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119th Cong.
37
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119th Cong.
40%
Corp PACs
Share of PAC $ · tenure to date
$7,459,788
PAC Total
Tenure to date · per FEC filings
0
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119th Congress (2025–2026) · Last updated September 17, 2026 · 158 entries
119th Congress (2025–2026) · Last updated September 17, 2026 · 158 entries

Bill Foster's Grades Across 12 Issue Areas

Palestine / Israel
C
12 items
#116/428

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
73,821+killed in Gaza
20,179+children killed
4,000+child amputees: largest child amputee crisis in modern conflict
174,897+people injured
262 journalists killed · 1,701+ medical workers killed
Figures as of September 17, 2026
Money & Influence
$360,761
Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date
Outside spending: $40,851 supporting

12 tracked items: 7 fail, 0 mixed, 5 pass · $360,761 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by IMEU View scorecard
Immigration
A+
11 items
#70/425

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
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
#145/428

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
Money & Influence
Travel Disclosures
$534
1 trip · House Travel Disclosures
Partnership for a Secure America and Carnegie Corporation of New York · Leesburg, VA · 2023-06-10 Filing $534

17 tracked items: 9 fail, 0 mixed, 8 pass · $127,104 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by Peace Action View scorecard
Healthcare
C-
12 items
#192/428

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)
0%
In doctor shortage areas
100% less than national avg (7.81%)
Money & Influence

12 tracked items: 8 fail, 0 mixed, 4 pass · $606,500 from related PACs.

12 tracked items See methodology
Housing & Affordability
C+
6 items
#46/428

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%)
7%
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%)

6 tracked items: 3 fail, 0 mixed, 3 pass · $379,000 from related PACs · 1 corporate financing connection.

6 tracked items See methodology
Labor
B+
10 items
#117/428

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)

10 tracked items: 3 fail, 0 mixed, 7 pass · $1,107,000 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by AFL-CIO View scorecard
Reproductive Rights
A
10 items
#58/428

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)
Money & Influence

10 tracked items: 1 fail, 0 mixed, 9 pass · $28,000 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by Planned Parenthood Action View scorecard
LGBTQ+ Rights
A-
18 items
#108/428

Anti-discrimination protections, trans rights, marriage equality, and legislative attacks on LGBTQ+ communities.

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
0
Anti-LGBTQ+ bills passed into law in Illinois (2025)
Money & Influence
$4,024
Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date
Outside spending: $528,535 opposing

18 tracked items: 3 fail, 0 mixed, 15 pass · $4,024 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by HRC View scorecard
Justice & Civil Liberties
B
12 items
#86/428

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 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)
Money & Influence
No tracked funding for this issue area.

12 tracked items: 4 fail, 0 mixed, 8 pass.

Methodology partially informed by ACLU View scorecard
Climate
A
33 items
#69/426

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

Scored Actions
  • Opposed the methane emissions charge on oil and gas producers by voting against repeal (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 saving Homeowners from Overregulation With Exceptional Rinsing Act — amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to revise the definition of showerhead, rolling back DOE water-efficiency standards (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
Money & Influence
$2,000
Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date
$19,669
Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date

33 tracked items: 3 fail, 0 mixed, 30 pass · $21,669 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by LCV View scorecard
Democracy & Voting Rights
B
10 items
#133/426

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 D.C. local election autonomy by voting against federal override of noncitizen voting rules (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)
  • Voted YES on censures Representative Ilhan Omar and strips 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%)
Money & Influence
$1,000
Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date

10 tracked items: 4 fail, 0 mixed, 6 pass · $1,000 from related PACs.

10 tracked items See methodology
Money in Politics
D
7 items
#133/428

Campaign finance, lobbying disclosure, corporate political influence, and the integrity of the legislative process.

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 CFPB consumer protections for digital payment apps by voting against repeal (S.J.Res.28)
Context
$3.7M
Outside spending (dark money)
$115K supporting · $3.6M opposing · tenure to date
Money & Influence
Corporate Financing Connections
$77,400
4 employers · FEC Schedule A
Blackrock $26,400
Blackstone $25,700
Apollo Global Management $19,400
Bain Capital $5,900
Travel Disclosures
$1,604
1 trip · House Travel Disclosures
Center Forward · New York, NY · 2025-04-22 Filing $1,604

7 tracked items: 6 fail, 0 mixed, 1 pass · $1,214,000 from related PACs · 4 corporate financing connections.

