Rep. Foster, Bill

Democrat · Illinois-11 · House of Representatives

George William Foster is an American businessman, physicist, and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 11th congressional district since 2013. He was the U.S. representative for Illinois's 14th congressional district from 2008 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Voting record

• Participation: shows up to vote 100% of the time.
• Bipartisanship: votes with the opposing party's majority 18.0% of the time.
• Alignment with the district's political lean: 74.6%.
• Bills sponsored: 250; passed into law: 2.

Recent votes by Rep. Foster, Bill

• Voted Yea on Study health career training grant outcomes — Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
• Voted Yea on Tighten financial sanctions on Russia over Ukraine — CHIPS and Science Act of 2022
• Voted Yea on Increase Medicare and Medicaid payments to rural hospitals — Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
• Voted Nay on Speaker reserves procedural placeholder for House — Secure the Border Act of 2023
• Voted Yea on Exempts active military pay from income tax — National Defense Authorization Act FY2024
• Voted Yea on Procedural placeholder reserved for Speaker — Lower Drug Costs Now Act
• Voted Yea on Raises passenger fees for airport improvements — Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
• Voted Nay on Speaker reserves bill number for future legislation — Parents Bill of Rights Act
• Voted Yea on Require Muslim Brotherhood foreign terrorist designation — Clean Energy for America Act
• Voted Yea on Eliminates funding for National Endowment for Humanities — Social Security Fairness Act
• Voted Yea on SBA loan officers must disclose conflicts of interest — Small Business Lending Fraud Prevention Act
• Voted Yea on Requires valid visas for Chinese nationals — Jamul Indian Village Land Transfer Act
• Voted Yea on Eliminates federal diversity and inclusion programs — Puyallup Tribe of Indians Land Into Trust Confirmation Act of 2023
• Voted Nay on Federal agencies must prove regulations help small business — Prove It Act
• Voted Yea on Requires FDA inspection of foreign shrimp suppliers — To extend the authority to collect Shasta-Trinity Marina fees through fiscal year 2029.

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• Rep. Budzinski, Nikki (Democrat)
• Rep. Casten, Sean (Democrat)
• Rep. Davis, Danny K. (Democrat)
• Sen. Duckworth, Tammy (Democrat)
• Sen. Durbin, Richard J. (Democrat)
• Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" (Democrat)
• Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. (Democrat)
• Rep. Kelly, Robin L. (Democrat)
• Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja (Democrat)

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