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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.

Record

Progressive Democratic voting record. Generally supports expanded healthcare access, climate action, immigration reform, labor protections, and civil rights, consistent with House Democratic caucus priorities.

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)
  • 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 S.1003 — Lulu’s Law (Passed, May 20, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on S.2393 — Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act (Passed, May 20, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.5317 — Community Bank Deposit Access Act (Passed, May 20, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.4544 — American Access to Banking Act (Passed, May 20, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.3234 — Keeping Deposits Local Act (Passed, May 20, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.Res.1299 — Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6644, with amendment (Passed, May 20, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.8469 — Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes (Passed, May 15, 2026)
  • Voted No on H.R.8469 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, May 15, 2026)

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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