Press Releases

Washington, DC – Today, Representative Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced the bipartisan Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act of 2024 to assist those who forgo potentially lucrative careers to serve the public good. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Chuy García (D-IL), Jerry Nadler (D-NY), Annie Kuster (D-NH), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), and Barbara Lee (D-CA).

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy, issued the following statement after President Biden nominated Christy Goldsmith Romero to be Chair of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC):

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

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced the Designing Accounting Safeguards to Help Broaden Oversight and Regulations on Data (DASHBOARD) Act. This legislation would require data harvesting companies like social media platforms to tell consumers and financial regulators exactly what data they are collecting from customers and how it is being leveraged for profit.

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) announced his support for 15 community projects in Illinois’ 11th Congressional District as part of the House Appropriations Committee's Community Project Funding (CPF) program. The projects listed have been submitted to the House Appropriations Committee for consideration as part of the FY 2025 government spending bills. 

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy, issued the following statement after the law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton released the findings from thei

Aurora, IL – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) and Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) announced a $1,499,110 grant for the Quad County Urban League as part of the Department of Labor’s YouthBuild Program, a community-based pre-apprenticeship program that provides job training and educational services for 16 to 24 yea

Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement after his legislation to institute U.S. sanctions on any financial institution that helps facilitate the sale of Iranian-built drones, or “unmanned aerial vehicles” (UAVs), was signed into law as part of the $95.3 billion foreign aid package: