Skip to main content

Helping Families

April 17, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-02), Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA-05), and Congressman Andy Kim (D-NJ-03) introduced a bipartisan resolution to designate April as the Month of the Military Child. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and John Boozman (R-AR) introduced the resolution in the U.S.
April 11, 2023
COLUMBUS, GA – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop Jr. (GA-02) announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is awarding four grants totaling $21,102,507 to Enrichment Services Program, Inc. in Columbus, Georgia, for its Head Start and Early Head Start programs. The Head Start program supports early learning and development, health, and well-being for low-income families.
March 7, 2023
MACON, GA – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop Jr. (GA-02) announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is awarding $3,955,931 to the Macon-Bibb County Economic Opportunity Council to support its Head Start program.
June 24, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) issued this statement following the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, which overturns the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling:
"The Supreme Court has reversed over 50 years of judicial precedent and redefined the Constitution to remove a woman's right to choose.
June 3, 2022
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The Black History Month Observance Breakfast committee and Congressman Sanford Bishop are working to preserve the cultural history of African Americans throughout the Chattahoochee Valley region.

Today, they presented contributions to four entities that serve a vital role in the Columbus communities.
December 9, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Mike Levin (CA-49), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), and Richard Hudson (NC-08) introduced the Military Dependents School Meal Eligibility Act to make it easier for military families to qualify for school meal programs.
July 21, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) announced two recent U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grants to Enrichment Services Program, Inc. for its Head Start and Early Head Start programs.
October 7, 2020

COLUMBUS, GA – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Chairman of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, released the following statement regarding the recent Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program Grant awarded to Fort Valley State University by the U.S.

September 17, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released a statement on the passage of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act by the full House of Representatives: