Press Releases
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. The two serve as the Democratic and Republican leaders of the bipartisan bill which would allow rural households to claim a $300 tax credit for the purchase of a home Wi-Fi signal booster or mobile hotspot to access the internet.
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. This bipartisan legislation would cut the estate tax in half and provide tax relief to family-owned businesses. Currently, the estate tax is the highest tax rate in the U.S. Tax Code at 40%.
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. Congressman Bishop will serve on House Appropriations Committee on the following, influential subcommittees:
WASHINGTON – This week, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) and Congressman Barry Moore (AL-01) re-registered the Congressional Peanut Caucus and will serve as the caucus’s bipartisan Democratic and Republican co-chairs, respectively.
WASHINGTON – On Saturday, January 4, President Joe Biden signed into law, H.R. 9600, a bipartisan bill led by Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., (GA-02) and supported by the Georgia Congressional Delegation, that designates the United States Postal Service facility located at 119 Main Street in Plains, Georgia, as the “Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Post Office.” A companion bill in the U.S. Senate was introduced and led by U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock.
PLAINS, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) issued the following statement regarding the life and legacy of former President, and beloved resident of Southwest Georgia, Jimmy Carter, who passed from labor to reward on December 29:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., (GA-02) a senior member of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee and member of the House Agriculture Committee, supported the passage of a bipartisan bill that provides continued funding for federal departments, agencies, and programs as well as an extension of Farm Bill programs. The bill also includes urgently needed disaster relief for Americans as well as $10 billion in long overdue economic aid for farmers. This morning President Biden signed the bill into law.
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, U.S. Representatives Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-02), Drew Ferguson (R-GA-03), Dan Kildee (D-MI-08), and Adrian Smith (R-NE-03) led U.S. House approval of S.759, the Beagle Brigade Act. The bill was approved by the U.S. House with an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 381-20 and previously passed the U.S. Senate by unanimous consent last month.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., (GA-02) – Co-Chair of the bipartisan Congressional Military Family Caucus and a senior member of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction – supported the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025.
PLAINS, Ga. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 9600, bipartisan legislation to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 119 Main Street in Plains, Georgia, as the "Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Post Office". Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Dean of the Georgia Congressional Delegation, was the leading sponsor of H.R. 9600. The legislation now heads to the U.S. Senate for consideration.