Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Bishop has a recorded vote on 60 laws that passed, and 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.
The tally counts votes on passage. 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law is listed apart.
This record covers laws that passed. Votes on bills that did not become law are not included yet.
The record in plain language
Of the 118 laws passed since January 3, 2025, 60 came to a recorded vote on passage in the House while Bishop is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Bishop votes No on H.Res. 590, the resolution that passed the Rescissions Act of 2025 in the House. The rest passed the House by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.
Bishop votes Yes on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention, the HALT Fentanyl Act, the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
On funding the government, Bishop votes Yes on the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA; the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies; and the September 2026 funding extension, and No on the March 2025 full-year funding law and the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown.
Bishop votes No on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar); and the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Bishop votes to cancel 3 and against cancelling 21. The rules Bishop votes to cancel come from: Environmental Protection Agency (3).
Bishop votes differently from most House Democrats on 6 of 59 Yes and No votes: Yes on the Russia and Iran sanctions law, Yes on the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies, Yes on the law that cancels the EPA approval that let California set stricter smog-pollution limits for heavy-duty truck engines, Yes on the law that cancels the EPA approval that let California phase out sales of new gasoline-only cars by 2035, Yes on the law that cancels the EPA approval that let California require truck makers to sell a rising share of zero-emission trucks and Yes on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention.
Bishop did not vote on the Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study Act.
Votes on laws that passed
Authorizes and expands sanctions and tariffs on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran.
Requires the federal prison system to act on sexual harassment and assault of its staff by incarcerated people.
Adds College Station, Texas, and El Centro, California, to the places where federal court can sit.
Keeps the federal government funded at about last year's levels through December 11, 2026.
Lets farmers and ranchers get emergency conservation money up front after a disaster, instead of paying first and waiting for reimbursement.
A package of housing measures intended to increase the supply of homes.
Allows phone emergency alerts to be sent when a shark attack happens nearby.
Protects Alaska Native artists' right to make and sell handicrafts from walrus ivory and other marine mammal materials.
Authorizes a major VA medical facility project in St. Louis, Missouri.
Gives certain licensed hydropower projects more time to start construction.
Sets deadlines for the Bureau of Indian Affairs to process mortgage paperwork for homes and businesses on tribal land.
Extends again the surveillance authority that lets intelligence agencies collect the communications of foreigners abroad from U.S. providers without individual warrants.
Renews the federal programs that set aside research money for small businesses.
Full-year fiscal 2026 funding for a further group of federal agencies.
Full-year fiscal 2026 funding for the Commerce and Justice Departments, science agencies, energy and water programs, the Interior Department and the EPA.
Renews the Congressional Award program, which recognizes young people for service and achievement.
When the IRS postpones a tax deadline after a disaster, the time allowed to claim a refund is now extended to match.
Requires federal agencies to publish digital maps of the rules for boating and fishing on federal waterways.
Protects 40 acres at the Wounded Knee massacre site as land owned by the Oglala Sioux and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes.
The annual defense policy law.
Restores federal payments to rural counties with national forest land, which pay for schools and roads.
Renews federal programs for preventing and treating opioid addiction and supporting recovery.
Raises the special pension paid to Medal of Honor recipients.
Requires the Justice Department to publish its unclassified records on Jeffrey Epstein in a searchable form within 30 days.
Renames the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge in Texas for Jocelyn Nungaray.
Lets the IRS push back tax deadlines for people in areas where a governor has declared a disaster, without waiting for a federal declaration.
Permanently places fentanyl-related substances in the most restricted drug category, which carries the strictest criminal penalties, and eases registration for researchers who study them.
Changes the rule that required Alaska Native village corporations to hand land to the State of Alaska to be kept for future cities.
Cancels the EPA approval that let California set stricter smog-pollution limits for heavy-duty truck engines.
Cancels the EPA approval that let California phase out sales of new gasoline-only cars by 2035.
Cancels the EPA approval that let California require truck makers to sell a rising share of zero-emission trucks.
