Press Releases
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.
ALBANY, Ga. – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) invited high school students from Georgia’s Second Congressional District to participate in the 43rd Annual Congressional Art Competition.
ALBANY, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) announced that Albany State University has been awarded a $100,000 Clean Energy Education Prize grant which will support partnerships between HBCUs and other universities, government agencies, and industry leaders to build new programs and provide professional opportunities to succeed in the clean energy industry.
MACON, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop Jr. (GA-02) announced two federal awards from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) totaling $3.3 million to Primary Care of Southwest Georgia, Inc. ($1,859,632) and First Choice Primary Care, Inc. ($1,525,301).
ARLINGTON, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), the ranking Democrat leading the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, is pleased to announce that this week three businesses in Calhoun, Lee, and Thomas Counties were awarded a total of $874,727 in grants to small businesses through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP).
TIFTON, Ga. – On Wednesday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-02), the Democratic leader of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, the Food & Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, joined leaders from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and University of Georgia (UGA) as well as Congressman Austin Scott (R-GA-08) for a groundbreaking ceremony marking the construction of a new state-of-the-art Agricultural Research Service (ARS) research facility on UGA Tifton campus.
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. The awards will contribute to programs for child development and the wellbeing of low-income families.
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.