# Bill Foster

Bill Foster is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Illinois’s 11th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Illinois’s 11th district
- Serving since: 2008-03-08
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: F000454
- FEC candidate IDs: H2IL11124, H8IL14067

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/F000454 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Foster sits at −1.25 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 85% of House Democrats.

## What Foster says (119th Congress (2025–27))

962 classified statements: 765 posts on X, 89 press releases, 68 Congressional Record speeches, 40 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Foster | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 7.9% | 6.6% | 67 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 35.5% | 27.5% | 43 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 75.6% | 73.2% | 87 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 10.8% | 9.8% | 68 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 22.4% | 22.7% | 107 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 0.7% | 1.9% | 164 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 19% (House Democrats 20%); Health 19% (House Democrats 26%); Science, Technology, Communications 18% (House Democrats 5.5%); Armed Forces and National Security 18% (House Democrats 16%); Government Operations and Politics 15% (House Democrats 20%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.25 (standard error 0.01), from 3,953 donors and 7,503 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 15% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 99.4% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 96.8% (96.4%). 16 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 38 bills: 38 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 272. 2.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 117 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10298: Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10298
- H.R. 10230: Strengthening Oversight for the Financial Sector Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10230
- H.R. 9902: Federal Naming Standards Act (in committee, 2026-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9902
- H.R. 9803: Protecting Immigrants From Legal Exploitation Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9803
- H.R. 9740: Critical Materials Processing Technology Testbed Act (in committee, 2026-07-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9740
- H.R. 9675: Expanding Opportunities for Recovery Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9675
- H.R. 9676: Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9676
- H.R. 9462: Investor Choice Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9462
- H.R. 9463: National Fab Lab Network Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9463
- H.R. 9272: Parent PLUS Loan Fairness and Responsibility Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9272

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $2.6M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 10% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 43% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepBillFoster/status/2114807420824494390
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBillFoster/status/2113341376318361877
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepBillFoster/status/2113341378789040345
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBillFoster/status/2113341380437111291
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepBillFoster/status/2113010950764732882
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBillFoster/status/2112555435647533531
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBillFoster/status/2111171067267989770
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBillFoster/status/2110804982773506212
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBillFoster/status/2110468920029106274
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBillFoster/status/2110012876232458375

## Links

- Official site: https://foster.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepBillFoster
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CongressmanBillFoster
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RepBillFoster
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/F000454

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/F000454