U.S. Representative

Bill Foster

2366 Rayburn House Office Building (202) 225-3515 Official site

Fact sheet
Official portrait of Bill Foster
265 bills introduced

Across 9 Congresses, most in the 116th at 48. In the 119th, 38 — 12 more than the median representative, who filed 26. Of the 265, 3 became law. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical representative 110th to 119th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Cosponsored
2,641

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
9,032

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Committees
5

Seats held now, including subcommittees

Their work

Drawn from the 265 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Biography

A Representative from Illinois. Born in Madison, Wis. , October 7, 1955. B. A. University of Wisconsin, Madison, Dane County, Wis. , 1975. Ph. D. , Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. , 1984. Physicist. Senior physicist, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. Entrepreneur. Fellow, American Physical Society. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Tenth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative John Dennis Hastert, and reelected to the succeeding Congress (March 8, 2008-January 3, 2011). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Thirteenth and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2013-present).

Votes

How this member answered on every recorded vote tied to a bill, newest first — including the procedural motions on it, such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed, because they are not attached to a bill.

BillQuestionVotedDate
S 2403On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassYeaSep 16, 2026
HR 9497On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedYeaSep 16, 2026
HR 9340On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedYeaSep 16, 2026
HJRES 213On PassageNaySep 16, 2026
HR 10326On PassageNaySep 16, 2026
HR 9576On PassageYeaSep 16, 2026
HR 5334On Motion to Concur in the Senate AmendmentsYeaSep 16, 2026
HCONRES 93On Agreeing to the ResolutionYeaSep 15, 2026

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

BillTitleStatusLatest action
HR 10298Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act of 2026Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.Sep 4, 2026
HR 10230Strengthening Oversight for the Financial Sector Act of 2026Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.Sep 2, 2026
HR 9902Federal Naming Standards ActReferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Jul 23, 2026
HR 9803Protecting Immigrants From Legal Exploitation Act of 2026Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Jul 21, 2026
HR 9740Critical Materials Processing Technology Testbed ActReferred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.Jul 16, 2026
HR 9676Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2026Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural ResourJul 14, 2026
HR 9675Expanding Opportunities for Recovery Act of 2026Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Jul 14, 2026
HR 9463National Fab Lab Network Act of 2026Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, SpaceJun 25, 2026

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

BillTitleStatusSigned on
HR 10946Congressional Office of Technology Improvement and Enhancement ActReferred to the House Committee on House Administration.Oct 29, 2026
HR 1502North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal ActReferred to the House Committee on Financial Services.Oct 29, 2026
HRES 1641Honoring the contributions of Indian Americans and supporting the designation of July as "Indian American Heritage Month".Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Oct 26, 2026
HR 10642Stop the Settlements ActReferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, FiOct 9, 2026
HR 10045Protect American Values ActReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Oct 1, 2026
HR 9401Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2026Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary,Oct 1, 2026
HR 5195Advancing Toward Impact Aid Full Funding ActReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.Sep 28, 2026
HR 10600Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2026Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.Sep 24, 2026

Committees

Seats held in the current Congress, with any leadership role.

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Party, state and chamber are those of this member's most recent term. Bills and cosponsorships are held from the 107th Congress onwards and recorded votes from the 101st, so a member who served before those points will show fewer than they filed, or none. Committee seats are held for the current Congress only, which is why they are shown for sitting members and left out for everyone else rather than reported as zero. Vote counts cover roll calls tied to a bill; the chambers also vote on procedure and nominations, which are not listed here. Records come from Congress.gov and the Biographical Directory of Congress.