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December 16, 2025

Washington, DC — Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) reintroduced the Payer State Transparency Act to help shed light on the “Payer State” problem, wherein certain states, including Illinois, pay more in federal taxes than they get back in federal spending.

December 12, 2025

Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced the No Cost Educational Resources Act, legislation to help ease the financial burden on our nation's students.  He joins to break it down.

December 12, 2025

U.S. Rep. Bill Foster fielded questions from Illinois Farm Bureau members spanning from trade to biofuels to agricultural diversity in Illinois during a meet and greet Dec. 7 at Annual Meeting.

Foster, D-Naperville, met with dozens of Farm Bureau members from a handful of counties in his district. 

December 11, 2025

A bipartisan pair of House lawmakers introduced a bill on Wednesday to require federal agencies and officials to label any AI-generated content posted using official government channels.

The Responsible and Ethical AI Labeling (REAL) Act, proposed by Reps. Bill Foster, D-Ill., and Pete Sessions, R-Texas, would mandate that the government "clearly label" any AI-generated images or videos published by an agency, or any AI-generated text that is not reviewed by a human before publication, according to a press release.

December 10, 2025

Washington, DC — Today, U.S. Congressmen Bill Foster (D-IL) and Pete Sessions (R-TX) introduced the Responsible and Ethical AI Labeling (REAL) Act, a bipartisan piece of legislation that would require federal agencies and officers to clearly label any content published via official government channels that is generated or manipulated using generative artificial intelligence.

December 10, 2025

A bipartisan pair of House lawmakers plan to introduce legislation Wednesday that would require federal agencies and officials to label any AI-generated content published in official government channels. 

The Responsible and Ethical AI Labeling (REAL) Act, put forward by Reps. Bill Foster (D-Ill.) and Pete Sessions (R-Texas), would mandate a “clear, conspicuous, and prominently displayed” disclaimer notifying readers or viewers that content was created with or manipulated by AI. 

December 9, 2025

The U.S. Department of Energy’s decision to pull the plug on an approved grant to pay for half of a $2.25 million Naperville electric utility project means the city is on the hook for the full cost.

In early October, amid the federal government shutdown, federal officials announced the termination of 321 financial awards for 223 projects, totaling roughly $8 billion. States that did not vote for President Trump in the 2024 election were primarily affected, with Illinois seeing $583 million in cuts for projects.

December 8, 2025

Lawmakers from both parties have said for months that artificial intelligence is one of the most pressing issues of our time.

They may have missed their best chance to regulate it.

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Rep. Foster Donates Paycheck from Shutdown to Northern Illinois Food Bank
December 5, 2025

Geneva, IL — Today, Representative Bill Foster (D-IL) fulfilled his pledge and donated the salary he received during the government shutdown to the Northern Illinois Food Bank. During the Republican shutdowns in 2013 and 2019, Rep. Foster also donated his pay to the food bank. 

December 5, 2025

BELVIDERE, Ill. (WTVO) — Representative Bill Foster (D) has donated his salary from the recent government shutdown to the Northern Illinois Food Bank, fulfilling a promise he made during the shutdown.

During the government shutdown, thousands of workers were furloughed and SNAP payments were disrupted, while lawmakers continued to receive their salaries. Foster, who represents the Belvidere area, pledged to donate his salary to support those affected by the shutdown.