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Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
U.S. Representative, Georgia
2407 Rayburn House Office Building
Summary
Democratic Representative from Georgia serving since 2025. Has sponsored 144 pieces of legislation.
Scorecard
The record at a glanceA quick read on how Rep. Jr. votes and legislates this Congress. Every figure links to its full record below.
Views on the Issues
See where Rep. Jr. stands — alongside Democratic and Republican positions.
Sponsored Legislation
See all 144 →HRES 1206
HRES 1206 · Introduced Apr 22, 2026 · Congress
Apr 22, 2026: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HRES 1157
HRES 1157 · Introduced Apr 9, 2026 · Science, Technology, Communications
Apr 9, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
HR 7761
HR 7761 · Introduced Mar 3, 2026 · Agriculture and Food
Apr 3, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
HR 7762
HR 7762 · Introduced Mar 3, 2026 · Agriculture and Food
Apr 3, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
HR 5422
HR 5422 · Introduced Sep 17, 2025
Voting Analytics
Full record →Computed over Rep. Jr.'s 645 roll-call votes in the 119th Congress, of which 447were party-split (the two parties' majorities on opposite sides). Unanimous votes are excluded so the rates aren't inflated.
93.1%
Votes with the Democratic majority
On party-split votes
6.9%
Votes with the other party
The bipartisanship read
2.2%
Missed votes
Chamber median 2.2% · at or below median
Placement on the House's left–right spectrum
More liberalMore conservative
Based on how often Rep. Jr. sided with the Republican majority on party-split votes, ranked against all representatives. This is a vote-agreement placement, not an academic ideology score.
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House (roll-call votes) · as of Sep 9, 2025
Legislative Activity
What Rep. Jr. has put their name on in the 119th Congress, and across their career. Most bills — from every member — never become law; the enacted count is context, not a grade.
7
Sponsored this Congress
144 all-time
0
Became law this Congress
0% of those sponsored
6,350
Cosponsored, all-time
Signed on to others' bills
144
Bills sponsored, all-time
Source: Congress.gov · as of Aug 21, 2026
Landmark Legislation
Major bills from recent Congresses — outcomes and party vote breakdowns. For Rep. Jr.'s individual votes, view their full record on Congress.gov.
Inflation Reduction Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 5376Largest climate investment in U.S. history; allowed Medicare to negotiate drug prices; reduced the federal deficit.
D: 50 yeaR: 0 yeaFinal: 51–50
CHIPS Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 4346Invested $52 billion in domestic semiconductor manufacturing to reduce dependence on foreign chip supply chains.
D: 47 yeaR: 17 yeaFinal: 64–33