url,title,date,year,month,party,chamber,state,member_name,bioguide_id,domain,scraper,source,date_source,text,has_text,collected_at,updated_at
https://johnlewis.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-john-lewis-government-shutdown,Rep. John Lewis on Government Shutdown,2018-12-22,2018,2018-12,Democrat,House,GA,John Lewis,L000287,johnlewis.house.gov,,,legacy,"Early this morning, the Democratic leaders of the House and Senate issued the forwarded statement regarding the shutdown of the federal government. Republicans run the House, Senate and the White House. That means without one Democratic vote, they have the power to pass federal funding legislation. Their conference is split, unable to keep the government open, and the American people are paying for it.

Thousands of American families will come up short during this holiday seasonplans will be cancelled, bills will be left unpaid, and some families teetering on the brink will slip into poverty. In Atlanta, in particular where many hundreds of federal employees work, and throughout Georgia, all regional federal agriculture services will cease, regional Department of Justice employees, IRS and Treasury workers, National Park Service workers, public-private partnership program workers like those in the Georgia Council of International Visitors, federal housing employees and thousands more cannot return to work until the government is funded.

This is the bitter result of an unwillingness to compromise. Instead of building a coalition of consent, the president has decided to hold Americans hostage to force funding of an albatrossa $5 billion border wall he said Mexico would pay for. When will Republican leaders face what history has already taught us that peaceful diplomacy, fair trade agreements, and humane foreign policy is the strongest form of border security.

It is my hope that our government will come to its senses and that Republican leaders will act swiftly and responsibly to reopen the federal government.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/e-newsletters/congressman-hank-johnsons-holiday-e-newsletter,Congressman Hank Johnson's Holiday E-Newsletter,2018-12-21,2018,2018-12,Democrat,House,GA,Hank Johnson,J000288,hankjohnson.house.gov,,,legacy,"Dear Friends,

I want to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa and a Happy New Year. I hope everyone had a Happy Hanukkah. May the gift of love, peace and happiness be yours this season.

OFFICER'S FUNERAL: This week, I attended the funeral of slain DeKalb County Police Officer Edgar Isidoro Flores, who was shot and killed while making a routine traffic stop in DeKalb County. I was honored to present a U.S. Citizen of Distinction recognition for Officer Flores to his family at the service. Officer Flores would have turned 25 this week. He was engaged to be married and is being remembered as a hero. For more, click HERE.

GOOGLE: Last week, as the Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet (IP), I questioned Google CEO Sundar Pichai on the importance of consumers' digital privacy. For more on my exchange, click HERE. To watch the video, click HERE.

IMMIGRATION: I also had some time to question Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, about the death of Jakelin Caal, a seven-year-old girl who died this month in Customs & Border Patrol custody. I also had some hard-hitting questions on family separation and the administration's failure to properly track the children and reunite them with their families. For more, click HERE.

ACA: Since the Affordable Care Act was established in 2010, residents of the great state of Georgia  and America  have benefited from the law. Here's what it does:

 Provides lifesaving protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions;
 Prevents insurers from imposing lifetime limits & annual caps on health care;
 Women cannot be charged more for health coverage just for being women;
 It expands Medicaid so it can cover 15 million more people;
 Creates marketplace tax credits that help up to 9 million more people;
 Puts in place tax credits for small businesses to provide health coverage;
 Children and young adults can remain on their parents' insurance until age 26;
 It helps seniors pay for prescription drugs;
 Extends the life of the Medicare Trust Fund;
 Insurance companies cannot charge seniors with an unlimited age tax.

Despite the latest legal assault on the law, the Affordable Care Act and all of its protections remain the law of the land. When Democrats take the gavel, the House of Representatives will move swiftly to uphold the law and its life-saving protections for people with pre-existing conditions.

RUSSIA TARGETS AFRICAN AMERICANS: We know from a new report from the Senate Intelligence Committee that Russia was working hard via social media and other online channels to suppress the African-American vote. Not only are forces within our country and state actively pursuing policies that suppress and depress African-American turnout, but foreign nations are doing it as well. While this next Congress gives both Democrats and Republicans an opportunity to address election security, my colleagues and I call upon the President to take the security of our elections seriously and work with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the FBI to stop foreign election meddling efforts. We would also like to hear directly from Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook, and CEOs of other companies whose platforms were weaponized, about what they knew, and concrete steps they will implement to address future attempts at disinformation campaigns. We cannot allow the deceit and misinformation that characterized the 2016 elections to be repeated in the future. For more, click HERE.

OPEN HOUSE: At the beginning of the New Year and new Congress (116th), my Washington, D.C., staff and I are holding an open house so constituents visiting Capitol Hill can stop by. Our office is the people's office -- it belongs to the people -- so please visit 2240 Rayburn Building on January 3rd from 3-5 p.m. We look forward to seeing you. For more, click HERE.

POSSIBLE SHUTDOWN: Republicans control the House, the Senate and the White House for the remainder of 2018. They have both the responsibility and the power to keep government open  instead of shutting down the government and hurting people in the middle of the holiday season and a time of great economic uncertainty. But President Trump has declared that he'd be proud to shut down the government, saying I will take the mantle. I will be the one to shut it down if he cannot force American taxpayers to spend billions of dollars on an immoral, ineffective and expensive wall. If Republicans steer our nation into a Trump Shutdown, however, in January 2019 the House Democratic Majority will swiftly pass the appropriation bills with a CR for Homeland Security to re-open government. For more on what a shutdown might mean, click HERE.

SAFETY FIRST: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) urge everyone to have a safe holiday season. There are about 200 decorating-related injuries each day during the busy holiday season. CPSC estimates that from 2013 to 2015, there was an annual average of about 100 Christmas tree fires, resulting in 10 deaths, 10 injuries, and $12 million in property damage. To avoid fires and other decorating hazards, please click HERE.

Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to represent you in Congress, and I look forward to seeing you soon. Please have a safe and prosperous New Year.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/dem-hank-johnson-asks-kirstjen-nielsen-if-she-thinks-illegal-immigrants-are,Dem Hank Johnson Asks Kirstjen Nielsen if She Thinks Illegal Immigrants Are Human or Sub-Human,2018-12-21,2018,2018-12,Democrat,House,GA,Hank Johnson,J000288,hankjohnson.house.gov,,,legacy,"Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen testified before the House Judiciary Committee, and while Nielsen continued to deny the existence of the family separation policy that Trump ended under tremendous public pressure, she did generously allow that illegal immigrants are humans.
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https://bishop.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-bishop-statement-on-continuing-resolution-0,CONGRESSMAN BISHOP STATEMENT ON CONTINUING RESOLUTION,2018-12-20,2018,2018-12,Democrat,House,GA,Sanford Bishop,B000490,bishop.house.gov,,,legacy,"WASHINGTON, DC  Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Ranking Member of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, delivered the following statement on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on the continuing resolution considered earlier this evening. Congressman Bishop opposed the legislation. The bill passed in a 217 to 185 vote by the full U.S. House of Representatives.

As a legislative body, one of Congress's core responsibilities is to keep the government open and working for the people. Another core responsibility is to help communities struck by disaster to recover and rebuild. 

The continuing resolution before us is not a sufficient response to these vital needs. It includes only token disaster relief for rural communities and farmers in Middle and Southwest Georgia that were devastated by Hurricane Michael and other disasters that occurred in 2018. 

It does not include a number of provisions that were being negotiated:
 
		It includes only $8 million for impacted rural communities, instead of $150 million;
	
	
		It does not change the percentage recovery for crop losses from 85% for those with crop insurance to 90% and from 65% for those without crop insurance to 70%;
	
	
		It includes less than half of the estimated need for the Emergency Forest Restoration Program ($200 million instead of $480 million)
	
	
		It does not include the lower threshold for pecan tree mortality of 7.5% but leaves it at the current law level of 15%, making the Tree Assistance Program unusable;
	
	
		It does not include the most recent estimate for Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Disaster Nutrition ($8.5 million instead of $9.3 million); and
	
	
		Finally, it does not include any of the $600 million needed for Puerto Rico nutrition assistance.
	
 Unfortunately, it does include significant funding for a misguided and wasteful wall on our southwestern border. This wall would do nothing to improve our nation's security and is a serious misallocation of taxpayer dollars. It should have been stripped from this important funding legislation and considered separately. Congress has already provided almost $2 billion for border wall funding over two years, but the administration has only used 6% of these funds.

Furthermore, this legislation is dead on arrival in the Senate.

We must do better. We must meet the significant needs of my Georgia constituents and Americans across the country that are still rebuilding from Hurricane Michael and other recent disasters. And we must pass a government funding bill that would avoid the significant damage that would be caused by a government shutdown.

Governing by deadline is no way to govern. We must come together and finalize a long-term appropriations measure that provides certainty to Americans across the country.

As Chairman-Designee of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture for the 116th Congress, I look forward to working with my colleagues to craft disaster assistance legislation that more adequately addresses the needs of our farmers, ranchers, foresters, agribusinesses, consumers, and rural communities.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/well-done-weve-got-it-here-emotional-funeral-held-dekalb-officer,'Well done. We've got it from here': Emotional funeral held for DeKalb officer,2018-12-20,2018,2018-12,Democrat,House,GA,Hank Johnson,J000288,hankjohnson.house.gov,,,legacy,"DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - DeKalb County Officer Edgar Flores paid the ultimate price when he was shot and killed in the line of duty.Today, the community honoredhis sacrifice, one day after he would have turned 25.
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https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-johnson-questions-sec-nielsen-death-child-border,Rep. Johnson Questions Sec. Nielsen on Death of Child at Border,2018-12-20,2018,2018-12,Democrat,House,GA,Hank Johnson,J000288,hankjohnson.house.gov,,,legacy,"Congressman asks hard-hitting questions on family separation, administration's failure to properly track the children and reunite them with their families
WASHINGTON, D.C.  Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), the Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet (IP), today questioned Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, about the Death of Jakelin Caal, a seven-year-old girl who died on Dec. 8 in Customs & Border Patrol custody. He also had some hard-hitting questions on family separation and the administration's failure to properly track the children and reunite them with their families.
To watch video, click HERE.
Chairman Goodlatte: The chair recognizes the gentleman from Georgia for five minutes.
Rep. Johnson: Thank you. Ma'am, when did you first learn of the death of 7-year-old Jakelin Caal?
Secretary Nielsen: I believe my front office staff was notified on the 7th and then commissioner gave me a full readout e-mail on the 13th.
Rep. Johnson: The 13th?
Secretary Nielsen: Yes, sir.
Rep. Johnson: Did you inquire between the seventh and the 13th?
Secretary Nielsen: As you know, the facts continued to come to light now, but yes, sir.
Rep. Johnson: What actions did you take between the 7th and the 13th?
Secretary Nielsen: Some of it is just to understand what happened. As you know, this was an extraordinarily remote location. So, we've begun investigations, and the IG (Inspector General) is looking into it among others but try to understand what other options might have been available.
Rep. Johnson: Thank you. How many children 17 years old or younger have died in DHS (Department of Homeland Security), ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), or CBP (Customs & Border Patrol) custody since you took office?
Secretary Nielsen: I will get back to you. What I can tell you.
Rep. Johnson: How many have died?
Secretary Nielsen: I understand your question, sir. I'll get back to you.
Rep. Johnson: Can you give me an approximate figure?
Secretary Nielsen: I will get back to you. I'm not going to guess under oath.
Rep. Johnson: Do you view those who you call illegal aliens to be human or subhuman?
Secretary Nielsen: Illegal aliens are human, sir.
Rep. Johnson: Do you believe these illegal aliens approaching our southern border are in search of safety and security primarily or primarily in search of a job?
Secretary Nielsen: What we find with the flow, the most current flow over the last couple of years, are the vast majority either economic migrants or they're looking to reunify with their families.
Rep. Johnson: Do you believe that DHS was prepared to implement your family separation policy when it went into effect?
Secretary Nielsen: Sir, we never had a policy for family separation. What we did do is applied the law equally to anybody who broke it and if you were an illegal crosser of the southwest border, to the extent we could, refer you for prosecution.
Rep. Johnson: You're aware that both the DHS Inspector General and GAO (Government Accountability Office) concluded that DHS was inadequately prepared to implement the family separation policy in an organized and efficient manner? Are you familiar with that report?
Secretary Nielsen: I'm familiar with parts of the report, yes, sir.
Rep. Johnson: Do you agree with it or disagree?
Secretary Nielsen: I don't agree with the premise of the question. We never had a policy nor do we now separate families as a policy.
Rep. Johnson: Let me ask you a simple question. When the decision was made to prosecute parents, it was DHS that physically separated the parent from his or her children. Is that correct?
Secretary Nielsen: If the parent was referred to prosecution and was going to a criminal setting, we do not send the children with the parent at that time.
Rep. Johnson: How is it possible that your agency performed a separation policy when it did not have an ability to keep adequate records for eventual reunification of parent and child?
Secretary Nielsen: So, each parent in our custody did have access to communicating with their children.
Rep. Johnson: How was it that you were able to implement the policy without having a means of being able to reunite children with their parents?
Secretary Nielsen: We did have a means. What we have done is improved it so it's much more expedited and the technical system.
Rep. Johnson: At one point, DHS and HHS announced the existence of a central database containing location information for separated parents and minors. You're familiar with that announcement?
Secretary Nielsen: We have updated all of our systems.
Rep. Johnson: Well, are you familiar with that announcement when it was made?
Secretary Nielsen: There's quite a few systems. You might be referring to the one from June.
Rep. Johnson: The IG found no evidence that a database ever existed.
Secretary Nielsen: There is a database. We knew where all the children and parents were. >>
Rep. Johnson: Do you disagree with that IG report?
Secretary Nielsen: I don't have the language in front of me. I'm happy to get back to you specifically. What I can tell you is ice has a database, CBP has a database and the Department of Health and Human Services also has a database.
Rep. Johnson: But there was no database containing location information for separated parents and minors?
Secretary Nielsen: Again, we did know with each individual agency.
Rep. Johnson: Are you trying to say that there has been no problem with your agency reuniting parents and children separated at the border in accordance with your separation policy?
Chairman Goodlatte: The time of the gentleman has expired. The witness will be permitted to answer the question.
Secretary Nielsen: We've worked very closely with the court.
Rep. Johnson: You've avoided answering my questions.
Chairman Goodlatte: The time of the gentleman has expired. The time of the gentleman has expired.
Rep. Johnson: I would note for the chairman.
Chairman Goodlatte: Regular order.
Rep. Johnson: Every other member has been allowed to proceed with their questionings for more than the five minutes that I was given and so I take it as a compliment that (you've cut me off).
Chairman Goodlatte: The gentleman's time has expired. Just say that's true of everyone before you except for me, and I'm going to enforce it. Now, we gave you the opportunity to ask your question beyond your time.
Rep. Johnson: I want the record to reflect I was not able to get a specific answer to any of the questions that I asked.
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https://johnlewis.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-john-lewis-gives-floor-speech-support-passage-taxpayer-first-act,Rep. John Lewis Gives Floor Speech to Support Passage of Taxpayer First Act,2018-12-20,2018,2018-12,Democrat,House,GA,John Lewis,L000287,johnlewis.house.gov,,,legacy,"WASHINGTONRep. John Lewis made the following statement on the House floor today to bolster support for the legislation he authored as Ranking Member on the Ways & Means Subcommittee on Oversight. The Taxpayer First Act (H.R. 7227) creates an independent means for taxpayers to appeal actions of the IRS and limits the capacity of private debt collectors to target low-income citizens, among other provisions. Lewis has spearheaded efforts to reign in abuses by private debt collectors and this bi-partisan bill, in part, grew out of his work on that issue. The bill is scheduled for a vote in the House today on suspension and is expected to pass. It has yet to pass the Senate. (Video and bill text are linked to this release)

Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 7227. I am proud of the product and the process.
Let me begin by thanking the Chairman (Mr. Brady) for his tireless work and commitment on this bill. From start to finish, he worked with us to advance good, responsible policy. 
This morning, I again thank him, the Gentlelady from Kansas, Ms. Jenkins, and the Gentleman from Florida, Mr. Buchanan,for serving as partners in leading this effort.
I would also like to thank our staff again for their good and great work. You refused to give up; you refused to give in. You worked together on the behalf of American taxpayers, and you did a great job.
The IRS is a complex organization that is responsible for a core function of government. Every person in this body agrees on the importance of quality taxpayer service  whether it is online, over the phone, or in person. 
For over a year, the Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee hosted hearings and roundtables. We listened and asked questions. We asked Democratic and Republican Members to share their concerns and ideas. We reached out to taxpayers and advocates. We negotiated. We took our time, and Mr. Speaker, I believe that we did it right. 
Together, we developed a bill that improves the independent appeals process and taxpayer services. We worked together to ensure that taxpayers  especially those who are low-income, disabled, and senior citizens  receive fair, quality, and timely help and support. 
For these reasons, I am especially proud of our work to prevent private debt collectors from excessively targeting low-income taxpayers. As a result, our bill will ease the burden on those who are already struggling to keep a roof over their head and food on the table. 
From the beginning, we committed to bipartisanship, and we refused to abandon our course. I believe that this experience took our Subcommittee and our institution back to our roots. Mr. Speaker, at every crossroad, we remembered the lessons from the past and chose to put the taxpayer first. Through it all, we set aside our differences about the tax code and came together on the behalf of the taxpayer. As a result, our final bill includes solutions from Members on both sides of the aisle and the dome. 
For these reasons, I hope that the Senate will find a way to pass this important, common-sense bill  before the end of the 115th Congress. Time is of the essence. Every minute, every day, every week of delay is a disservice to American taxpayers. This is good work  necessary work  and it puts the people before politics. The process was transparent and inclusive, and the product is strong and timely.
For these reasons, Mr. Speaker,I urge all of our colleagues to vote Yes on H.R. 7227, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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https://johnlewis.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-john-lewis-passage-first-step-act,Rep. John Lewis on Passage of First Step Act,2018-12-20,2018,2018-12,Democrat,House,GA,John Lewis,L000287,johnlewis.house.gov,,,legacy,"For too long, our nation's criminal justice system has broken lives and ravaged communities across America. People of color and people without means are too often unfairly caught in a tangled web of over-policing and severe, unyielding punishment. Our laws are meant to protect all American citizens and give those who do offend an opportunity to rehabilitate themselves and redeem their lives. Far too often, we have fallen short of these goals.
We have created a system that is, at times, insensitive to the truth and is so difficult to navigate that many who are innocent plead guilty just to be released from its snares. We have a moral obligation to end this cycle of injustice and the inhumanity of mass incarceration that has destroyed millions of American families.
The First Step Act demonstrates some recognition of these failures and begins correcting them. It reforms the discrepancy between the penalties in crack and powder cocaine offenses. It gives those behind bars more credit for good behavior to hasten their release. It relaxes some mandatory sentences and allows judges greater latitude in the sentencing of non-violent offenders.
This good progress is the reason why I supported the amended bill on the House Floor today, but Congress needs to do much, much more to deal with the core issues of criminal justice reform. I look forward to working with my colleagues in the 116th Congress to continue to make more progress on behalf of the millions of Americans struggling with the burdens of the criminal justice system.
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https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/judge-struck-down-obamacare-nationwide-heres-how-it-could-affect-georgia,A judge struck down Obamacare nationwide. Here's how it could affect Georgia:,2018-12-17,2018,2018-12,Democrat,House,GA,Hank Johnson,J000288,hankjohnson.house.gov,,,legacy,"U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Lithonia, stressed the popularity of the law's protections as a reason Democrats won back control of the House.
This 2018 campaign, which yielded Democrats 40 more seats, was premised upon in large part protecting and improving the protections of the Affordable Care Act, and I expect that's what the House of Representatives under Democratic leadership is pass legislation to do just that, he said. He called the decision a fit of judicial activism.
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https://johnlewis.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-john-lewis-faulty-texas-obamacare-ruling,Rep. John Lewis on Faulty Texas Obamacare Ruling,2018-12-17,2018,2018-12,Democrat,House,GA,John Lewis,L000287,johnlewis.house.gov,,,legacy,"The court's decision in Texas v. United States was purely political, and it has been rejected by legislators and commentators on both sides of the health care debate. It changes nothing for now and many believe it will certainly be will appealed. I cannot imagine the rollercoaster many families and patients are on who had finally gained health care for their children and those with chronic illnesses through the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, only to have partisan attack dogs try to dismantle it.
Party politics should not come into play when people's lives hang in the balance. I hope for the sake of 27 million people who are living in doubt about their access to healthcare that Congress will take action on this matter and secure health coverage for all Americans, but especially the most vulnerable. I've said it before, healthcare is a right that should not depend on the size of a wallet or the digits in a zip code. Everyone should have access to affordable healthcare. Democrats will stay in the struggle until that mandate becomes a reality.
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https://johnlewis.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-john-lewis-offers-houses-congratulations-atlanta-united,Rep. John Lewis Offers House's Congratulations to Atlanta United,2018-12-17,2018,2018-12,Democrat,House,GA,John Lewis,L000287,johnlewis.house.gov,,,legacy,"Be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives congratulates Atlanta United FC and its dedicated fans on winning the 2018 Major League Soccer Cup championship; recognizes the contributions of the Atlanta United FC players, coaches, and leadership of the organization; and joins with the people of Atlanta and soccer fans everywhere in celebrating Atlanta United FC's first championship victory.
That is the text of a resolution authored by Rep. John Lewis and signed by the entire Georgia House delegation, except one, to offer Congressional recognition to the Atlanta United for delivering the first national championship title Atlanta has received in 23 years and the first of this century. The resolution was introduced last week. The House was out of session the week before the parade due to commemorations for the late President George H.W. Bush.
Winning a national championship at any time is wonderful, said Rep. Lewis, but winning it during this period of bitter partisanship is a blessing. Sports helps bridge all kinds of barriers that people set against each other.It brings the city and even the state together to rally around something that we all agree is good. It's a great way to head into the holiday season with a spirit of joy, happiness, and goodwill to all humankind. And it reminds my colleagues here what is possible when people of different persuasions work together toward one meaningful goal. I hope the United win will serve as an inspiration to us all.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
http://davidscott.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398123,Congressman David Scott Floor Remarks Supporting Bipartisan 2018 Farm Bill Conference Report,2018-12-12,2018,2018-12,Democrat,House,GA,David Scott,S001157,davidscott.house.gov,,,legacy,"Today Congressman David Scott (GA-13) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in strong support of the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2  Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018. 


    
        
            
        
    


Click here to watch video of Congressman Scott's remarks. 

""Thank you very much Mr. Speaker. Ladies and Gentlemen this is a great farm bill. There's so much in it, so many great things. But in this farm bill is perhaps the absolute best example of bipartisanship at its best. To have Democrats and Republicans working together to give $80 million dollars to African American 1890s Land Grant Colleges and Universities. I just want to say a big thank you. I want to thank our Ranking Member Mr. Peterson, and I want to thank Mike Conaway, who started with me on this journey. God bless you Mike, thank you so much for your help. And I want to thank our friends over on the Senate side. I want to thank Senator David Perdue, who took the reins over there and helped put the money back in. I want to also thank Sen. Roberts, the Chairman of the Senate committee. I want to thank my staffer, Ashley Smith, my Legislative Director, who worked night and day with me on this bill.  And I want to thank God Almighty. Ladies and Gentlemen, God had his hand on this: to pull Democrats and Republicans together, to give $80M to badly needed African American Land Grant Colleges and Universities. Only God could pull this together. We thank God for this blessing and for touching the hearts and the souls, and the spirits of all of my colleagues who will vote for this bill.  I want to thank also the staff of both the Senate Agriculture Committee as well as the House Agriculture Committee. Thank you all for the work that you did in this bill.  I thank you for all the people in America who are grateful for this. But especially the African American community thanks you for opening up these opportunities for their light to shine as well. Thank you.


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http://davidscott.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398126,"Congressman Scott, Senator Perdue Secure Funding For HBCU Agriculture Scholarships",2018-12-12,2018,2018-12,Democrat,House,GA,David Scott,S001157,davidscott.house.gov,,,legacy,"U.S. Representative David Scott (D-GA-13) and U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA), both members of the Bipartisan Congressional Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Caucus, have secured funding in the 2018 Farm Bill for agriculture-focused scholarships at Historically Black Land-Grant Colleges and Universities across the country.  This is Historic. A glorious example of bipartisanship, Democrats and Republicans, working together, said Congressman Scott, member of the House Agriculture Committee. I am especially proud of the $80M we have secured in funding for new scholarships for students attending the 19 African American 1890's land-grant colleges and universities across the nation. These scholarships will play a critical role in providing greater assistance for beginning farmers, and providing financial scholarships to bring more young people of all races who attend these outstanding universities for careers in the wonderful, and exciting, and growing world of agriculture businesses. I thank Senator David Perdue for his help getting the scholarships in the Senate bill. This is a great blessing from God and we are thankful. As a member of the HBCU Caucus, one of my top priorities is increasing opportunities for all students to pursue the skills they need to succeed, said Senator Perdue, member of the Senate Agriculture Committee. Agriculture is Georgia's number one industry and a major reason why our state continues to be the best state in the country in which to do business. In order to secure the future of farming in Georgia and across the country, we have to find ways to encourage diverse and qualified leadership and ownership in our agricultural community. These scholarships will help young farmers become the nation's next agriculture leaders. I am very grateful for Congressman Scott's commitment and perseverance in supporting our HBCUs in Georgia. Background on the amendment secured by Congressman Scott and Senator Perdue:
 
    In the Second Morrill Act of 1890, the 1890s Land grant institutions must receive funding through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) every 5 years. 
    Currently, these funds can be used for three purposes: research, education, and extension as authorized by the Farm Bill. Senator Perdue and Congressman Scott's amendment will add a fourth purpose  student scholarships  and will provide an additional $19 million dollars of funding annually for the 19 Historically Black Land-Grant colleges and universities. 
    The additional funds will be distributed by USDA and will apply to students with agriculture-focused studies, such as agribusiness, food production, distribution and retailing, clothing industries, and farming in marketing, finance, and distribution.
 

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https://bishop.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/ranking-member-bishop-lauds-passage-of-farm-bill,RANKING MEMBER BISHOP LAUDS PASSAGE OF FARM BILL,2018-12-12,2018,2018-12,Democrat,House,GA,Sanford Bishop,B000490,bishop.house.gov,,,legacy,"WASHINGTON, D.C.  Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Ranking Member of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, released the following statement on today's passage of the Farm Bill by the House of Representatives in a vote of 369 to 47. Congressman Bishop supported the legislation. The Senate passed the legislation yesterday by a vote of 87-13, and it now heads to the President's desk for signature.

