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 4593 — SHOWER Act	Yea	Jan 13, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2312 — Tipped Employee Protection Act	Yea	Jan 13, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2270 — Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act	Yea	Jan 13, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2262 — Flexibility for Workers Education Act	Nay	Jan 13, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2262 — Flexibility for Workers Education Act	Yea	Jan 13, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 988 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2988) to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to specify requirements…	Nay	Jan 13, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 988 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2988) to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to specify requirements…	Nay	Jan 13, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6504 — Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act	Yea	Jan 12, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6500 — AGOA Extension Act	Yea	Jan 12, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2683 — Remote Access Security Act	Yea	Jan 12, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 5184 — Affordable HOMES Act	Yea	Jan 9, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1834 — Breaking the Gridlock Act	Yea	Jan 8, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 780 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.	Yea	Jan 8, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 131 — Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act	Yea	Jan 8, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 504 — Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act	Yea	Jan 8, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6938 — Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026	Yea	Jan 8, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6938 — Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026	Yea	Jan 8, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6938 — Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026	Yea	Jan 8, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 780 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.	Yea	Jan 7, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 977 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4593) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to revise the definition of showerhead…	Nay	Jan 7, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 977 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4593) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to revise the definition of showerhead…	Nay	Jan 7, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Call of the House	Present	Jan 6, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 498 — Do No Harm in Medicaid Act	Nay	Dec 18, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 498 — Do No Harm in Medicaid Act	Yea	Dec 18, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 845 — Pet and Livestock Protection Act	Nay	Dec 18, 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.