Sanford D. Bishop Jr.

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BISHOP SUPPORTS IMPEACHING PRESIDENT TRUMP AGAIN

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Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement:

CONGRESSMAN BISHOP SUPPORTS BILL THAT INVESTS IN THE PEOPLE AND INDUSTRIES THAT MAKE AMERICA’S NATIONAL DEFENSE STRONG

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Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) voted to approve H.R. 7900, the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

CONGRESSMAN BISHOP ANNOUNCES $135,424 THROUGH FAA FOR SOUTHWEST GEORGIA REGIONAL AIRPORT

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Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) is pleased to announce that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded $135,424 to the Southwest Georgia Regional Airport through its Airport Improvement Program (AIP).

CONGRESSMAN BISHOP SUPPORTS BIPARTISAN HONORING OUR PACT ACT TO CARE FOR MILITARY VETERANS EXPOSED TO TOXIC SUBSTANCES

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Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, supported the passage of S. 3373, the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxins (PACT) Act.

BISHOP, ALLEN, AND GEORGIA U.S. HOUSE DELEGATION INTRODUCE BILL TO NAME ATLANTA REGIONAL VA OFFICE AFTER FORMER SENATOR ISAKSON

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Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) and Congressman Rick Allen (GA-12) were joined by all members of Georgia’s U.S. House of Representatives delegation — Buddy Carter (GA-01), Drew Ferguson (GA-03), Hank Johnson (GA-04), Nikema Williams (G-05), Lucy McBath (GA-06), Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07), Austin Scott (GA-08), Andrew Clyde (GA-09), Jody Hice (GA-10), Barry Loudermilk (GA-11), David Scott (GA-13), and Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA-14) — in introducing a bill that would name the Department of Veterans Affairs regional office in Atlanta after the late U.S. Senator from Georgia, Johnny Isakson, who passed in December 2021. Senators Jon Ossoff (GA) and Roy Blunt (MO) introduced the companion bill in the U.S. Senate.

CONGRESSMAN BISHOP SUPPORTS FY23 FUNDING BILL TO STRENGTHEN THE WORKFORCE AND IMPROVE HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH

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Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) supported the Fiscal Year 2023 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) funding bill during its consideration by the full House Appropriations Committee.


CONGRESSMAN BISHOP SUPPORTS FY23 FUNDING BILL THAT IMPROVES WATER QUALITY, PROTECTS THE ENVIRONMENT, AND SUPPORTS NATIONAL PARKS

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On Wednesday evening, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) supported the Fiscal Year 2023 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies funding bill during its consideration by the full House Appropriations Committee.

CONGRESSMAN BISHOP SUPPORTS FY23 FUNDING BILL TO SUPPORT WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, ADDRESS HYDRILLA

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Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop Jr. (GA-02) supported the approval of the Fiscal Year 2023 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies funding bill during its consideration by the full House Appropriations Committee.

CONGRESSMAN BISHOP SECURES FUNDING FOR YOUTH PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN FY23 APPROPRIATIONS BILL

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Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) was pleased to announce the inclusion of four of his community project funding requests in the Fiscal Year 2023 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development funding bill. The bill must now be approved by the full House Appropriations Committee.

CONGRESSMAN BISHOP SECURES FUNDING FOR HEALTH CARE AND WORKFORCE TRAINING IN FY23 LABOR HHS APPROPRIATIONS BILL

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Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) secured funding for health care and workforce projects across Middle and Southwest Georgia, as part of the Fiscal Year 2023 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. This bill now goes to the full House Appropriations Committee for approval.

CONGRESSMAN BISHOP LEADS APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE APPROVAL OF BILL TO ENSURE SAFE AND ABUNDANT FOOD, FIBER, AND MEDICINE FOR ALL AMERICANS

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Yesterday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, helped lead the consideration and approval of the subcommittee’s Fiscal Year 2023 appropriations bill by the full House Appropriations Committee.

CONGRESSMAN BISHOP SUPPORTS FY23 FUNDING BILL TO PROTECT THE COUNTRY, MAKE COMMUNITIES SAFE, RESPOND TO NATURAL DISASTERS

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Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), supported the approval of the Fiscal Year 2023 Homeland Security appropriations bill during its consideration by the full House Appropriations Committee.


CONGRESSMAN BISHOP STATEMENT ON U.S. SUPREME COURT DECISION OVERTURNING ROE V. WADE

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Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) issued this statement following the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, which overturns the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling:

CONGRESSMAN BISHOP SUPPORTS BILL BOOSTING BREAKTHROUGH BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH

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Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) supported the approval of H.R. 5585, the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health (ARPA-H) Act.

CONGRESSMAN BISHOP VOTES TO EXPAND RESOURCES THAT ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE

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Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) supported the adoption of H.R. 7666, the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act, a bipartisan legislative package that would expand access to mental health resources for America’s veterans, students, and working families.

CONGRESSMAN BISHOP SECURES FUNDING FOR COLQUITT AND LEESBURG WATER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN FY23 APPROPRIATIONS BILL

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Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) announced that two of his community project funding requests have been included in the Fiscal Year 2023 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies subcommittee bill which was approved by the subcommittee yesterday. This bill now goes to the full House Appropriations Committee for approval.

CONGRESSMAN BISHOP SECURES MILLER COUNTY EMERGENCY CENTER PROJECT IN FY23 HOMELAND SECURITY FUNDING BILL

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Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) was pleased to announce the inclusion of his community project funding request in the Fiscal Year 2023 Homeland Security government funding bill. The bill must now be approved by the full committee.

CONGRESSMAN BISHOP VOTES TO LOWER FOOD AND FUEL COSTS FOR GEORGIANS

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Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) supported H.R.7606, the Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act which is a bipartisan legislative package to help lower prices for America’s families in the grocery aisle and at the gas pump.