Press Releases
Washington, D.C. Today, Congressman Sanford Bishop will argue for the inclusion of his "Healthy Troops"Act, as an amendment to the Defense Authorization Bill (H.R. 5122). Introduced last as H.R. 4346 in the 108th Congress, the Healthy Troops amendment clarifies Congress' 1997 mandate (PL 105-85, 10 U.S.C. § 1074f) that DoD provide full hands-on pre- and post- deployment medical exams for all deployed troops, as opposed to the self-administered questionnaires that are currently distributed to troops pursuant to DoD protocol, in violation of Congress’ clear mandate, and current law.
Washington , D.C. - Congressman Sanford Bishop, a Member of the House Appropriations Committee announced that the fiscal year 2007 Agricultural Appropriations Bill contains more than $6.6 million in research and conservation programs for Georgia ’s 2nd Congressional District.
The funding includes: $704,635 for Water Use Reduction in Dawson; $586,215 for Water Resources Management in Tifton; $603,409 for Pecan Scab Research in Byron; $882,000 for research on agricultural water quality at the Georgia Soil and Water Commission and $131,799 for Peanut Research in Dawson.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Sanford Bishop, a Member of the House Appropriations Committee announced that $1,500,000 was included in the fiscal year 2007 Department of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill to fund infrastructure improvements for Albany and Valdosta. The Interior Appropriations Bill funds the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency and other related agencies including, the Forest Service, the Indian Health Service, the Smithsonian Institution and the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities.
Washington, D.C. Today, Congressman Sanford Bishop, a Member of the House Appropriations Committee announced that nearly $370 million in military construction and related funding will be headed to Georgia’s Second Congressional District in the fiscal year 2007 Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, which was approved by the full House Appropriations Committee today.
Washington, D.C. Congressman Sanford Bishop, a Member of the House Appropriations Committee, expressed his disappointment with the action taken today by the House Republican Leadership and the Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee that stripped language from the Fiscal Year 2007 Agricultural Appropriations bill, which would have extended the peanut storage and handling fee program through Fiscal Year 2007.
ALBANY, Ga.– Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF), in collaboration with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals and General Mills, will host the Black Health Empowerment Project (BHEP), a national obesity education and health promotion initiative designed to educate African Americans about the relationship between obesity and chronic health conditions, on Saturday, May 27, 2006.
Washington D.C. - Congressman Sanford Bishop, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, helped shape the bill, which passed by a vote of 378 to 46.
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congressman Sanford Bishop, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced that the House of Representatives passed the Energy & Water Development Appropriations Act for FY07. Bishop, who helped to craft the bill, voted for its passage last night. The final vote was 404 to 20.
Funding provided by this bill includes $2,000,000 for the Army Corps of Engineers to restore the Chattahoochee fall line ecosystem. The Committee also provided $900,000 for the Corps of Engineers to control the growth of hydrilla in Lake Seminole.
Washington, D.C. Yesterday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., Representative of Georgia’s Second Congressional District, signed onto a bill sponsored by Rep. Stephanie Herseth (D-SD) prohibiting the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from closing or relocating any Farm Service Agency (FSA) county or field office until at least one year after enactment of the next Farm bill. Congressman Bishop also has sent several letters to FSA Administrator Teresa Lasseter urging the agency to review their closing and consolidation plan.
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Sanford Bishop issued the following statement on the passing of Coretta Scott King:
"On behalf of the over six hundred thousand people of the Second Congressional District of Georgia, I extend our prayers and most heartfelt condolences to the family of Coretta Scott King.