removal of U.S. forces from unauthorized hostilities in Lebanon, with added carve-outs for security cooperation with the Lebanese Armed Forces and diplomatic-facility protection (H.Con.Res.108)
✓ Voted YES on War Powers concurrent resolution directing removal of U.S. forces from unauthorized hostilities with Iran. Second Iran War Powers Resolution to receive a House floor vote in the 119th Congress. (H.Con.Res.40)
✓ Voted YES on War Powers resolution to remove U.S. forces from military operations in the Western Hemisphere, including Venezuela (H.Con.Res.61)
✓ Voted YES on War Powers resolution to end unauthorized U.S. military involvement in Venezuela (H.Con.Res.64)

Context

$8 trillion+total U.S. spending on post-9/11 wars

940,000+ killed directly · 4.5–4.7M including indirect deaths

Sources: Brown University Costs of War Project

Money & Influence

Defense Contractor PACs

$129,000

Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC) ($47,500), EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC ($23,000), THE BOEING COMPANY PAC ($21,500), EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ($14,000), GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AEROSPACE EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GE AEROSPACE PAC) ($10,000)

Travel Disclosures

$534

1 trip · House Travel Disclosures

· Leesburg, VA · 2023-06-10 Filing $534

17 tracked items: 9 fail, 0 mixed, 8 pass · $129,000 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by Peace Action View scorecard

Healthcare

C-

12 items
#192/430

▾

Affordable care access, Medicare expansion, drug pricing, insurance regulation, and public health funding.

Scored Actions

✓ Opposed a budget resolution enabling $880B in Medicaid cuts (H.Con.Res.14)
✓ Voted YES on extending Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits, keeping insurance affordable for millions (H.R.1834)
× Failed to cosponsor Medicare for All — a single government-run health plan covering all Americans (H.R.3069)
× Failed to cosponsor restoring healthcare services eliminated by DOGE cuts and executive actions (H.R.4796)
× Failed to cosponsor repeals OBBBA Medicaid cuts and permanently extends enhanced ACA premium tax credits — the core Democratic healthcare counter-bill (H.R.4849)
× Failed to cosponsor Medicare Advantage reform package — curbs prior authorization abuse and increases insurer accountability for denied claims (H.R.6109)
× Failed to cosponsor opposes the WISPR model that restricts Medicare Advantage beneficiary access to healthcare providers (H.Res.704)
× Failed to cosponsor allows states to create their own single-payer universal healthcare systems using federal waivers (H.R.4406)
× Failed to cosponsor expanding Medicare to cover dental, vision, and hearing services for seniors (H.R.2045)
× Failed to cosponsor protects Social Security and Medicare from privatization and benefit cuts (H.R.1950)
✓ Cosponsored setting minimum nurse-to-patient staffing ratios in hospitals (H.R.3415)
✓ Opposed Medicaid work requirements projected to strip coverage from 10.9 million people (H.R.1)

The District Reality

80.8 years

Average life expectancy

People here live 2 years longer than the national average

5.2%

People without health insurance

38% less than national avg (8.4%)

2.4%

Children without health insurance

53% less than national avg (5.14%)

183.3

Heart disease deaths per 100K

9% less than national avg (201.05)

In doctor shortage areas

100% less than national avg (7.81%)

Sources: Congressional District Health Dashboard (CDHD), NYU Langone Health · U.S. Census ACS 2023 · Congressional District Health Dashboard (CDHD), NYU Langone Health / HRSA

Money & Influence

Pharma & Insurance PACs

$526,500

Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date

THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ($65,000), NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM ($60,500), NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ($48,500), MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ($48,000), STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (STATE FARM FEDERAL PAC) ($44,000)

Healthcare Providers

$91,500

Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date

AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ($43,000), AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC ($23,500), AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ($10,500), AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC) ($9,000), POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS--PAC OF AAOS ($3,500)

12 tracked items: 8 fail, 0 mixed, 4 pass · $618,000 from related PACs.

12 tracked items See methodology

Housing & Affordability

C+

6 items
#47/430

▾

Rent costs, public housing, homelessness, housing discrimination, and the right to stable shelter.

Scored Actions

× Failed to cosponsor Housing Is a Human Right Act — addresses root causes of homelessness and transitions toward guaranteed housing for all (H.R.4457)
× Failed to cosponsor $5B in McKinney-Vento grants to build 410K homes and end homelessness (H.R.4872)
✓ Voted YES on the bipartisan Housing for the 21st Century Act (H.R.6644)
✓ Cosponsored expanding Low-Income Housing Tax Credits to build more affordable rental housing (H.R.2725)
✓ Cosponsored reauthorizes and increases HOME program funding for affordable housing construction and rehabilitation (H.R.2031)
× Failed to cosponsor comprehensive housing: homebuyer credits, LIHTC expansion, and renter credits (H.R.6390)

The District Reality

20.9%

Renters paying more than half their income on rent

13% less than national avg (24.1%)

People living in poverty

44% less than national avg (12.5%)

9.1%

Children living in poverty

42% less than national avg (15.58%)

0.4399

Income inequality

9% less than national avg (0.4832)

75.5%

People who own their home

16% more than national avg (65.2%)

8.8%

Households on SNAP

27% less than national avg (12.1%)

Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2023 (B25070) · U.S. Census ACS 2023 (B17001) · Congressional District Health Dashboard (CDHD), NYU Langone Health · U.S. Census ACS 2023 (B19083) · U.S. Census ACS 2023 (B25003) · U.S. Census ACS 2023 (B22003)

Money & Influence

Real Estate PACs

$387,175

Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ($72,000), NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC) ($58,000), MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC) ($54,500), AMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION TITLE INDUSTRY PAC (TIPAC) ($43,500), ROCKET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP PAC (ROCKET PAC) ($34,500)

Corporate Financing Connections

$25,700

1 employer · FEC Schedule A

Blackstone $25,700

6 tracked items: 3 fail, 0 mixed, 3 pass · $387,175 from related PACs · 1 corporate financing connection.

6 tracked items See methodology

Labor

B+

10 items
#118/430

▾

Workers' rights, union protections, minimum wage, workplace safety, and corporate accountability to employees.

