# Bill Foster

Democrat Representative · IL-11 [Official site ↗](https://foster.house.gov) [JSON](https://whovotedwhy.com/data/politicians/F000454.json) [Report an error](mailto:hello@jonasneves.com?subject=WhoVotedWhy%20correction%3A%20member%20F000454&body=Row%20or%20page%3A%20member%20F000454%0AWhat%20is%20wrong%3A%0APrimary%20source%20that%20shows%20it%3A%0A)

1 press release on AI $15K from AI-industry employees and PACs

Data as of: votes Oct 21, 2026 · statements Oct 19, 2026 · contributions Oct 19, 2026 · super PAC spending Oct 23, 2026. [What changed](https://whovotedwhy.com/data/changes.json)

## Said and voted

### What they said

toward oversight Sep 2, 2026

Foster would restore NCUA and FHFA authority over third-party tech vendors because AI makes cyberattacks on the financial system more sophisticated.

“Washington, DC — Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced legislation to strengthen oversight of technology service providers that support the financial services industry as advances in artifi…”

[Source ↗](https://foster.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-foster-introduces-bill-improve-financial-sector-security-amid-rising-ai)

Summaries and stance tags are written by a model; the release is the record.

### How they voted

YEA Sep 16, 2026

[Ratepayer Protection Act](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/2b7d2d9f22b81270)

passage under suspension · H.R. 9340 · Passed 417-3

YEA Jul 22, 2026

[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/4e1afa79062efed0)

motion to recommit · H.R. 8800 · Failed 213-216

NAY Jul 22, 2026

[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/0738d91905dc4b0e)

passage · H.R. 8800 · Passed 216-212

YEA Jun 29, 2026

[KIDS Act](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/66fd8f27dd804f2b)

passage under suspension · H.R. 7757 · Passed 267-117

YEA Jan 20, 2026

[AI for Main Street Act](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/e27463e864c986ac)

passage under suspension · H.R. 5764 · Passed 395-14

YEA Dec 10, 2025

[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/0100b757ace90999)

procedural · S. 1071 · Failed 209-216

NAY Dec 10, 2025

[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/a25c2a752d51bf81)

passage · S. 1071 · Passed 312-112

YEA Sep 10, 2025

[Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/568b5e8fcd2727ab)

motion to recommit · H.R. 3838 · Failed 208-219

## Contributions from AI-industry employees and PACs

Itemized receipts to this member's campaign committee where the contributor's employer or the contributing PAC is on the alias list. An employee's personal gift is not the company's.

$15K

From employees and investors, personally

$0

From company PACs

### By employer

Company PACs in teal; employees' personal gifts in black. Spellings are unified through the alias list.

### Largest gifts

| Date | Contributor | Employer, as filed | Amount | Filing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 11, 2026 | Adly Templeton | ANTHROPIC | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202607159875730216) |
| May 7, 2026 | Daniel Ziegler | ANTHROPIC PBC | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202607159875730192) |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Steven Bills | ANTHROPIC PBC | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202604159862535528) |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Steven Bills | ANTHROPIC PBC | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202604159862535518) |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Dillon Bowen | OPENAI | $1K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202604159862535507) |

Source: [OpenFEC Schedule A](https://api.open.fec.gov), itemized receipts only, 2026 cycle, read Oct 19, 2026. The FEC itemizes a contributor once their gifts to a committee pass $200 in aggregate.