Dear John, 

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

Legislation and Letters

Recent Votes

• H.R. 1491, Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act (Apr. 1) | YEA
• H.R. 1039, Clear Communication for Veterans Act (Apr. 7) | YEA
• H.R. 1526, No Rogue Rulings Act (Apr. 9) | NAY
  

Recent Legislation

• CO-SPONSOR... H.R. 2502, to authorize a grant program for law enforcement and corrections agencies to provide behavioral health crisis response training to officers.
• CO-SPONSOR... H.R. 2668, to authorize the use of Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds to support State and local efforts to reduce crime and recidivism through the expansion and enhancement of pre-incarceration diversion and rehabilitation programs.

Letters

A letter to House Speaker Johnson asking him to bring the Senate version of the HALT Fentanyl Act to the House floor.

A letter to the Secretary of the Treasury expressing strong concerns with the recent executive order to reduce or eliminate the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund.

A letter to Agriculture Secretary Rollins expressing concern over the recent decision to cut $500 million in funding for the Emergency Food Assistance Program, which supports the purchase of commodities from farmers directly to food banks.

A letter to the Secretary of Agriculture expressing concern and raising questions regarding reports of a list of “banned terms” being used within USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS), including “affordable housing”, “safe drinking water”, “PFAS”, and “soil pollution.”

In the News

Since federal fraud watchdogs were fired-- who's looking into your claims and protecting your benefits? – WMAZ 13 CBS (Macon, GA) (Apr. 7)

Leaders expect big enlisted pay raise won’t cause new financial woes – Marine Times (Apr. 8)

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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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