Today, I gladly provided my support for the 2018 Farm Bill. After months of negotiations, I am pleased that many of the harmful, short-sighted provisions of the original House bill, that I initially voted against in June, were dropped. From the beginning of this process, I have stressed the need to strengthen the farmer safety net, invest in rural development, maintain conservation programs, and adequately fund our food and nutrition programs. This bill does those things, and more, and most importantly, it provides stability and certainty to those who rely on its vital programs.

The bill extends commodity protections for agriculture products including peanuts, cotton, soybeans, corn, wheat, oats, rice, and grain sorghum. The bill largely maintains and builds on the farmer safety net programs from the 2014 Farm Bill by making improvements to the Price Loss Coverage (PLC) and Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) that allow farmers greater choice. It improves farmers' cash flow and access to credit by increasing marketing loan rates. For the purpose of payments and benefits, it expands the definition of actively engaged in farming to include first cousins, nieces, and nephews. The bill does not include reductions to payment limits and did not adopt a provision to reduce the Adjusted Gross Income limitation to $700,000 from $900,000.

The bill allows farmers to update their average crop yields with USDA, which increases the amount of support they can receive. And while I was disappointed that the Senate amendment to provide $18 million for blueberry and peach losses in 2017 was not included, I am nonetheless pleased that the bill increased the cost reimbursement for beginning farmers, ranchers, and veterans under the Tree Assistance Program to 75 percent, which covers pecans and other tree crops. On the forestry front, the bill also maintains forest pest and disease treatment programs, administered by the U.S. Forest Service.

The agreement is also a big win for rural communities. It reauthorizes rural water and wastewater programs, and authorizes an additional $350 million for broadband infrastructure, which is a stark reminder that too many people in rural America still lack adequate broadband. Additionally, the bill includes provisions to combat the opioid epidemic, improve rural hospital financing, and promote rural entrepreneurship. The bill also establishes a rural health liaison that will be responsible for working with stakeholders and other agencies to effectively respond to rural health needs.

The agreement kept the structure of the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), which helps farmers to address soil health, water quality, and other environmental issues on their land, as well as the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), a voluntary program that incentivizes farmers to implement conservation practices. The agreement also increased the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) by 3 million acres to 27 million acres.

Earlier this year, I urged my colleagues to invest in agriculture research. I am happy that the grant program that awards scholarships to students at 1890 Land-Grant institutions received $40 million in mandatory funding and another $40 million in discretionary authorization, which will help young African-Americans pursue a career in agriculture. The bill also creates three centers of excellence at 1890 land-grants to focus on food security and rural quality of life. Additionally, the bill increases research into automation and mechanization for fruits and vegetables. With these important investments in research, American agriculture will remain unparalleled in the world.

The agreement also includes mandatory funding for the promotion of U.S. agricultural exports, through such programs as the Market Access Program. It also provides for the availability of marketing agreements and orders for pecans and cherries. Many farmers and ranchers remain concerned about retaliatory tariffs and these programs will help farmers explore new markets and opportunities. 

Additionally, the Farm Bill includes funding that I requested for the newly established Farming Opportunities Training and Outreach Program. This new program merges the Beginning Farmer and Ranchers Development Program (BFRDP) and the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (OASDVFR), which will allow USDA to more effectively reach and invest in these groups to ensure their success.

Finally, the agreement does not include new, onerous work requirements for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients. Instead it increases job training opportunities to help people find work. Last year, SNAP helped more than 42 million people, and some 1.6 million Georgians. It is widely considered an efficient and successful safety net that offers desperately needed support to those in need.

I thank my colleagues in the House and Senate for their diligent work on this legislation, and I urge the President to quickly sign the Farm Bill into law.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/georgia-water-rollback-divides-property-rights-vs-environment,"In Georgia, water rollback divides on property rights vs. environment",2018-12-12,2018,2018-12,Democrat,House,GA,Hank Johnson,J000288,hankjohnson.house.gov,,,legacy,"WASHINGTON Some of Georgia's top Republican elected officials, agricultural organizations and business development groups cheered the Trump administration's move Tuesday to roll back a sweeping Obama-era clean water regulation aimed at protecting tributaries to navigable waterways.
Georgia hashelped lead opposition to the 2015 rule, known as Waters of the U.S., in federal court, arguing that it is overly strict and costly and hurt state sovereignty. And supporters of President Donald Trump framed Tuesday's joint action by the Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a win for local farmers and ranchers, even as environmental groups raised safety concerns.
The administration is seeking to limit the federal government's authority to regulate pollution from certain types of tributaries that feed into larger bodies of water, effectively gutting one of former President Barack Obama'ssignature environmental regulations.Environmental groups warned that the proposal could have a harmful impact on the water pouring from the spigots of millions of Georgians while also having a detrimental effect on more than half the state's streams.
Obama's 2015 rule maintains that rivers used for drinking, recreation and fishing can only be clean if pollution from creeks and other bodies of water feeding into them  including ditches, wetlands and ephemeral streams that are created by rainfalls  is regulated. It cites authority from the Clean Water Act, which states it's illegal to pollute waterways without a permit.
The rule  which was never implemented after it was halted by a federal judge  prompted swift backlash from the agriculture industry, real estate developers, and oil and gas interests, who argued it was impractical, expensive and constituted an undue regulatory burden. Farmers, for example, said it would require them to seek federal permits for farming operations such as fertilizing near drainage ditches and building small structures near waterways.
This rule erodes our private property rights for our farmers and ranchers across this country. It regulates ditches and low-lying areas that don't even come close to the definition of navigable waters, Zippy Duvall, then the president of the Georgia Farm Bureau, said in November 2015. Duvall has since moved up to become the head of the American Farm Bureau Federation, and he said Tuesday that Trump's proposed rule was rooted in common sense.
Full-on assault'
Environmentalists warned that the Trump administration's action could harm the tap water of up to 117 million Americans, including nearly 5 million Georgians. The group Environment Georgia estimated that nearly 40,000 miles of the state's streams, or roughly 57 percent, could be adversely affected.
The rivers that make our state so special  the Chattahoochee, the Altamaha, the Savannah and more  rely on hundreds of small streams and wetlands. If you strip away protections for those clean water workhorses, you threaten Georgia's most iconic and economically important resources, said the group's director, Jennette Gayer, who vowed to fight the action every step of the way.
U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Lithonia, was one of only two Georgia congressmen who voted in favor of Obama's proposal after GOP leaders moved to reject it. He described the Trump administration's plans to scale it back as just another hit from President Trump's full-on assault on our environment.
By reversing progressive steps forward in environmental safety, this administration is putting Americans' health, the stability of our water treatment infrastructure and the beauty of our country at risk, he said.
Andrew Wheeler, the acting EPA administrator, said the Trump administration's proposed actions would lead to cost savings for farmers and reduce barriers to business development by more clearly defining what's covered under federal and state clean water laws. The new rules would be largely focused on bodies of water that are adjacent to navigable waterways or directly connected above ground.
Our simpler and clearer definition would help landowners understand whether a project on their property will require a federal permit or not, without spending thousands of dollars on engineering and legal professionals, Wheeler said.
Another vocal defender of Trump's proposed plan was Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. The former Georgia governor said he's heard about the issue constantly while on the road meeting with farmers.
Court fights
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, who hasquarterbacked the state's legal push to kill Obama's Waters of the U.S. rule along with other mostly Republican states, said Tuesday that he was reviewing Trump's proposed replacement.
With Georgia having led a multi-state coalition fighting against the 2015 WOTUS Rule for nearly three years, we look forward to reviewing the newly proposed rule and hope that it returns to protecting the States' traditional role as the primary regulators of land and water resources, Carr said in an emailed statement, using an acronym for the clean water regulation.
Still, Carr's office said it would continue to fight Obama's original 2015 rule in court to make sure there was no chance of the older, stricter version making it onto the books.
A hearing on Georgia's motion to block implementation of the 2015 rule is slated for Friday in a Brunswick federal courtroom.
Georgia also sued the Obama administration over its carbon emission rules, which the Trump administrationmoved to kill earlier this year.
The EPA and the corps will accept public comments on the new clean water proposal for 60 days. They could then revise the plan before finalizing it, likely sometime next year.
Several environmental groups said they would likely sue to stop the action, which follows up on one of Trump's top campaign pledges.
Big polluters could not have crafted a bigger free pass to dump if they wrote it themselves, said Blan Holman, an attorney at the Southern Environmental Law Center. In the face of this serious threat, SELC and our partners will fight this dangerous proposal in court.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/google-ceo-sundar-pichai-answered-congressional-questions-china-privacy,"Google CEO Sundar Pichai Answered Congressional Questions On China, Privacy, Political Bias And More",2018-12-12,2018,2018-12,Democrat,House,GA,Hank Johnson,J000288,hankjohnson.house.gov,,,legacy,"Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) followed up on Jordan's line of questioning about whether Google had paid for such efforts. Pichai categorically denied that it provides any partisan election features.
Read More",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/technology-202-google-hearing-previews-house-democrats-plans-rein-big-tech,The Technology 202: Google hearing previews House Democrats' plans to rein in Big Tech,2018-12-12,2018,2018-12,Democrat,House,GA,Hank Johnson,J000288,hankjohnson.house.gov,,,legacy,"Another issue likely to be top of mind for Democrats: Tougher mandates for companies to notify consumers when they are breached.Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) asked Pichai how Americans can trust their personally identifiable information is safe with Google -- whichannounced on Monday it had a security bug on its Google service that may have affected the personal information of about 52 million people.
Read More",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://johnlewis.house.gov/media-center/federal-grant-announcements/rep-john-lewis-announces-108m-5th-district-grants,Rep. John Lewis Announces $108M in 5th District Grants,2018-12-12,2018,2018-12,Democrat,House,GA,John Lewis,L000287,johnlewis.house.gov,,,legacy,"Periodically, Rep. John Lewis is notified that organizations within the 5th Congressional District have been selected to receive a variety of federal grants. This federal grants announcement will advise press and constituents of these notifications. This announcement details about $108, 579, 618 in federal grants coming to the 5th Congressional District. 
What is the funding process for federal grants?
There are two basic ways the federal government awards funds, through mandatory funding or discretionary funding. Members of Congress vote on authorizing legislation that funds the mandatory commitments of the federal government for programs like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, unemployment insurance and SNAP. Also every year, levels of discretionary funding are determined during the Congressional appropriations process. Rep. Lewis and all other members of Congress work to ensure that federal programs which provide key services within their districts are funded at levels requested by local government authorities and constituents they represent. 
The federal grants announced by this release fall mainly in the discretionary category. The money appropriated by Congress is sent to the federal agencies, such as the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) or of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which then disburse it directly to the states and local governments. Sometimes federal agencies issue requests for proposals which place states, cities, and local organizations in competition with others around the country for the opportunity to gain federal support for a local project. This is where the efficacy of city and state organizations are tested to determine whether they can compete effectively to receive those funds. Rep. Lewis often meets with and advises city, state or local agencies to help them strategize effective methods of engaging the federal agencies throughout the grant process.
Pell Grants, Byrne Justice Assistance, veterans' services, LIHEAP home heating support, early education, COPS, YouthBuild, Jobs Corps, the CDC, minority health programs, TIGER, critical disease research initiatives, tenant and fair housing assistance all stem from Congressional discretionary funding. Recent successful discretionary grant efforts from the 5th Congressional District of Georgia include the Atlanta Streetcar, the Multimodal Passenger Terminal, the Atlanta BeltLine, and the UTC. Through his District Office, Rep. Lewis offers grants assistance and workshops to explain the federal grants process. Please call 404-659-0116 if you are interested in participating in one of these workshops.
Following is the list of the most recently granted federal funds to the 5th Congressional District. If you are seeking more information about any one of these federal grants, please consult the granting information for more details on their selection process. Grants over $500,000 are highlighted.
This is to inform you that the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the Administration for Children and Families, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Office of Head Start, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Corporation for National and Community Service, the Department of Transportation, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Health Resources and Services Administration will be announcingthe following grant award(s) to recipient(s) within your Congressional district and state.


Grant Notifications
National Cancer Institute 
Grant Recipient: Georgia Institute of Technology
Grant Project Title: Cancer Treatment Research
Amount: $318, 341
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 13, 2018 and an end date of July 31, 2023 (Estimated).

National Science Foundation 
Grant Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Big Data: IA: Collaborative Research: TIMES: A tensor factorization platform for spatio-temporal data
Amount: $950, 337
Additional Details: This award has a start date of October 1, 2018 and an end date of September 30, 2022 (Estimated).

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 
Grant Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Biological Response to Environmental Health Hazards
Amount: $388, 428
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 30, 2018 and an end date of June 30, 2019 (Estimated).

