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Congressman Bishop opens the Congressional Military Family Caucus 2023 Summit
December 14, 2023

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) supported H.R. 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24). This bill is the product of negotiations between the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate and is a compromise between the two versions of the bill that both chambers passed earlier this year. H.R.

November 2, 2023

WASHINGTON – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 6126, the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act:

October 7, 2023

WASHINGTON – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) issued the following statement in response to today’s terrorist attack on Israel by Hamas:

September 29, 2023

WASHINGTON – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) congratulated 15 college and university students from throughout Georgia’s Second Congressional District who were recently awarded prestigious federal scholarships for international studies. The students were awarded either the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship or the John S. McCain International Scholarship for Military Families by the office of the U.S. Department of State.

Congressman Bishop understands that an effective foreign policy makes the United States more secure and strengthens its economy. He has supported legislation to promote human rights, bolster security assistance to America's allies, prevent nuclear proliferation, protect religious freedom across the world, and uphold international law, while also respecting the sovereignty of foreign nations.


January 12, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) supported H.R. 22, the Protecting America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act, which would prohibit the sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to the People's Republic of China, or any entity that is under ownership, control, or influence of the Chinese Communist Party. The U.S. House of Representatives approved the bill by a bipartisan vote of 331-97. The legislation now heads to the U.S.
January 10, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) supported H.Res. 11, a resolution that creates a Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party in the U.S. House of Representatives.
July 28, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) supported the passage of H.R. 4346, the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act.