Skip to content
LocateCongress
Official portrait of Mike Bost, U.S. Representative for Illinois's 12th District

Mike Bost

U.S. Representative for Illinois's 12th District

Republican · Since 2015 · Next election: 2026 · Age 65

Last updated · 7 sources

Mike Bost is the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 12th District, a Republican serving since 2015.

Bost has served in the House longer than 293 of its 438 other members and longer than 11 of Illinois's 16 other House members.

Bost chairs the Veterans' Affairs Committee and also sits on Transportation and Infrastructure and Agriculture.

In the House's last 30 days in session (May 19 – Oct 2, 2026), Bost voted in 137 of 139 roll calls (99%). In that period, 51 bills Bost sponsored or cosponsored had new actions.

Bost has filed with the FEC to run for this seat in 2026. 3 candidates for the seat have reported receipts to the FEC.

This week (Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026)

Full schedule →

House: pro forma sessions Mon and Thu

Votes

All of them →

Voted in 137 of 139 roll calls (99%), May 19 – Oct 2, 2026.

Bost voted with the majority of House Republicans on 135 roll calls and against it on 2.

Votes against the party majority and missed votes

Mike Bost's most recent votes against the party majority and missed votes
DateVoteQuestionResultMike BostNote
Jul 22No. 276On Agreeing to the Amendment H.R. 8800FailedNayMost House Republicans: Yea
Jul 21No. 258On Agreeing to the Amendment H.R. 8800Agreed toYeaMost House Republicans: Nay
Jun 25No. 227On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended H.R. 2478Financial Exploitation Prevention ActPassedNot VotingDid not vote
Jun 4No. 201On Agreeing to the Resolution H.Con.Res. 84Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from LebanonFailedNot VotingDid not vote

Legislation

25 bills sponsored and 308 cosponsored in the 119th Congress

  • H.R. 8205 Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026

    Cosponsor · Latest action Sep 28, 2026: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S5120)

    This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 and revises programs that support research and development of drugs and other therapies to address amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease) and other neurodegenerative diseases.

  • H.R. 2332 SHARE Act of 2026

    Cosponsor · Latest action Sep 28, 2026: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 734.

  • H.R. 10556 VA Hiring Integrity Act of 2026

    Cosponsor · Latest action Sep 24, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Campaign finance

Raised
$1,327,225
Spent
$889,522
Cash on hand
$789,999

2026 election cycle, through Jun 30, 2026 · FEC H4IL12060

Illinois senators

All 19 members of Congress from Illinois →

Sources