Bill Foster

Legislative record

Bill Foster has served in the House of Representatives since 2008. Congress.gov lists 288 bills and resolutions sponsored and 2,640 cosponsored by Bill Foster.

Sponsored

288

Cosponsored

2,640

Terms in Congress

• House · IL-14 — 2008–2011
• House · IL-11 — 2013–now

Recently sponsored bills

• H.J.Res. 177 (119th Congress) — 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".
  Introduced May 7, 2026
  Latest action (May 7, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
• H.Res. 1238 (119th Congress) — Encouraging greater public-private sector collaboration to promote financial literacy for students and young adults.
  Introduced Apr 30, 2026
  Latest action (Apr 30, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
• H.Res. 1210 (119th Congress) — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) nuclear security role.
  Introduced Apr 23, 2026
  Latest action (Apr 23, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
• H.R. 8299 (119th Congress) — Autofill Act of 2026
  Introduced Apr 15, 2026
  Latest action (Apr 15, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
• H.R. 10298 (119th Congress) — Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act of 2026
  Introduced Sep 4, 2026
  Latest action (Sep 4, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
• H.R. 10230 (119th Congress) — Strengthening Oversight for the Financial Sector Act of 2026
  Introduced Sep 2, 2026
  Latest action (Sep 2, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
• H.R. 9902 (119th Congress) — Federal Naming Standards Act
  Introduced Jul 23, 2026
  Latest action (Jul 23, 2026): Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
• H.R. 9803 (119th Congress) — Protecting Immigrants From Legal Exploitation Act of 2026
  Introduced Jul 21, 2026
  Latest action (Jul 21, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
• H.R. 9740 (119th Congress) — Critical Materials Processing Technology Testbed Act
  Introduced Jul 16, 2026
  Latest action (Jul 16, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
• H.R. 9676 (119th Congress) — Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2026
  Introduced Jul 14, 2026
  Latest action (Jul 14, 2026): Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.

Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress), updated Oct 31, 2026. Counts cover all Congresses on record.

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