Press Releases
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) and Congressman Joe Morelle (D-NY) introduced the Nuclear Forensics Authority Realignment Act. This bipartisan legislation would realign the National Technical Nuclear Forensics (NTNF) program from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). The bill is cosponsored by Congressman Scott DesJarlais (R-TN) and Congressman Doug Lamborn (R-CO).
Lemont, IL - Today, Congressman Bill Foster released the following statement after the Department of Energy announced that Argonne National Laboratory, located in Illinois' 11th Congressional District, was awarded $3,484,765 in clean energy research funding. The funding, which was made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will support targeted research and development to enhance the cybersecurity of distributed energy resources.
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement after the Department of Justice unsealed an indictment against Donald Trump as part of the investigation into January 6, 2021:
“The attack on Congress and the peaceful transfer of power that we witnessed on January 6, 2021, must never be allowed to happen again. In a democracy, nobody – not even a President – is above the law.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) announced the introduction of the Critical Materials Processing Technology Testbed Act, legislation that would allow the Department of Energy to create a testbed to pilot and study new, safer materials processing technologies needed to bolster our battery supply chain. This testbed would aim to kick-start a domestic materials processing industry in the United States with a focus on environmental sustainability, energy efficiency, and minimizing resource intensiveness.
Washington, DC – Today, Reps. Bill Foster (D-IL), Mark Takano (D-CA), Sean Casten (D-IL), Don Beyer (D-VA), and Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) reintroduced the Office of Technology Assessment Improvement and Enhancement Act. This bill will strengthen the existing authorization for the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) by structuring the office to be more responsive and accessible to Members’ needs.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) reintroduced the Shareholder Political Transparency Act to shed light on corporate political spending by public companies and increase transparency to investors and the public. The bill would mandate public companies periodically share political spending information with their shareholders.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) led eight of his Democratic colleagues in introducing a resolution that calls on the Secretary of Defense to authorize Dreamers to serve in the armed services.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement after the Department of Justice unsealed an indictment of former President Donald Trump in its investigation of the mishandling of classified documents: