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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15), Angie Craig (MN-02), and Andy Harris (MD-01), co-chairs of the bipartisan 4-H Caucus, introduced a resolution today to designate the week of October 4 through October 10 as "National 4-H Week.”
COLUMBUS, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) issued the following statement in the aftermath of the mass shooting in the early morning hours of Sunday, October 4, 2026, in Vienna, Georgia:
COLUMBUS, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) issued the following statement solemnly commemorating the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) issued the following statement upon the news that former Congressman Charles Floyd Hatcher of Georgia has passed away:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), a senior member of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, voted to support a short-term funding bill that would fund federal departments and agencies at Fiscal Year 2026 levels through December 11, 2026, while Congress continues to negotiate a full-year funding bill for Fiscal Year 2027.
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) voted against the House version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, H.R. 8800. The legislation passed the House by a vote of 216-212, with Congressman Bishop voting no.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) issued the following statement after voting against an amendment offered by Congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky to the Fiscal Year 2027 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act.

PHOTO: Congressman Bishop and Congressman Scott with the Macon-Bibb Delegation at the U.S. House Natural Resources Subcommittee Hearing on July 1
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) announced that the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is awarding $20 million for projects that will restore and protect longleaf pine forests in Georgia.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) applauded the ruling by a federal judge today blocking President Trump’s $100,000 fee for employers’ H-1B applications. Judge Leo Sorokin declared in the ruling in the U.S.