Scored Actions

✓ Cosponsored raising the federal minimum wage to a living wage (H.R.2743)
✓ Cosponsored the Paycheck Fairness Act strengthening equal pay protections (H.R.17)
✓ Voted YES on protecting federal workers' collective bargaining rights from Trump's executive order (H.R.2550)
✓ Cosponsored removes tax deductions for companies that spend money on union-busting consultants and anti-union campaigns (H.R.2692)
× Failed to cosponsor a nationwide right to unionize, preventing anti-union state laws (H.R.5159)
× Failed to cosponsor extends minimum wage, overtime, and workplace safety protections to domestic workers like nannies and home care aides (H.R.3971)
× Failed to cosponsor protects public sector workers from retaliation and ensures fair treatment for government employees (H.R.3139)
✓ Cosponsored establishes a national paid sick days standard so workers don't lose pay when they're ill (H.R.7531)
✓ Cosponsored national paid family and medical leave for all workers (H.R.5390)
✓ Cosponsored the PRO Act strengthening the right to unionize and bargain collectively (H.R.20)

The District Reality

7.7%

Working-age adults without health insurance

34% less than national avg (11.7%)

4.7%

Unemployed

10% less than national avg (5.2%)

Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2023 (B27010 working-age) · U.S. Census ACS 2023 (B23025)

Money & Influence

Corporate & Anti-Union PACs

$1,500

Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PAC (US CHAMBER PAC) ($1,500)

Labor & Unions

$1,153,000

net of $2,500 returned

Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date

MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS ($80,000), AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E ($74,000), INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE ($62,500), INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE ($62,500), INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ($58,000)

Outside spending: $67 supporting

10 tracked items: 3 fail, 0 mixed, 7 pass · $1,154,500 from related PACs (net of $2,500 returned).

Methodology partially informed by AFL-CIO View scorecard

Reproductive Rights

10 items
#58/430

▾

Abortion access, contraception coverage, maternal healthcare, and reproductive autonomy legislation.

Scored Actions

✓ Cosponsored the Women's Health Protection Act codifying the right to abortion nationwide (H.R.12)
✓ Cosponsored the Right to Contraception Act protecting access to birth control (H.R.999)
✓ Cosponsored ensures access to birth control by requiring insurance coverage and preventing pharmacies from refusing to fill prescriptions (H.R.4084)
✓ Opposed restrictions on abortion coverage in ACA insurance plans (H.R.6703)
✓ Opposed the Born-Alive Act — an anti-abortion messaging bill (H.R.21)
× Failed to cosponsor protecting IVF and assisted reproductive technology from state bans (H.R.2049)
✓ Opposed Requires schools to distribute anti-abortion materials rather than comprehensive reproductive health information to pregnant students (H.R.6359)
✓ Opposed directs federal funds to anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers that do not provide comprehensive reproductive healthcare (H.R.6945)
✓ Cosponsored repealing the Hyde Amendment to allow federal Medicaid funding for abortion care (H.R.4611)
✓ Opposed Planned Parenthood defunding in the One Big Beautiful Bill (H.R.1)

State Context

19.3

Maternal deaths per 100K births

6.9

Teen births per 1K

49% less than national avg (13.49)

5.11

Infant deaths per 1K births

13% less than national avg (5.85)

Sources: CDC NVSS / Kaiser Family Foundation · Congressional District Health Dashboard (CDHD), NYU Langone Health · CDC WONDER

Money & Influence

Reproductive Rights (pro-choice)

$21,000

Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date

REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL PAC ($11,000), PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC ($10,000)

Outside spending: $104 supporting

10 tracked items: 1 fail, 0 mixed, 9 pass · $21,000 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by Planned Parenthood Action View scorecard

LGBTQ+ Rights

A-

18 items
#110/430

▾

Anti-discrimination protections, trans rights, marriage equality, and legislation that restricts LGBTQ+ rights.

Scored Actions

✓ Opposed a ban on Medicaid coverage of gender-affirming care (H.R.498)
✓ Cosponsored the Equality Act — comprehensive LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination protections (H.R.15)
× Failed to cosponsor strengthens hate crime protections specifically for LGBTQ+ individuals (H.R.3708)
✓ Cosponsored banning conversion therapy as consumer fraud (H.R.3243)
✓ Opposed a bill criminalizing gender-affirming healthcare for minors (H.R.3492)
× Failed to cosponsor Resolution affirming a Transgender Bill of Rights — legal recognition, healthcare access, and anti-discrimination protections (H.Res.1058)
× Failed to cosponsor protecting access to gender-affirming healthcare (H.R.2487)
✓ Opposed Requires public elementary and middle schools, as a condition of receiving funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, to obtain parental consent before changing a minor student's gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form, or changing the student's sex-based accommodations (locker rooms, bathrooms). (H.R.2616)
✓ Opposed a ban on transgender athletes competing in women's sports (H.R.28)
✓ Cosponsored prohibits discrimination in foster care and adoption based on sexual orientation or gender identity (H.R.6181)
✓ Cosponsored appoints a special envoy for LGBTQ+ human rights to combat persecution of LGBTQ+ individuals worldwide (H.R.6056)
✓ Cosponsored Safe Schools Improvement Act — requires schools to adopt anti-bullying policies that specifically protect LGBTQ+ students (H.R.1810)
✓ Opposed NDAA amendment banning gender-affirming healthcare for military families in the Exceptional Family Member Program (H.Amdt.85 to H.R.3838)
✓ Opposed NDAA amendment banning TRICARE from covering gender-affirming healthcare for service members (H.Amdt.86 to H.R.3838)
✓ Cosponsored Do No Harm Act — prevents the Religious Freedom Restoration Act from being used to discriminate against LGBTQ+ individuals (H.R.1954)
✓ Opposed NDAA FY2027 amendment prohibiting TRICARE coverage of gender-affirming medical care (H.Amdt.255 to H.R.8800)
✓ Opposed NDAA FY2027 amendment restricting transgender students from women's/girls' sports teams at DoD-run (DoDEA) schools (H.Amdt.256 to H.R.8800)
✓ Opposed NDAA FY2027 amendment to codify Executive Order 14183, banning transgender individuals from military service (H.Amdt.254 to H.R.8800)

Context

4xmore likely: LGBTQ+ youth attempt suicide at 4 times the rate of their peers

National statistic

Anti-LGBTQ+ bills passed into law in Illinois (2025)

Sources: CDC Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) · ACLU — Legislative Attacks on LGBTQ Rights

Money & Influence

LGBTQ Rights

$4,000

Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date

HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PAC ($2,000), EQUALITY PAC ($2,000)

Outside spending: $528,535 opposing

18 tracked items: 3 fail, 0 mixed, 15 pass · $4,000 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by HRC View scorecard

Justice & Civil Liberties

13 items
#85/430

▾

Policing accountability, mass incarceration, surveillance, due process, and civil liberties protections.

Scored Actions

× Failed to cosponsor ends qualified immunity for police officers, allowing victims of misconduct to sue for civil rights violations (H.R.3602)
✓ Cosponsored the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act — ending qualified immunity and police accountability (H.R.5361)
× Failed to cosponsor ending solitary confinement in federal prisons (H.R.4682)
✓ Cosponsored FAIR Act — reforms civil asset forfeiture so police can't seize property from people who haven't been convicted of a crime (H.R.5350)
✓ Cosponsored descheduling marijuana at the federal level (MORE Act) (H.R.5068)
× Voted YES on permanent fentanyl scheduling imposing mandatory minimum sentences (S.331)
× Failed to cosponsor Ban Flock Act (H.R.10691)
× Failed to cosponsor automatic sealing of criminal records (Clean Slate Act) (H.R.3114)
✓ Opposed treats organizations that post bail for defendants — including charitable bail funds — as insurance businesses under federal law, subjecting them to federal insurance-fraud prosecution and state insurance-commission regulation (H.R.6260)
✓ Opposed Three-year reauthorization of Section 702 of FISA without a warrant requirement for queries of Americans' communications (S.1318)
✓ Opposed No Rogue Rulings Act — prohibits federal district courts from issuing nationwide injunctive relief beyond named parties, with a narrow exception for multi-state cases via three-judge panels. (H.R.1526)
✓ Opposed CLEAN DC Act — repeals D.C. police transparency requirements, use-of-force limits, and civilian oversight protections (H.R.5107)
✓ Opposed imposes mandatory pretrial detention and cash bail requirements in Washington, D.C. — overriding local criminal justice reforms (H.R.5214)

The District Reality

406.5

Incarcerated per 100K

53% less than national avg (872.3)

16.4

Opioid deaths per 100K

35% less than national avg (25.3)

1.1

Killed by police per 100K

National avg: 1.9 per 100K · (2021-2026) · Mapping Police Violence

District racial composition

Black 5.9% Hispanic 19.4% White 62.5% Asian 8.7% Other 3.6%

19.4

Segregation index

11% more than national avg (17.55)

Sources: Vera Institute of Justice — Incarceration Trends (2019) · Congressional District Health Dashboard (CDHD), NYU Langone Health · Mapping Police Violence · U.S. Census ACS 2023 (B03002)

Money & Influence

No tracked funding for this issue area.

13 tracked items: 5 fail, 0 mixed, 8 pass.

Methodology partially informed by ACLU View scorecard

Climate

33 items
#68/430

▾

Climate legislation, fossil fuel subsidies, environmental regulation, and the transition to clean energy.

Scored Actions

✓ Opposed repealing the methane emissions charge on oil and gas producers (H.J.Res.35)
✓ Opposed streamlines natural gas pipeline permitting and reduces environmental review requirements (H.R.3668)
✓ Opposed GRID Power Act — undermines electric grid modernization toward renewable energy sources (H.R.1047)
✓ Opposed the SPEED Act weakening environmental review for energy projects (H.R.4776)
✓ Opposed delays EPA power plant emission rules under the guise of grid reliability (H.R.3632)
× Failed to cosponsor End Polluter Welfare Act — eliminates approximately $190 billion in fossil fuel subsidies, tax loopholes, and federal giveaways over 10 years, including provisions for enhanced oil recovery, fossil fuel R&D, and below-market royalty rates on federal lands (H.R.4714)
× Failed to cosponsor House Concurrent Resolution declaring a health and safety emergency disproportionately affecting the fundamental rights of children due to executive-branch directives that unleash fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions while suppressing climate change science (H.Con.Res.44)
× Failed to cosponsor Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act — imposes a $1 trillion total assessment ($100 billion per year over 10 years) on the largest fossil-fuel companies, allocated by each company's share of covered historical greenhouse-gas emissions, with proceeds funding climate adaptation and damage mitigation (H.R.1135)
✓ Opposed Fire Improvement and Reforming Exceptional Events (FIRE) Act — amends the Clean Air Act to exclude air-quality monitoring data influenced by wildfires from compliance determinations, allowing states to discount real exposure when measured against federal standards (H.R.6387)
✓ Opposed Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act — amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to repeal federal building energy efficiency performance standards (Section 305(a)(3)(D)(i)), removing fossil-fuel-reduction targets for new and majorly-renovated federal buildings (H.R.4690)
✓ Opposed Foreign Emissions and Nonattainment Clarification for Economic Stability (FENCES) Act — amends the Clean Air Act to exclude foreign-origin emissions from nonattainment-area determinations, softening EPA enforcement against communities with high cross-border pollution (H.R.6409)
✓ Opposed reducing and Eliminating Duplicative Environmental Regulations (RED Tape) Act — amends Section 309 of the Clean Air Act to strike EPA's authority to review and comment on (a) federal construction projects, (b) major federal agency actions affecting the environment, and (c) proposed federal regulations (H.R.6398)
✓ Opposed Homeowner Energy Freedom Act — repeals three IRA building-energy provisions: §50122 home electrification and efficiency rebates (heat pumps, electric stoves, weatherization for low- and moderate-income households), §50123 contractor training grants, and §50131 state energy-code adoption assistance, while rescinding unobligated balances (H.R.4758)
✓ Opposed Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act — bars DOE from prescribing new or amended energy conservation standards unless "technologically feasible and economically justified" (H.R.4626)
✓ Opposed rolling back DOE water-efficiency standards by redefining what counts as a showerhead (H.R.4593)
✓ Opposed PERMIT Act — Clean Water Act amendment package weakening NPDES permitting, fast-tracking pipeline reviews, and limiting judicial review. (H.R.3898)
✓ Opposed fast-tracking of LNG export terminal approvals bypassing environmental review (H.R.1949)
✓ Opposed FY26 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act cutting Department of Energy clean energy programs and including policy riders against renewable energy deployment. (H.R.4553)
✓ Opposed Budget resolution enabling rollback of clean energy tax credits and environmental regulations (H.Con.Res.14)
✓ Opposed amends the Congressional Review Act to allow a single joint resolution to disapprove multiple regulations submitted during the final year of a President's term. (H.R.77)
✓ Opposed the Fix Our Forests Act reducing NEPA environmental review requirements (H.R.471)
✓ Signed bicameral letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin opposing the March 12, 2025 announcement of 31 environmental rule rollbacks (EPA Assault Letter)
✓ Opposed overturns protections against oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (H.J.Res.131)
✓ Opposed overturns BLM limits on coal leasing on federal lands in Wyoming (H.J.Res.130)
✓ Opposed overturns protections against oil and gas drilling in Alaska's Western Arctic (S.J.Res.80)
✓ Opposed the One Big Beautiful Bill repealing IRA clean energy credits and expanding drilling (H.R.1)
✓ Opposed rolling back California's clean car emission standards (H.J.Res.88)
✓ Opposed blocks California's waiver requiring manufacturers to sell increasing percentages of zero-emission trucks (H.J.Res.87)
✓ Opposed blocks California's waiver setting stricter nitrogen oxide emission limits for heavy-duty trucks (H.J.Res.89)
✓ Opposed rescinds U.S. international climate funding commitments, withdrawing from global climate cooperation (H.Res.590)
✓ Opposed overturns EPA rule allowing major hazardous air pollutant sources to reclassify as area sources, reducing the scope of Clean Air Act protections (S.J.Res.31)
✓ Opposed Joint resolution of disapproval repealing BOEM's rule requiring oil and gas operators to report potential harms to marine archaeological sites before drilling approval. (S.J.Res.11)
✓ Opposed overturns Department of Energy efficiency standards for water heaters, blocking energy savings and emissions reductions (H.J.Res.20)

