Press Releases
January 12, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) was joined by more than 78 of his colleagues to introduce H.Res. 30, a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives recognizing the 40th anniversary of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday and what would have been the civil rights leader's 94th birthday.
Issues:Building Our Communities
January 12, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) supported H.R. 22, the Protecting America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act, which would prohibit the sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to the People's Republic of China, or any entity that is under ownership, control, or influence of the Chinese Communist Party. The U.S. House of Representatives approved the bill by a bipartisan vote of 331-97. The legislation now heads to the U.S.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
January 10, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC – This evening, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) provided a statement into the Congressional Record congratulating the University of Georgia Bulldogs Football Team for winning the 2023 College Football National Championship.
Issues:Building Our Communities
January 10, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) supported H.Res. 11, a resolution that creates a Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party in the U.S. House of Representatives.
January 7, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC – Early this morning, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) was officially sworn in as a U.S.
Issues:Building Our Communities
December 23, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, supported the Fiscal Year 2023 appropriations package which funds the full range of defense and domestic programs that keep Georgians safe and improve their quality of life.
December 14, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved a $144,900 grant for facility improvements at the East Baker Commercial Kitchen in Baker County, Georgia. This facility will make available industrial kitchen appliances for local and minority-operated food and farm enterprises and serve as a center for business training and development.
December 14, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) is pleased to announce that eight healthcare providers across Georgia's Second Congressional District were awarded a total of $2,168,196 through the American Rescue Plan Act by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to improve access to COVID-19 vaccinations.
"As we head into another winter, we are seeing surging cases of the flu, Respiratory Syncytial Virus – more commonly referred to as RSV – and COVID-19," said Congressman Bishop.
Issues:Healthcare
December 9, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) supported H.R. 8404, the Respect for Marriage Act, which was approved by the United States House of Representatives by a bipartisan vote of 258-169.
Issues:Building Our Communities
December 9, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) supported the approval of H.Res. 1512, legislation that includes the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). The NDAA authorizes funding to bolster our national defense, our service members and their families; increase investments in advanced technology and maintain national security at home and abroad.