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases 
Grant Recipient: Georgia State University
Grant Project Title: Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Research
Amount: $430, 760
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 03, 2018 and an end date of June 30, 2021 (Estimated). https://www.niddk.nih.gov/research-funding/funded-grants-grant-history






National Institute on Aging 
Grant Recipient: Clark Atlanta University
Grant Project Title: Aging Research
Amount: $462, 000
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 1, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2021 (Estimated). http://www.nia.nih.gov/research/grants-funding

National Science Foundation 
Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: GOALI: Collaborative research: Biochar-catalyzed microbial reductive degradation of emerging organohalides
Amount: $90, 000
Additional Details: This award has a start date of October 1, 2018 and an end date of September 30, 2021 (Estimated). https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ohs/funding

Any questions regarding this notification should be addressed to Georgia Tech Research Corporation Office of Sponsored Programs at (404) 894-4819.

National Science Foundation 
Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: CPS: Medium: Collaborative Research: Building Information, Inhabitant, Interaction and Intelligent Integrated Modeling BI5M
Amount: $479, 932
Additional Details: This award has a start date of October 1, 2018 and an end date of September 30, 2021 (Estimated).

Any questions regarding this notification should be addressed to Georgia Tech Research Corporation Office of Sponsored Programs at (404) 894-4819.

National Science Foundation 
Grant Recipient: Spelman College
Grant Project Title: Spokes: MEDIUM: SOUTH: Collaborative: Integrating Biological Big Data Research into Student Training and Education
Amount: $150, 000
Additional Details: This award has a start date of October 1, 2018 and an end date of September 30, 2021 (Estimated).

Any questions regarding this notification should be addressed to Georgia Tech Research Corporation Office of Sponsored Programs at (404) 894-4819.

National Science Foundation 
Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: EAGER: Pilot Study on Bias and Trust in AI Systems
Amount: $74, 529
Additional Details: This award has a start date of October 1, 2018 and an end date of September 30, 2021 (Estimated).

Any questions regarding this notification should be addressed to Georgia Tech Research Corporation Office of Sponsored Programs at (404) 894-4819.


Center for Mental Health Services
Grant Recipient: National Mental Health Association of Georgia, Inc.
Grant Project Title: The Mental Health Academy Training Program
Amount: $125, 000
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 30, 2018 and an end date of September 29, 2021 (Estimated).

Any questions regarding this notification should be addressed to Georgia Tech Research Corporation Office of Sponsored Programs at (404) 894-4819.

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 
Grant Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Perivascular cell function during zebrafish heart regeneration
Amount: $390, 000
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 15, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2019 (Estimated). https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/grants-and-training/funding-opportunities-and-contacts

Any questions regarding this notification should be addressed to Georgia Tech Research Corporation Office of Sponsored Programs at (404) 894-4819.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / CDC -OSTLTS Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support (OTGrant) 
Recipient: National Foundation for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Grant Project Title: Category C: Community-Based Organizations
Amount: $1,200,000
Additional Details: This award has a start date of August 1, 2018 and an end date of July 31, 2023 (Estimated).

Any questions regarding this notification should be addressed to Georgia Tech Research Corporation Office of Sponsored Programs at (404) 894-4819.

National Science Foundation 
Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: PFI-TT: Translation of a Micro coil-Based Stimulating Array for Cochlear Implants
Amount: $200, 000
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 15, 2018 and an end date of February 29, 2020 (Estimated).

Any questions regarding this notification should be addressed to Georgia Tech Research Corporation Office of Sponsored Programs at (404) 894-4819.



National Science Foundation 
Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: CAPS: Hybrid Instruction for Equity in Computing
Amount: $297, 343
Additional Details: This award has a start date of October 1, 2018 and an end date of September 30, 2020 (Estimated).

Any questions regarding this notification should be addressed to Georgia Tech Research Corporation Office of Sponsored Programs at (404) 894-4819.

National Science Foundation 
Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: CHS: Small: Collaborative Research: Tools for Mental Health Reflection: Integrating Social Media with Human-Centered Machine Learning
Amount: $284, 808
Additional Details: This award has a start date of October 1, 2018 and an end date of September 30, 2021 (Estimated).
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1816403

Any questions regarding this notification should be addressed to Georgia Tech Research Corporation Office of Sponsored Programs at (404) 894-4819.

National Science Foundation 
Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: TRIPODS+X: RES: Collaborative Research: Scaling Up Descriptive Epidemiology and Metabolic Network Models via Faster Sampling
Amount: $120, 000
Additional Details: This award has a start date of October 1, 2018 and an end date of September 30, 2021 (Estimated).

National Science Foundation 
Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: Collective Dynamics and Collaborative Killing: Synergistic Elimination of Bacteria by Immune Cells and Viruses
Amount: $537, 617
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 15, 2018 and an end date of September 30, 2021 (Estimated).

National Science Foundation 
Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Big Data: IA: Collaborative Research: TIMES: A tensor factorization platform for spatio-temporal data
Amount: $773, 528
Additional Details: This award has a start date of October 1, 2018 and an end date of September 30, 2021 (Estimated).


Georgia Family Planning Services 
Recipient: Office of Public Health and Science / Office of Family Planning
Grant Project Title: Georgia Family Planning Services
Amount: $ 5,528,000
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 1, 2018 and an end date of March 31, 2019 (Estimated).

National Science Foundation 
Recipient: Georgia Tech Applied Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: Planning IUCRC at Georgia Institute of Technology: Center for Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies Advancing Food Safety and Security (CAFSS)
Amount: $15, 000
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 1, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2019 (Estimated).

National Science Foundation 
Recipient: Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc.
Grant Project Title: Neurobiologically-informed risk assessment: An empirical examination
Amount: $ 538, 827
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 1, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2021 (Estimated).

National Science Foundation 
Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: CRI: CI-EN: Collaborative Research: mResearch: A platform for Reproducible and Extensible Mobile Sensor Big Data Research
Amount: $ 225, 000
Additional Details: This award has a start date of October 1, 2018 and an end date of September 30, 2021 (Estimated).

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / CDC -OSTLTS Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support (OT)
Recipient: Task Force for Global Health Inc.
Grant Project Title: Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services Through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation's Health
Amount: $ 3,458,505
Additional Details: This award has a start date of August 1, 2018 and an end date of July 31, 2023 (Estimated).

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / CDC-NCCDPHP National Center for Chronic Diseases Prevention & Health Promotion (DP)
Recipient: County of DeKalb
Grant Project Title: Local Efforts towards Addressing Disparities in DeKalb (LEAD DeKalb)
Amount: $ 792, 000
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 30, 2018 and an end date of August 29, 2023 (Estimated).

Administration for Community Living / AOA - Administration on Aging Regional Commission (ARC)
Recipient: Georgia State University, University Foundation, Inc.
Grant Project Title: Double Blind Randomized Control Trial on the Effect of Evidence-Based Suicide Intervention Training on the Home Delivered and Congregate Nutrition Program through the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC)
Amount: $ 249, 831
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 1, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2020 (Estimated).

Office of Public Health and Science / Office of Adolescent Health
Recipient: The Morehouse School of Medicine, Inc.
Grant Project Title: President's Academy for Successful Students (PASS)
Amount: $375, 000
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 30, 2018 and an end date of September 29, 2020 (Estimated).

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases 
Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: The function of lysophosphatidic acid receptor LPA5R in intestinal inflammation and epithelial damage
Amount: $ 507, 002
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 20, 2018 and an end date of May 31, 2023 (Estimated).

National Institute on Aging 
Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Computational Prediction and Functional Validation of Novel Epigenetic Risk Loci in Alzheimer's Disease
Amount: $ 788, 285
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 30, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2019 (Estimated). http://www.nia.nih.gov/research/grants-funding

National Institute on Drug Abuse
Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Evaluating the combination of the Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach and medication-assisted treatment in young adults with severe opioid use disorder
Amount: $ 195, 000
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 30, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2020 (Estimated).

National Science Foundation 
Recipient: Spelman College
Grant Project Title: Excellence in Research: The impact of online comparison websites on the remittance industry
Amount: $ 299, 797
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 15, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2021 (Estimated).
National Science Foundation 
Recipient: Morehouse College
Grant Project Title: Pairing Atlanta High School Teachers with HBCU Computer Science Students to Train Them on AP Computer Science Principles
Amount: $ 299, 621
Additional Details: This award has a start date of January 1, 2019 (no end date on website).

National Science Foundation 
Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Collaborative Research: NCS-FO: Discovering Dynamics in Massive-Scale Neural Datasets Using Machine Learning
Amount: $ 621, 897
Additional Details: This award has a start date of October 1, 2018 and an end date of September 30, 2021 (Estimated).

National Science Foundation 
Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: CHE/DMS Innovation Lab: Learning the Power of Data in Chemistry
Amount: $ 225,450
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 1, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2019 (Estimated).

Any questions regarding this notification should be addressed to Georgia Tech Research Corporation Office of Sponsored Programs at (404) 894-4819

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Recipient: EGLESTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT EMORY UNIVERSITY, INC.
Grant Project Title: Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program
Amount: $ 2,474,755
Additional Details: This award has a start date of October 1, 2017 and an end date of September 30, 2018 (Estimated).

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / CDC-NCCDPHP National Center for Chronic Diseases Prevention & Health Promotion (DP)
Recipient: Georgia Department of Public Health
Grant Project Title: Improving the Health of Georgians through Prevention and Management of Diabetes and Heart Disease and Stroke
Amount: $ 1,973, 450
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 30, 2018 and an end date of June 29, 2023 (Estimated).

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases 
Recipient: Georgia State University
Grant Project Title: Hippocampal Modulation of Energy Intake
Amount: $ 430, 760
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 3, 2018 and an end date of June 30, 2021 (Estimated).
National Institute on Aging 
Recipient: Clark Atlanta University
Grant Project Title: Molecular mechanisms of the age-related re-growth of the prostate
Amount: $ 462, 000
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 1, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2021 (Estimated).

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Identification of Chromatin Architecture at the RUNX1 locus that regulate bone formation and mineralization
Amount: $183, 057
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 1, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2020 (Estimated).

National Science Foundation 
Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: Living Interfaces: Exploring Synthetic Biology and Evolution for the Development of Next-Generation Biomaterials
Amount: $50, 000
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 1, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2019 (Estimated).

National Science Foundation 
Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: Planning IUCRC at Georgia Institute of Technology: Center for [Digital Composite Joining and Repair]
Amount: $15, 000
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 1, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2019 (Estimated).

National Science Foundation 
Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: Collaborative Research: Enabling rational design of MOF-polymer mixed matrix membranes for liquid separations through understanding of microscale and macroscale properties
Amount: $215, 000
Additional Details: This award has a start date of October 1, 2018 and an end date of September 30, 2021 (Estimated).

National Science Foundation 
Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: CPS: Medium: Collaborative Research: Certifiable reinforcement learning for cyber-physical systems
Amount: $329, 670
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 15, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2021 (Estimated).

National Science Foundation 
Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: Planning Grant: ERC for Control of Urban Thermal Environments (CUTE)
Amount: $ 100, 000
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 1, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2019 (Estimated).

National Science Foundation 
Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: Screening and implementing universal ligands for immunoglobulins
Amount: $345, 000
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 1, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2021 (Estimated).

National Science Foundation 
Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: NeTS: Small: Location, Location, Location: Maximizing Network Performance in the mmWave Era
Amount: $499, 995
Additional Details: This award has a start date of October 1, 2018 and an end date of September 30, 2021 (Estimated).

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development 
Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Improving statistical methods for small area estimates of public health indicators and demographic characteristics
Amount: $ 556, 446
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 13, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2021 (Estimated). https://www.niams.nih.gov/grants-funding

National Science Foundation 
Recipient: Spelman College
Grant Project Title: TRIPOS+X:EDU: Collaborative Education: Data-Driven Discovery and Alliance
Amount: $ 99, 092
Additional Details: This award has a start date of October 1, 2018 and an end date of September 30, 2020 (Estimated).

National Science Foundation 
Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: Collaborative Research: Community Planning for Scalable Cyberinfrastructure to Support Multi-Messenger Astrophysics
Amount: $ 26, 589
Additional Details: This award has a start date of October 1, 2018 and an end date of September 30, 2019 (Estimated).



National Science Foundation 
Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: CPS: Small: Multi-Human Assisted Learning for Multi-Agent Systems using Intrinsically Generated Event-Related EEG Potentials
Amount: $ 500, 000
Additional Details: This award has a start date of January 1, 2019 and an end date of December 31, 2021 (Estimated).

National Science Foundation 
Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: TRIPODS+X: VIS: Creating an Annual Data Science Forum
Amount: $ 200, 000
Additional Details: This award has a start date of October 1, 2018 and an end date of September 30, 2020 (Estimated).

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / CDC-NCIRD National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (IP)
Recipient: Task Force for Global Health Inc.
Grant Project Title: The Partnership for Influenza Vaccine Introduction, a public private partnership to introduce and expand influenza vaccination programs in low and middle-income countries
Amount: $ 3, 700, 000
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 30, 2016 and an end date of September 29, 2021 (Estimated).

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
Recipient: Atlanta Harm Reduction Coalition, Inc.
Grant Project Title: Atlanta Harm Reduction Coalition, Inc. (AHRC) and Street Smart Youth Project, Inc.
Amount: $ 281, 904
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 30, 2018 and an end date of September 29, 2023 (Estimated).

HRSA Grant Service Office
Recipient: The Family Health Centers of Georgia, Inc.
Grant Project Title: FY 2018 Capital Assistance for Hurricane Response and Recovery Efforts
Amount: $ 337, 400
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 01, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2020 (Estimated).