7 tracked items See methodology

Where Bill Stands

#108 of 428 House members
B
Bill's Grade
Group Average
Score Higher

Bill Foster's Activity in Congress

Every action we track: 237 events across votes, cosponsorships, letters, floor speeches, sponsored travel, and stock disclosures.

Filters
  1. Vote

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

  2. Travel

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

  3. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on NDAA FY2027: Section 219 US-Israel Defense Merger

  4. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on NDAA FY2027 (House passage)

  5. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on FY27 NDAA: TRICARE Trans Care Ban (Mace)

  6. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on FY27 NDAA: DoDEA Trans Athletics Ban (Mace)

  7. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on NDAA Amendment: Codify Transgender Military Service Ban (Boebert)

  8. Vote

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

  9. Cosponsor

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

  10. Travel

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

  11. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on Lebanon War Powers Resolution — Remove Forces

  12. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Lebanon War Powers Resolution — Remove Forces

  13. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on School Gender-Recognition Consent Mandate

  14. Vote

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

  15. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on FISA Section 702 Reauthorization (3-Year Extension)

  16. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on FIRE Act

  17. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act

  18. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on Haiti TPS Designation Act

  19. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on Iran War Powers Resolution — Remove Forces

  20. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on FENCES Act

  21. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on RED Tape Act

  22. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on DHS Appropriations Act, 2026 (Standalone)

  23. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on Iran War Powers Resolution — Remove Forces

  24. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on Reaffirming Iran as Largest State Sponsor of Terrorism

  25. Vote

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

  26. Vote

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

  27. Cosponsor

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

  28. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored International Human Rights Defense Act

  29. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored Healthy Families Act

  30. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on Housing for the 21st Century Act

  31. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on DHS Appropriations Act (ICE Funding)

  32. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Pregnant Students' Rights Act

  33. Vote

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

  34. Speech

    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.

  35. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on SHOWER Act

  36. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on ACA Premium Tax Credit Extension

  37. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Do No Harm in Medicaid Act

  38. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on SPEED Act (Permitting Reform)

  39. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on Western Hemisphere War Powers Resolution

  40. Vote

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

  41. Cosponsor

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

  42. Vote

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

  43. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Protect Childrens Innocence Act

  44. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Kayla Hamilton Act

  45. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Power Plant Reliability Act

  46. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Pipeline Reviews Act

  47. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on Protect Americas Workforce Act

  48. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored Safe Schools Improvement Act

  49. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on PERMIT Act — Clean Water Act Permitting Rollback

  50. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on Denouncing the Horrors of Socialism

  51. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on CLEAN DC Act

  52. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on DC Cash Bail Reform Act

  53. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Unlocking Domestic LNG Potential Act

  54. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on CRA: Arctic Refuge Oil/Gas Protections

  55. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on CRA: Wyoming Coal BLM Rule

  56. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on CRA: Alaska Western Arctic Drilling

  57. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on Honoring the Life and Legacy of Charlie Kirk

  58. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on GRID Power Act

  59. Vote

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

  60. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored FAMILY Act of 2025

  61. Cosponsor

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

  62. Cosponsor

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

  63. Vote

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

  64. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on FY26 NDAA: EFMP Trans Care Ban (Norman)

  65. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on FY26 NDAA: TRICARE Trans Care Ban (Mace)

  66. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Energy and Water Appropriations Act, 2026

  67. Cosponsor

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

  68. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored EACH Act of 2025

  69. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on DoD Appropriations FY2026

  70. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on International Climate Funding Rescission

  71. Cosponsor

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

  72. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored Access to Birth Control Act

  73. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on D.C. Federal Immigration Compliance Act

  74. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Rescissions Act — Foreign Aid Cuts

  75. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on HALT Fentanyl Act

  76. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Prohibit Noncitizen Voting in D.C. Elections

  77. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Resolution Thanking ICE

  78. Speech

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

  79. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored Humanitarian Aid to Gaza

  80. Speech

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

  81. Travel

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

  82. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on One Big Beautiful Bill Act — Medicaid Work Requirements

  83. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on One Big Beautiful Bill — PP Defunding Provision

  84. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on One Big Beautiful Bill (IRA Repeal, Drilling Expansion)

  85. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on CRA: EPA HAP Source Reclassification

  86. Cosponsor

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

  87. Vote

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

  88. Speech

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

  89. Vote

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

  90. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on CRA: CA Low-NOx Waiver Disapproval

  91. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored Equality Act

  92. Travel

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

  93. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on SAVE Act (119th)

  94. Vote

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

  95. Letter

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

  96. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on CRA: CFPB Digital Payment Apps Rule

  97. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act

  98. Cosponsor

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

  99. Cosponsor

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

  100. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored Paycheck Fairness Act

  101. Cosponsor

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

  102. Speech

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

  103. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored Do No Harm Act

  104. Vote

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

  105. Vote

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

  106. Cosponsor

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

  107. Cosponsor

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

  108. Speech

    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.

  109. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on CRA: Water Heater Efficiency Standards

  110. Cosponsor

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

  111. Vote

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

  112. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Budget Resolution FY2025

  113. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on CRA: Methane Emissions Charge Disapproval

  114. Speech

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

  115. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act (119th)

  116. Travel

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

  117. Vote

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

  118. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored Right to Contraception Act

  119. Vote

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

  120. Vote

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

  121. Vote

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

  122. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on ICC Sanctions Bill

  123. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Laken Riley Act

  124. Cosponsor

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

  125. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on NDAA FY2025 (enacted conference report)

  126. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Prove It Act of 2024

  127. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Nonprofit Status Stripping Act

  128. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act

  129. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act

  130. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on Social Security Fairness Act

  131. Letter

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Signed Letter: Aysenur Eygi Investigation Letter

  132. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on GUARDRAIL Act (SEC Climate Disclosures)

  133. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act

  134. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Fiduciary and Retirement Fund Rules Act

  135. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Federal Contractor Hiring Standards Act

  136. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored Do No Harm Act

  137. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on SAVE Act

  138. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on DoD Appropriations FY2025

  139. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on FY25 DoD Approps Amendment — Prohibit Cluster Munition Acquire/Use/Transfer/Sell

  140. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on FY25 DoD Approps Amendment — Defund Pentagon Unfunded Priorities List

  141. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on FY25 NDAA Amendment — Prohibit Cluster Munition Transfer

  142. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on DOD Approp Amendment: Ban Abortion Travel Reimbursement

  143. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on FY25 NDAA: EFMP Trans Care Ban (Norman)

  144. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on FY25 NDAA: TRICARE Trans Care Ban

  145. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on FY25 NDAA: DODEA Book Ban (Steube)

  146. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2024

  147. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on Federal Prison Oversight Act

  148. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Detain and Deport Aliens Who Assault Cops Act

  149. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Equal Representation Act

  150. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Disapproval of NLRB Joint Employer Rule

  151. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Antisemitism Awareness Act

  152. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on Condemns Biden Weapons Pause to Israel

  153. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act

  154. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Iran Sanctions Relief Review Act

  155. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Iran Counterterrorism Act

  156. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Rescission of Iran Waivers and Licenses

  157. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on Condemns 'From the River to the Sea' Slogan

  158. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on FISA Section 702 Reauthorization

  159. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on FISA Warrant Amendment (Biggs)

  160. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on A Stronger Workforce for America Act

  161. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored Recognize Killing of Palestinian-American Child

  162. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on USE IT Act

  163. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Laken Riley Act (118th)

  164. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored FAMILY Act

  165. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored Access to Family Building Act

  166. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act

  167. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act (LIHTC Expansion)

  168. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act

  169. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act

  170. Vote

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

  171. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Pregnant Students' Rights Act

  172. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on NDAA FY2024 (enacted conference report)

  173. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on NDAA FY2024 Final Passage (with anti-abortion provisions)

  174. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act

  175. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored Democracy for All Amendment

  176. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored DISCLOSE Act

  177. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored DISCLOSE Act

  178. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act of 2023

  179. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on Santos Expulsion Resolution

  180. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Protecting Communities from Failure to Secure the Border Act

  181. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on LHHS Approp Amendment: Defund Title X / Office of Population Affairs

  182. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Defund HOPWA (Housing for People with AIDS)

  183. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored Safe Schools Improvement Act

  184. Travel

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

  185. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Ag-FDA Appropriations (Mifepristone Riders)

  186. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on DHS Appropriations (anti-LGBTQ riders)

  187. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on FY24 DoD Approps Amendment — Defund Pentagon Unfunded Priorities List

  188. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on FY24 DoD Approps Amendment — Prohibit Cluster Munition Transfer

  189. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Boebert USDA LGBTQ Materials Ban

  190. Cosponsor

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

  191. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act

  192. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored Protecting Our Democracy Act

  193. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored Raise the Wage Act

  194. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Schools Not Shelters Act

  195. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024

  196. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act

  197. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored Freedom to Vote Act (successor to For the People Act)

  198. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored Freedom to Vote Act (Campaign Finance Provisions)

  199. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on FY24 NDAA Amendment — Halt Cluster Munition Transfer to Ukraine

  200. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on NDAA Amendment: Ban Pride Flags at DOD Facilities

  201. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on FY24 NDAA: Boebert DODEA Book Ban

  202. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on FY24 NDAA Amendment — Expand Section 1033 Police Transfer Program

  203. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on FY24 NDAA Amendment — Reduce Deployed ICBMs

  204. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted YES on FY24 NDAA Amendment — Defund B83-1 Nuclear Gravity Bomb

  205. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on NDAA Amendment: Ban DOD Abortion Travel Funding

  206. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on NDAA Amendment: Ban Transgender Healthcare for Military

  207. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored Equality Act

  208. Travel

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

  209. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored Right to Contraception Act

  210. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on REINS Act of 2023

  211. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act

  212. Travel

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

  213. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored Healthy Families Act

  214. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2023

  215. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Secure the Border Act

  216. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act

  217. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Somalia War Powers Resolution

  218. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023

  219. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023

  220. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored International Human Rights Defense Act

  221. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Disapproval of WOTUS Rule

  222. Cosponsor

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

  223. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored Women's Health Protection Act

  224. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Lower Energy Costs Act

  225. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on School Gender-Recognition Consent and Notification Mandate

  226. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Disapproval of DOL ESG Rule

  227. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored Paycheck Fairness Act

  228. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Syria Withdrawal War Powers Resolution

  229. Cosponsor

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

  230. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Disapproval of D.C. Noncitizen Voting

  231. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Disapproval of DC Criminal Code Reform

  232. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Strategic Production Response Act

  233. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored EACH Act

  234. Vote

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

  235. Vote

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Voted NO on Condemning attacks on pro-life facilities

  236. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Bill Foster Cosponsored D.C. Statehood

  237. Travel

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

PACs and Donors Funding Bill Foster's Campaign

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Bill Foster's Stock Trades, Travel, and Disclosures

Stock Trades

0
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

9
sponsored trips
Based on Clerk of the House travel disclosures. Includes sponsor, destination, and cost.
Sponsor sectors: Money in Politics (1) · War & Foreign Policy (1)
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Floor Speeches

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

0/37
enacted
Bills introduced vs enacted · 119th Congress. Compared to chamber average for bill advancement rates.
Introduced
37
Passed Cmte
0
Passed Chamber
0
Enacted
0
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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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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)

Financial Disclosure

5
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 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 Sep 5, 2026.

Bill Foster's recent press releases

23 recent press releases from https://foster.house.gov. · Updated 2 days ago

  1. 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…

  2. 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…

  3. 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…

  4. 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.

  5. 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…

  6. 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…

  7. 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…

  8. 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…

  9. 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’…

  10. 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…

  11. 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,…

  12. 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:

  13. 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…

  14. 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…

  15. 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…

  16. 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…

  17. 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…

  18. 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…

  19. 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…

  20. 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…

  21. 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…

  22. 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.

  23. 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…