Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass a bill to designate the U.S. Post Office facility located in Elwood, Illinois, as the Lawrence M. "Larry" Walsh Sr. Post Office Building. The bill was introduced by Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL).
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) released the following statement after he was named to the Conference Committee for the America COMPETES Act:
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) voted to give urgently needed relief to small businesses across Illinois.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced the Medical Records Access Fairness Act, which would require health care providers to give patients access to their medical records at no cost at least once per year.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced the Autofill Act of 2022. The 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.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) voted for landmark legislation to deliver lower insulin costs for Illinois families. By capping out-of-pocket expenses, the Affordable Insulin Now Act would ensure that Illinoisans pay no more than $35 for a monthly supply of insulin.
Washington, D.C. – Last week, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced H.R. 7156, the Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion (CARE) Act – a bipartisan bill that would expand access to treatment for people struggling with substance use disorder.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced the Designing Accounting Safeguards to Help Broaden Oversight And Regulations on Data (DASHBOARD) Act, legislation that would require data harvesting companies such as social media platforms to tell consumers and financial regulators exactly what data they are collecting from customers and how it is be
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) announced that all 10 Community Project Funding (CPF) requests he made on behalf of the 11th Congressional District of Illinois were included in the final House-passed omnibus spending bill for a total of $18,870,000.
Washington, D.C. – Tonight, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) released the following statement after President Biden delivered the State of the Union address: