Rep. Bill Foster
Democrat · Illinois's 11th District · in the House since 2008
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Rep. Bill Foster has missed 3 of 323 roll-call votes this Congress, 0.9% of them, fewer than the typical House member (1.5%).
What they show up for, and what they skip
By kind of vote
Share missed · the gray tick is their overall 0.9%
By topic
From the Library of Congress subject of each bill · topics with 10+ votes
Days of the week: missed 4.0% of Monday votes and 0% of Wednesday votes.
Votes cast and missed, month by month
Each bar is one month of roll calls in the 119th Congress. Shaded months have a reason on record.
- Voted (yes, no or present)
- Missed
- Reason on record
Year by year
Share of votes missed. The gray tick is the typical House member.
Missed days in 2026
Each square is a day the House held votes. Darker means more votes missed that day.
- Jan 6: voted every time
- Jan 7: voted every time
- Jan 8: voted every time
- Jan 9: voted every time
- Jan 12: voted every time
- Jan 13: voted every time
- Jan 14: voted every time
- Jan 15: voted every time
- Jan 20: voted every time
- Jan 21: voted every time
- Jan 22: voted every time
- Feb 2: voted every time
- Feb 3: voted every time
- Feb 4: voted every time
- Feb 9: missed 1 of 2
- Feb 10: voted every time
- Feb 11: voted every time
- Feb 12: voted every time
- Feb 24: missed 1 of 6
- Feb 25: voted every time
- Mar 4: voted every time
- Mar 5: voted every time
- Mar 17: voted every time
- Mar 18: voted every time
- Mar 19: voted every time
- Mar 24: voted every time
- Mar 25: voted every time
- Mar 26: voted every time
- Mar 27: voted every time
- Apr 14: voted every time
- Apr 15: voted every time
- Apr 16: voted every time
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- Apr 20: voted every time
- Apr 21: voted every time
- Apr 22: voted every time
- Apr 23: voted every time
- Apr 27: voted every time
- Apr 29: voted every time
- Apr 30: voted every time
- May 12: voted every time
- May 13: voted every time
- May 14: voted every time
- May 15: voted every time
- May 20: voted every time
- May 21: voted every time
- Jun 3: voted every time
- Jun 4: voted every time
- Jun 8: voted every time
- Jun 9: voted every time
- Jun 10: voted every time
- Jun 11: voted every time
- Jun 23: voted every time
- Jun 24: voted every time
- Jun 25: voted every time
- Jun 29: voted every time
- Jun 30: voted every time
- Jul 13: voted every time
- Jul 14: voted every time
- Jul 15: voted every time
- Jul 16: voted every time
- Jul 20: voted every time
- Jul 21: voted every time
- Jul 22: voted every time
- Jul 23: voted every time
- Aug 31: voted every time
- Sep 1: missed 1 of 7
- Sep 2: voted every time
- Sep 3: voted every time
- Sep 14: voted every time
- Sep 15: voted every time
- Sep 16: voted every time
- Nov 9: voted every time
- Nov 10: voted every time
- Nov 11: voted every time
- Nov 12: voted every time
Voted every time Missed every vote
Reasons on record
What the member or their office said, with the source. Absences with no reason given are listed as such.
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No reason given 3 votes on 3 days
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Key votes missed
| Date | Vote | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations con… H.R. 9436 · On Passage · roll call 291 |
Passed | 219–196 |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Information Quality Assurance Act H.R. 6329 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 71 |
Passed | 362–1 |
| Feb 9, 2026 | PROTECT Taiwan Act H.R. 1531 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 58 |
Passed | 395–2 |
How that compares
Data: the House Clerk and senate.gov, updated with every roll call. All members →