HRSA Grant Service Office
Recipient: Health Education, Assessment and Leadership, Inc.
Grant Project Title: FY 2018 Capital Assistance for Hurricane Response and Recovery Efforts
Amount: $ 337, 400
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 01, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2020 (Estimated).



HRSA Grant Service Office
Recipient: Southside Medical Center, Inc.
Grant Project Title: FY 2018 Capital Assistance for Hurricane Response and Recovery Efforts
Amount: $ 337, 400
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 01, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2020 (Estimated).

HRSA Grant Service Office
Recipient: Meridian Education Resource Group, Inc.
Grant Project Title: FY 2018 Capital Assistance for Hurricane Response and Recovery Efforts
Amount: $ 337, 400
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 01, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2020 (Estimated).

HRSA Grant Service Office
Recipient: National Foundation for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Grant Project Title: CDC Foundation: Strengthening the U.S. public health systems response to emergencies
Amount: $ 705, 971
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 01, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2020 (Estimated).

National Science Foundation 
Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: CRCNS Research Proposal: Randomness and systematicity in neural codes for motor exploration
Amount: $1,000,000.00
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 01, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2022 (Estimated).

National Library of Medicine 
Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Search and Social Media Mining to Develop Indicators of Exposure to Urban Air Pollution
Amount: $207, 556
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 11, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2020 (Estimated).

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 
Recipient: Georgia Institute of Technology
Grant Project Title: Bacterial regulatory evolution during adaptation to chronic infections
Amount: $501, 147
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 15, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2019 (Estimated).



National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Novel strategies for mapping the emotional neural circuitry using human brain stimulation
Amount: $234, 000
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 15, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2020 (Estimated).

National Science Foundation 
Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation 
Grant Project Title: FMitF: Collaborative Research: Synergies between Program Synthesis and Neural Learning of Graph Structures
Amount: $450, 001
Additional Details: This award has a start date of January 01, 2019 and an end date of December 31, 2022 (Estimated).

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / CDC -OSTLTS Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support (OT)
Recipient: Georgia Department of Public Health
Grant Project Title: Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant 2018
Amount: $ 5, 206, 353
Additional Details: This award has a start date of October 01, 2017 and an end date of September 30, 2019 (Estimated).

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / Coordinating Office of Global Health (CGH)
Recipient: Task Force for Global Health Inc.
Grant Project Title: GH15-1619, PIO/HQ ""Strengthening Applied Epidemiology and Sustainable International Public Health Capacity through the Field Epidemiology Training Programs
Amount: $ 5, 863, 146
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 01, 2015 and an end date of August 31, 2020 (Estimated).

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / CDC-OPHPR Coordinating Office for Trism Preparedness & Emergency Response (TP)
Recipient: Georgia Department of Public Health
Grant Project Title: Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response: Public Health Crisis Response  2018
Amount: $ 3, 210, 455
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 01, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2019 (Estimated).

National Science Foundation 
Recipient: Georgia State University Research Foundation
Grant Project Title: Imaging Convective Patterns On AGB Stars
Amount: $ 250, 977
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 15, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2021 (Estimated).

National Science Foundation 
Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: Collaborative Research: Elements: Software: NSCI: Constitutive Relation Inference Toolkit (CRIKit)
Amount: $ 299, 136
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 01, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2021 (Estimated).

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 
Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Catalytic Nano therapies to Treat Lung Disease
Amount: $ 383, 851
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 01, 2018 and an end date of July 31, 2022. (Estimated).

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke 
Recipient: Georgia Institute of Technology
Grant Project Title: Non-Invasive Methods to Drive Neural Activity with Millisecond Precision and to Recruit the Brain's Immune Cells
Amount: $ 330, 406
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 15, 2018 and an end date of June 30, 2023. (Estimated).

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 
Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Redefining Clinical Viscosity in Sickle Cell Disease by Leveraging Microfluidic Technologies
Amount: $ 791, 236
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 1, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2022 (Estimated).

National Institute of Mental Health 
Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Genetic and Molecular Drivers of the Schizophrenia-Associated 3q29 Deletion
Amount: $ 671, 961
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 5, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2019 (Estimated).

National Institute of Mental Health National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: A pragmatic evaluation of a secure web-based platform for hospital-dialysis provider communication to improve hospitalization outcomes among dialysis patients
Amount: $ 394, 356
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 01, 2018 and an end date of July 31, 2021 (Estimated).


Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD)
Amount: $ 1, 054, 360
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 30, 2018 and an end date of September 29, 2021 (Estimated).

75 / HRSA Program Headquarters Office
Recipient: Georgia Department of Public Health
Grant Project Title: Ryan White Part B Supplemental
Amount: $ 2, 060, 818
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 30, 2013 and an end date of September 29, 2019 (Estimated).

National Cancer Institute 
Recipient: Georgia Institute of Technology
Grant Project Title: Deep Ovarian Cancer Metabolomics
Amount: $ 410, 432 
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 20, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2023 (Estimated).

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases 
Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Autophagy modulates liver injury and inflammation through cell signaling effects
Amount: $ 454, 380
Additional Details: This award has a start date of April 01, 1992 and an end date of August 31, 2019 (Estimated).

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases 
Recipient: Georgia Institute of Technology
Grant Project Title: New computational, transcriptional, and genome editing approaches to the biology of inflammatory bowel disease
Amount: $ 170, 260
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 19, 2018 and an end date of May 31, 2022 (Estimated).

Food and Drug Administration 
Recipient: Georgia Institute of Technology
Grant Project Title: Data Enabled Automation for the Improved Efficiency, Yield, and Reproducibility of the Manufacturing of Human Umbilical Cord Tissue Mesenchymal Stromal Cells for Clinical Therapeutic Use
Amount: $ 600, 000
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 20, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2021 (Estimated).




U.S. Department of Labor 
Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: Susan Harwood Training Grant Program
Amount: $74, 994
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 27, 2018.

U.S. Department of Education 
Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program
Amount: $ 114, 888
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 30, 2018 and an end date of March 31, 2020 (Estimated).

Administration for Community Living / National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, & Rehabilitation Research
Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: RERC on Technologies to Support Successful Aging in Place with Long-Term Disability (TechSAge RERC II)
Amount: $ 924, 997
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 30, 2018 and an end date of September 29, 2023 (Estimated). 

Administration for Community Living / CIP - Center for Consumer Access and Self-Determination
Recipient: Georgia Department of Human Services
Grant Project Title: Georgia's Business Case Development for the No Wrong Door System
Amount: $ 502, 154
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 01, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2020 (Estimated).

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / CDC -OSTLTS Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support (OT)
Recipient: ASSN/ST/TERR/CHRONIC DIS/PROG/ DIRECTORS
Grant Project Title: Preventive Health and Health Services - Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation's Health
Amount: $ 22, 871, 809
Additional Details: This award has a start date of August 01, 2018 and an end date of July 31, 2023 (Estimated).

National Eye Institute 
Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Exercise-induced Retinal Neuroprotection
Amount: $ 521, 653
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 30, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2022 (Estimated). 



National Institute on Aging 
Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Emory Specialized Center of Research Excellence (SCORE) on Sex Differences
Amount: $ 1, 515, 145
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 30, 2018 and an end date of May 31, 2023 (Estimated).

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 
Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Mechanisms of phenotypic antibiotic resistance in Gramnegative bacteria
Amount: $ 437, 629
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 24, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2023 (Estimated).

Administration for Children and Families / ACYF - Family and Youth Services Bureau
Recipient: The Morehouse School of Medicine, Inc.
Grant Project Title: Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Program
Amount: $ 445, 772
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 30, 2018 and an end date of September 29, 2021 (Estimated).

National Science Foundation 
Recipient: Morehouse College
Grant Project Title: Excellence in Research: Evaluating the Use of Virtual Mentoring for HBCU Undergraduates in Computer Science
Amount: $ 992, 892
Additional Details: This award has a start date of October 01, 2018 and an end date of September 30, 2021 (Estimated).

National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research 
Recipient: Georgia Institute of Technology
Grant Project Title: Access to Preventive Dental Care for Children in the United States
Amount: $ 379, 240
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 7, 2018 and an end date of May 31, 2022 (Estimated).

National Science Foundation 
Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: Planning Grant: Engineering Research Center for Edge Intelligence
Amount: $ 100, 000
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 1, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2019 (Estimated).

National Science Foundation 
Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: TRIPODS+X:EDU: Collaborative Education: Data-driven Discovery and Alliance
Amount: $ 99, 976
Additional Details: This award has a start date of October 1, 2018 and an end date of September 30, 2020 (Estimated).

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / CDC -OSTLTS Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support (OT)
Recipient: National Foundation for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Grant Project Title: Technical Assistance for Response to Public Health or Healthcare Crises - 2018
Amount: $ 11, 988, 859
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 30, 2018 and an end date of September 29, 2019 (Estimated).

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / Research-CDCNCIPC National Center for Injury Prevention & Control (CE)
Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Promoting Recovery in Children Who Sustain a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: The TBI Evaluation and Management (TEaM) Toolkit
Amount: $ 549, 766
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 30, 2018 and an end date of September 29, 2022 (Estimated).

National Science Foundation 
Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: I-CORPs: Kalmed Healthcare
Amount: $ 50, 000
Additional Details: This award has a start date of January 15, 2019 and an end date of June 30, 2019 (Estimated).

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 
Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Structural and Chemical Analysis of Highly Potent ALLINI Platform
Amount: $ 403, 750
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 24, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2023 (Estimated).

National Institute on Aging 
Recipient: Georgia State University
Grant Project Title: Meaningful Engagement and Quality of Life among Assisted Living Residents with Dementia
Amount: $ 683, 835
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 30, 2018 and an end date of May 31, 2023 (Estimated).

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 
Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: CD8 T cell suppression of HIV latency establishment and maintenance in virally suppressed individuals
Amount: $ 390, 000
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 24, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2023 (Estimated).

National Institute on Aging 
Recipient: Georgia State University
Grant Project Title: Innovative Glycomic/Glycoproteomic Investigation on Alzheimer's Disease
Amount: $ 782, 675
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 30, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2019 (Estimated).

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke 
Recipient: Georgia Institute of Technology
Grant Project Title: Circuit and Synaptic Mechanisms of Visual Spatial Attention
Amount: $ 547, 154
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 30, 2018 and an end date of July 31, 2023 (Estimated).

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke 
Recipient: Emory University 
Grant Project Title: The molecular mechanism and therapeutics in axon regeneration
Amount: $ 341, 250
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 30, 2018 and an end date of June 30, 2023 (Estimated).

National Institute on Aging 
Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Computational Prediction and Functional Validation of Novel Risk Loci of Alzheimer's Disease
Amount: $ 788, 200
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 30, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2019 (Estimated).

National Institute on Aging 
Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Synaptic accumulation of misfolded proteins and neurodegeneration
Amount: $ 488, 920
Additional Details: This award has a start date of May 01, 2001 and an end date of August 31, 2019 (Estimated).

National Cancer Institute 
Recipient: Sophia Bioscience, Inc.
Grant Project Title: Development of Novel Targeted Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Amount: $ 300, 000
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 20, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2019 (Estimated).


National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering 
Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Improved Whole-Brain Spectroscopic MRI for Radiation Treatment Planning
Amount: $ 813, 062
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 22, 2018 and an end date of July 31, 2021 (Estimated).

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / CDC-NCCDPHP National Center for Chronic Diseases Prevention & Health Promotion (DP)
Recipient: Georgia Department of Public Health
Grant Project Title: Innovative State and Local Public Health Strategies to Prevent and Manage Diabetes and Heart Disease and Stroke
Amount: $ 800, 000
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 30, 2018 and an end date of September 29, 2023 (Estimated).

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases 
Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Role of Calcineurin Isoforms in Renal Regulation of Blood Pressure
Amount: $ 186, 040
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 20, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2021 (Estimated).

Administration for Community Living / AOD - Administration on Disabilities
Recipient: Georgia State University, University Foundation, Inc.
Grant Project Title: Increasing Access to Youth Mental Health Awareness Training in Hispanic Communities in Georgia
Amount: $ 50, 000
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 01, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2019 (Estimated).

Any questions regarding this notification should be addressed to the National Service Hotline at 1 (800) 942-2677.

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https://bishop.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-bishop-announces-714-million-head-start-grant-for-macon-bibb,CONGRESSMAN BISHOP ANNOUNCES $7.14 MILLION HEAD START GRANT FOR MACON-BIBB COUNTY ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL INC,2018-12-11,2018,2018-12,Democrat,House,GA,Sanford Bishop,B000490,bishop.house.gov,,,legacy,"MACON, GA  Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) is pleased to announce that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded a $7.14 million grant to the Macon-Bibb County Economic Opportunity Council, Inc. to support Head Start and Early Head Start programs in Georgia. Head Start programs promote quality school readiness for children from birth to five years old who come from low income families through education, health, social and other services.

I am very pleased with the generous Head Start grant awarded to the Macon-Bibb County Economic Opportunity Council, Inc., said Congressman Bishop. A strong learning foundation is vital for the future success of our nation's children. This grant will help ensure this foundation by providing crucial resources to disadvantaged children and families to combat economic and social barriers throughout the Macon-Bibb county area.

Founded in 1965, the Head Start program has served 30 million children and families in urban and rural areas across the nation and U.S. territories. The program is administered by HHS's Office of Head Start within the Administration for Children and Families. Additional information on the program can be found here.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://bishop.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-bishop-statement-on-the-abrupt-closure-of-virginia-college,CONGRESSMAN BISHOP STATEMENT ON THE ABRUPT CLOSURE OF VIRGINIA COLLEGE AND THE AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES FOR IMPACTED STUDENTS,2018-12-11,2018,2018-12,Democrat,House,GA,Sanford Bishop,B000490,bishop.house.gov,,,legacy,"WASHINGTON, D.C.  Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement on the closure of schools under the umbrella of the Education Corporation of America, which includes Virginia College with locations in both Columbus, GA and Macon, GA.

I am disappointed with the immediate closure of Virginia College and its campuses located in both Columbus and Macon. I have already reached out to the Department of Education and the Department of Veteran Affairs to ensure they are doing everything they can to assist students.This was an unexpected announcement, and I will continue to do everything in my power to provide students affected by this closure assistance in overcoming this hardship.

The U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs have provided the following resources for impacted students. These resources provide guidance on the potential discharge of federal student loans and other options for impacted students:

 The U.S. Department of Education's official fact sheet for the closure of Education Corporation of America can be found here.

 The U.S. Department of Education's official website for closed school federal loan discharge can be found here.

 The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' website for the restoration of GI Benefits is can be found here.

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https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-johnson-discusses-consumers-digital-privacy-google-ceo,Rep. Johnson Discusses Consumers Digital Privacy with Google CEO,2018-12-11,2018,2018-12,Democrat,House,GA,Hank Johnson,J000288,hankjohnson.house.gov,,,legacy,"WASHINGTON, D.C.  Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), the Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet (IP), today questioned Google CEO Sundar Pichai on the importance of consumers' digital privacy in the online ecosystem. The following is a transcript of his exchange in Judiciary Committee hearing: Transparency & Accountability: Examining Google and its Data Collection, Use, and Filtering Practices.
To watch video, click HERE.
Chairman Goodlatte: The chair recognizes the gentleman from Georgia for five minutes.
Congressman Johnson: Thank you. Have you ever heard talk of this e-mail you were just asked about sent by your head of multicultural marketing?
Mr. Pichai: Not at that time, but later when there were expressions made about it.
Congressman Johnson: Is it true she sent that e-mail or could that be fake news? (laughter)
Mr. Pichai: My understanding is there were e-mails sent.
Congressman Johnson: But it's your testimony today that Google did not configure features to get out the Latino vote in key states?
Mr. Pichai: We don't build partisan features with any goals around affecting elections in those ways. We focus efforts on helping people register to vote and we reach users across the United States. Any time we do these efforts informing people where to vote, these are used in a very distributed way widely across the entire country.
Congressman Johnson: Thank you, sir. Google's collection and use of consumer's data in its record of protecting consumers and their data are appropriate areas of congressional oversight, but sadly this committee has neglected consumer protection as an area of oversight choosing instead to squander their oversight responsibility and use its power to bully Google and other technology companies into minimizing negative news and comments about Republicans and most importantly the Trump Administration. Yesterday, Google disclosed that private profile data of over 52 million users may have been exposed. I understand you're phasing out the Google Plus platform, but many Americans trust your e-mail platform and countless other products with their personal information. And you admit that you collect private data for use in advertising. How can we be assured, considering this new breach, that our personally identifiable information of consumers is safe with you?
Mr. Pichai: Building software has bugs associated as part of the process. We undertake a lot of efforts to find bugs and so we find it and fix it and that's how we constantly make our systems better and the biggest area of risk we normally see for our users is around security. That's how we work hard. We have an advanced protection program. It allows a second layer of protection, which makes it much harder to get your account misappropriated in any way.
Congressman Johnson: Thank you. Yesterday, The New York Times published an in-depth investigation of your location-tracking applications that identified our personally identified data. Google has said that it doesn't sell data, but as a corporation deeply involved in the business of consumer data use in advertising, your company benefits from applications that track consumer locations. How do you differentiate what Google does with geolocation on data from companies with applications that track and sell the data?
Mr. Pichai: As a company, we do not sell user data. That would be against our principles.
Congressman Johnson: How do you differentiate what you do with the geolocation data from companies that do sell the data?. How do you differentiate what you do with that data versus what these applications that do track and sell the data do?
Mr. Pichai: An important source of differentiation. We would never sell user data. We give consumers preferences about how their data is used for advertising. Most of our user experience is we make our advertising relevant based on the key words you type in. You can control your ad settings and change the use of personal data as well.
Congressman Johnson: As my time expires, do you believe Google has done enough to be transparent in its data collecting policies?
Mr. Pichai: We always think there's more to do. It's an area of ongoing effort for us. But we have enlisted a lot over the years, and we make it transparent and encourage users to check it out. 20 million users go and check it. Over the last month, 170 million users did check it.
Congressman Johnson: Thank you. I yield back.
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https://johnlewis.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-john-lewis-attend-funeral-late-president-george-hw-bush,Rep. John Lewis to Attend Funeral of Late President George H.W. Bush,2018-12-04,2018,2018-12,Democrat,House,GA,John Lewis,L000287,johnlewis.house.gov,,,legacy,"Rep. John Lewis will attend the services for the 41st President of the United States, George H.W. Bush, tomorrow at the Washington National Cathedral. Though they differed at times on issues, Rep. Lewis seeks to pay homage to this late president, to acknowledge the devotion showed to him by many Georgians and millions of Americans, and to pay his respects to a president he engaged on several occasions in service to the people of this nation.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/e-newsletters/congressman-hank-johnsons-e-newsletter-december-3-2018,"Congressman Hank Johnson's E-Newsletter for December 3, 2018",2018-12-03,2018,2018-12,Democrat,House,GA,Hank Johnson,J000288,hankjohnson.house.gov,,,legacy,"Dear Friends,

A lot has happened since the Nov. 6 General Election, and I want to update you with what's been happening. I'm pleased to report that last week I was elected by my peers to be Secretary of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC)  the conscience of the Congress. As Democrats assume the majority in the 116th Congress come January, I look forward to using my position in leadership to expand and maintain the CBC's historic role as not only the conscience of the Congress, but also as a force pursuing policies that positively impact our communities every day  access to health care and affordable prescription drugs, criminal justice reform, gun safety, environmental protection and equal access to a quality education. I was also named last week the Southeast Regional Whip for the 116th Congress, which means it will be my job to help garner votes for important legislation that comes to the House floor.

Global Citizen: Mandela 100: This weekend, I attended the Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 in Johannesburg, South Africa, to commemorate the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that included a site visit coordinated by the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. It provided me and my colleagues an opportunity to see how U.S. dollars are spent and how they affect South African communities, especially in regard to combating the spread of HIV/AIDs. Global Citizen's goals of ending poverty and hunger, preventing discrimination against girls and ensuring access to necessities like clean water are all laudable. I'm proud to have played a small part in the fight this week.

Back in Washington: I have a busy week ahead in Washington. Not only are we conducting oversight of antitrust enforcement in Judiciary Committee, but we're also holding hearings with the CEO of Google and the Secretary of Homeland Security. I look forward to holding both government and powerful corporations accountable to the American people.

Veterans Tax Credit: The IRS is reaching out to veterans to inform them that they might be due a credit or refund because of the Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act that passed in 2016. The law affects veterans who received disability severance payments after January 17, 1991, and included that payment as income. For more, click HERE.

Open Enrollment Through Dec. 15: The Marketplace helps uninsured people find health coverage. Visit healthcare.gov or call 1-800-318-2596 to get covered. You can also visit Oakhurst Medical Center to apply or by calling 404-298-8998, press *(star). Plans offered through the Marketplace can change each year  things like premiums, cost-sharing and coverage. You might have changed, too  your income, household, health conditions, or prescriptions. Make sure your plan still meets your needs for the upcoming year. If it doesn't, now is the time to change plans. Get Covered! For more information, visit: https://hankjohnson.house.gov/resources/healthcaregov.

As always, thank you for allowing me the opportunity to represent you in Congress, and I look forward to seeing you soon.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/wake-gdpr-will-us-embrace-data-privacy,"In the Wake of GDPR, Will the U.S. Embrace Data Privacy?",2018-12-03,2018,2018-12,Democrat,House,GA,Hank Johnson,J000288,hankjohnson.house.gov,,,legacy,"In the wake of ongoing scandals involving Americans' digital privacy, there is a growing sentiment among Americans that our federal laws need to reflect that we have fully entered the era of big data, says Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), who proposed two data protection bills following the Cambridge Analytica uproar.
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https://bishop.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-bishop-statement-on-the-passing-of-president-george-hw-bush,CONGRESSMAN BISHOP STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF PRESIDENT GEORGE H.W. BUSH,2018-12-01,2018,2018-12,Democrat,House,GA,Sanford Bishop,B000490,bishop.house.gov,,,legacy,"WASHINGTON, D.C.  Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement regarding the passing yesterday of George H.W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States:

I was saddened to learn of the death of former President George H.W. Bush. He led our nation through some of the most significant global changes in the modern era, not only as the 41st President, but also through his service as Vice President, Director of the CIA, top U.S. envoy to China, Ambassador to the U.N., U.S. Representative from Texas, and as a naval aviator during World War II.

The world has lost an esteemed statesman, decorated Navy pilot, and accomplished public servant. He will forever be remembered for his service and the impeccable legacy he left behind.

My wife Vivian and I, along with the people of Georgia's 2nd Congressional District and Americans everywhere, extend our most heartfelt condolences to the Bush family during this difficult time.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://bishop.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-bishop-announces-nearly-28-million-in-federal-funding-for,CONGRESSMAN BISHOP ANNOUNCES NEARLY $2.8 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR VALLEY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN COLUMBUS GEORGIA,2018-11-28,2018,2018-11,Democrat,House,GA,Sanford Bishop,B000490,bishop.house.gov,,,legacy,"COLUMBUS, GA  Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) is pleased to announce that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded a $2,788,570 grant under the Health Center Cluster Grant Program to Valley Healthcare System in Columbus, Georgia.

Health centers are vital to overcoming economic, geographic, and cultural barriers to care across America, said Congressman Bishop. The money awarded to Valley Healthcare System in Columbus will help to ensure that the residents of the Chattahoochee Valley Area receive the quality and affordable health care they need and deserve. I would like to thank the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for their generous allocation of funds and for their commitment to the health and wellbeing of our citizenry.

HRSA is the main federal agency dedicated to improving health care for people who are geographically isolated and economically or medically vulnerable. Today's grant funding was awarded through HRSA's Health Center Cluster Grant Program, which is a competitive grant program that supports institutions dedicated to improving health care to underserved communities throughout the United States. These competitive grants are used to improve patient access to quality services, practitioners, and treatments.

Over its more than 50 year history, the Health Center Program has helped foster the growth and efficacy of heath care centers, which now include nearly 1,400 health centers operating at more than 11,000 sites in every U.S. state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Pacific Basin. Additional information on HRSA and the Health Center Program can be found here.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/house-democrats-new-leadership-team-will-be-mostly-same-people,Rep. Johnson Supports Barbara Lee for Leadership Post,2018-11-28,2018,2018-11,Democrat,House,GA,Hank Johnson,J000288,hankjohnson.house.gov,,,legacy,"Five to seven current leaders expected to be elected again Wednesday, some in new roles
Georgia Rep. Hank Johnson said he is backing Lee because she's paid her dues.
She has done yeoman's work  should I say, yeowoman's work?  in our caucus and in our conference for years, he said, referring to both the CBC and the broader Democratic Caucus. And I believe this is her time.
Read More",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-johnson-elected-cbc-secretary,Congressman Johnson Elected CBC Secretary,2018-11-28,2018,2018-11,Democrat,House,GA,Hank Johnson,J000288,hankjohnson.house.gov,,,legacy,"WASHINGTON, D.C.  Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) today was elected Secretary of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC).
His term begins January 3, 2019 and lasts through the 116th Congress  ending Dec. 31, 2020. The Secretary of the CBC keeps minutes of all meetings, maintains a file of all official documents and records, ensures members are notified of meetings and works in conjunction with the chair to sign or endorse any agreements, checks, drafts or notes on behalf of the CBC.
It's an honor and a privilege to be elected by my peers to the leadership team of the Congressional Black Caucus  the conscience of the Congress, said Rep. Johnson. As Democrats assume the majority in the House next Congress, I look forward to using my position in leadership to expand and maintain the CBC's historic role as not only the conscience of the Congress, but also as a force pursuing policies that positively impact our communities every day  access to health care and affordable prescription drugs, criminal justice reform, gun safety, environmental protection and equal access to a quality education.
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https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-johnson-endorses-pelosi-next-house-speaker,Congressman Johnson Endorses Pelosi As Next House Speaker,2018-11-28,2018,2018-11,Democrat,House,GA,Hank Johnson,J000288,hankjohnson.house.gov,,,legacy,"WASHINGTON, D.C.  As the Democratic Caucus votes on Wednesday to elect its leaders for the 116th Congress, Rep. Johnson fully endorsed Leader Nancy Pelosi as the next Speaker of the House of Representatives in a letter to his colleagues. 
See the letter here.
These times call for an experienced and capable Speaker of the House of Representatives. Nancy Pelosi has always provided capable leadership at every pivotal moment, and I have no doubt that she will continue to do so as Speaker. The stakes are too high to cast a vote for someone other than a proven leader.
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https://johnlewis.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-john-lewis-thomas-farr-nomination-us-district-court,Rep. John Lewis on Thomas Farr Nomination to U.S. District Court,2018-11-28,2018,2018-11,Democrat,House,GA,John Lewis,L000287,johnlewis.house.gov,,,legacy,"I join my colleagues in adamantly opposing the nomination of Thomas Farr to the U.S. District Court. The right to vote is precious, almost sacred. It is the most powerful tool of non-violent reform available to every citizen in our democracy.
Thomas Farr has dedicated his entire career to attacking the ability for every American citizen to have a say in our democracy. He is the agent of forces in our society who believe that the rich, powerful, and corporate interests should have not only market dominance, but should have an overriding influence on all the decisions of our society. This approach to governing has silenced debate, disenfranchised millions of people, rigged our electoral system, and has rendered the federal government nearly incapable of managing the most pressing issues the people face in our time.
The problems this nominee represents are beyond partisan difference. They threaten the very foundation of our democracy. By allowing partisanship to infect the courts of this land, we jeopardize everything this nation holds dear, the rule of law, the progress of our own history, and the very ideas that made this country great. Democrats, Republicans, and any American who believes in the ideals of justice, freedom, and equality enshrined in the Bill of Rights and the Constitution must oppose the nomination of Thomas Farr.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://bishop.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-bishop-announces-176000-rural-development-grant-and-loan,"CONGRESSMAN BISHOP ANNOUNCES $226,000 RURAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT AND LOAN PACKAGE FOR HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENTS IN TALBOTTON",2018-11-21,2018,2018-11,Democrat,House,GA,Sanford Bishop,B000490,bishop.house.gov,,,legacy,"TALBOTTON, GA  Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) is pleased to announce that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Development agencies have awarded $176,000 in loans and $50,000 in grants for two projects in the 2nd Congressional District of Georgia. This award is part of a package of $503 million in USDA Community Facilities Health Care investments for 61 projects nationwide to help improve health care infrastructure and services in rural communities.

