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September 18, 2023
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MACON, Ga. – Today, Congressman Sanford Bishop, Jr. (GA02) announced that Columbus Airport and Middle Georgia Regional Airport both will receive nearly $16 million through the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP).

September 8, 2023
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ALBANY, Ga. – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. announced six federal awards to primary health care facilities in Middle & Southwest Georgia, totaling $504,414.

Macon-Bibb U.S. Post Office Building
August 24, 2023
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MACON, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-02) and Congressman Austin Scott (R-GA-08) sent a letter to U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and the U.S. Postal Service’s Board of Governors regarding the proposed changes to the Macon Processing and Distribution facility (Macon P&DC) in Macon, Georgia.

August 21, 2023
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COLUMBUS, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) is pleased to announce that the Columbus Fire and EMS Department was awarded $315,757.89 through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighter Grants program.

August 18, 2023
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ROBERTA, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) is pleased to announce that the Crawford County and Grady County received nearly $1.1 million through the Assistance to Firefighter Grants (AFG) program.

Congressman Bishop delivers welcome remarks at the Congressional Military Family Caucus 2023 Summit
August 9, 2023
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COLUMBUS, Ga. – Yesterday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-02), Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Military Family Caucus, organized and led the 2023 Military Family Summit which was hosted at the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center, adjacent to Fort Moore.

August 3, 2023
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MACON, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., (GA-02) a senior member of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, announced that Mercer University has received $224,500 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) through its Emergency Rural Health Care Grant Program.

August 2, 2023
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MONTEZUMA, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., (GA-02) a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded an Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) of $105,942 to the city of Montezuma, Georgia.