Makes it a federal crime to publish intimate images of a person without consent, including AI-generated ones, and requires online platforms to remove them within 48 hours of a victim's request.
Requires immigration authorities to detain non-citizens without legal status who are charged with, arrested for or convicted of theft-related crimes, assaulting a police officer, or crimes causing death or serious injury.
Votes on a resolution that passed a law
Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.
What this member says about laws and orders
This section has two lists: statements in the official record, and excerpts from this member’s own press releases. Together they name 7 laws.
From the official record
Statements from the official record: Not checked yet. A statement appears here after a person reviews our account of the law or order it is about.
From this member’s press releases
From a secondary sourceThese are excerpts from press releases on this member’s official website that name a law or an executive order. We save a copy of each one.
12 excerpts
- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026January 22, 2026
“WASHINGTON – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), a senior member of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, supported the passage of H.R. 7148, a bipartisan bill which provides Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 funding for several federal departments, agencies and programs. As the final bill was negotiated, he helped block harmful policy provisions and funding cuts which would have decimated much”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActJanuary 8, 2026
“He also highlighted the higher health care costs that Americans face because of H.R. 1, the “big, ugly bill,” which made largest cuts in history to Medicaid, a program that helps low-income and elderly Americans afford care.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActJanuary 8, 2026
“The tax credits were eliminated as part of H.R. 1 in July of 2025 as part of the “big, ugly bill” to help pay for tax breaks that predominantly benefited billionaires. With the loss of the ACA enhanced tax credits, thousands of Middle and Southwest Georgians have seen their healthcare premium costs skyrocket.”
- Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026January 8, 2026
“The funds were included as part of a bipartisan appropriations bill, H.R. 6938, for Fiscal Year 2026 which funded the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the U.S. Department of Energy as well as related federal science, energy, and environmental programs.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActDecember 17, 2025
“The much-needed ACA tax credits are being allowed to expire by Republican leaders to help pay for permanent tax breaks for billionaires that were included in H.R. 1, the “big, ugly bill” which was passed and signed into law by President Trump in July.”
- Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026November 13, 2025
“WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), a senior member of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, opposed the passage of H.R. 5371, a partial, temporary funding bill. During debate on the bill, Congressman Bishop noted the bill left behind millions of Americans facing the imminent, drastic increase in their health insurance premium costs as well as the ongoing”
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- Rescissions Act of 2025July 18, 2025
“H.R. 4 was previously considered by the U.S. House but was since modified by the U.S. Senate to restore $400 million in funds for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, A George W. Bush-era program which has helped prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths a year.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActJuly 3, 2025
“WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) voted against H.R. 1, a budget reconciliation bill authored by United States House and Senate Republicans that will gut billions of dollars from healthcare, food, and other programs as well as add trillions of dollars to the federal budget deficit to pay for tax breaks that overwhelmingly benefit billionaires.”
- HALT Fentanyl ActJune 12, 2025
CONGRESSMAN BISHOP & BLUE DOG COALITION HELP LEAD CONGRESSIONAL ACTION ON FENTANYL CRISIS
“WASHINGTON – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) supported the passage of S. 331, the HALT Fentanyl Act. The bill will permanently reschedule fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I substances under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970; while maintaining access to FDA-approved uses of fentanyl.”
- Rescissions Act of 2025June 12, 2025
“The Recissions Act of 2025 (H.R. 4) would:”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActMay 22, 2025
“WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) opposed H.R. 1, a budget reconciliation bill that would gut crucial basic needs programs upon which millions of Americans rely and increase red tape. These cuts are being used to fund trillions of dollars in tax giveaways that overwhelmingly benefit billionaires and still explodes the deficit by $3.8 trillion.”
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“WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, voted against a partisan funding bill, H.R. 1968, that defunds a wide range of services on which America’s seniors, veterans, families, and children rely. The legislation puts at risk America’s national security and our ability to respond to and recover from natural disasters.”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 19 spending items this member requested, $12,875,456 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.
Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Georgia Children's Alliance, Inc. | Public Law 119-74 | Community-Based Crime Victim ServicesDOJ · OJP--Byrn e | None printed | $739,000 |
| Buena Vista Police Department | Public Law 119-74 | Revamp Project T.E.A.M. Police Technology, Equipment, and Patrol Fleet UpgradeDOJ · OJP--Byrn e | None printed | $306,000 |
| Columbus State University | Public Law 119-74 | Columbus State University Public Safety InvestmentDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $313,000 |
| Early County Board of Commissioners | Public Law 119-74 | Regional E911 Equipment UpgradeDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $629,000 |
| City of Newton, GA | Public Law 119-74 | City of Newton Public SafetyDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $120,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate GA City of Attapu Main ReplacemEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $478,420 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate GA City of Blakel System ImprovEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $960,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate GA Lee County Boa CommissionersSupply and Tr ImprovementsEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| Southwest Georgia Children's Alliance, Inc. | Public Law 119-74 | Community-Based Crime Victim ServicesDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $739,000 |
| Buena Vista Police Department | Public Law 119-74 | Revamp Project T.E.A.M. Police Technology, Equipment, and Patrol Fleet UpgradeDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $306,000 |
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| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus State University | Public Law 119-74 | Columbus State University Public Safety InvestmentDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $313,000 |
| Early County Board of Commissioners | Public Law 119-74 | Regional E911 Equipment UpgradeDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $629,000 |
| City of Newton, GA | Public Law 119-74 | City of Newton Public SafetyDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $120,000 |
| City of Americus | Public Law 119-75 | Downtown Americus Streetscape ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | GA | $1,700,000 |
| Macon County | Public Law 119-75 | Macon County Multipurpose Facility Development, Construction and EquipmentDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | GA | $1,000,000 |
| City of Albany | Public Law 119-75 | Albany Medical District HousingDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | GA | $1,129,036 |
| City of Plains | Public Law 119-75 | City of Plains Streetscaping and Public Facilities UpgradesDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | GA | $302,000 |
| Crawford County | Public Law 119-75 | Crawford County Youth CenterDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | GA | $1,000,000 |
| City of Whigham | Public Law 119-75 | Designing Future-Ready Sewage Infrastructure for a Sustainable CommunityDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | GA | $1,000,000 |
5 rows here have the same law, recipient, purpose and amount as another row. The Congressional Record may print one item more than once. The count and the total include each row.
Read from the lists Congress printed for 4 laws. An item requested by several members appears under each of them, so sums across members count such an item more than once. A requester is tied to a member only when exactly one member serving in that chamber on that day has the printed name.
Online ads
No advertiser in the ad libraries we read is tied to this member by an FEC number or an exact name.
Read from Google Ads Transparency Center, its data file of October 6, 2026. Meta Ad Library: Not started. An ad counts when the library last shows it on or after January 3, 2025.
Campaign money
For the 2026 election cycle, Bishop's campaign reports receiving $1,126,529.96 and reports spending $861,582.99, as of June 30, 2026.
Confirmed from the official record| What the filing reports | 2026 cycleFEC number H2GA02031as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H2GA02031as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Money raised (total receipts) | $1,126,529.96 | $1,913,894.21 |
| Money spent (total disbursements) | $861,582.99 | $1,785,249.90 |
| Cash on hand (at the end of the period) | $447,807.95 | $182,860.98 |
| Debts (owed by the committee) | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Where it comes from
| Reported as received from | 2026 cycleFEC number H2GA02031as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H2GA02031as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals, itemized | $357,798.47 | $642,304.50 |
| Individuals, unitemized | $19,919.67 | $52,139.69 |
| Other political committees | $738,750.01 | $1,210,600.00 |
| Party committees | $0.00 | $5,000.00 |
| The candidate, contributions | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, loans | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Committees
- SANFORD BISHOP FOR CONGRESS Principal campaign committee · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00266940
Every figure is copied from the Federal Election Commission. The campaign's committee reports each one.
See contributions by size and by state, and the saved FEC files
Where this comes from
We saved our own copy of each official House vote file listed here before writing this page. A code beside a file is its fingerprint, a short code that changes if the file's contents change.
