Mike Bost
U.S. Representative (R) for Illinois, 66 years old.
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BOST, Mike, a Representative from Illinois; born in Murphysboro, Jackson County, Ill., December 30, 1960; graduated from Murphysboro High School, Murphysboro, Ill., 1979; Certified Firefighter II Academy, University of Illinois, 1993; United States Marine Corps, 1979-1982; truck manager; firefighter; business owner; member of the Jackson County, Ill., board, 1984-1988; Murphysboro Township, Ill., treasurer, 1989-1992; Murphysboro Township, Ill., trustee, 1993-1995; member of the Illinois state house of representatives, 1995-2014; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fourteenth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2015-present); chair, Committee on Veterans' Affairs (One Hundred Eighteenth and One Hundred Nineteenth Congresses).
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Oversight committees · 7
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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.
- Title IX Clarification Act of 2026Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- Recognizing Community Organizations for Veteran Engagement and Recovery ActOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 8.
- Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Expressing support for law enforcement officers.Received in the Senate.
- Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 0.
- Lowering Broadband Costs for Consumers Act of 2025Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- National Constitutional Carry ActReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Supporting Energy and Economic Development (SEED) ActReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- St. Louis Postal Accountability and Reform ActReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act of 2026Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
- VA Home Loan Affordability ActReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Homegrown Fertilizer ActReferred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- Mail Ballot Integrity ActReferred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- Supporting the recognition of November 2025 as "Carbon Monoxide Action and Awareness Month" and promoting nationwide education, prevention, and detection efforts to protect United States families from carbon monoxide poisoning.Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- American Franchise ActReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- Living Donor Protection Act of 2025Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.
- To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and title 5, United States Code, to clarify that organ donation surgery qualifies as a serious health condition.Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, 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.
- Recognizing linemen, the profession of linemen, the contributions of these brave men and women who protect public safety, and expressing support for the designation of April 18, 2026, as "National Lineman Appreciation Day".Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- SAFE ActReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.