Press Releases
Washington, DC—Today, Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) introduced an amendment to H.R. 1806, the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act during a Committee on Science, Space, and Technology hearing.
The amendment would strike Section 106 which adds a dangerous political filter to the National Science Foundation's gold-standard merit-review process.
Washington, DC—Yesterday, on the floor of the United States House of Representatives, Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) spoke in honor of retiring Naperville Mayor A. George Pradel.
Video of Foster's speech is available here.
Text of Foster's remarks is below:
Washington, DC – Today, Representative Bill Foster (IL-11), along with Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-5) and Lloyd Doggett (TX-35), introduced the Autofill Act of 2015 to simplify the process of filling out Federal income tax forms, saving taxpayers time and money.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Bill Foster encouraged students to submit entries to the Congressional Art Competition before the April 15, 2015 deadline.
Washington, DC—Today, Congressman Bill Foster announced that DuPage County will be receiving a $2.7 million Hazard Mitigation Grant from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to fund the acquisition and demolition of 13 flood prone residential properties.
Washington, DC—Today, Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) spoke out against the Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 – legislation that would create unnecessary burdens for scientific research used by the EPA and create guidelines that could be misinterpreted and exclude important research.
Washington, DC—Today, on the House floor, Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) spoke out against the Republican budget proposal.
Video of Foster's speech is available here.
Text of Foster's remarks is below:
Washington, DC – Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) and Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) have reintroduced the Protecting Immigrants from Legal Exploitation Act to shield immigrants from fraudulent and unethical legal representation. The legislation outlines specific penalties for "notarios" who intentionally mislead immigrants by providing fraudulent services.