Bill Foster

Who funds the campaign

Top industries

• Finance & investing$387K
• Other business$235K
• Education$139K
• Unions$98K
• Insurance$92K
• Lawyers & law firms$84K

Top PACs

• New York Life Insurance Company$10K
• Securities Industry And Financial Markets Association$10K
• Structured Finance Coalition Political Action Committee (Structured Finance PAC)$10K
• Deloitte Political Action Committee$10K
• American Bankers Association (Aba)$10K
• Regions Financial Corporation$10K
• The Options Clearing Corporation$10K
• Bank Of America Corporation$10K
• National Association Of Realtors$10K
• Western Alliance Bancorporation$10K

Top employers of donors

• Caltech$18K
• Boston University$13K
• Harvard University$12K
• Anthropic Pbc$11K
• Blackstone$11K
• Argonne National Laboratory$9,100
• University Of Chicago$9,025
• Fermilab$8,030

FEC reports through Jun 30, 2026. FEC filings

Stock trades

No stock trades reported since January 2025.

Recent votes

• Retire through Ownership Act
  On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Sep 16, 2026 · PassedYes
• Water Resources Development Act
  On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Sep 16, 2026 · PassedYes
• Ratepayer Protection Act
  On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Sep 16, 2026 · PassedYes
• Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued…
  On Passage · Sep 16, 2026 · PassedNo
• PROOF Act
  On Passage · Sep 16, 2026 · PassedNo
• National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
  On Passage · Sep 16, 2026 · PassedYes
• An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator…
  On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · Sep 16, 2026 · PassedYes (broke with party)
• Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States…
  On Agreeing to the Resolution · Sep 15, 2026 · PassedYes
• Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…
  On Passage · Sep 15, 2026 · PassedNo
• Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
  On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Sep 15, 2026 · PassedYes

Committees

• House Committee on Financial Services
• House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

Caucuses

• New Democrat Coalition

Bills sponsored

Foster has sponsored 207 bills, and 3 became law.

• H.R. 10298: Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act of 2026Sep 4, 2026
• H.R. 10230: Strengthening Oversight for the Financial Sector Act of 2026Sep 2, 2026
• H.R. 9902: Federal Naming Standards ActJul 23, 2026
• H.R. 9803: Protecting Immigrants From Legal Exploitation Act of 2026Jul 21, 2026
• H.R. 9740: Critical Materials Processing Technology Testbed ActJul 16, 2026
• H.R. 9675: Expanding Opportunities for Recovery Act of 2026Jul 14, 2026

2026 election

• Illinois's 11th District House race

Former staff now lobbying

7 people who worked for Bill Foster are now registered lobbyists.

• Amy KelbickMCDERMOTT+ LLC
• Susannah HowiesonLEWIS-BURKE ASSOCIATES, LLC
• Scott ShewcraftMINDSET ADVOCACY, LLC
• Vivian BridgesK&L GATES, LLP
• Timothy WeilerSTERNHELL GROUP
• Elise SugarmanQUALCOMM, INCORPORATED
• Alexis BassINVARIANT LLC

Office spending

$774K spent on the office in Jan–Jun 2026, including $732K on staff.

Earmarks

Requested 15 earmarks worth $17.2M.

• Route 47 Expansion and Water Main Relocation Project$3.1M
• Fox River Bike Path$1.2M
• Lead Service Line Replacement$1.1M
• Springbrook Water Reclamation Center Expansion$1.1M
• Darrell Road Collection System$1.1M
• Village of Holiday Hills Sanitary Sewer Extension Project$1.1M

Contact

• Office2366 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-1311
• Phone202-225-3515
• Websitefoster.house.gov

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