U.S. Representative
Bill Foster
DHouseIllinois · District 11
U.S. Representative (D) for Illinois, 71 years old.
Tenure
Representative since 2008
Born
Madison, Wis., 1955
Prior career
- entrepreneur
Education
- Ph.D. Harvard University (1984)
Full biography
FOSTER, Bill, 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).
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Oversight committees · 5
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Recent legislative activity · 40 bills
20 sponsored, 20 cosponsored in the 119th Congress. Color-coded by sector — yellow chips mark bills that overlap a sector this politician has actually traded in.
- Expressing support for the continued value of arms control agreements and negotiated constraints on Russian and Chinese strategic nuclear forces.Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- To protect our democracy by preventing abuses of Presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes.Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, House Administration, the Budget, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Expanding Access to Mental Health Services in Schools Act of 2025Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- HELP Copays ActReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Fair Credit Reporting; Name-Only Matching Procedures".Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Child Care for Working Families ActReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- Supporting the designation of the week of May 4 through May 8, 2026, as "Teacher Appreciation Week".Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- Encouraging greater public-private sector collaboration to promote financial literacy for students and young adults.Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Blast Overpressure Research and Mitigation Task Force ActOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Energy Bills Relief ActReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) nuclear security role.Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Rights for the TSA Workforce ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
- Federal Retirement Fairness ActASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Ms. Randall asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1522, a bill originally introduced by Representative Connolly, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
- Autofill Act of 2026Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Working Americans’ Tax Cut ActReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in Supervision ActOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 52 - 0.
- 911 SAVES ActReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- Veteran Education Assistance Adjustment ActForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- United States Foreign Service Commemorative Coin ActReferred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- GUARDRAILS ActReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.