Press Releases
Waukegan, IL – U.S. Representative Bill Foster (D-IL-11), along with U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and U.S. Representatives Brad Schneider (D-IL-10), Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14), and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08) today were joined by Senior Advisor to President Biden on Infrastructure Coordination Mitch Landrieu and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 Administrator Debra Shore in highlighting how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is helping restore the Great Lakes and strengthen Illinois's economy in the process.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL), Congresswoman Kim Schrier (D-WA), Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), and Congressman Mark Green (R-TN) led a bipartisan group of eight Members of Congress in calling for greater federal efforts to research and develop COVID-19 combination therapies, or drug "cocktails."
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced a House resolution to honor the victims of the shooting that took place at the Henry Pratt Company in Aurora, Illinois on February 15, 2019.
Five innocent people were killed and six police officers were injured when a shooter who was illegally in possession of a firearm opened fire at the Henry Pratt Company warehouse in Aurora.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) and Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN) led 14 of their Democratic colleagues to call on House leadership to move forward with an extension of the COVID-19 sick leave mandate, which expired in December of 2020.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the America COMPETES Act:
Washington, D.C. – Tonight, the U.S. House of Representatives adopted multiple amendments offered by Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) into the final version of the COMPETES Act.
Washington, DC – Today, Reps. Bill Foster (D-IL), Mark Takano (D-CA), Sean Casten (D-IL), and Don Beyer (D-VA) reintroduced the Office of Technology Assessment Improvement and Enhancement Act to strengthen the existing Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) by making it more available and accessible to Members' needs.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has allocated $225 million for the Brandon Road Project to prevent invasive Asian Carp from reaching the Great Lakes.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) announced that Illinois will receive almost $1.9 billion in new federal funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to improve roads and bridges across the state. This is the first round of funding under the five years of federal investment in Illinois highways authorized by this new law.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) and Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL) announced introduction of the Protecting Immigrants from Legal Exploitation Act. The legislation would create penalties for those who provide fraudulent immigration legal services; allow immigrants who are victims of fraud to have their cases reconsidered under certain circumstances; and create grant programs to educate immigrants on how to avoid legal service fraud and to assist qualified non-profit organizations in providing immigrants with legal services.