Both of the projects in the 2nd Congressional District of Georgia will support the Talbotton Medical/ Dental Clinic of the Valley Healthcare System in serving 6,865 residents in the City of Talbotton and the surrounding region. The first loan and grant package will be used to purchase X-ray equipment, and the second will be used to purchase pharmacy shelving. The Talbotton Medical/Dental Clinic is a full-service primary medical care and general dentistry practice.

Health care access is a pressing issue that impacts individuals across the country, and it is a particular challenge for Rural America, said Congressman Bishop. I commend the USDA for investing in improvements to rural health care in Middle and Southwest Georgia, and for its ongoing commitment to ensuring all Americans have access to quality health care services regardless of where they call home.

USDA Rural Development provides loans and grants to help expand economic opportunities and create jobs in rural areas. USDA Rural Development supports infrastructure improvements, business development, housing, community facilities such as schools, public safety and health care, and high-speed internet access in rural areas. Additional information on USDA and its Rural Development agencies can be found here.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://bishop.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-bishop-statement-on-the-passing-of-former-georgia-0,CONGRESSMAN BISHOP STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF FORMER GEORGIA CONGRESSMAN MAC COLLINS,2018-11-21,2018,2018-11,Democrat,House,GA,Sanford Bishop,B000490,bishop.house.gov,,,legacy,"MACON, GA  Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) issued the following statement concerning the passing yesterday of former Congressman Mac Collins:

I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of my colleague and friend, former Georgia Congressman Mac Collins. We served together in the Georgia State Senate as well as in the U.S. Congress. My wife Vivian and I greatly enjoyed our friendship with Mac and Julie. He was an exceptional public servant, entrepreneur, and statesman.

On behalf of all Georgians, my wife Vivian and I extend our most heartfelt condolences to Congressman Collins' family and friends and our deepest gratitude for his service and friendship.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://johnlewis.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-john-lewis-passing-jo-carter,Rep. John Lewis on the Passing of Jo Carter,2018-11-15,2018,2018-11,Democrat,House,GA,John Lewis,L000287,johnlewis.house.gov,,,legacy,"I was so sorry to learn about the passing of my friend Jo Carter, the Goodwill Ambassador at Mary Mac's Tea Room. She was always so gracious, so warm, so giving. She was always up, lighting up the tea room with her hospitality.
Whenever I would visit Mary Mac's she was always eager to see me and say hello. She would ask, Where have you been?' She would call me her boyfriend, playfully tease me, and say, Don't be talking to other women.'
She made all the customers feel at home and relaxed, and then she would just give you a back rub and move on to the next person. She was the embodiment of Southern comfort and hospitality. I looked forward to seeing her before she retired. She will be deeply missed.
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https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/e-newsletters/congressman-hank-johnsons-veterans-day-e-newsletter,Congressman Hank Johnson's Veterans Day E-Newsletter,2018-11-13,2018,2018-11,Democrat,House,GA,Hank Johnson,J000288,hankjohnson.house.gov,,,legacy,"Dear Friends,
I was honored to participate this year in the Art Institute of Atlanta's Veterans Day Program, where we honored our military veterans, active personnel and of course those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. I was joined by USMC Sgt. Thomas H. P. Carroll, a Vietnam War veteran, and Chef Carl S. Redding, a student at the Art Institute of Atlanta and former Marine.
Carl said: Veteran's Day is a time for us to take time and remember those who have fought for the freedoms that we hold so dear. We should not take their sacrifice for granted.
I agree. As President Obama once said: Whether our veterans fought at Normandy or Falluja, Mogadishu or Helmand, in the Persian Gulf or in the Tet Offensive or simply provided support here at home, our veterans represent the very best men and women who have served our country in battle.
On Veterans Day this Monday, let's all express our deepest gratitude and thanks. Their sacrifices are the foundation of more than 240 years of American security and progress. Their legacy shows us that no matter what confronts our nation or what adversity we face, there is no challenge we cannot overcome together, and because of their sacrifice and commitment our best days as a nation lie ahead.
Our men and women in uniform teach us duty, strength, enterprise, passion and dedication  the bedrock of a commitment to safeguard and shield  that has kept our nation secure for more than two centuries.
In war and in peace, their service has been selfless and accomplishments singular.
As a grateful nation, it is our solemn duty to make that transition possible  to ensure our returning heroes can share in the opportunities they have fought so hard to protect. The freedoms we hold dear exist and persist because of their commitment, and our nation must work much harder to honor our veterans by fulfilling our promise to them and upholding the sacred bond we share with all Americans' veterans.
On this Veterans Day celebration, we are called to commemorate the boundless burdens that have been endured by so few. We honor our wounded warriors, our missing in action, our fallen, and their families  men and women who have borne the ultimate costs of war and deserve our deepest respect, not just Monday but every day.
Thank you",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-johnson-s-bipartisan-resolution-affirming-strong-us-liberian-ties,Rep. Johnsons Bipartisan Resolution Affirming Strong U.S.-Liberian Ties Passes House,2018-11-13,2018,2018-11,Democrat,House,GA,Hank Johnson,J000288,hankjohnson.house.gov,,,legacy,"H.Res. 1055 calls for full implementation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission recommendations
WASHINGTON, D.C.  On the same day as more than 4,000 Liberians marched in their capital Monrovia for justice and support for a war crimes court, Congressmen Hank Johnson (GA-04) and Dan Donovan (NY-11) passed H.Res. 1055, which affirms strong United States-Liberia ties, supports democratic principles, and calls for full implementation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission recommendations, including the establishment of an Extraordinary Criminal Tribunal for Liberia.
H.Res. 1055 passed by voice vote.
Liberia, a country formed by former slaves from the United States, in 1847 became the first African republic to proclaim its independence and is Africa's first and oldest modern republic.
The Liberian Civil War, which lasted from 1991 to 2002, resulted in the deaths of more than 200,000 people in Sierra Leone and Liberia, the displacement of more than a million people, and horrific cases of amputations, mass rape, and human rights abuses that were conducted under the leadership of Charles Taylor.
Although Charles Taylor was convicted and sentenced to 50 years for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and violations of international law, many who committed these heinous crimes have eluded justice.
Liberia's Truth and Reconciliation Commission released a report in December 2008, recommending the establishment of an Extraordinary Criminal Tribunal for Liberia and listing individuals, corporations, and institutions recommended for further investigation and prosecution.
Nearly a decade later, Liberia has not yet established an Extraordinary Criminal Tribunal, said Johnson. Liberians are still yearning for the justice that has been repeatedly denied over the past 10 years since the issuance of the report. Today's peaceful march through the streets of Monrovia show their hunger for justice. We support efforts to hold perpetrators of war crimes accountable and urge the government of Liberia to fully implement the recommendations of the Commission.
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https://bishop.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-bishop-statement-in-recognition-of-veterans-day,CONGRESSMAN BISHOP STATEMENT IN RECOGNITION OF VETERANS DAY,2018-11-11,2018,2018-11,Democrat,House,GA,Sanford Bishop,B000490,bishop.house.gov,,,legacy,"WASHINGTON, DC  Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), a senior member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies and Co-Chair of the Congressional Military Family Caucus (CMFC), released the following statement honoring our nation's veterans in recognition of Veterans Day:

This day, exactly 100 years ago,marked the end of World War I.World War I dramatically changed our nation's role on the world stage. For the past 100 years, our nation's soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines have defended, and continue to defend, our nation from threats all across the world.Even as this release is being published, approximately 200,000 service members are currently deployed in nearly 180 countries, nearly 20,000 of whom are deployed in combat.

This Veterans Day, join me in honoring the courageous men and women who fought and continue to fight tirelessly to defend America's freedom. We honor the selfless service and sacrifice that our veterans and their families make to keep our nation safe and strong. As Americans, it is our duty to do all we can to honor our veterans and to provide them with the resources they need and deserve.

I would like to extend my sincerest gratitude to all of the men and women that have served in our nation's Armed Forces. To all the veterans across America, I proudly stand with Georgia's 2nd Congressional District to say thank you. You have served honorably to uphold the ideals upon which the United States was built, and for that we are eternally grateful. God bless our vets and God bless the United States of America.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-johnsons-2018-veterans-day-statement,Congressman Johnson's 2018 Veterans Day statement,2018-11-10,2018,2018-11,Democrat,House,GA,Hank Johnson,J000288,hankjohnson.house.gov,,,legacy,"I was honored to participate this year in the Art Institute of Atlanta's Veteran's Day Program, where we honored our military veterans, active personnel and of course those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. I was joined by USMC Sgt. Thomas H. P. Carroll, a Vietnam War veteran, and Chef Carl S. Redding, a student at the Art Institute of Atlanta and former Marine.
Carl said: Veteran's Day is a time for us to take time and remember those who have fought for the freedoms that we hold so dear. We should not take their sacrifice for granted.
I agree. Whether our veterans fought at Normandy or Falluja, Mogadishu or Helmand, in the Persian Gulf or in the Tet Offensive or simply provided support here at home, our veterans represent the very best men and women who have served our country in battle.
On Veterans Day this Monday, let's all express our deepest gratitude and thanks. Their sacrifices are the foundation of more than 240 years of American security and progress. Their legacy shows us that no matter what confronts our nation or what adversity we face, there is no challenge we cannot overcome together, and because of their sacrifice and commitment our best days as a nation lie ahead.
Our men and women in uniform teach us duty, strength, enterprise, passion and dedication  the bedrock of a commitment to safeguard and shield  that has kept our nation secure for more than two centuries.
In war and in peace, their service has been selfless and accomplishments singular.
As a grateful nation, it is our solemn duty to make that transition possible  to ensure our returning heroes can share in the opportunities they have fought so hard to protect. The freedoms we hold dear exist and persist because of their commitment, and our nation must work much harder to honor our veterans by fulfilling our promise to them and upholding the sacred bond we share with all Americans' veterans.
On this Veterans Day celebration, we are called to commemorate the boundless burdens that have been endured by so few. We honor our wounded warriors, our missing in action, our fallen, and their families  men and women who have borne the ultimate costs of war and deserve our deepest respect, not just today but every day.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://johnlewis.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-john-lewis-thousand-oaks-mass-shooting,Rep. John Lewis on Thousand Oaks Mass Shooting,2018-11-08,2018,2018-11,Democrat,House,GA,John Lewis,L000287,johnlewis.house.gov,,,legacy,"It is unimaginable that this nation must again suffer the sorrow of another senseless mass shooting. Members of Congress swear to protect the Constitution from all enemies foreign and domestic. These numerous mass shootings threaten the security of our nation and jeopardize our commitment to freedom and justice, basic tenets of our society we have sworn to defend.
Some make the case that gun owners should not be penalized for the irresponsibility of a few, but American citizens should not have to live in fear, unable to go to church, to school, to shopping centers, to nightclubs and bars without wondering whether the unthinkable might happen. We whip up fear to protect ourselves from a caravan of immigrants who have made no threats, but we are strangely unwilling to protect ourselves from the violent among us.
Members of Congress have taken an oath, and we must live up to it. We must take action to protect American citizens from a great threat to our security. We must introduce common sense gun reform and have it signed into law by the president.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://bishop.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-bishop-statement-on-army-corps-expediting-debris-removal-in,CONGRESSMAN BISHOP STATEMENT ON ARMY CORPS EXPEDITING DEBRIS REMOVAL IN MIDDLE AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA,2018-11-01,2018,2018-11,Democrat,House,GA,Sanford Bishop,B000490,bishop.house.gov,,,legacy,"ALBANY, GA  Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement thanking the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for taking action to expedite debris removal activities in Middle and Southwest Georgia. The region suffered a direct hit last month by Hurricane Michael and there are substantial cleanup and recovery needs still remaining.

