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Bills & Resolutions Sponsored, 119th Congress
U.S. House · Illinois, District 11
Rep. Bill
Foster
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Democrat · Serving since 2013 · Current term January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027 · Data last updated October 18, 2026
672
Roll-Call Votes Cast, 119th Congress
272
Bills & Resolutions Cosponsored, 119th Congress
Source: Congress.gov member record and roll call records from clerk.house.gov. Votes cast counts every recorded vote (Yea, Nay, Present, or a vote for a named candidate such as Speaker) out of 676 roll calls held while serving. Amendments are not counted as sponsored or cosponsored legislation.
Summary
Bill Foster, a Democrat from Illinois, cast 672 votes in the 119th Congress, voting yea 301 times and nay 366 times, with 4 present and 4 not voting. The member voted with the party majority on 651 of 667 votes, which is 97.6 percent, and sponsored 38 bills and resolutions while cosponsoring 272, with the most sponsored bills in Finance and Financial Sector (8), Science, Technology, Communications (5), and Immigration (4). Selected votes include a yea on S. 2403, the Retire through Ownership Act, and a nay on H.R. 1329, the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum Act.
Generated by AI from the voting record data below and reviewed before publishing. Not an editorial assessment.
Notable Votes
Selected by bill cosponsor count and recency: the bills with the most cosponsors among those this member voted on, plus the most recent others. One floor vote per bill (the latest passage vote, or the latest vote if none). Bills and joint resolutions only.
09.16.2026
S. 2403: Retire through Ownership Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Roll call 314 · 1 cosponsors
Voted Yea
09.16.2026
H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Roll call 313 · 3 cosponsors
Voted Yea
05.21.2026
H.R. 1329: Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act
On Passage · Roll call 188 · 231 cosponsors
Voted Nay
05.20.2026
H.R. 1993: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Roll call 182 · 302 cosponsors
Voted Yea
Voted Yea
Interest Group Ratings
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