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Bill Foster
U.S. Representative, Illinois
2366 Rayburn House Office Building
Summary
Democratic Representative from Illinois serving since 2025. Has sponsored 281 pieces of legislation.
Views on the Issues
See where Rep. Foster stands — alongside Democratic and Republican positions.
Sponsored Legislation
See all 281 →HR 9463
HR 9463 · Introduced Jun 25, 2026
Jun 25, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
HR 9462
HR 9462 · Introduced Jun 25, 2026
Jun 25, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
HR 9272
HR 9272 · Introduced Jun 11, 2026 · Education
Jun 11, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
HR 9144
HR 9144 · Introduced Jun 4, 2026 · Housing and Community Development
Jun 4, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
HR 9124
HR 9124 · Introduced Jun 3, 2026 · Immigration
Jun 3, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
HR 8969
HR 8969 · Introduced May 21, 2026 · Armed Forces and National Security
May 22, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
HJRES 177
HJRES 177 · Introduced May 7, 2026 · Finance and Financial Sector
May 7, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
HRES 1238
HRES 1238 · Introduced Apr 30, 2026 · Finance and Financial Sector
Apr 30, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
HRES 1210
HRES 1210 · Introduced Apr 23, 2026 · International Affairs
Apr 23, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
HR 8299
HR 8299 · Introduced Apr 15, 2026 · Taxation
Apr 15, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: Congress.gov · as of Jul 7, 2026
Voting Analytics
Full record →Computed over Rep. Foster's 584 roll-call votes in the 119th Congress, of which 412were party-split (the two parties' majorities on opposite sides). Unanimous votes are excluded so the rates aren't inflated.
97.1%
Votes with the Democratic majority
On party-split votes
2.9%
Votes with the other party
The bipartisanship read
0.7%
Missed votes
Chamber median 2.2% · at or below median
Placement on the House's left–right spectrum
More liberalMore conservative
Based on how often Rep. Foster sided with the Republican majority on party-split votes, ranked against all representatives. This is a vote-agreement placement, not an academic ideology score.
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House (roll-call votes) · as of Sep 9, 2025
Landmark Legislation
Major bills from recent Congresses — outcomes and party vote breakdowns. For Rep. Foster's individual votes, view their full record on Congress.gov.
Inflation Reduction Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 5376Largest climate investment in U.S. history; allowed Medicare to negotiate drug prices; reduced the federal deficit.
D: 50 yeaR: 0 yeaFinal: 51–50
CHIPS Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 4346Invested $52 billion in domestic semiconductor manufacturing to reduce dependence on foreign chip supply chains.
D: 47 yeaR: 17 yeaFinal: 64–33