Bill Foster
Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Foster has a recorded vote on 60 laws that passed, and 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.
The tally counts votes on passage. 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law is listed apart.
This record covers laws that passed. Votes on bills that did not become law are not included yet.
The record in plain language
Of the 118 laws passed since January 3, 2025, 60 came to a recorded vote on passage in the House while Foster is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Foster votes No on H.Res. 590, the resolution that passed the Rescissions Act of 2025 in the House. The rest passed the House by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.
Foster votes Yes on the HALT Fentanyl Act, the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
On funding the government, Foster votes Yes on the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA; the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies; and the September 2026 funding extension, and No on the March 2025 full-year funding law and the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown.
Foster votes No on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention; the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar); the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026; and the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Foster votes to cancel 0 and against cancelling 24.
Foster votes differently from most House Democrats on 3 of 60 Yes and No votes: Yes on the Russia and Iran sanctions law, Yes on the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies and No on the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026.
Votes on laws that passed
Gives the Department of Homeland Security extra money for border and immigration enforcement, in seven amounts that add up to $69.545 billion.
Cancels a federal order that had closed about 225,000 acres of national forest in northeastern Minnesota, near the Boundary Waters, to new mining leases for 20 years.
Cancels a District of Columbia law that changed how D.C.'s income and business taxes follow federal tax rules.
The annual defense policy law.
Cancels a land agency decision that limited oil and gas leasing on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Cancels a land agency plan for northeastern Wyoming that ended new federal coal leasing in the Buffalo area.
Cancels a land agency plan for central Alaska that set aside large areas for conservation and limited development.
Cancels a land agency plan for federal lands in North Dakota that limited where coal, oil and gas could be leased.
Cancels a land agency plan for eastern Montana that ended new federal coal leasing in the Miles City area.
Cancels a land agency plan that limited oil and gas leasing in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.
Ends the 43-day government shutdown of fall 2025.
Creates the first federal rules for payment stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar).
Cancels an EPA rule that had stopped certain large sources of toxic air pollution from being moved into a less strictly regulated category.
Cancels a bank regulator's rule that changed how proposed bank mergers are reviewed, restoring the earlier, faster process.
Cancels the EPA approval that let California set stricter smog-pollution limits for heavy-duty truck engines.
Cancels the EPA approval that let California phase out sales of new gasoline-only cars by 2035.
Cancels the EPA approval that let California require truck makers to sell a rising share of zero-emission trucks.
Cancels an EPA rule that tightened limits on toxic air emissions from tire manufacturing plants.
Cancels a National Park Service rule that restricted where off-road vehicles could drive in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
Cancels a rule that would have put the largest digital payment apps under the consumer bureau's regular supervision.
Cancels a consumer bureau rule that would have limited overdraft fees at the largest banks and credit unions.
Cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for commercial refrigerators and freezers.
Cancels an Energy Department rule on how appliance makers certify, label and report the energy use of their products.
Cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for walk-in coolers and freezers used by stores and restaurants.
Cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for tankless gas water heaters.
Cancels an IRS rule that would have required decentralized finance platforms to report their customers' digital asset sales the way stockbrokers do.
Funds the federal government through September 30, 2025, mostly at the prior year's levels, with more for defense and less for non-defense programs.
Cancels a rule that required offshore oil and gas leaseholders to submit archaeological surveys of the seabed before drilling.
Cancels an EPA rule that set up how oil and gas facilities would be charged a fee for excess methane emissions.
Requires immigration authorities to detain non-citizens without legal status who are charged with, arrested for or convicted of theft-related crimes, assaulting a police officer, or crimes causing death or serious injury.
Votes on a resolution that passed a law
Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.
What this member says about laws and orders
This section has two lists: statements in the official record, and excerpts from this member’s own press releases.
From the official record
Statements from the official record: Not checked yet. A statement appears here after a person reviews our account of the law or order it is about.
From this member’s press releases
No saved press release from this member names a law or an executive order.
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 16 spending items this member requested, $18,214,000 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.
Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kane County Coroner's Office | Public Law 119-74 | Equipment UpgradesDOJ · OJP--Byrn e | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e IL City of Crysta Service LineEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e IL City of Naperv Springbrook W Reclamation CEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e IL Northern Morai Reclamation D Darrell Road SystemEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e IL Northern Morai Reclamation D Village of Ho Sanitary Sewe ProjectEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate IL City of Aurora Service Line ProjectEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate IL Village of Wau Service Line Phase 1EnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| Kane County Coroner's Office | Public Law 119-74 | Equipment UpgradesDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| IL | Public Law 119-75 | Weber Road, 135th Street to Airport Road for Will CountyDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | IL | $850,000 |
| City of Aurora | Public Law 119-75 | Homelessness Prevention Project for the City of AuroraDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | IL | $1,000,000 |
Show all 16
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DuPage County Division of Transportation | Public Law 119-75 | 91st Street Infrastructure Improvement ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | IL | $750,000 |
| City of Woodstock | Public Law 119-75 | Illinois Route 47 Expansion and Water Main Relocation ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | IL | $3,150,000 |
| Hampshire Fire Protection District | Public Law 119-75 | Hampshire Second Fire StationDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | IL | $1,000,000 |
| Aurora Public Library District | Public Law 119-75 | Eola Road Branch Library RenovationDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | IL | $850,000 |
| City of Batavia | Public Law 119-75 | Batavia Fox River Bike PathDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | IL | $1,200,000 |
| Boone County Illinois Emergency Management Agency | Public Law 119-86 | Boone County Emergency Operations CenterFEMA · Federal Assistance-EOC | IL | $800,000 |
1 row here has the same law, recipient, purpose and amount as another row. The Congressional Record may print one item more than once. The count and the total include each row.
Read from the lists Congress printed for 4 laws. An item requested by several members appears under each of them, so sums across members count such an item more than once. A requester is tied to a member only when exactly one member serving in that chamber on that day has the printed name.
Online ads
No advertiser in the ad libraries we read is tied to this member by an FEC number or an exact name.
Read from Google Ads Transparency Center, its data file of October 6, 2026. Meta Ad Library: Not started. An ad counts when the library last shows it on or after January 3, 2025.
Campaign money
For the 2026 election cycle, Foster's campaign reports receiving $2,180,937.41 and reports spending $1,226,213.80, as of June 30, 2026.
Confirmed from the official record| What the filing reports | 2026 cycleFEC number H8IL14067as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H8IL14067as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Money raised (total receipts) | $2,180,937.41 | $3,282,466.22 |
| Money spent (total disbursements) | $1,226,213.80 | $2,537,016.89 |
| Cash on hand (at the end of the period) | $2,505,288.27 | $1,550,564.66 |
| Debts (owed by the committee) | $1,017,994.89 | $1,017,994.89 |
Where it comes from
| Reported as received from | 2026 cycleFEC number H8IL14067as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H8IL14067as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals, itemized | $1,066,669.65 | $1,801,210.20 |
| Individuals, unitemized | $131,181.52 | $246,554.13 |
| Other political committees | $833,000.00 | $1,156,151.00 |
| Party committees | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, contributions | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, loans | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Committees
- BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS Principal campaign committee · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00435099
Every figure is copied from the Federal Election Commission. The campaign's committee reports each one.
See contributions by size and by state, and the saved FEC files
Where this comes from
We saved our own copy of each official House vote file listed here before writing this page. A code beside a file is its fingerprint, a short code that changes if the file's contents change.