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July 12, 2021

A bipartisan group of U.S. congressmen have reintroduced a broad-ranging bill to develop legislation around digital identity, according to the website of Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL), the introducing member.

July 7, 2021

Throughout our history, Americans have put aside their partisan differences and stood together in times of crisis. It is time for us to stand together again.

June 16, 2021

In another example of China driving Congress' agenda, a House task force will on Tuesday hold its second hearing in two weeks on a U.S. digital dollar, a technology that some lawmakers see as essential if the U.S. is to maintain its global economic dominance.

June 1, 2021

Tuition assistance, pandemic-related expenses and technology accessibility are among the things colleges and universities in the 6th and 11th congressional districts plan to use the combined $146 million they've received under the federal American Rescue Plan Act.

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May 24, 2021

Coronavirus variants will pose a continuing threat to the United States, with the potential to spread quickly and blunt the effectiveness of vaccines, scientists told a House pane

April 16, 2021

A new bill would ban mandatory arbitration agreements between aggrieved investors and advisors or broker/dealers. The Investor Choice Act, which was introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Rep. Bill Foster (D-Ill.), would also ban any prohibitions on class action lawsuits, which are often embedded in clients' contracts.

April 16, 2021

Fintechs need to include strong consumer protections, diversity, and inclusion, Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), chair of the House Financial Services Committee's panel on consumer protection and financial institutions said at a hearing on banking innovation today.

April 5, 2021

(The Center Square) – Federal and state officials want to take a deeper dive into the future of digital currencies and the backbone of what makes them work.

Digital currencies like Bitcoin work on what's called the blockchain. That's a distributed digital ledger U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, D-Naperville, says is non-falsifiable.

March 29, 2021

If there's any group of young people who deserve student loan forgiveness, it's those young people who've made a career out of doing good.

It's an easy call, in our view, to cancel burdensome student debt held by teachers, doctors, nurses, nonprofit employees and others who chose a career in public service, most often forgoing a big paycheck in the process.

March 15, 2021

Both Democrats and a Republican representing Will County in Congress supported legislation to expand background checks on all gun sales.