Bill Foster

U.S. Representative, IL-11

Democratic Illinois since Jan 3, 2025

Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

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Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

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

Offices & terms

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

Committee assignments

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

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

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

Roll-call votes (583 recorded)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
HR 7726 — Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026	Yea	Jun 3, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2860 — Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025	Yea	Jun 3, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1333 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8646) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration…	Nay	Jun 3, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1333 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8646) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration…	Nay	Jun 3, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 254 — ARTIST Act	Yea	Jun 3, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7618 — American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026	Yea	Jun 3, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6047 — Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026	Nay	May 21, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1041 — Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act	Nay	May 21, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1041 — Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act	Yea	May 21, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1329 — Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act	Nay	May 21, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1329 — Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act	Yea	May 21, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1300 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1041) to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs…	Nay	May 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1300 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1041) to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs…	Nay	May 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2616 — Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act	Nay	May 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2616 — Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act	Yea	May 20, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1993 — 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act	Yea	May 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1003 — Lulu’s Law	Yea	May 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 2393 — Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act	Yea	May 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 5317 — Community Bank Deposit Access Act of 2025	Yea	May 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4544 — American Access to Banking Act	Yea	May 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3234 — Keeping Deposits Local Act	Yea	May 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1299 — Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6644, with amendment.	Yea	May 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 8469 — Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending…	Yea	May 15, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 8469 — Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending…	Nay	May 15, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 8365 — Monitor Accountability Act	Nay	May 14, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD

Campaign funding

1,013 recorded contributions totalling $2,949,226. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 344 of 1013 classified so far.

Funding type	Contributions	Total	Share
Big donor	268	$808,235	27%
Corporate PAC	61	$314,707	11%
Super PAC	13	$262,564	9%
Party	2	$10,000	0%
Unclassified	669	$1,553,720	53%

Largest contributions

Amount	Donor	To committee	Type	Date	Source
$62,305	—	PROJECT 218	Super PAC	Oct 18, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$62,305	—	PROJECT 218	Super PAC	Oct 18, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$30,851	—	DMFI PAC	Super PAC	Mar 12, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$30,851	—	DMFI PAC	Super PAC	Mar 12, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$23,500	—	ADVANCE LIBERTY PAC	Super PAC	Oct 29, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$23,500	—	ADVANCE LIBERTY PAC	Super PAC	Oct 29, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$12,637	BRADDOCK ROAD STRATEGIES	BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Feb 10, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$10,000	—	DMFI PAC	Super PAC	Mar 12, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$10,000	—	DMFI PAC	Super PAC	Mar 12, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$5,855	JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT	BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Jun 30, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,788	JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT	BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Nov 30, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,427	JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT	BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Dec 31, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000	INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND	BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Mar 15, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000	AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA	BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Mar 14, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000	D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS)	BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Sep 4, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)

Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.