Mike Bost, R-IL

Mike Bost is a Republican Representative from Illinois's House District 12.

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• Entry on the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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Sponsored Legislation:

The list below shows the pieces of legislation (including bills, resolutions, and amendments) that this legislator has sponsored. Not all pieces of legislation have been brought for a roll call vote.

• hr9237-119 - To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, and other Federal laws, to improve benefits for veterans and the administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs. (aka Take Care of America’s Veterans Act)
• hr2283-119 - To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to provide grants to outpatient mental health facilities for the provision of culturally competent, evidence-based mental health care for veterans, and for other purposes. (aka Recognizing Community Organizations for Veteran Engagement and Recovery Act)
• hr1659-119 - To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a competitive grant program for projects for commercial motor vehicle parking, and for other purposes. (aka Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act)
• hr740-119 - To improve the provision of care and services under the Veterans Community Care Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. (aka Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025)
• hr1284-119 - To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to increase civil penalties for, and improve enforcement with respect to, customs fraud, and for other purposes. (aka Fighting Trade Cheats Act of 2025)
• hr1285-119 - To amend the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 to establish payment and performance security requirements for projects, and for other purposes. (aka Water Infrastructure Subcontractor and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2025)
• hr3834-119 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the jurisdiction and certain rules of evidence of the Board of Veterans' Appeals. (aka Protecting Veteran’s Claim Options Act)
• hr6779-119 - To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to expand eligibility for direct loans to individuals or entity members that hold at least a 50 percent interest and that are or will become bona fide operators of the farm real estate acquired, improved, or supported with farm ownership, operating, or emergency loans, and for other purposes. (aka USDA Loan Modernization Act)
• hr472-119 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify personnel action procedures with respect to employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. (aka Restore Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act of 2025)
• hr3835-119 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the efficiency of adjudications and appeals of claims for benefits under laws administered by Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. (aka Veterans Appeals Efficiency Act of 2025)
• hr4585-119 - To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish an agricultural and rural road improvement program, and for other purposes. (aka Agricultural and Rural Road Improvement Program Act)
• hr988-119 - To amend title 36, United States Code, to move the place of incorporation and domicile of the National Woman’s Relief Corps to Illinois, to move the principal office of such Corps to Murphysboro, Illinois, and for other purposes.
• hr1237-119 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the energy credit to property located on prime or unique farmland, as defined by the Secretary of Agriculture in part 657 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, if such property is used for generating solar energy. (aka PANELS Act)
• hres79-119 - Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs in the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress.
• hres1301-119 - Supporting the designation of May 29, 2026, as "Mental Health Awareness in Agriculture Day" to raise awareness around mental health in the agricultural industry and workforce and to continue to reduce stigma associated with mental illness.
• hres508-119 - Supporting the designation of the week of September 14 through September 20, 2025, as "National Truck Driver Appreciation Week".
• hr9214-119 - To provide for the electronic transfer of amounts from Thrift Savings Fund accounts to qualified retirement plans, and for other purposes. (aka TSP Modernization Act)
• hr1041-119 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system, and for other purposes. (aka Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act)
• hr1592-119 - To limit USDA funding for ground-mounted solar energy systems, and for other purposes. (aka Securing Our Lands and Resources Act)
• hr4217-119 - To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use on-site regulated medical waste treatment systems at certain Department of Veterans Affairs facilities, and for other purposes. (aka Department of Veterans Affairs Creation of On-Site Treatment Systems Affording Veterans Improvements and Numerous General Safety Enhancements Act)
• hr3862-119 - To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make certain projects and activities eligible for financial assistance under a State water pollution control revolving fund, and for other purposes. (aka Clean Water SRF Parity Act of 2025)
• hr6710-119 - To authorize a major medical facility project for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2026 in St. Louis, Missouri, and for other purposes. (aka Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act)
• hr4633-119 - To amend title 39, United States Code, to establish procedures for post offices that suspend operations due to an emergency, and for other purposes. (aka Upending Secret Postal Shutdowns Act)
• hr3487-119 - To require the Secretary of Agriculture to designate and maintain at least 20 percent of the total number of trails in the Shawnee National Forest for trail riding by covered vehicles, and for other purposes. (aka Shawnee Trail Riders Attaining Individuals Liberties Act)
• hr6733-119 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to the administration of Veterans Integrated Service Networks under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. (aka VISN Reform Act of 2025)

Vote Summary

The chart below shows all the votes cast by this legislator. The bars are color-coded by party. Red bars indicate votes cast in support of Republican-sponsored legislation or against Democrat-sponsored legislation; blue bars indicate the opposite.

See the about page for the methodology we use to determine what is and is not a party-line vote.