U.S. Congress - Rep. Sanford Bishop, Georgia (D) 
Rep. Sanford Bishop
Democrat • 2nd District, Georgia • 11th Term • Sworn In 1993
- 1 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 447 of 440) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 23 of 440)
- 71 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 281 of 440) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 127 of 440)
- Most often votes with:
- Rep. David Price
- Rep. Jon Runyan
- Least often votes with:
- Rep. Jim Matheson
- Rep. Justin Amash
- Votes with party 95%
- Abstains: 6%
Sponsored Bills
Co-sponsored Bills
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H.R.2026Introduced May 16, 2013 9 Views
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to exempt certain silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination syst...
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H.R.1918 - Brewers Excise and Economic Relief Act of 2013Introduced May 09, 2013 37 Views
Brewers Excise and Economic Relief Act of 2013
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H.R.1830 - Accelerating the End of Breast Cancer Act of 2013Introduced May 06, 2013 15 Views
To provide for the establishment of a Commission to Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer.
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H.R.1748 - America Votes Act of 2013Introduced Apr 25, 2013 12 Views
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual who is subject to a requirement to present identification as a condition of...
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H.R.1749 - Assessing Progress in Haiti ActIntroduced Apr 25, 2013 11 Views
To measure the progress of recovery and development efforts in Haiti following the earthquake of January 12, 2010, and for other purposes.
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H.R.1692 - Sudan Peace, Security, and Accountability Act of 2013Introduced Apr 24, 2013 106 Views
To require the development of a comprehensive strategy to end serious human rights violations in Sudan, to create incentives for governments a...
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H.Res.174Introduced Apr 23, 2013 22 Views
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Speaker should immediately request a conference and appoint conferees to complet...
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H.R.1621 - Help Entrepreneurs Create American Jobs Act of 2013Introduced Apr 18, 2013 7 Views
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the 2010 increase in the deduction for start-up expenditures.
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H.R.1620 - Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2013Introduced Apr 18, 2013 9 Views
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for amounts paid by a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces f...
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H.R.1531 - Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2013Introduced Apr 12, 2013 11 Views
To require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the tr...
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H.R.1507 - Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education for Alzheimer's ActIntroduced Apr 12, 2013 14 Views
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, leading to better care and...
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H.R.1496 - Pest Free Food Supply ActIntroduced Apr 12, 2013 11 Views
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw the proposed order published in the January 19, 2011, Federal ...
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H.R.1432 - Air Traffic Control Tower Funding Restoration ActIntroduced Apr 09, 2013 10 Views
To amend the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013, to modify the amounts appropriated for the Federal Aviation Adminis...
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H.R.1403 - Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2013Introduced Mar 29, 2013 15 Views
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe rules regulating inmate telephone servic...
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H.R.1330 - Student Loan Fairness ActIntroduced Apr 23, 2013 96 Views
To increase purchasing power, strengthen economic recovery, and restore fairness in financing higher education in the United States through st...
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H.R.1318 - Youth PROMISE ActIntroduced Apr 23, 2013 21 Views
To provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and interve...
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H.R.1362 - Law Enforcement Officers Equity ActIntroduced Mar 21, 2013 14 Views
To amend the definition of a law enforcement officer under subchapter III of chapter 83 and chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, respect...
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H.Res.131Introduced May 15, 2013 16 Views
Concerning the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the need for international efforts toward long-term peace, stabili...
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H.R.1287 - Sound Science Act of 2013Introduced Mar 20, 2013 6 Views
To ensure high standards for Federal agency use of scientific information.
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H.R.1281 - Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2013Introduced Mar 22, 2013 17 Views
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize programs under part A of title XI of such Act.
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H.R.1250 - Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013Introduced Mar 22, 2013 12 Views
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare integrity program, to increase t...
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H.R.1179 - Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013Introduced Mar 15, 2013 13 Views
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfyin...
