Portrait of Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.

MEMBER OF CONGRESS

Rep. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. [D-GA-2]

House · serving since 1993

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144SPONSORED
6,349COSPONSORED

Lobbying activity on Sanford's bills

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Committee assignments

Sanford's current House committee + subcommittee assignments. Source: unitedstates/congress-legislators (daily-updated).

House Committee on Appropriations
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies · House Committee on AppropriationsRanking Member
Financial Services and General Government · House Committee on Appropriations
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies · House Committee on Appropriations

Office

2407 Rayburn House Office Building

Policy footprint (recent bills)

Issue areas across Sanford's last 25 sponsored and last 25 cosponsored bills.

Sponsored

Agriculture and Food8
Armed Forces and National Security5
Government Operations and Politics4
Congress3
Economics and Public Finance2
Science, Technology, Communications1
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues1
Health1

Cosponsored

Health5
Crime and Law Enforcement3
Agriculture and Food3
Armed Forces and National Security3
Energy2
Social Welfare2
Public Lands and Natural Resources1
Taxation1

Recent sponsored bills

144

H.Res. 1206

Expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the death of the Honorable David Scott.

2026-04-22: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

H.Res. 1157

Commending the American Chemical Society on the occasion of its 150th anniversary and recognizing its many years of service to the United States.

2026-04-09: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

H.R. 7761

Heirs Education and Investment to Resolve Succession of Property Act

2026-03-03: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

H.R. 7762

Protecting Our Produce Act

2026-03-03: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

H.R. 5422

Military Housing Performance Insight Act

2025-09-17: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

H.R. 1369

President Jimmy Carter Congressional Gold Medal Act

2025-02-14: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

H.R. 333

Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act

2025-02-11: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

H.R. 9647

President Jimmy Carter Congressional Gold Medal Act

2024-09-18: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

H.R. 9600

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".

2025-01-04: Became Public Law No: 118-268.

H.R. 9240

Protecting Our Produce Act

2024-08-02: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

H.R. 8198

Heirs Education and Investment to Resolve Succession of Property Act

2024-09-03: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.

H.Con.Res. 104

Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the lying in state of the remains of Ralph Puckett, Jr., the last Medal of Honor recipient for acts performed during the Korean conflict.

2024-04-16: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

H.Con.Res. 103

Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the lying in honor of the remains of Ralph Puckett, Jr., the last Medal of Honor recipient for acts performed during the Korean conflict.

2024-04-12: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

H.Res. 910

Honoring the life of First Lady Rosalynn Carter.

2023-12-05: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

H.R. 1480

Beagle Brigade Act of 2023

2023-05-11: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Showing 15 of 144 sponsored bills. Full list on Congress.gov ↗.

Recent cosponsored bills

6,349

H.R. 8776

Officer Wellness and Peer Support Act of 2026

2026-05-13: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

H.Res. 1476

Supporting the designation of the week of August 2 through August 8, 2026, as "National Farmers Market Week".

2026-08-03: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

H.R. 9827

Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act of 2026

2026-07-22: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R. 9340

Ratepayer Protection Act

2026-07-21: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 52 - 0.

H.R. 8190

Social Security Customer Service Act

2026-04-02: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 9849

Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Act of 2026

2026-07-22: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

H.R. 9489

GRACE for Military Survivors Act

2026-06-25: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 429

Rosie the Riveter Commemorative Coin Act

2025-01-15: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

H.J.Res. 108

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that there is no immunity from criminal prosecution for an act on the grounds that such act was within the constitutional authority or official…

2025-07-22: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

H.R. 4719

Freedom to Move Act

2025-07-24: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

H.R. 8011

SECURE Health Act

2026-03-19: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

H.R. 8205

Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026

2026-07-23: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 466.

H.Res. 1301

Supporting the designation of May 29, 2026, as "Mental Health Awareness in Agriculture Day" to raise awareness around mental health in the agricultural industry and workforce and to continue to reduce stigma associate…

2026-05-19: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

H.R. 2902

SOAR Act of 2025

2025-04-10: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

H.R. 7976

Moral Injury Recognition and Restitution Act

2026-04-09: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Showing 15 of 6,349 cosponsored bills.