U.S. Congress - Rep. Sanford Bishop, Georgia (D) 
Rep. Sanford Bishop
Democrat • 2nd District, Georgia • 10th Term • Sworn In 1993
- 2 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 422 of 440) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 141 of 440)
- 133 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 57 of 440) 5 Made Into Law (Ranks 146 of 440)
- Most often votes with:
- Rep. Terri Sewell
- Rep. Christopher Smith
- Least often votes with:
- Rep. Dan Boren
- Rep. Justin Amash
- Votes with party 83%
- Abstains: 5%
Person's Views
- Today: 13
- Past Seven Days: 83
- All-Time: 19,300
Most Recent Sponsored Bills
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H.R.1941 - Hiring Heroes Act of 2011Introduced Jul 15, 2011 37 Views
To improve the provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of the Armed Forces and veter...
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H.R.333 - Disabled Veterans Tax Termination ActIntroduced Feb 25, 2011 34 Views
To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability rated less than 5...
Most Recent Co-Sponsored Bills
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H.R.3868Introduced Feb 01, 2012 21 Views
To grant the congressional gold medal to John H. Johnson in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the United States.
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H.Res.521Introduced Feb 03, 2012 44 Views
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should work with the Government of Haiti to address gender-based v...
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H.R.3741 - Rilya Wilson ActIntroduced Jan 06, 2012 37 Views
To require State child welfare agencies to promptly report information on missing or abducted children to law enforcement authorities, and for...
Recent Voting History
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H.R.3521 Expedited Legislative Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act of 2011
On Passage: H R 3521 To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for a legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions, and for other purposesFebruary 08, 2012
Nay
(with party)
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H.R.3521 Expedited Legislative Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act of 2011
On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 2 to H R 3521February 08, 2012
Aye
(against party)
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H.Res.540 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3521) to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for a legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions, and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Resolution: H RES 540 Providing for the consideration of H.R. 3521, the Expedited Legislative Line-Item Veto and Rescissions ActFebruary 08, 2012 Nay
(with party)
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02/08/12
Washington Post Points Fingers At Earmarkers
Was investigated and cleared by the ethics committee. Rep. Sanford Bishop, Jr. (D-Georgia) 2008-09, $200,000 for a middle school mentoring program that employed his stepdaughter and her husband. Rep. Corinne Brown (D-Florida) 2005-10, $21.9 million for six
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Lez Get Real
02/05/12
Crawford plan lets farmers save up for disasters
...vacation,” he said. Earlier in the week, Crawford announced that he had co-founded the House Chicken Caucus, along with Rep. Sanford Bishop, a Georgia Democrat. The group, which has eight members, evenly split between the two parties, will work to pro
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Arkansas Online
02/03/12
Bishop to speak on Black History
U.S. Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr. will be the keynote speaker at the 24th annual Black History Month observance held on Sunday, Feb. 12, at 4 p.m. at First African Baptist Church, 515 Webster St. in Bainbridge. The 2012 National Black History ...
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Washington Post Points Fingers At Earmarkers
Was investigated and cleared by the ethics committee. Rep. Sanford Bishop, Jr. (D-Georgia) 2008-09, $200,000 for a middle school mentoring program that employed his stepdaughter and her husband. Rep. Corinne Brown (D-Florida) 2005-10, $21.9 million for six
Crawford plan lets farmers save up for disasters
...vacation,” he said. Earlier in the week, Crawford announced that he had co-founded the House Chicken Caucus, along with Rep. Sanford Bishop, a Georgia Democrat. The group, which has eight members, evenly split between the two parties, will work to pro
Bishop to speak on Black History
U.S. Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr. will be the keynote speaker at the 24th annual Black History Month observance held on Sunday, Feb. 12, at 4 p.m. at First African Baptist Church, 515 Webster St. in Bainbridge. The 2012 National Black History ...
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02/06/12
Fundraising Shows Hot Competition for Dixie's US House Seats
They are Sanford Bishop (GA2) and John Yarmuth (KY3), and not surprisingly, both trail their fellow vulnerable Democrats in money raised.The aggressive GOP challenges are developing in large part because of redistricting, ...
02/01/12
Ga. hopeful runs to unseat longtime representative : News ...
For the second time Rick Allen (R) is running to unseat longtime U.S. Representative Sanford Bishop (D) as the Georgia's district two congressional representative. “A lot of people didn't get a chance to know me last time, ...
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Jessica Fairley
02/01/12
Ga. hopeful runs to unseat longtime representative : News ...
For the second time Rick Allen (R) is running to unseat longtime U.S. Representative Sanford Bishop (D) as the Georgia's district two congressional representative. “A lot of people didn't get a chance to know me last time, ...
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Fundraising Shows Hot Competition for Dixie's US House Seats
They are Sanford Bishop (GA2) and John Yarmuth (KY3), and not surprisingly, both trail their fellow vulnerable Democrats in money raised.The aggressive GOP challenges are developing in large part because of redistricting, ...
Ga. hopeful runs to unseat longtime representative : News ...
For the second time Rick Allen (R) is running to unseat longtime U.S. Representative Sanford Bishop (D) as the Georgia's district two congressional representative. “A lot of people didn't get a chance to know me last time, ...
Ga. hopeful runs to unseat longtime representative : News ...
For the second time Rick Allen (R) is running to unseat longtime U.S. Representative Sanford Bishop (D) as the Georgia's district two congressional representative. “A lot of people didn't get a chance to know me last time, ...
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