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H.R.1180 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013Introduced Mar 15, 2013 15 Views
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes.
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H.Res.118Introduced Mar 14, 2013 12 Views
Supporting the goals and ideals of Professional Social Work Month and World Social Work Day.
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H.R.1077 - Consumer Mortgage Choice ActIntroduced Mar 12, 2013 14 Views
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction.
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H.R.990 - Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic Lending Act of 2013Introduced Mar 06, 2013 16 Views
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to address certain issues related to the extension of consumer credit, and for other purposes.
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H.R.1008 - Eunice Kennedy Shriver ActIntroduced Apr 23, 2013 7 Views
To reauthorize the Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act of 2004, to provide assistance to Best Buddies to support the expansion and deve...
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H.R.1000 - Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment and Training ActIntroduced Apr 23, 2013 16 Views
To establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund to create employment opportunities for the unemployed.
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H.R.979 - Forest Products Fairness Act of 2013Introduced Mar 13, 2013 12 Views
To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to modify the definition of the term "biobased product".
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H.R.1020 - Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013Introduced Mar 06, 2013 10 Views
To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one perso...
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H.R.962 - Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act of 2013Introduced Mar 08, 2013 21 Views
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the incidence of diabetes among Medicare beneficiaries.
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H.R.935 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013Introduced Mar 13, 2013 11 Views
To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify Congressional intent r...
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H.Res.89Introduced Mar 15, 2013 10 Views
Condemning the attack on Iranian dissidents living at Camp Hurriya, and for other purposes.
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H.R.904 - Justice for the American Diplomats Held Hostage in Tehran ActIntroduced Apr 08, 2013 13 Views
To establish a common fund to pay claims to the Americans held hostage in Iran, and to members of their families, who are identified as class ...
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H.R.852 - Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal ActIntroduced Feb 27, 2013 12 Views
To posthumously award a Congressional gold medal to Shirley Chisholm.
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H.R.864Introduced Mar 08, 2013 11 Views
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate at least one city in the United States each year as an "American World War II City", ...
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H.R.850 - Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013Introduced Apr 08, 2013 23 Views
To impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions with respect to Iran, and for other purposes.
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H.R.831 - Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act of 2013Introduced Apr 23, 2013 15 Views
To phase out special wage certificates under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 under which individuals with disabilities may be employed at...
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H.R.761 - National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013Introduced May 15, 2013 15 Views
To require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to more efficiently develop domestic sources of the minerals and min...
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H.R.769 - Child Tax Credit Permanency Act of 2013Introduced Feb 15, 2013 13 Views
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the lower threshold for the refundable portion of the child tax credit and to...
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H.R.792 - Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013Introduced Feb 15, 2013 17 Views
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify the Food and Drug Administration's jurisdiction over certain tobacco products, an...
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H.R.755Introduced Feb 15, 2013 15 Views
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol.
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H.Con.Res.16Introduced Feb 28, 2013 11 Views
Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
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H.R.715 - Lena Horne Recognition ActIntroduced Feb 14, 2013 10 Views
To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lena Horne in recognition of her achievements and contributions to American culture and th...
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H.R.702 - Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2013Introduced Feb 15, 2013 16 Views
To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Frontline Providers Loan Repayment ...
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H.R.688 - Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation ActIntroduced Feb 14, 2013 10 Views
To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans, and for ot...
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H.Res.69Introduced Feb 14, 2013 16 Views
Supporting the designation of March 2013, as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
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H.R.724Introduced Feb 15, 2013 12 Views
To amend the Clean Air Act to remove the requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles.
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H.R.630 - Postal Service Protection Act of 2013Introduced Apr 08, 2013 22 Views
To recalculate and restore retirement annuity obligations of the United States Postal Service, eliminate the requirement that the United State...
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H.R.627 - National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin ActIntroduced Feb 13, 2013 14 Views
To provide for the issuance of coins to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the National Park Service, and for other pur...
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