Democratic

Foster, Bill

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Legislative activity across Congressesfactual — not a ranking

Congress	Sponsored	Cosponsored	Recorded votes	Participation
119th · current	1	45	671	99%
118th	37	251	1,210	99%
117th	44	366	993	100%
116th	48	598	939	99%
115th	30	373	1,183	98%

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

Congress	Chamber	State	District	Party
119th · current	House	Illinois	11	Democratic
118th	House	Illinois	11	Democratic
117th	House	Illinois	11	Democratic
116th	House	Illinois	11	Democratic
115th	House	Illinois	11	Democratic

Congress-specific facts from the authoritative source; current values are not applied retroactively.

Legislative activity · 116th Congress · historical · House

Participation

99%

939/953 cast

Bill grade band	Supported	Opposed	Present	Not voting
A/B-graded bills (0)	0	0	0	0
C-graded bills (0)	0	0	0	0
D/F-graded bills (0)	0	0	0	0

Measure	Cast	Result	Date
Procedural	Present	Passed	2019-01-03
HRES 5	Yea	Passed	2019-01-03
HRES 5	Yea	Passed	2019-01-03
HRES 5	Nay	Failed	2019-01-03
HRES 5	Yea	Passed	2019-01-03
HRES 6	Yea	Passed	2019-01-03
HJRES 1	Nay	Failed	2019-01-03
HJRES 1	Yea	Passed	2019-01-03
HR 21	Nay	Failed	2019-01-03
HR 21	Yea	Passed	2019-01-03
HRES 6	Yea	Passed	2019-01-04
HR 269	Yea	Passed	2019-01-08

Sponsored · 116th48

—Immigrant Detainee Legal Rights Acthr 1045 —ETO is Toxic Acthr 1165 —Expanding Opportunities for Recovery Act of 2019hr 1302 —Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2019hr 1303 —GI Education Benefits Fairness Acthr 1718 —Autofill Act of 2019hr 2304 —American Innovation Acthr 2400 —Protecting Immigrants From Legal Exploitation Act of 2019hr 2430 —To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to clarify the definition of a deposit broker, and for other purposes.hr 2572 —Fair Allocation of Highway Funds Act of 2019hr 2804 —End the Threat of Default Acthr 2870 —BEST Acthr 2986 —National Security Accountability Acthr 2987 —Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019hr 3561 —National Fab Lab Network Act of 2019hr 3837 —Protecting the Independent Funding of the Office of Financial Research Acthr 3871 —Second Chance for Students Acthr 4089 —Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019hr 4623 —Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act of 2019hr 4645 —Medical Records Access Fairness Acthr 4698 —American Innovation Acthr 4757 —WISE Government Acthr 5049 —Enhancing Financial Stability Research and Oversight Acthr 5300 —Investor Choice Act of 2019hr 5336 —Shareholder Political Transparency Act of 2020hr 5929 —P3 Acthr 5976 —Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act of 2020hr 6534 —To realign the nuclear forensics and attribution activities of the Federal Government from the Department of Homeland Security to the National Nuclear Security Administration.hr 6596 —PPP Small Business Support Acthr 6755 —To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 303 East Mississippi Avenue in Elwood, Illinois, as the "Lawrence M. 'Larry' Walsh Sr. Post Office".hr 7870

Cosponsored · 116th598

—Expressing the commitment of the Congress to the Paris Agreement.hconres 15 —Supporting the goals and ideals of GLSEN's 2019 Day of Silence in bringing attention to anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) name-calling, bullying, and harassment faced by individuals in schools.hconres 34 —Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) continues to make an invaluable contribution to United States and international security, and noting former Senator Richard G. Lugar's indispensable contributions to international security and reducing nuclear weapons-related risks.hconres 38 —Richard Lugar Nonproliferation and Arms Control Legacy Resolutionhconres 39 —Supporting reproductive health care in the United States.hconres 40 —Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing.hconres 47 —Expressing the sense of Congress that there is a climate emergency which demands a massive-scale mobilization to halt, reverse, and address its consequences and causes.hconres 52 —Supporting the clean vehicle emissions standards of the United States and defending the authority of States under the Clean Air Act to protect the people of those States from harmful air pollution.hconres 65 —Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to terminate the use of United States Armed Forces to engage in hostilities in or against Iran.hconres 83 —Encouraging the Trump Administration to maintain protections under the National Environmental Policy Act and reverse ongoing administrative actions to weaken this landmark law and its protections for American communities.hconres 89 —Supporting the goals and ideals of GLSEN's 2020 Day of Silence in bringing attention to anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) name-calling, bullying, and harassment faced by individuals in schools.hconres 98 —Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for a crime.hjres 104 —Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.hjres 2 —Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.hjres 35 —Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.hjres 38 —Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019.hjres 46 —Expressing support for designation of July 20th as "National Space Exploration Day" to commemorate the anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.hjres 59 —Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability".hjres 76 —Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.hjres 79 —Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency relating to "Community Reinvestment Act Regulations".hjres 90 —Providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, relating to "Relief with Respect to Employment Tax Deadlines Applicable to Employers Affected by the Ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) Disease 2019 Pandemic".hjres 94 —For the People Act of 2019hr 1 —WOOF! Acthr 1002 —PREPARED Acthr 1042 —Employer Participation in Repayment Act of 2019hr 1043 —Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020hr 1044 —National Heritage Area Act of 2020hr 1049 —ANTIQUITIES Acthr 1050 —Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Acthr 1055 —Supreme Court Ethics Acthr 1057

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