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U.S. Representative — Georgia's 2nd District

Sanford Bishop

Democrat · Georgia

Democrat U.S. Representative for Georgia's 2nd congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)

  • H.R.7761 — Heirs Education and Investment to Resolve Succession of Property Act (Introduced, Mar 3, 2026)
  • H.R.7762 — Protecting Our Produce Act (Introduced, Mar 3, 2026)
  • H.R.5422 — Military Housing Performance Insight Act (Introduced, Sep 17, 2025)
  • H.R.1369 — President Jimmy Carter Congressional Gold Medal Act (Introduced, Feb 14, 2025)
  • H.R.333 — Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act (Introduced, Jan 13, 2025)
    Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act This bill modifies provisions related to military retired pay. Specifically, the bill authorizes veterans with a service-connected disability of less than 50% to concurrently receive both retired pay and disability compensation. The bill also makes qualified…
  • H.R.9647 — President Jimmy Carter Congressional Gold Medal Act (Introduced, Sep 18, 2024)
  • 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". (Signed into law, Sep 16, 2024)
  • H.R.9240 — Protecting Our Produce Act (Introduced, Aug 2, 2024)

Recent floor votes (100 on record)

  • Voted Yea on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.Con.Res.89 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.Con.Res.113 — Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted No on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)

Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)

  • H.R.9827 — Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
  • H.R.9340 — Ratepayer Protection Act (Reported, Jul 27, 2026)
  • H.R.8190 — Social Security Customer Service Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.9849 — Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.9489 — GRACE for Military Survivors Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.8011 — SECURE Health Act (Introduced, May 19, 2026)
  • H.R.8205 — Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 19, 2026)
  • H.R.2902 — SOAR Act of 2025 (Introduced, May 14, 2026)

Voting analysis

Foreign trade and international finance account for more of Sanford Bishop's classified filings than any other subject by a wide margin — an unexpected leading category for a rural south Georgia district, and one no other member in this tranche shows.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Sanford Bishop's cluster into: Foreign Trade and International Finance (22), Armed Forces and National Security (9), Agriculture and Food (8), Economics and Public Finance (3), Government Operations and Politics (3), Health (2).

The filings

He is ranking member of the agriculture appropriations subcommittee. The bills include a measure on heirs' property and succession — land passed down without clear title, a long-standing problem for Black farmers in the South — alongside produce protection, military housing performance, a congressional gold medal for a former president, and termination of the disabled veterans tax.

144
Bills sponsored
6347
Bills cosponsored

Of the 50 most recent of those, 46 currently sit at Introduced.

Where he broke ranks

Mostly by crossing. He voted to pass a disability employment bill, a measure on aid claimed for absent students, a resolution supporting law enforcement, a fuel retailing bill, a farm and national security act and a servicemembers' religious heritage measure — each against most of his caucus. He also opposed a children's online safety bill his caucus carried, and split on amendments.

6.0%
Votes against the Democrat majority
217
Roll calls where a party majority formed
31 of 212
Rank among House Democrats, most defections first
The 10 most recent of 13 roll calls where Sanford Bishop voted against the House Democrat majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R.8884
Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
On Passage · roll call 283		Jul 23, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.8595
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 243		Jul 15, 2026FailedNo (party: Yea)
H.R.7757
KIDS Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 228		Jun 29, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.7892
No Aid for Ghost Students Act
On Passage · roll call 217		Jun 10, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.Con.Res.96
Expressing support for law enforcement officers
On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 165		May 13, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.1346
Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act
On Passage · roll call 164		May 13, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.7567
Farm, Food, and National Security Act
On Passage · roll call 154		Apr 30, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.7567
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 152		Apr 30, 2026Agreed toAye (party: Nay)
H.R.7567
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 148		Apr 30, 2026Agreed toNo (party: Yea)
S.1318
Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
On Passage · roll call 142		Apr 29, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)

Above the Georgia Democrats

Georgia's Democratic House group is small, and Bishop's rate runs above its internal average.

Among the 4 Democrats in the Georgia delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 4.2%. Sanford Bishop is above that average at 6.0%.

Tenure and attendance

He has held the seat since the early nineteen-nineties, placing him among the longer-serving members here, and misses few votes.

First elected in 1993, now serving across 17 terms. Sanford Bishop falls in the veteran cohort.

1.4%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
3
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Sanford Bishop has 144 bills sponsored, 6347 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Appropriations
  • House Committee on Appropriations: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (Ranking Member)
  • House Committee on Appropriations: Financial Services and General Government
  • House Committee on Appropriations: Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies

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