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September 9, 2015

As U.S. lawmakers today begin debating the agreement the United States and five other nations have reached with Iran to limit its nuclear weapons program, the only physicist serving in Congress has announced he will support the deal.

August 28, 2015

Aurora, IL — Today, Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) announced internship opportunities for college students and recent graduates in his Aurora, Joliet, and Washington, D.C., offices.

August 19, 2015

Aurora, IL — Today, Congressman Bill Foster announced a lottery drawing for Eleventh District residents for a limited number of tickets to see Pope Francis' address to Congress on Thursday, September 24, 2015.

July 24, 2015

Washington, DC— In a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) is calling on the Department of Justice to conduct a full and thorough investigation into the death of Naperville, IL, resident Sandra Bland.

July 24, 2015

U.S. Rep. Bill Foster has asked for a federal probe into the death of Naperville's Sandra Bland in a Texas jail.

In a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Foster, a Naperville Democrat, asks for a "full and thorough" investigation into a traffic stop and Bland's death in a Waller County, Texas, jail.

July 23, 2015

Washington, DC—Today, Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) introduced the Democratic Motion to Recommit on H.R. 1734 – Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015.

July 20, 2015

Washington, DC— Today, Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) announced $634,009 in grant funding awarded by the United States Department of Education for Joliet Junior College and Waubonsee Community College.

July 16, 2015

Washington, DC—Today, Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) spoke on the house floor to recognize Don Newton, a proud 40-year member of the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 56 of West Chicago, Illinois, and a creator of Scabby the Rat.

July 16, 2015

Washington, DC—The White House announced a new effort to increase access to high-speed broadband for low-income families. The initiative, ConnectHome, will help to bring high-speed broadband to over 275,000 low-income households.