Rep. Bill Foster

Sponsorship Analysis

Foster is a rank-and-file Democrat according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship. Foster’s bills have had a total of 144 cosponsors in the 113^th Congress.

Use this chart to compare Foster to other members of the House of Representatives on leadership and ideology.

Committee Membership

Bill Foster sits on the following committees:

• House Committee on Financial Services
  • Member, Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises
  • Member, Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade

Bills Sponsored

Some of Foster’s most recently sponsored bills include...

• H.R. 3914: Immigrant Detainee Legal Rights Act
• H.R. 3856: Homeowners Debt Relief Extension Act of 2014
• H.R. 3600: GI Education Benefit Fairness Act
• H.R. 3276: To prohibit the operation of an exercise facility for Members of the House ...
• H.R. 2936: Protecting Immigrants From Legal Exploitation Act of 2013
• H.R. 2159: 21st Century STEM Competitive Jobs Act
• H.R. 1532: Autofill Act of 2013

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Voting Record

From Mar 2008 to Mar 2014, Foster missed 20 of 2,985 roll call votes, which is 0.7%. This is better than the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

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Primary Sources

The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:

• The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
• Congressional Biographical Directory for elected positions
• GPO Member Guide for the photo
• THOMAS, for sponsored bills