Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., (GA-02), the top Democrat serving on the House Appropriations Subcommittee for Agriculture, Rural Development, the Food & Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, commended the decision to reinstate the 1890s Land Grant University Scholars Program which is administered by the U.S.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), issued the following statement regarding a weekend directive issued by Elon Musk and an email from U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to federal workers urging them to email OPM what they did in the previous week and that nonresponse would be constitute resignation:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), a senior Democrat on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, issued the following statement regarding the firing of several top Defense Department officials on Friday, February 21, 2025:
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Sanford D. Bishop (GA-02), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies and U.S. Rep. Rosa L.
WASHINGTON – In January, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) and Congresswoman Jen A. Kiggans (VA-02) re-registered the Congressional Military Family Caucus and will serve as the caucus’s bipartisan Democratic and Republican co-chairs, respectively.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., (GA-02) and Congressman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15), co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Scouting Caucus, introduced a resolution celebrating the 115th Anniversary of Scouting America this week.
WASHINGTON – This week, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) and Congressman Doug LaMalfa (CA) re-registered the Congressional Automotive Performance and Motorsports Caucus and will serve as the caucus’s bipartisan Democratic and Republican co-chairs, respectively.
WASHINGTON – This week, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., (GA-02) joined Congressman John Moolenaar (MI-02) to introduce H.R. 1020, the Broadening Online Opportunities Through Simple Technologies (BOOST) Act.
WASHINGTON – This week, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., (GA-02) joined House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) to introduce H.R. 601, the Estate Tax Rate Reduction Act.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., (GA-02) was reappointed to three subcommittees on the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Appropriations for the 119th Congress. At the start of every Congress, the House and Senate establish committee and subcommittee membership.