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Rep. Sanford Bishop
- Georgia
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TRACK OFFICIAL
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Party
Democratic
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Current Office
U.S. House
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First Elected
11/3/1992
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Next Election
2014
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Sponsored Bills
Congress 113
1
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CoSponsored Bills
Congress 113
47
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Missed Vote %
6.21%
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Votes with Party
85.87%
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- Contact Info
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OFFICE ADDRESS
18 Ninth Street Suite 201 Columbus, GA
Ph: 706-320-9477
Fx: 706-320-9479
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Sanford Dixon Bishop, Jr. is the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 2nd congressional district, serving since 1993. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is located in the southwestern part of the state and includes Albany, Thomasville and most of Columbus and Macon....
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Sanford Dixon Bishop, Jr. is the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 2nd congressional district, serving since 1993. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is located in the southwestern part of the state and includes Albany, Thomasville and most of Columbus and Macon....
Sanford Bishop
has co-sponsored bill HR5810
To amend the United States Cotton Futures Act to exclude certain cotton futures contracts from coverage under such Act.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture....
Sanford Bishop
has co-sponsored bill HR5571
To provide an increased allocation of funding for assistance in persistent poverty counties, and for other purposes.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequen...
Sanford Bishop
has co-sponsored bill HR5570
To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources....
Sanford Bishop
has sponsored bill
HR5112
To provide eligibility for veterans benefits for individuals who served in the United States merchant marine in the Southeast Asia theater of operations during the Vietnam Era.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs....
Sanford Bishop
has co-sponsored bill HR4933
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the 7-year recovery period for motorsports entertainment complexes.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means....
Sanford Bishop
has co-sponsored bill HR4839
Original Living Wage Act of 2014
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce....
Sanford Bishop
has co-sponsored bill HR4810
Veteran Access to Care Act of 2014
Current Status
Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 426 - 0 (Roll no. 287)....
Sanford Bishop
has co-sponsored bill HR4480
Protecting Educational Loans for Underserved Students Act
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce....
Sanford Bishop
has co-sponsored bill HR4446
Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2014
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs....
Sanford Bishop
has co-sponsored bill HR4415
Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as f...
Sanford Bishop
has co-sponsored bill HR4119
West Hunter Street Baptist Church Study Act
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources....
Sanford Bishop
has co-sponsored bill HR4110
Helping to Encourage Real Opportunity for Veterans Transitioning from Battlespace to Workplace Act of 2014
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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 conce...
Sanford Bishop
has co-sponsored bill HR4092
Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2014
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce....
Sanford Bishop
has co-sponsored bill HR4041
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in recognition of their unique contribution to Civil Rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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 committe...
Sanford Bishop
has co-sponsored bill HR4119
West Hunter Street Baptist Church Study Act
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources....
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