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The diversion of funds from the Transportation Security Administration is harming its adoption of advanced security screening technologies, including facial biometrics, several House lawmakers told Nextgov/FCW.
Following the September 11th terrorist attacks, Congress created the TSA and authorized the agency to charge travelers a tax — commonly known as the 9/11 security fee — to help fund its operations.
Washington, DC – 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, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement on the second anniversary of the Supreme Court's ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade:
Bipartisan legislation that would study the Transportation Security Administration's use of digital identification systems is headed to the House floor after making it through a key committee last week.
During a House Homeland Security Committee markup on June 12, the panel’s members favorably advanced legislation introduced by Reps. Clay Higgins, R-La., and Bill Foster, D-Ill., that would require TSA to compile a report on how its acceptance of digital IDs impacts U.S. homeland security.
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) — A coalition of Illinois lawmakers are joining the Teamsters in demanding that Amazon respect federal labor laws and stop committing unfair labor practices against its delivery drivers in Skokie, Illinois.
Representatives Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), Chuy García (D-Ill.), and Nikki Budzinski (D-Ill.), sent an oversight letter to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy today expressing concern over the company’s unlawful retaliation against Delivery Service Partner (DSP) drivers employed at its DIL7 delivery station.