Dear John, 

I wanted to share some recent work I have been doing on your behalf in Congress.

Congressman Bishop Opposes Bill That Defunds Services for Veterans, Families, Law Enforcement, and Rural Communities (Mar. 12)

Legislation and Letters

Recent Votes

• H.R. 495, Subterranean Border Defense Act (Mar. 10) | YEA
• H.R. 993, Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act (Mar. 10) | YEA
• H.R. 1156, Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act (Mar. 11) | YEA
• H.R. 1968, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (Mar. 11) | NAY

Recent Legislation

• CO-SPONSOR... H.R. 1284, to increase civil penalties for and improve enforcement against customs fraud.
• CO-SPONSOR... H.R. 14, to restore and modernize the protections of the Voting Rights Act.
• CO-SPONSOR... H.R. 1876, to prevent closure of social security field and hearing offices and resident stations.
• CO-SPONSOR... H.R. 1877, to prohibit political appointees and special government employees from accessing SSA beneficiary data systems, and to establish civil penalties for certain violations relating to disclosure or access of beneficiary information.
• CO-SPONSOR... H.R. 210, to require the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide dental care to veterans enrolled in the VA healthcare system.
• CO-SPONSOR... H.R. 2045, to provide for coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care under Medicare.

Letters

A letter to the Chair of the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee requesting that the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee hold an oversight hearing as soon as possible regarding the United States DOGE Service

A letter to Commerce Secretary Lutnick writing to express outrage and consternation regarding recent mass layoffs at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA

A letter to Agriculture Secretary Rollins highlighting the critical importance for the USDA in disbursing disaster relief funding

In the News

Congress Demands Answers from Hegseth on Army Misappropriating Millions Meant for Food – Military .com (Mar. 4)

Research shows a handful of peanuts could help with weight loss management – WALB 10 NBC/ABC (Albany, GA) (Mar. 14)

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I always appreciate hearing from you. If you have any questions about an issue, you can reach out to me through my website or by calling my office.

If you need assistance with a federal department, agency, or program you can also contact me about that through my website or by calling my office.

Sincerely,

Sanford D. Bishop Jr.
Member of Congress

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