Building Our Communities

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families is awarding a $3,091,496 Head Start grant to the Middle Georgia Community Action Agency, Inc.

AMERICUS, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), the Democratic leader of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, the Food & Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, is pleased to announce $90 million in loan guarantees last week from the U.S.

MACON, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), announced that the Macon-Bibb County Economic Opportunity Council (EOC), Inc. will receive $4,278,717 through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Head Start grant program.

LESLIE, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), the Democratic leader of the U.S.

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02-D) joined Congressman Hal Rogers (KY-05-R) to reintroduce bipartisan legislation that would expedite approved benefits from the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund for coal miners with black lung disease.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02-D) and Congressman John Moolenaar (MI-02-R) introduced the Broadening Online Opportunities Through Simple Technologies (BOOST) Act. Joining them introducing the bipartisan bill are Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-19-D) and Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-04-R).

MACON, Ga. – Yesterday, the U.S. National Park Service, an agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior, released its Special Resource Study of the Ocmulgee River Corridor. This report was initiated in response to legislation that was authored by Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), a senior member of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, opposed H.R. 4821, the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies funding bill.