FOSTER, G. WILLIAM (BILL)

FOSTER, G. WILLIAM (BILL)
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: Experience: House: District 11, 2008-2010, 2013-Present; Home State: Illinois; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $2,192,906Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Support Abortion should be decided by a woman herself. It is an important part of their health rights and reproductive freedom.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Oppose A Flat Tax is a good idea. It would simplify the entire tax system and get rid of loopholes that drive tax-avoiding behaviors.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Support The federal government should intervene in the economy and inject as much funding as needed to recover from the Great Recession, including direct federal job creation.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Oppose It is ok to continue experimenting with charter schools, and with public school choice, but only as a limited experiment, and no vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Support Voter ID laws just make it harder for people to vote, but what we should do is to make voting easier.
8. Prioritize green energy	Support We should establish a market-based solution for excess carbon emissions. The Kyoto Protocol should require developing countries' participation to make the solution work.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
11. Support & expand free trade	Strongly Oppose We should restrict trade with any country which costs us jobs or which creates a trade deficit. And International trade just ships jobs overseas.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Oppose Illegal immigration is illegal and should be enforced against.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Oppose Church-state separation precludes the involvement of religious institutions in social services. Basically, we should not violate the Constitutional principle in this case.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Support Homosexuals are equal with any other members of society. We should acknowledge the legitimacy of homosexual partners, but civil unions are preferable to using the term "marriage".
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Oppose Government should control the Social Security forever. The Trust Fund should not be invested in anything with risk.

Total: 78

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/24/2010	H.Res.1386	Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit Members from negotiating for a job involving lobbying activities.	05/24/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Rules. (All Actions)
04/15/2010	H.R.5036	Autofill Act of 2010	04/15/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
03/11/2010	H.R.4826	Responsible Homeowner Relief Act of 2010	03/11/2010 Referred to House Financial Services (All Actions)
01/27/2010	H.R.4504	SINC Act of 2010	01/27/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet. (All Actions)
01/13/2010	H.Res.862	Congratulating the staff, students, and faculty at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy for winning the 2009 Star Innovator in the Intel Schools of Distinction competition.	01/13/2010 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
07/31/2009	H.Res.703	Congratulating Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox on pitching a perfect game on July 23, 2009.	07/31/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
05/21/2009	H.R.2551	Municipal Market Liquidity Enhancement Act of 2009	05/21/2009 Referred to House Ways and Means (All Actions)
05/15/2009	H.R.2059	To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the payment of monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to a supplemental or special needs trust established for the sole benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant in the Survivor Benefit Plan.	05/15/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
05/14/2009	H.R.1464	Learning Opportunities With Creation of Open Source Textbooks (LOW COST) Act of 2009	05/14/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. (All Actions)
02/25/2009	H.R.1175	To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payments to a National Military Family Relief Fund to be used by the Secretary of Defense to assist the families of members of the Armed Forces who are serving in, or have served in, Iraq or Afghanistan.	02/25/2009 Referred to House Armed Services (All Actions)
09/27/2008	H.Res.1513	Providing for the printing of a revised edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Eleventh Congress.	09/27/2008 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
07/31/2008	H.R.6708	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that no loan may be made from a qualified employer plan using revolving credit arrangements and to limit the number of loans that may be made from a qualified employer plan to a participant or beneficiary.	07/31/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
07/31/2008	H.R.6688	Seasoned Customer CTR Exemption Act of 2008	07/31/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
06/02/2008	H.R.5929	Nuclear Terrorism Deterrence and Detection Act	06/02/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology. (All Actions)
05/23/2008	H.R.5941	To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payments to a National Military Family Relief Fund to be used by the Secretary of Defense to assist the families of members of the Armed Forces who are serving in, or have served in, Iraq or Afghanistan.	05/23/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
05/12/2008	H.R.6021	To prohibit the purchase or lease of housing acquired using Federal loan or grant funds appropriated for the purchase and rehabilitation of foreclosed housing under the Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008 by any individual convicted under Federal or State law of a drug-dealing offense, a sex offense, or mortgage fraud.	05/12/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
04/22/2008	H.Res.1118	Honoring the life and achievements of John Archibald Wheeler and expressing condolences on his passing.	04/22/2008 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
04/15/2008	H.R.5790	Universal Homeowner Tax Cut Act of 2008	04/15/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)

Total: 886

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
06/08/2017	H.R.2840	To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each State to ensure that each individual who provides identifying information to the State motor vehicle authority is automatically registered to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State unless the individual does not meet the eligibility requirements for registering to vote in such elections or declines to be registered to vote in such elections, and for other purposes.
05/22/2017	H.R.2589	To waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease.
05/18/2017	H.R.1677	Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017
05/18/2017	H.Res.218	Recognizing the importance of the United States-Israel economic relationship and encouraging new areas of cooperation.
05/18/2017	H.R.1477	No Taxpayer Funding for the Wall Act
05/17/2017	H.R.2499	To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to meet standards for the location and operation of polling places used in elections for Federal office, including a standard requiring States to ensure that no individual waits for longer than one hour to cast a vote at a polling place, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	H.R.2477	To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	H.R.356	Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/16/2017	H.Res.327	Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States.
05/03/2017	H.R.2303	America Can Code Act of 2017
05/02/2017	H.R.2282	Equality Act
05/02/2017	H.R.910	Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017	Passed	Yea
04/28/2017	H.R.2245	ZZZ's to A's Act
04/28/2017	H.R.2230	To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue or bust of Elie Wiesel for placement in the United States Capitol.
04/28/2017	H.R.2119	Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2017
04/27/2017	H.R.2207	Community College to Career Fund Act
04/26/2017	H.R.2180	Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2017
04/26/2017	H.R.2151	Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2017
04/26/2017	H.R.1960	Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2017
04/25/2017	H.R.2121	Pension, Endowment, and Mutual Fund Access to Banking Act

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