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
HRES 1175 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8035) to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the…	Nay	Apr 17, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1156 — Expressing support for tax policies that support working families.	Nay	Apr 16, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1689 — To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status.	Yea	Apr 16, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 965 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1689) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary…	Yea	Apr 16, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6398 — RED Tape Act	Nay	Apr 16, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6398 — RED Tape Act	Yea	Apr 16, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6409 — FENCES Act	Nay	Apr 16, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6409 — FENCES Act	Yea	Apr 16, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HCONRES 40 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with…	Yea	Apr 16, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 965 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1689) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary…	Yea	Apr 15, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1174 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6387) to amend the Clean Air Act to require revisions to regulations governing the review and…	Nay	Apr 15, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1174 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6387) to amend the Clean Air Act to require revisions to regulations governing the review and…	Nay	Apr 15, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7613 — ALERT Act	Yea	Apr 14, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1011 — Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025	Yea	Apr 14, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1142 — Providing for disposition of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 7147) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year…	Nay	Mar 27, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1142 — Providing for disposition of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 7147) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year…	Nay	Mar 27, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
On Motion to Adjourn	Nay	Mar 27, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7084 — Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026	Yea	Mar 27, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 8029 — Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act	Nay	Mar 26, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 8029 — Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act	Yea	Mar 26, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1128 — Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the Department of Homeland Security.	Nay	Mar 26, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 5103 — Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2025	Nay	Mar 25, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 5103 — Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2025	Yea	Mar 25, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1131 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8029) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year…	Nay	Mar 25, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1131 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8029) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year…	Nay	Mar 25, 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.