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Congressman Bishop urges his U.S. House colleagues to support H.R.4366, a Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations bill
March 6, 2024

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), the Ranking Member of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, the Food & Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, voted to support bipartisan legislation that will fund many federal departments, agencies, and programs for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2024.

February 9, 2024

WASHINGTON – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-02) issued the following statement upon the announced retirement at the end of this Congress of Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA-05) his long-time colleague and bipartisan co-chair of the Congressional Military Family Caucus.

January 30, 2024

WASHINGTON – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), co-chair of the Congressional Military Family Caucus and senior member on the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, issued the following statement regarding the death of three U.S. Servicemembers from the 718th Engineer Company, 926th Engineer Battalion, 926th Engineer Brigade at Fort Moore who were killed during an attack on their base in Jordan.

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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 9, 2023

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-02), a senior member of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee was officially appointed to the Board of Visitors for the United States Military Academy at West Point.

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 21, 2023

WASHINGTON – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) issued the following statement after the Republican majority caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives failed – for a third time – to come to a consensus and elect a Speaker:

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: