Press Releases
ALBANY, Ga. – On Saturday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) hosted a reception at the Albany Museum of Art to celebrate the participants in the 2024 Congressional Art Competition from Georgia’s 2nd Congressional District. The annual competition for high school students has taken place for over four decades.
COLUMBUS, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is awarding a $19,987,665 Head Start grant to the Enrichment Services Program, Inc. (ESP) in Columbus, Georgia. Head Start grants are used to promote school readiness for children from birth to five years old who come from low-income families.
COLUMBUS, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) shared this statement following the news that Korean War Veteran, Presidential Medal of Honor recipient, and longtime Columbus resident, Colonel (Retired) Ralph Puckett, Jr. has passed away:
DONALSONVILLE, Ga. – On Wednesday, April 3rd, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), the leading Democrat on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, the Food & Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, joined Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Xochitl Torres Small for a tour of Thompson Family Farms in Donalsonville, Georgia.
MACON, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) is pleased to announce that Mercer University has been awarded $134,197 from the National Science Foundation (NSF). This award will establish a Grow-Your-Own (GYO) program for recruiting and supporting computer science (CS) teacher candidates in rural Georgia.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), a senior member of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, supported bipartisan legislation that will fund many federal departments, agencies, and programs for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2024. The bill was approved by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 286-134 and now heads to the U.S. Senate for consideration.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) issued this statement following U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge’s announcement that she will retire later this month:
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.
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, announced that he secured $15,710,474 in funds for 15 community projects in Georgia’s Second Congressional District.
WASHINGTON –Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-02), the Ranking Democrat on the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Related Agencies, joined Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) to introduce the bipartisan Long-term Opportunities for Advancing New Studies (LOANS) for Biomedical Research Act.