The District Reality

56.9 / 100

Natural disaster risk score ⓘ

5% more than national avg (54.3) — lower is better

9.16%

Adults with asthma

6% less than national avg (9.7%)

214

Water safety violations

Sources: FEMA National Risk Index · CDC PLACES · EPA SDWIS

Money & Influence

Fossil Fuel PACs

$2,000

Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date

EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXXONMOBIL PAC) ($2,000)

Environment & Climate

$18,720

net of $1,199 returned

Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date

LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND ($18,720)

33 tracked items: 3 fail, 0 mixed, 30 pass · $20,720 from related PACs (net of $1,199 returned).

Methodology partially informed by LCV View scorecard

Democracy & Voting Rights

11 items
#132/430

▾

Voting access, election integrity, gerrymandering, and the defense of democratic institutions.

Scored Actions

✓ Opposed the SAVE Act requiring citizenship proof to vote — a voter suppression measure (H.R.22)
✓ Cosponsored D.C. statehood giving 700,000 residents full voting representation in Congress (H.R.51)
× Failed to cosponsor independent redistricting commissions to end partisan gerrymandering (H.R.5449)
× Failed to cosponsor strengthens protections against voter intimidation at polling places and during the registration process (H.R.4894)
✓ Opposed overriding D.C.'s local election rules on noncitizen voting (H.R.884)
× Voted YES on Non-binding resolution denouncing socialism in all forms — a political messaging vote (H.Con.Res.58)
× Voted YES on Resolution honoring the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, after his assassination (H.Res.719)
✓ Signed letter accusing DOJ and DHS of using the search of Rep. Ilhan Omar's home 22 days before her election to sway the vote, and demanding no further action that could affect it (Omar Search Letter)
✓ Voted YES on tabling a resolution to censure Representative Ilhan Omar and strip her committee assignments over public statements (H.Res.713)
✓ Opposed censuring Rep. Al Green for protesting Trump's Medicaid cuts on the House floor (H.Res.189)
✓ Cosponsored the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act restoring federal preclearance (H.R.14)

State Context

28,000

Denied voting rights (felony convictions) in Illinois

63%

Voter turnout

7% more than national avg (59%)

Sources: Sentencing Project — Locked Out 2024 · MIT Election Data + Science Lab

Money & Influence

Democracy & Election Reform

$1,000

Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date

END CITIZENS UNITED ($1,000)

11 tracked items: 4 fail, 0 mixed, 7 pass · $1,000 from related PACs.

11 tracked items See methodology

Money in Politics & Finance

11 items
#86/430

▾

Campaign finance, lobbying, corporate influence over lawmaking, and how Congress regulates banks, Wall Street, crypto, and consumer financial protections.

Scored Actions

× Failed to cosponsor banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks while in office (H.R.1908)
× Failed to cosponsor requiring disclosure of dark money donors in elections (H.R.2498)
× Failed to cosponsor Constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United by clarifying that constitutional rights apply to people, not corporations (H.J.Res.54)
× Failed to cosponsor abolishing Super PACs that allow unlimited political spending (H.R.2352)
× Failed to cosponsor closes the revolving door between Congress and lobbying by extending cooling-off periods and restricting lobbying by former officials (H.R.3554)
× Failed to cosponsor eliminating corporate PACs from making campaign contributions (H.R.4799)
✓ Opposed exempting up to $50 million a year in crypto token sales from SEC registration and moving many tokens to CFTC oversight (H.R.3633)
✓ Opposed creating federal licenses for private stablecoin issuers, including big tech firms, with no deposit insurance for holders (S.1582)
✓ Opposed repealing an OCC rule that ended automatic approval of bank mergers and added review of large deals' risks (S.J.Res.13)
✓ Opposed repealing CFPB consumer protections for digital payment apps (S.J.Res.28)
✓ Opposed repealing the CFPB's $5 cap on overdraft fees at banks and credit unions with over $10 billion in assets (S.J.Res.18)

Context

$3.8M

Outside spending (dark money)

$116K supporting · $3.6M opposing · tenure to date

Sources: FEC Schedule E Independent Expenditures

Money & Influence

Wall Street PACs

$1,240,000

Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ($67,000), UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC) ($65,000), BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC ($61,000), INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICI PAC) ($60,000), AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) ($56,500)

Corporate Financing Connections

$75,600

3 employers · FEC Schedule A

Apollo Global Management $39,400

Blackstone $25,700

Kkr $10,500

Travel Disclosures

$1,604

1 trip · House Travel Disclosures

· New York, NY · 2025-04-22 Filing $1,604

11 tracked items: 6 fail, 0 mixed, 5 pass · $1,240,000 from related PACs · 3 corporate financing connections.

11 tracked items See methodology

Where Bill Stands · 119th Congress

#103 of 430 House members

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Letter last week

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Signed Letter: Objecting to the Search of Representative Ilhan Omar's Home

Omar Search Letter jayapal.house.gov
Travel 3 weeks ago

Rep. Bill Foster Sponsored travel to Austin, TX — sponsored by Center Forward

Austin, TX Travel disclosure
Vote Sep 2026

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Student Aid Ban for Israel Boycotts

H.R.4795 Congress.gov
Travel Jul 2026

Rep. Bill Foster Sponsored travel to Santa Fe, NM — sponsored by Center for Strategic and International Studies and Raymond Frankel Foundation

Santa Fe, NM Travel disclosure
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on NDAA FY2027: Section 219 US-Israel Defense Merger

H.R.8800 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on NDAA FY2027 (House passage)

H.R.8800 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on FY27 NDAA: TRICARE Trans Care Ban (Mace)

H.Amdt.255 to H.R.8800 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on FY27 NDAA: DoDEA Trans Athletics Ban (Mace)

H.Amdt.256 to H.R.8800 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on NDAA Amendment: Codify Transgender Military Service Ban (Boebert)

H.Amdt.254 to H.R.8800 Congress.gov
Vote Jul 2026

FAIL Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Massie Amendment — Bar Israel Funding / Cut $3.3B FMF

H.Amdt.235 to H.R.8595 Congress.gov
Cosponsor Jul 2026

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored Weapons Embargo (bombs, JDAMs, tank shells)

H.R.3565 Congress.gov
Travel Jul 2026

Rep. Bill Foster Sponsored travel to New York, NY — sponsored by Software.org

New York, NY Travel disclosure
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on Lebanon War Powers Resolution — Remove Forces

H.Con.Res.108 Congress.gov
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FAIL Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Lebanon War Powers Resolution — Remove Forces

H.Con.Res.84 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on School Gender-Recognition Consent Mandate

H.R.2616 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act — Subjects Charitable Bail Funds to Insurance Regulation

H.R.6260 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on FISA Section 702 Reauthorization (3-Year Extension)

S.1318 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on FIRE Act

H.R.6387 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act

H.R.4690 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on Haiti TPS Designation Act

H.R.1689 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on Iran War Powers Resolution — Remove Forces

H.Con.Res.40 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on FENCES Act

H.R.6409 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on RED Tape Act

H.R.6398 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on DHS Appropriations Act, 2026 (Standalone)

H.R.7744 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on Iran War Powers Resolution — Remove Forces

H.Con.Res.38 Congress.gov
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FAIL Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on Reaffirming Iran as Largest State Sponsor of Terrorism

H.Res.1099 Congress.gov
Vote Feb 2026

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Homeowner Energy Freedom Act

H.R.4758 Congress.gov
Vote Feb 2026

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act

H.R.4626 Congress.gov
Cosponsor Feb 2026

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act

H.R.6181 Congress.gov
Cosponsor Feb 2026

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored International Human Rights Defense Act

H.R.6056 Congress.gov
Cosponsor Feb 2026

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored Healthy Families Act

H.R.7531 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on Housing for the 21st Century Act

H.R.6644 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on DHS Appropriations Act (ICE Funding)

H.R.7147 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Pregnant Students' Rights Act

H.R.6359 Congress.gov
Vote Jan 2026

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women Act

H.R.6945 Congress.gov
Speech Jan 2026

Rep. Bill Foster Warns about the expiration of the New START nuclear arms treaty with Russia, arguing it threatens global stability and increases nuclear proliferation risks.

EXPIRATION OF NEW START Congressional Record
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on SHOWER Act

H.R.4593 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on ACA Premium Tax Credit Extension

H.R.1834 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Do No Harm in Medicaid Act

H.R.498 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on SPEED Act (Permitting Reform)

H.R.4776 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on Western Hemisphere War Powers Resolution

H.Con.Res.61 Congress.gov
Vote Dec 2025

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on Venezuela War Powers Resolution

H.Con.Res.64 Congress.gov
Cosponsor Dec 2025

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety Act

H.R.3415 Congress.gov
Vote Dec 2025

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Lower Health Care Premiums Act — Abortion Insurance CSR Restriction

H.R.6703 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Protect Childrens Innocence Act

H.R.3492 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Kayla Hamilton Act

H.R.4371 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Power Plant Reliability Act

H.R.3632 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Pipeline Reviews Act

H.R.3668 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on Protect Americas Workforce Act

H.R.2550 Congress.gov
Cosponsor Dec 2025

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored Safe Schools Improvement Act

H.R.1810 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on PERMIT Act — Clean Water Act Permitting Rollback

H.R.3898 Congress.gov
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FAIL Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on Denouncing the Horrors of Socialism

H.Con.Res.58 Clerk of the House
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on CLEAN DC Act

H.R.5107 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on DC Cash Bail Reform Act

H.R.5214 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Unlocking Domestic LNG Potential Act

H.R.1949 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on CRA: Arctic Refuge Oil/Gas Protections

H.J.Res.131 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on CRA: Wyoming Coal BLM Rule

H.J.Res.130 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on CRA: Alaska Western Arctic Drilling

S.J.Res.80 Congress.gov
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FAIL Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on Honoring the Life and Legacy of Charlie Kirk

H.Res.719 Clerk of the House
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on GRID Power Act

H.R.1047 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on Censuring Representative Ilhan Omar

H.Res.713 Congress.gov
Cosponsor 2025

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored FAMILY Act of 2025

H.R.5390 Congress.gov
Cosponsor 2025

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025

H.R.5361 Congress.gov
Cosponsor 2025

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored FAIR Act (Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform)

H.R.5350 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Stop Illegal Entry Act

H.R.3486 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on FY26 NDAA: EFMP Trans Care Ban (Norman)

H.Amdt.85 to H.R.3838 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on FY26 NDAA: TRICARE Trans Care Ban (Mace)

H.Amdt.86 to H.R.3838 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Energy and Water Appropriations Act, 2026

H.R.4553 Congress.gov
Cosponsor 2025

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored MORE Act (Marijuana Descheduling)

H.R.5068 Congress.gov
Cosponsor 2025

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored EACH Act of 2025

H.R.4611 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on DoD Appropriations FY2026

H.R.4016 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on International Climate Funding Rescission

H.Res.590 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Crypto Market Structure Bill (CLARITY Act)

H.R.3633 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Stablecoin Licensing Law (GENIUS Act)

S.1582 Congress.gov
Cosponsor 2025

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored Womens Health Protection Act of 2025

H.R.12 Congress.gov
Cosponsor 2025

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored Access to Birth Control Act

H.R.4084 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on D.C. Federal Immigration Compliance Act

H.R.2056 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Rescissions Act — Foreign Aid Cuts

H.R.4 Congress.gov
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FAIL Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on HALT Fentanyl Act

S.331 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Prohibit Noncitizen Voting in D.C. Elections

H.R.884 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Resolution Thanking ICE

H.Res.488 Congress.gov
Speech 2025

Rep. Bill Foster Rep. Foster highlights the Crystal Lake mental health program, warning that federal cuts threaten community-based mental health services.

CRYSTAL LAKE MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM Congressional Record
Cosponsor 2025

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored Humanitarian Aid to Gaza

H.Res.473 Congress.gov
Speech 2025

Rep. Bill Foster Rep. Foster congratulates South Korea on its democratic election, celebrating the strength of democratic governance in allied nations.

SOUTH KOREA ELECTION Congressional Record
Travel 2025

Rep. Bill Foster Sponsored travel to Malaga and Seville, Spain — sponsored by Aspen Institute and Center for Responsible Innovation

Malaga and Seville, Spain Travel disclosure
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on One Big Beautiful Bill Act — Medicaid Work Requirements

H.R.1 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on One Big Beautiful Bill — PP Defunding Provision

H.R.1 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on One Big Beautiful Bill (IRA Repeal, Drilling Expansion)

H.R.1 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on CRA: EPA HAP Source Reclassification

S.J.Res.31 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on CRA: OCC Bank Merger Review Rule

S.J.Res.13 Congress.gov
Cosponsor 2025

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2025

H.R.3243 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on CRA: CA Clean Cars II Waiver Disapproval

H.J.Res.88 Congress.gov
Speech 2025

Rep. Bill Foster Rep. Foster raises concerns about blood transfusion oversight, warning that reduced FDA monitoring threatens the safety of the blood supply.

BLOOD TRANSFUSION OVERSIGHT Congressional Record
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on CRA: CA Clean Trucks Waiver Disapproval

H.J.Res.87 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on CRA: CA Low-NOx Waiver Disapproval

H.J.Res.89 Congress.gov
Cosponsor 2025

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored Equality Act

H.R.15 Congress.gov
Travel 2025

Rep. Bill Foster Sponsored travel to New York, NY — sponsored by Center Forward

New York, NY Travel disclosure
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on SAVE Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility)

H.R.22 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on No Rogue Rulings Act — Limit Nationwide Injunctions

H.R.1526 Congress.gov
Letter 2025

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Signed Letter: Bicameral Letter Opposing EPA's Wholesale Assault on Environmental Protections (Apr 2025)

EPA Assault Letter democrats-energycommerce.house.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on CRA: CFPB Digital Payment Apps Rule

S.J.Res.28 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on CRA: CFPB Overdraft Fee Rule

S.J.Res.18 Congress.gov
Cosponsor 2025

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act

H.R.2725 Congress.gov
Cosponsor 2025

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored Raise the Wage Act of 2025

H.R.2743 Congress.gov
Cosponsor 2025

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored No Tax Breaks for Union Busting Act

H.R.2692 Congress.gov
Cosponsor 2025

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored Paycheck Fairness Act

H.R.17 Congress.gov
Cosponsor 2025

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored HOME Investment Partnerships Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2025

H.R.2031 Congress.gov
Speech 2025

Rep. Bill Foster Rep. Foster delivers extended speech arguing tariffs hurt everyone, analyzing the economic impact of trade wars on American consumers and businesses.

TARIFFS HURT EVERYONE Congressional Record
Cosponsor 2025

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored Do No Harm Act

H.R.1954 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on CRA: BOEM Marine Archaeological Resources Rule Disapproval

S.J.Res.11 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Censuring Representative Al Green

H.Res.189 Clerk of the House
Cosponsor 2025

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

H.R.20 Congress.gov
Cosponsor 2025

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025

H.R.14 Congress.gov
Speech 2025

Rep. Bill Foster Rep. Foster calls the treatment of Ukraine a stain on America's honor, criticizing the administration's failure to support a democratic ally against Russian aggression.

A STAIN ON OUR NATION'S HONOR Congressional Record
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on CRA: Water Heater Efficiency Standards

H.J.Res.20 Congress.gov
Cosponsor 2025

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored American Dream and Promise Act of 2025

H.R.1589 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on FY2025 Budget Resolution (Medicaid Cuts)

H.Con.Res.14 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Budget Resolution FY2025

H.Con.Res.14 Congress.gov
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on CRA: Methane Emissions Charge Disapproval

H.J.Res.35 Congress.gov
Speech 2025

Rep. Bill Foster Rep. Foster, a Ph.D. physicist, shares the story of a fired federal employee, defending scientific expertise in government.

FIRED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP Congressional Record
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PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act (119th)

H.R.35 Congress.gov
Travel 2025

Rep. Bill Foster Sponsored travel to Miami, FL — sponsored by Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

Miami, FL Travel disclosure
Vote 2025

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Midnight Rules Relief Act — En Bloc CRA Disapproval

H.R.77 Congress.gov
Cosponsor 2025

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored Right to Contraception Act

H.R.999 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

H.R.21 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Fix Our Forests Act

H.R.471 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act

H.R.28 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on ICC Sanctions Bill

H.R.23 Congress.gov
Vote 2025

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Laken Riley Act

H.R.29 Congress.gov
Cosponsor 2025

PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored Washington, D.C. Admission Act

H.R.51 Congress.gov
Travel 2023

Rep. Bill Foster Sponsored travel to Sunnyvale, CA — sponsored by Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

Sunnyvale, CA Travel disclosure
Travel 2023

Rep. Bill Foster Sponsored travel to New York, NY — sponsored by Center for Strategic and International Studies

New York, NY Travel disclosure
Travel 2023

Rep. Bill Foster Sponsored travel to Leesburg, VA — sponsored by Partnership for a Secure America and Carnegie Corporation of New York

Leesburg, VA Travel disclosure
Travel 2022

Rep. Bill Foster Sponsored travel to Cambridge, MA — sponsored by Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA Travel disclosure

Money raised and spent by the campaign, cash on hand, and outside money (spent for or against) · per FEC filings.

