Press Releases

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Bill Foster (IL-11) introduced a bicameral resolution with John Garamendi (CA-08), Don Beyer (VA-08), and Jim McGovern (MA-02) condemning the Russian Federation’s suspension of its participation in the New START Treaty and supporting the value of international arms control agreements. Senators Ed Markey (D-MA) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) are leading a companion resolution in the Senate.

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) announced that 12 of the Community Project Funding (CPF) requests he made on behalf of the 11th Congressional District of Illinois were included in the appropriations “minibus” that passed Congress late last week for a total of $10,918,287. The package has been signed into law by President Biden.

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) announced that 12 of the Community Project Funding (CPF) requests he made on behalf of the 11th Congressional District of Illinois were included in the appropriations “minibus” that passed Congress late last week for a total of $10,918,287. The package has been signed into law by President Biden.

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) released the following statement on President Biden's State of the Union Address: 

“Last night, President Biden made a strong case for continuing the American success story that has happened under his leadership.

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) joined 61 Members of Congress in urging the Biden Administration to use their leverage to negotiate a stop to the fighting in Gaza and implement policies centered around a two-state solution. 

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced the Autofill Act. This legislation would create a voluntary tax filing program to allow individuals to use a secure IRS website to download a tax form automatically populated with information the IRS already collects from employers, the Social Security Administration, and financial institutions. The information from the populated tax forms would be available as both a printable document and a computer-readable file compatible with existing tax preparation software.

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement after being appointed to the bipartisan House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence:

“It’s an honor to be appointed to the Task Force on Artificial Intelligence. As a PhD physicist who first programmed neural networks at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in the 1990s, I’ve been tracking the exponential growth of this technology for decades – and the time is ripe for Congress to take action.

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) released the following statement:

"This week's reports on increasing space-based offensive nuclear capabilities of Russia and today's reporting of the death in prison of Alexei Navalny should serve as a reminder to my Republican colleagues who continue to block assistance to Ukraine that they are putting our country and the free world in danger by their refusal to govern."

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