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Foster, Bill

House · Illinois, District 11 · F000454Sign in to watch / set alerts
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Legislative activity across Congressesfactual — not a ranking
CongressSponsoredCosponsoredRecorded votesParticipation
119th · current14567199%
118th372511,21099%
117th44366993100%
116th4859893999%
115th303731,18398%
Descriptive counts per Congress — sponsored/cosponsored measures, recorded votes cast, and participation (votes cast ÷ recorded, shown only where the denominator is ingested). This is not an effectiveness score, alignment, or rank. Recorded votes reflect ingested chambers (House member casts across the supported range; Senate member casts are not linked — see Coverage).
Service history5 Congresses of supported coverage
CongressChamberStateDistrictParty
119th · currentHouseIllinois11Democratic
118thHouseIllinois11Democratic
117thHouseIllinois11Democratic
116thHouseIllinois11Democratic
115thHouseIllinois11Democratic
Congress-specific facts from the authoritative source; current values are not applied retroactively.
Legislative activity · 115th Congress · historical · House
Participation
98%
1183/1209 cast
Sponsored
30
bills
Cosponsored
373
measures
Voting record on TQL-graded bills · 115th Congress

Grouped by the bill's grade. “Supported” = voted Yea; “Opposed” = voted Nay. These are facts about votes — not a score of the member.

Bill grade bandSupportedOpposedPresentNot voting
A/B-graded bills (0)0000
C-graded bills (0)0000
D/F-graded bills (0)0000
Recent recorded votes115th Congress
MeasureCastResultDate
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayAgreed to2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayAgreed to2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
Sponsored · 115th30
—American Innovation Acthr 1569—Autofill Act of 2017hr 2018—Fair Allocation of Highway Funds Act of 2017hr 2608—Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion Acthr 2687—Protecting the Independent Funding of the Office of Financial Research Acthr 2750—Second Chance for Students Acthr 3252—Smarter EPSCoR Acthr 3763—GI Education Benefits Fairness Acthr 4346—Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act of 2018hr 4859—National Fab Lab Network Act of 2018hr 4948—P3 Acthr 5119—To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicaid coverage protections for pregnant and post-partum women while receiving inpatient treatment for a substance use disorder, and for other purposes.hr 5789—National Security Accountability Acthr 5936—WISE Government Acthr 6501—ETO is Toxic Acthr 7189—Medical Records Access Fairness Acthr 7295—SPA Acthr 7398—Protecting Immigrants From Legal Exploitation Act of 2017hr 912—Immigrant Detainee Legal Rights Acthr 913—Expanding Opportunities for Recovery Act of 2017hr 992—Opioid Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2017hr 993—Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2017hr 994—Expressing support for designation of March 14, 2017, as "National Pi Day".hres 196—Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) nuclear security role.hres 260—Encouraging greater public-private sector collaboration to promote financial literacy for students and young adults.hres 300—Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Defense should review section 504 of title 10, United States Code, for purposes related to enlisting certain aliens in the Armed Forces.hres 426—Expressing support for the designation of December 3, 2017, as the "National Day of 3D Printing".hres 640—Expressing support for designation of March 14, 2018, as "National Pi Day".hres 782—Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of science diplomacy, and for other purposes.hres 828—Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Office of Technology Assessment should be reestablished.hres 849
Cosponsored · 115th373
—Expressing the sense of the Congress that tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies have historically and continue to provide critical benefits to Americans and United States communities.hconres 10—Recognizing the significance of Equal Pay Day to illustrate the disparity between wages paid to men and women.hconres 44—Supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.hconres 50—Condemning fear-mongering, racism, anti-Semitism, bigotry, and violence perpetrated by hate groups.hconres 77—Expressing support for designation of the first Friday of October as "Manufacturing Day".hconres 84—Expressing support for the use of public-private partnerships to bring computer science education to more K-12 classrooms.hconres 95—Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Restoring Internet Freedom".hjres 129—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.hjres 31—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.hjres 33—Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.hjres 53—Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017hr 1017—Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2017hr 1022—STOP Act of 2017hr 1057—Weekend Voting Acthr 1094—Redistricting Reform Act of 2017hr 1102—Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2017hr 113—DISCLOSE 2017 Acthr 1134—FAST Act of 2017hr 1148—Voter Empowerment Act of 2017hr 12—Social Security Fairness Act of 2017hr 1205—Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Acthr 1235—BEST Practices Acthr 1243—Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Acthr 1257—PHIT Acthr 1267—Washington, D.C. Admission Acthr 1291—Berta Caceres Human Rights in Honduras Acthr 1299—Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Acthr 1311—Women's Health Protection Act of 2017hr 1322—To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit disclosure of tax return information to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and to the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.hr 1356—Scientific Integrity Acthr 1358
Campaign financefederal · source: FEC
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