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The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) applauds the introduction of H.R. 7379, the Patient Matching and Transparency in Certified Health IT (MATCH IT) Act of 2024 by Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Representative Bill Foster (D-IL) in the U.S. House of Representatives today. You can find the bill text here.
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) announced that Matt Frantzen, President of UAW Local 1268 in Belvidere, will be his guest for this year’s State of the Union Address.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) released the following statement on the fifth anniversary of the mass shooting that took place at the Henry Pratt Company in Aurora, Illinois:
Naperville, IL – To celebrate Valentine's Day, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) delivered valentines to the Judd Kendall VFW Post 3873 in Naperville. Foster’s office received over 500 cards from local schools as part of his Valentines for Veterans program.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) released the following statement after earning an "A" on the 2024 End Citizens United // Let America Vote Action Fund legislative scorecard, which grades Members of Congress on their support for voting rights and anti-corruption measures Congress has considered in the past year and a half:
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced two pieces of legislation to help expand access to treatment for substance use disorders: the Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act and the bipartisan Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion (CARE) Act.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) released the following statement before voting against Speaker Johnson’s standalone Israel supplemental, which includes no humanitarian assistance for Gaza and no military assistance for Ukraine:
Bipartisan celebrations continue following the recent passage of a tax bill on Capitol Hill.
Looking closer to the Stateline area, local representatives Bill Foster (IL-11) and Darin LaHood (IL-16) highlight not only the bill's sprawling consensus, but the potential peek into "how Congress should work."
Naperville, IL – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) applauded the National Science Foundation (NSF) for awarding the Great Lakes Water Innovation Engine – an initiative made possible by the Chips and Science Act – with $160 million to implement their Great Lakes ReNEW proposal.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced the Well-Informed, Scientific, & Efficient (WISE) Government Act to better equip federal agencies with the scientific literature necessary to make well-informed policy decisions. This legislation would require the Government Services Administration to work with the Library of Congress, agency libraries, and government information services to identify ways to make accessing scientific literature more efficient and to identify short and long-term solutions.