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
HJRES 42 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy…	Nay	Mar 5, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HJRES 61 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental…	Nay	Mar 5, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 177 — Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 42) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5…	Nay	Mar 4, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 177 — Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 42) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5…	Nay	Mar 4, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 758 — Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting Act of 2025	Yea	Mar 3, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 856 — Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act	Yea	Mar 3, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HJRES 20 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy…	Nay	Feb 27, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HJRES 35 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental…	Nay	Feb 26, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 695 — Medal of Honor Act	Yea	Feb 26, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HCONRES 14 — Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary…	Nay	Feb 25, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 804 — Rural Small Business Resilience Act	Yea	Feb 25, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 788 — DOE and SBA Research Act	Yea	Feb 25, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 161 — Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 20) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5…	Nay	Feb 25, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 161 — Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 20) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5…	Nay	Feb 25, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 818 — SPUR Act	Yea	Feb 24, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 832 — Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025	Yea	Feb 24, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 825 — Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act	Yea	Feb 24, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 35 — Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act	Nay	Feb 13, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 77 — Midnight Rules Relief Act	Nay	Feb 12, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 77 — Midnight Rules Relief Act	Yea	Feb 12, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 122 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 77) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration…	Nay	Feb 11, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 122 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 77) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration…	Nay	Feb 11, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 736 — Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025	Yea	Feb 10, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 692 — China Exchange Rate Transparency Act of 2025	Yea	Feb 10, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 26 — Protecting American Energy Production Act	Nay	Feb 7, 2025	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.