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Official portrait of Bill Foster

Bill Foster

Representative · IL-11 · D

Current term Jan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027 · In the House since Mar 8, 2008

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Sponsored travel

Trips paid for by private organizations, such as nonprofits, universities, foundations and trade associations, taken by this member or their staff in connection with official duties. Travelers must disclose each trip to the Clerk of the House or the Secretary of the Senate afterward. Filings are linked to this member's office by seat and name; costs are listed in each filing.

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House filings published for 2018–2026; Senate filings from the last four years. Last checked Oct 23, 2026.

2 trips by Bill Foster · 7 by staff · 2022–2026

Most frequent sponsors

Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (2)
Aspen Institute, Inc., and Center for Responsible Innovation (1)
Center for Strategic and International Studies (1)
Center for Strategic and International Studies and Raymond Frankel Foundation (1)
Center Forward (1)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Raymond Frankel Foundation (1)
Partnership for a Secure America and Carnegie Corporation of New York (1)
Software.org (1)

Trips taken by Bill Foster

May 23–31, 2025 · Spain
Paid for by Aspen Institute, Inc., and Center for Responsible Innovation · View filing
Feb 13–16, 2025 · Miami, FL
Paid for by Information Technology and Innovation Foundation · View filing

Trips taken by staff

Jul 29 – Aug 1, 2026 · Santa Fe, NM
Edwin Kindler · Paid for by Center for Strategic and International Studies and Raymond Frankel Foundation · View filing
Jul 8–12, 2026 · New York, NY
Edwin Kindler · Paid for by Software.org · View filing
Apr 22–25, 2025 · New York, NY
Cody Hollerich · Paid for by Center Forward · View filing
Oct 11–13, 2023 · Sunnyvale, CA
Edwin Kindler · Paid for by Information Technology and Innovation Foundation · View filing
Jun 21–24, 2023 · New York, NY
Edwin Kindler · Paid for by Center for Strategic and International Studies · View filing
Jun 10–11, 2023 · Leesburg, VA
Margaret Schmidt · Paid for by Partnership for a Secure America and Carnegie Corporation of New York · View filing
Apr 20–22, 2022 · Cambridge, MA
Edwin kindler · Paid for by Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Raymond Frankel Foundation · View filing