Where the money comes from

Money raised, by source

Individual PAC

Composition

Area = share of money raised · source → type / size

Raised by cycle

PAC vs individual money over time

PAC by interest category

Tracked interest groups · the accountability lens

Largest PAC donors · all-time · click for FEC filing

Individual donor ties

Itemized individual donors · $200+ contributions reported to the FEC

Where donors live

Top employers of donors

Outside money — spent for / against

Not raised by the campaign · independent expenditures (FEC Schedule E)

By interest category

Top outside spenders

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Campaign finance summary

Interactive money map requires JavaScript. Key totals (per FEC filings, tenure to date):

Raised through Oct 14, 2026

Raised (individual)$15,087,395

Raised (organizations & tribes)$34,500

Raised (PAC)$7,632,821

net of $6,699 returned

2016 cycle: Joint fundraising committees raised $10,876 for this campaign and transferred $9,782 after their own costs of $1,094.

2022 cycle: Joint fundraising committees raised $75,227 for this campaign and transferred $70,172 after their own costs of $5,055.

2024 cycle: Joint fundraising committees raised $6,827 for this campaign and transferred $5,400 after their own costs of $1,427.

2026 cycle: Joint fundraising committees raised $8,550 for this campaign and transferred $8,334 after their own costs of $216.

Outside spending$3,755,289

Spent$21,124,560

Cash on hand · as of Oct 14, 2026$2,629,689

Itemized spending$17,844,774

$400 of card payments went to other committees and is shown on that card.

Given to other committees$2,552,153

Paid to committees by credit card$400

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Data: Federal Election Commission. Includes reports filed through Oct 30, 2026.

Stock Trades

disclosed trades

Based on STOCK Act filings from the House Clerk. Shows transaction type, amount range, and filing date.

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Travel Disclosures

Floor Speeches

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speeches

Analyzed floor speeches · 119th Congress

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Community Projects ⓘ

$55,239,750

requested (15 projects) · FY2026

Community project funding requests directed to local projects through the appropriations process.

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Legislative Effectiveness

0/38

enacted

Bills introduced vs enacted · 119th Congress. Compared to chamber average for bill advancement rates.

Introduced

Passed Cmte

Passed Chamber

Enacted

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Attendance

99.4%

119th Congress

119th Congress avg & ranking. Session-by-session breakdown shown below for reference.

119th-2 (2026)

99%

311/314

119th-1 (2025)

99.7%

361/362

118th-2 (2024)

98.8%

511/517

118th-1 (2023)

99.2%

718/724

119th avg: 96.4% · Rank: #78 of 445

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Office Budget

$426,763

spent Apr–Jun 2026 · $809,061 so far in 2026

Based on the House Statement of Disbursements. Shows what the member's office spent from its allowance, by category, each quarter.

Staff pay

$380,947

Paid interns

$18,903

Rent, phones, and utilities

$9,740

Travel

$11,066

Official mail

-$25

Printing

$2,080

Supplies

$2,715

Equipment

$825

Other services

$511

Staff pay covers 17 people on the quarter's payroll. The House publishes each name and amount; we show the total and the count.

Quarter figures count spending from that year's allowance. Bills the House posted in the quarter for an earlier year's allowance count toward that earlier year.

By quarter

Office spending by quarter
Quarter	Amount
Jul–Sep 2023	$446,605
Oct–Dec 2023	$438,321
Jan–Mar 2024	$371,423
Apr–Jun 2024	$384,003
Jul–Sep 2024	$461,876
Oct–Dec 2024	$532,461
Jan–Mar 2025	$350,691
Apr–Jun 2025	$405,509
Jul–Sep 2025	$432,006
Oct–Dec 2025	$461,428
Jan–Mar 2026	$382,298
Apr–Jun 2026	$426,763

By session

Office spending by session
Session	Amount
115th-1 (2017)	$1,294,829
115th-2 (2018)	$1,277,973
116th-1 (2019)	$1,260,725
116th-2 (2020)	$1,340,122
117th-1 (2021)	$1,409,694
117th-2 (2022)	$1,683,602
118th-1 (2023)	$1,814,540
118th-2 (2024)	$1,782,520
119th-1 (2025)	$1,850,852
119th-2 (2026, so far)	$809,061 (still in progress)

Session totals include bills the House posted after the session ended. The current session is still in progress.

Largest payees this quarter

CITIBANK $8,938

THE AEJ GROUP LLC $6,872

Staff reimbursements $2,524

CITIBANK -VERIZONWRLSS RTCCR VB $2,280

CITIBANK -VBS VONAGE BUSINESS $1,076

Payee not named in the filing $870

Download the office's spending detail (CSV) Source: House Statement of Disbursements

The download covers 118th-2 (2024) through 119th-2 (2026, so far).

Staff names are withheld in the download.

Their District: Illinois · IL-11

754,751

residents

$109,255 median household income · 7% poverty rate · 5.2% uninsured

Racial Composition

Hispanic/Latino 19.4% White (non-Hisp.) 62.5% Black (non-Hisp.) 5.9% Asian (non-Hisp.) 8.7% Other (non-Hisp.) 3.6%

39.4Median Age

$1,627Median Rent

4.7%Unemployment

45.7%Bachelor's+

75.5%Homeownership

16.2%Foreign-born

Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS 2024 5-year estimates; boundaries of the 119th Congress)

Financial Disclosure

recent filings · 2021–2025

Annual Form A disclosures filed with the House Clerk under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.

Disclosed net worth 2025 Annual $11.2M – $32.2M

By filing year select a year

2025 $11.2M–$32.2M 2024 $10M–$26.9M 2023 $9.5M–$25.6M 2022 $9.3M–$25.2M 2021 $10.2M–$30.2M

2025 Annual — $11.2M–$32.2M · 43 holdings · filed Apr 18, 2026
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2024 Annual — $10M–$26.9M · 43 holdings · filed Apr 28, 2025
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2023 Annual — $9.5M–$25.6M · 47 holdings · filed May 7, 2024
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2022 Annual — $9.3M–$25.2M · 45 holdings · filed Jun 2, 2023
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2021 Annual — $10.2M–$30.2M · 43 holdings · filed May 16, 2022
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The line inside each bar marks the middle of the reported range.

2025 filing contains

43 assets 0 liabilities

Form A reports values in statutory bands, for example $100,001–$250,000, and its top band is open-ended. Assets held by a spouse or dependent child appear here because the form requires it. Figures are shown rounded.

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Source: disclosures-clerk.house.gov · 2025 Annual, filed Apr 18, 2026
Disclosure data last pulled from the Clerk on Nov 1, 2026.

