Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) welcomed reduced wait times for travelers at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) in response to a bipartisan letter with 10 other members of the Georgia Congressional delegation calling on the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to deploy additional resources such as additional Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) to address the long wait passengers are experiencing at the world’s busiest airport.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop (GA-02), co-chair of the Congressional Military Family Caucus, joined a bipartisan group of his colleagues in sponsoring H.R. 5683, the Lift the Relocation Burden from Military Spouses Act; legislation to alleviate the undue stress, expenses, and excessive wait times professionally employed military spouses experience when their family moves for a Permanent Change of Station on military orders.
FORT BENNING, GA – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), co-chair of the Congressional Military Family Caucus is proud to welcome the news that 50 states have taken action on military spouse licensing, as announced by the Joining Forces initiative.
COLUMBUS, GA – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) is proud to share that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Columbus State University a $230,486 grant for a new Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site focusing on cybersecurity and mobile sensing. The REU site will work in tandem with the Cybersecurity Center at Columbus State, which was recently designated as a Center for Academic Excellence in information Assurance Education by the National Security Agency.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA) sponsored H.R. 5561, the Max Cleland Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2016. Congressman Bishop was joined by Congressmen Earl ‘Buddy’ Carter (R-GA), Henry ‘Hank’ Johnson (D-GA), John Lewis (D-GA), Rob Woodall (R-GA), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), David Scott (D-GA), and Tom Graves (R-GA) in presenting the bill in the United States House of Representatives. The legislation is a companion bill to S. 2924 introduced by Senators Johnny Isakson (R-GA) and David Perdue (R-GA).
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released a statement regarding the recent sit-in over gun control in the U.S. House of Representatives.
“Like most other Americans, I am appalled by the recurrent tragedies involving gun violence. No one wants terrorists, criminals, or mentally ill persons to have guns.
Washington, D.C. –Today, Reps. Sanford Bishop (D-GA-02) and Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21) introduced a House Resolution to support the goals and ideals of creating a “Military Retiree Appreciation Day.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Sanford Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement regarding the recent shooting that occurred in Orlando, Florida.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Sanford Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), and Elise Stefanik (R-NY) led 98 other Members in a letter to U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez and Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services León Rodriguez regarding the administrative breakdown in the timely processing of H-2A agricultural worker program applications and visa petitions.
WASHINGTON, D.C. ─ Today, Congressman Sanford Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, welcomed the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) creation of the new Cotton Ginning Cost Share Program in order to expand and maintain the domestic marketing of cotton. Through the new program, cotton producers will be able to reduce their costs for the 2015 crop by an estimated $300 million nationwide.