Promise Tracker › Mike Bost
U.S. Representative, Illinois 12th district · Republican
Mike Bost
31 statements indexed, set against 676 recorded votes.
676 recorded votes
- Voted for52677.8%
- Voted against13620.1%
- Did not vote111.6%
Turned up for 97.9% of the votes they could have cast, above the middle of the House, which is 97.5%.
Bost voted 98 times out of every 100 they could. That is more than the middle of the House, which is 98.
They vote the same way as Mike Johnson more than anyone else. The two agreed 99 times out of 100.
Across the aisle they line up most with Henry Cuellar. They agreed 54 times out of 100.
The Record prints their remarks under 3 headings more than once. The list below names them.
- First took office
- January 6, 2015
- Terms served
- 6 terms in the House
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- Born
- December 30, 1960
Sources: Clerk of the House and congress-legislators.
What They Spoke On
Veterans run through most of what Bost has on the record here, across three bills at two apiece: a benefits bill, a care bill and a Second Amendment bill. Everything else appears once, taking in the anniversary of the Battle of Chosin Reservoir.
The business the Congressional Record printed their remarks under, counted, with the chamber's own procedure left out. It is what was before the chamber, which is not always what the member was addressing.
- Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits…2
- Take Care of America's Veterans Act2
- Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act2
What Was Said, and What Was Done
31 statements quoted from the Congressional Record and set against Mike Bost’s votes. The most recent are below, one from each item of business, each linking to what it is set against.
- 2026-08-06RECOGNIZING MARTIN JOSEPH "JOE" O'ROURKE“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Martin Joseph ``Joe'' O'Rourke in celebration of his milestone 100th birthday and his years of dedicated service to his country. Joe was born July 21, 1926, in Marshall, Illinois.”
- 2026-07-27RECOGNIZING RETIRED COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR DAVID KEEN“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the dedication of retired Command Sergeant Major David Keen to his hometown of Mt. Vernon, Illinois. CSM Keen has served his country and community through his actions as a soldier, father, mentor, and leader.”
- 2026-07-27RECOGNIZING SERGEANT CALEB PAUL CLOVER“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Sergeant Caleb Paul Clover of the Anna Illinois Police Department for his act of selfless heroism in the line of duty.”
- 2026-07-16TAKE CARE OF AMERICA'S VETERANS ACT“As a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, for me, this bill is personal. When a young man or woman raises their right hand and agrees to serve this country, America makes a promise.”
What Their Votes Add Up To
Measures that reached a final vote, grouped by subject. A yes here means pass the thing, which is why the count leaves out motions to recommit, to table and to proceed: on those a no can be support. Which subject a measure belongs to is this site's reading, and every measure in every subject is listed. A subject below links to its own measures.
- Voted for
- Voted against
Voting With Their Party
On the 471 votes this Congress where a majority of Democrats took one side and a majority of Republicans took the other, Mike Bost voted on 468 and was with the Republican majority on 460 of them.
468 party line votes cast
- With their party46098.3%
- Against their party81.7%
Votes Against Their Own Party
- 22-Jul-2026H R 8800Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 21-Jul-2026H R 8800Voted Aye · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 30-Apr-2026H R 7567Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 24-Feb-2026S 2503Voted Yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
- 22-Jan-2026H R 7148Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 22-Jan-2026H R 7148Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 11-Dec-2025H R 2550Voted Yea · On Passage
- 11-Dec-2025H RES 432Voted Yea · On Agreeing to the Resolution
Who They Vote With
In Their Own Party
Of the votes both took part in.
- Mike JohnsonRepublican · LA · agreed on 99.2% of 515 shared votes
- Doug LaMalfaRepublican · CA · agreed on 97.9% of 335 shared votes
- Andy BarrRepublican · KY · agreed on 97.7% of 619 shared votes
- Brad FinstadRepublican · MN · agreed on 97.7% of 656 shared votes
- Rick W. AllenRepublican · GA · agreed on 97.7% of 651 shared votes
Voting Across the Aisle
- Henry CuellarDemocrat · TX · agreed on 53.9% of 653 shared votes
- Donald G. DavisDemocrat · NC · agreed on 50.3% of 648 shared votes
- Marie Gluesenkamp PerezDemocrat · WA · agreed on 48.9% of 653 shared votes
- Jared F. GoldenDemocrat · ME · agreed on 48.6% of 644 shared votes
- Vicente GonzalezDemocrat · TX · agreed on 46.6% of 626 shared votes
Where the Words Are
The Congressional Record marks Mike Bost as speaking in 69 items of business across 25 sitting days of this Congress.
Many of those appearances are procedural: yielding time, a request to revise and extend, a call for the yeas and nays. The count comes from the Record's own speaker tagging, which is not complete, so a member may have spoken more often than it shows.
- August 6, 2026RECOGNIZING MARTIN JOSEPH "JOE" O'ROURKE; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 129
- July 27, 2026RECOGNIZING RETIRED COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR DAVID KEEN; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 122
- July 27, 2026RECOGNIZING SERGEANT CALEB PAUL CLOVER; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 122
- July 16, 2026COLONEL MICHAEL H. BOYCE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MULTISPECIALTY CLINIC; Congressional Record Vol. 172,
- July 16, 2026TAKE CARE OF AMERICA'S VETERANS ACT; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 116
- July 15, 2026CORPORAL PATRICK D. TILLMAN VA CLINIC; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 115
- July 15, 2026CAPTAIN PAUL W. "BUD" BUCHA VA MEDICAL CENTER; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 115
- July 15, 2026RODNEY C. HAMILTON SR. VA CLINIC; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 115
The eight most recent, each linking to that day's Record at govinfo.
Every Recorded Vote
All 676 recorded votes of the 119th Congress in which the Clerk of the House lists Mike Bost. The most recent 4 below, each linking to the official record of that vote.
- 16-Sep-2026S 2403Voted for (Yea) · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
- 16-Sep-2026H R 9497Voted for (Yea) · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
- 16-Sep-2026H R 9340Voted for (Yea) · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
- 16-Sep-2026H J RES 213Voted for (Yea) · On Passage
Elsewhere in the Record
- Everyone who represents Illinois Both chambers, with a link to each member's page.
- Find your representatives Every member of the 119th Congress, by state.
The other Illinois representatives in this Congress: Bill Foster and Nikki Budzinski.
How these records are gathered, and what they leave out, is set out on the Promise Tracker.