Sep 2026

Foster Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Washington, DC – Today, Representatives Bill Foster (D-IL) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the bipartisan Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act of 2026 to expand the types of student loan repayment plans eligible for…
Sep 2026

Rep. Foster Introduces Bill to Improve Financial Sector Security Amid Rising AI Risks

Washington, DC — Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced legislation to strengthen oversight of technology service providers that support the financial services industry as advances in artificial intelligence (AI) create new risks…
Aug 2026

Rep. Foster Leads Bipartisan Group to Demand Answers Regarding Insufficient USCIS Correspondence

Washington, DC — Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) led a bipartisan coalition of 70 Members of Congress in demanding answers from DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Joseph…
Aug 2026

Rep. Foster Leads 50 Colleagues in Urging Continued Funding for School and Library Broadband

Washington, DC — Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) led 50 of his colleagues in demanding continued support of the E-Rate program from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to fund broadband for low-income schools and libraries.
Jul 2026

Foster Introduces Bill to Curb Political Self-Branding on Federal Buildings and Programs

Washington, DC — Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) led 19 of his colleagues in introducing the Federal Naming Standards Act. This legislation would prevent federal buildings, facilities, and programs from being named after elected…
Jul 2026

Foster Introduces Legislation to Crack Down on “Notario” Fraud

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced the Protecting Immigrants from Legal Exploitation Act. The legislation would create penalties for those who provide fraudulent immigration legal services and allow…
Jul 2026

Foster Introduces Legislation to Improve Safety and Sustainability in the Battery Supply Chain

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced the Critical Materials Processing Technology Testbed Act of 2026 to help the Department of Energy develop new, safer materials processing technologies needed to bolster our…
Jul 2026

Foster Introduces Two Bills to Help Americans Facing Opioid Use Disorder

Washington, DC — Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced two pieces of legislation to help Americans facing opioid use disorder (OUD) access effective treatments: the Expanding Opportunities for Recovery Act and the Examining…
Jun 2026

Foster, Merkley Introduce Bicameral Investor Choice Act

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL-11) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced the Investor Choice Act, legislation to prohibit pre-dispute mandatory, or “forced,” arbitration agreements and preserve customers’…
Jun 2026

Foster, Sherman Seek Regulatory Clarity on Agentic AI Trading

Washington, DC — Today, Representatives Bill Foster (D-IL) and Brad Sherman (D-CA) led Members on the House Financial Services Committee in calling on the Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Paul Atkins, to explain what…
Jun 2026

Foster Introduces Legislation to Reduce Student Loan Burden on Parents

Washington, DC — Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced the Parent PLUS Loan Fairness and Responsibility Act. This legislation would allow students to take over the student debt incurred by their parents on their behalf,…
Jun 2026

Foster Statement on Republican Reconciliation Package

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement after voting NO on Republicans’ reconciliation package:
Jun 2026

Foster Introduces Legislation to Expand Broadband Access for Students

Washington, DC — Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced the Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act to expand broadband access for low-income families in HUD-assisted housing. This bill would allow families living in…
May 2026

Foster Statement on New Leadership at the Federal Reserve

Washington, DC—Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL), the top Democrat on the House Financial Institutions Subcommittee, issued the following statement regarding Kevin Warsh taking over as Chair of the Federal Reserve:“Today, Kevin Warsh…
May 2026

Foster Requests Funding for 20 Community Projects Across 11th District

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) announced the 20 Community Project Funding requests he submitted on behalf of Illinois’ 11th Congressional District for Fiscal Year 2027.Community Project Funding allows Members of…
Apr 2026

Foster Introduces Resolution to Promote Nuclear Security and the Work of the International Atomic Energy Agency

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced a resolution in support of the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) role in the promotion of nuclear security. The resolution reasserts the agency's position as an…
Apr 2026

Foster Introduces Legislation to Simplify Tax Filing

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced the Autofill Act. This legislation would create a voluntary tax filing program that allows individuals to use a secure IRS website to download a tax form automatically…
Apr 2026

Foster Denounces Trump's Threats to Iran

Washington, DC — Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement: "The President of the United States openly threatening to wipe out an entire civilization is nauseating and un-American. A president's words carry real…
Mar 2026

Foster Statement on DHS Funding Vote

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement: “As I have said throughout this DHS shutdown, I will vote NO on any funding for ICE that does not include serious reforms. “After Operation Midway Blitz…
Mar 2026

Foster Delivers Over $16.3 Million for 11th District in Community Project Funding

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) announced that 14 of the Community Project Funding requests he submitted on behalf of Illinois’ 11th Congressional District were funded for a total of $16,383,000. Project funding was…
Mar 2026

Foster Statement on DHS Funding, War Powers Resolution Votes

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster issued a statement following his votes against funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and in favor of the War Powers…
Mar 2026

Foster Introduces Medical Records Access Fairness Act

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced the Medical Records Access Fairness Act, which would require health care providers to give patients access to their medical records at no cost at least once per year.
Feb 2026

Foster Statement on Iran Strikes, Escalating Nuclear Risk

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement regarding U.S. and Israeli military strikes on Iran.“The Constitution is clear: the President does not have the authority to take the United States into…

Rest of the Illinois delegation

16 other current House members from Illinois, with their 119th Congress grades.

IL-1

Jonathan L. Jackson B IL-2

Robin L. Kelly B+ IL-3

Delia C. Ramirez A IL-4

Jesús G. "Chuy" García A- IL-5

Mike Quigley B+ IL-6

Sean Casten B+ IL-7

Danny K. Davis B+ IL-8

Raja Krishnamoorthi B+ IL-9

Janice D. Schakowsky A- IL-10

Bradley Scott Schneider C+ IL-12

Mike Bost F IL-13

Nikki Budzinski B IL-14

Lauren Underwood B+ IL-15

Mary E. Miller F IL-16

Darin LaHood F IL-17

Eric Sorensen C+

All Illinois members · District map

Grades are computed from tracked House votes, cosponsorships, and congressional letters across the 119th Congress. PAC funding, independent expenditures, employer donations, and donor profiles sourced from FEC bulk data files. Stock trades from Clerk of the House PTR filings. Travel disclosures from the Clerk of the House. Floor speeches from the Congressional Record via GovInfo. Attendance from House roll call records. Legislative effectiveness from Congress.gov bill tracking. Earmarks from the House Appropriations Committee. Demographics from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey.
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