Dear John, 

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

Reps. Sanford Bishop, Austin Scott, Senators Jon Ossoff, and Rev. Warnock Reintroduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Establish Ocmulgee Mounds as Georgia's First National Park & Preserve (Mar. 26)

Legislation and Letters

Recent Votes

• H.R.1326, the DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act (Mar. 24) | YEA

Recent Legislation

• LEAD CO-SPONSOR... H.R.2345, to establish the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes.
• CO-SPONSOR... H.R. 2033, to make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity tax credit.
• CO-SPONSOR... H.R. 1637, to require reports from executive branch agencies on the number of veteran employees fired and require such agencies to rehire these veteran employees.
• CO-SPONSOR... H.R. 1869, to establish a new task force to investigate and prosecute trade-related crimes, including tariff and trade restriction evasion, money laundering, and smuggling.
• LEAD CO-SPONSOR... H.R. 2426, to require a study on the quality of care difference between mental health and addiction therapy care provided by health care providers of the Department of Veterans Affairs compared to non-Department providers, and for other purposes. 

Letters

A letter to SSA Acting Commissioner Dudek emphasizing the need to preserve phone services for vulnerable populations who rely on Social Security benefits.

A letter to FSGG Subcommittee Chairman Joyce requesting that the Subcommittee hold an oversight hearing as soon as possible regarding the United States DOGE Service.

A letter requesting Speaker Johnson arrange a briefing from Elon Musk for all Members of Congress regarding his role in the Trump administration and his actions as the head of DOGE.

A letter to Deputy Postmaster General Tulino to express opposition to proposed cuts of 10,000 workers from the United States Postal Service.

In the News

$1B in federal cuts could put a ‘dent’ in Georgia’s school food offerings. What to know. – Macon Telegraph (Mar. 21)

USDA cuts off over $1B in funding to school, local nutrition programs – WALB 10 NBC/ABC in Albany, GA (Mar. 22)

There’s a renewed push to make Ocmulgee Mounds Georgia’s first national park and preserve – Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Mar. 26)

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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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