We have received text from H.R. 9902: Federal Naming Standards Act. This bill was received on 2026-07-23, and currently has 19 cosponsors.
Here is a short summary of the bill:
This bill would set rules for naming federal buildings, facilities, and programs after people.
What it would prohibit
For a period of time, a federal building, facility, or program could not be named, renamed, designated, or redesignated after an elected official or political appointee .
How long the restriction would last
The restriction would begin when the person first takes office and continue until 10 years after they last hold that office or appointment.
There is an added rule for people who earn more than $1 million per year from commercial use of their name, image, or likeness. For those individuals, the restriction would last until they no longer earn above that threshold from such commercial activity.
What would not be covered
The bill would not apply to:
- people who are deceased ;
- any federal naming that already happened before the bill becomes law ;
- cases where the person was not commercially using their name or likeness at the time of the naming, but later started doing so.
Enforcement
The inspector general of each federal agency would be required to investigate complaints about possible violations within that agency. Each investigation would have to be reported to the agency head and Congress within 90 days of starting.
Other clarifications
The bill says it would not stop federal museums, archives, historical displays, educational materials, documentary content, or official government publications from mentioning a person’s name or likeness, as long as that use is not the formal name or main branding of a federal site or program.
Definition of commercial use
The bill defines commercial use as using a person’s name or likeness in connection with advertising, promoting, selling goods or services, or licensing.
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Representative Bill Foster Bill Proposals
Here are some bills which have recently been proposed by Representative Bill Foster:
- H.R.9902: Federal Naming Standards Act
- H.R.9803: Protecting Immigrants From Legal Exploitation Act of 2026
- H.R.9740: Critical Materials Processing Technology Testbed Act
- H.R.9676: Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2026
- H.R.9675: Expanding Opportunities for Recovery Act of 2026
- H.R.9463: National Fab Lab Network Act of 2026
You can track bills proposed by Representative Bill Foster on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Foster.
Representative Bill Foster Net Worth
Quiver Quantitative estimates that Representative Bill Foster is worth $22.9M, as of July 30th, 2026. This is the 54th highest net worth in Congress, per our live estimates.
Foster has approximately $9.8M invested in publicly traded assets which Quiver is able to track live.
You can track Representative Bill Foster's net worth on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Foster.
2026 Illinois's 11th Congressional District Election
There has been approximately $3,940,756 of spending in Illinois's 11th congressional district elections over the last two years, per our estimates.
Approximately $180,810 of this has been from outside spending by PACs and Super PACs. Some of the groups who are spending money in this race include:
- PROJECT 218 ($124,610)
- ADVANCE LIBERTY PAC ($56,200)
The rating for this race is currently "Solid D".
You can track this election on our matchup page for the 2026 Illinois's 11th congressional district election.
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