I thank the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for taking action to expedite debris removal activities in Middle and Southwest Georgia. The area remains devastated from Hurricane Michael and words cannot describe the amount of debris that was left in the aftermath. The massive amount of debris strewn throughout the region has created substantial safety and health hazards for residents in the impacted counties.The debris has also contributed to the risk of wildfires in the area.

I have been on the ground and in constant contact with local leaders, constituents, and state and federal officials. I have seen the destruction firsthand. The Army Corps' decision will help ensure the region receives the resources necessary to remove the mountainous amounts of debris created by Hurricane Michael. I look forward to continuing to work with the Army Corps and our Middle and Southwest Georgia communities to ensure adequate resources flow to where they are needed.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/e-newsletters/congressman-hank-johnson-pittsburgh-synagogue-shooting,Congressman Hank Johnson on the Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting,2018-11-01,2018,2018-11,Democrat,House,GA,Hank Johnson,J000288,hankjohnson.house.gov,,,legacy,"Dear Friends,

In light of last weekend's devastating shooting in a Pittsburgh synagogue, I stand in solidarity with my Jewish brothers and sisters. Today, my heart is with the families and friends sitting shiva for their loved ones who were taken from them too soon. The Tree of Life Synagogue was targeted because of its members' love for their fellow man  it was on HIAS's list of Jewish Welcome Campaign communities who pledged to accept refugees to the United States. This selfless generosity and willingness to reach out to other humans in need earned the congregation love and respect over the years, and it is tragic that it should be attacked for the good it has done for the country and the world.

It's time for people of all faiths to stand together. Yes, in grief, but also with the collective understanding that the principles that power faith can transcend those that would tear America apart. To rise beyond evil, we must realize that only together can we overcome fear. When we are united, we can teach those who would be seduced by racism, by anti-Semitism, or by xenophobia, that hatred has no place in the United States.

We cannot let senseless tragedies powered by hate become commonplace  the rise of white nationalism around the country must be stopped before it's too late. It's time for Congress to investigate the rise of hate crimes and find solutions to the brewing crisis before us. We cannot be bystanders to our own destruction, and we cannot insult the memory of our brothers and sisters by refusing to take action in the wake of their deaths.

We must conquer hate with love.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-johnsons-statement-synagogue-shooting-pittsburgh,Rep. Johnson's Statement on Synagogue Shooting in Pittsburgh,2018-11-01,2018,2018-11,Democrat,House,GA,Hank Johnson,J000288,hankjohnson.house.gov,,,legacy,"Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement in the aftermath of the horrific shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue that claimed the lives of 11 worshipers on Oct. 27:
DECATUR, GA -- In light of last weekend's devastating shooting in a Pittsburgh synagogue, I stand in solidarity with my Jewish brothers and sisters. Today, my heart is with the families and friends sitting shiva for their loved ones who were taken from them too soon. The Tree of Life Synagogue was targeted because of its members' love for their fellow man  it was on HIAS's list of Jewish Welcome Campaign communities who pledged to accept refugees to the United States. This selfless generosity and willingness to reach out to other humans in need earned the congregation love and respect over the years, and it is tragic that it should be attacked for the good it has done for the country and the world.  
	  
	It's time for people of all faiths to stand together. Yes, in grief, but also with the collective understanding that the principles that power faith can transcend those that would tear America apart. To rise beyond evil, we must realize that only together can we overcome fear. When we are united, we can teach those who would be seduced by racism, by anti-Semitism, or by xenophobia, that hatred has no place in the United States.  
	  
	We cannot let senseless tragedies powered by hate become commonplace  the rise of white nationalism around the country must be stopped before it's too late. It's time for Congress to investigate the rise of hate crimes and find solutions to the brewing crisis before us. We cannot be bystanders to our own destruction, and we cannot insult the memory of our brothers and sisters by refusing to take action in the wake of their deaths.   
	  
	We must conquer hate with love.  
	  
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https://bishop.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/ranking-member-bishop-and-chairman-aderholt-send-letter-to-house,RANKING MEMBER BISHOP AND CHAIRMAN ADERHOLT SEND LETTER TO HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS LEADERSHIP URGING SUPPLEMENTAL DISASTER APPROPRIATIONS BILL TO HELP FARMERS AND RURAL COMMUNITIES RECOVER,2018-10-30,2018,2018-10,Democrat,House,GA,Sanford Bishop,B000490,bishop.house.gov,,,legacy,"WASHINGTON, D.C.  Today, Ranking Member Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) and Chairman Robert Aderholt (AL-04), the leading members of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, sent a letter to Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen (NJ-11) and Ranking Member Nita Lowey (NY-17), the leading members of the full U.S. House Appropriations Committee, urging passage of a supplemental disaster appropriations bill to address the series of natural disasters in 2018 that have caused widespread destruction and significant losses for our nation's farmers and the communities in which they live. There is an urgent need for a supplemental disaster appropriations bill to help farmers, ranchers, and rural communities recover and rebuild.

The Members wrote in their letter:

On October 10, 2018, Hurricane Michael, one of the most powerful storms to make landfall in the United States, left a path of devastation from Florida to Virginia. While the damage is still being assessed, it is estimated that total agricultural losses could exceed $4 billion. Less than a month earlier, Hurricane Florence slammed into North Carolina and South Carolina causing $22 billion in damages. In addition, wildfires across the western states have consumed more than 8 million acres to date. While there is never a good time for a storm like Michael, it hit at the worst time possible for farmers. With depressed commodity prices and markets closed due to retaliatory trade measures, it made the hurricane's impact even greater.

They continued:

It is our responsibility, and the responsibility of the other Members of Congress, to find solutions and provide relief to those in need. We look forward to working with you, and the full House Appropriations committee, as well as the entire Congress on a supplemental appropriations package and to reexamine federal policies where necessary.

The full letter can be found here and below.

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Tuesday, October 30, 2018

The Honorable Rodney Frelinghuysen
Chairman
House Committee on Appropriations
H-305, The Capitol
Washington, DC 20515

The Honorable Nita Lowey
Ranking Member
House Committee on Appropriations
1016 Longworth HOB
Washington, DC 20515

Dear Chairman Frelinghuysen and Ranking Member Lowey:

We are writing as Chairman and Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture regarding the series of natural disasters in 2018 that have caused widespread destruction and significant losses for our nation's farmers and the communities in which they live. Unfortunately, many producers suffered near 100 percent crop losses. There is an urgent need for a supplemental disaster appropriations bill to deal with these disasters and to help our farmers, ranchers and rural communities recover and rebuild.

On October 10, 2018, Hurricane Michael, one of the most powerful storms to make landfall in the United States, left a path of devastation from Florida to Virginia. While the damage is still being assessed, it is estimated that total agricultural losses could exceed $4 billion. Less than a month earlier, Hurricane Florence slammed into North Carolina and South Carolina causing $22 billion in damages. In addition, wildfires across the western states have consumed more than 8 million acres to date. While there is never a good time for a storm like Michael, it hit at the worst time possible for farmers. With depressed commodity prices and markets closed due to retaliatory trade measures, it made the hurricane's impact even greater.

The losses are staggering. In North Carolina, Hurricane Florence killed more than 5,500 pigs and 3.4 million chickens. Several lagoons responsible for containing animal waste were breached and are in need of repair.

Similarly, in Georgia, Hurricane Michael destroyed 97 chicken houses and killed more than 2 million chickens. Hurricane Michael also devastated the Georgia cotton crop, which was nearing peak harvest and was on track to be the best season in years. Cotton losses in Georgia are estimated to be between $550 and $600 million. For the third straight year, hurricane damage also caused significant losses to the pecan crop, both in trees and nuts in Georgia. Peanuts, vegetables, landscaping, and agritourism were hit hard as well.

In Alabama, Michael also did hundreds of millions of dollars in agricultural damage. Particularly hard hit were cotton, peanuts, timber, pecans and livestock and specialty crops. There is also a great deal of damage to farm infrastructure.

In California, where wildfires raged for a second consecutive year, farmers and ranchers suffered losses to their vineyards, fruit crop, rangeland, and beehives.

Specifically, there is a vital need to address timber loses. In Florida, Georgia and Alabama, the timber industry has suffered what has been called generational damage to tens of thousands of acres of timberland. Western states lost thousands of acres of timberland to wildfires. These losses are unimaginable; however, the industry has little recourse.

After viewing the destruction of Hurricane Michael, Vice President Pence said, ""Our administration will continue unrelentingly to deploy the man power and resources of the federal government to this region and to these communities until [they] come all the way back. US Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said, ""Having seen firsthand some of the catastrophic damage from Hurricane Michael, I know that farmers will need all the help they can get to recover."" We support this call to action to help those impacted by Hurricane Michael and other natural disasters this year.

It is our responsibility, and the responsibility of the other Members of Congress, to find solutions and provide relief to those in need. We look forward to working with you, and the full House Appropriations committee, as well as the entire Congress on a supplemental appropriations package and to reexamine federal policies where necessary.

Sincerely,

Robert B. Aderholt
Chairman, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies

Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
Ranking Member, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/e-newsletters/congressman-hank-johnsons-e-newsletter-oct-30-2018,"Congressman Hank Johnson's E-Newsletter for Oct. 30, 2018",2018-10-30,2018,2018-10,Democrat,House,GA,Hank Johnson,J000288,hankjohnson.house.gov,,,legacy,"Dear Friends,

It's that time of year again  open enrollment season for health insurance. For many of you who receive your insurance through your job or Medicare, simply reviewing and staying on your current plan may be enough. For those of us who do not have coverage or need to renew our coverage through the Affordable Care Act, the Marketplace open enrollment starts this week  Thursday, November 1  and lasts until December 15. Now is the time to visit HealthCare.gov to get ready for this year's open enrollment and review your 2019 plan options.

MEDICARE: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced the 2019 premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance amounts for Medicare Parts A and B. For more click HERE.

VA CARE: The Atlanta Regional Office of Veterans Affairs at 1700 Clairmont Road in Decatur is hosting a Veterans Claims Clinic on Wednesday, November 7 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The Claims Clinic offers Veterans, their families, and survivors an opportunity to speak with representatives regarding new or existing claims from the Compensation, Loan Guaranty, and Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment divisions. In addition, there will also be an Information Fair from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Veterans Canteen Service area, located on the first floor, with representatives available to share information on compensation, loan guaranty, education, vocational rehabilitation and employment benefits and insurance benefits. For more, click HERE.

SOCIAL SECURITY: I'm pleased to share news from the Social Security Administration that Social Security & Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 67 million Americans will increase 2.8 percent in 2019. If you or a loved one receives Social Security, please be aware of potential scams. If someone claiming to be from the Census Bureau asks you for your full Social Security number, money or donations, anything on behalf of a political party, your full bank or credit card account numbers or your mother's maiden name, don't answer. This is a scam and fraud. The Census Bureau does NOT ask those question. For more on how to protect you and your loved ones, click HERE.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN: I wish everyone a safe and Happy Halloween. When sending your children out on this holiday, please keep these simple safety tips in mind.

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As always, I appreciate your time and feedback. Please remember you can reach me on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram as well as e-mails, phone calls and letters. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to represent you in Congress.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://johnlewis.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-john-lewis-hate-crimes-committed-pittsburgh-and-kentucky,Rep. John Lewis on the Hate Crimes Committed in Pittsburgh and Kentucky,2018-10-29,2018,2018-10,Democrat,House,GA,John Lewis,L000287,johnlewis.house.gov,,,legacy,"It is unimaginable that we find ourselves in the same place again as a nationmourning the senseless loss of innocent life to violence and hate. My heart goes out to the families of the victims in Kentucky and Pittsburgh, to the members of the Tree of Life Synagogue and employees of the Kroger grocery store, to their friends and family who live here in the Atlanta region, to the entire Jewish and African American communities, and to all Americans feeling despair in this time.
Violence is never a viable way to resolve human differences because we can never hurt others without destroying ourselves. We must rid our minds and our national dialogue of speech and actions that openly or covertly contribute to tribalism, separatism, and supremacy. And we must reject any leader like a cancer who spreads the poisons of hatred and fear. There is not any room in a democracy for violent political speech.
If our leaders will not act to protect us, we can protect ourselves by overcoming hate with the power of unity and love. We must combat these evils, not by hiding in our homes, but by drawing closer together as a people. We must begin to discover the same human qualities we see in those we love are all around us in the hearts of many we have never met.
We must not only say, but we must demonstratethat it is better to build than to tear down. It is better to heal than to divide. It is better to love than to hate. We must do more than say it. It is time for us to do it. We are the ones we have been waiting for.
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https://bishop.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/fema-expands-eligibility-for-individual-disaster-assistance-to-include-0,"FEMA EXPANDS ELIGIBILITY FOR INDIVIDUAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE TO INCLUDE CALHOUN, CLAY, LAURENS, RANDOLPH, SUMTER, TIFT, AND TURNER COUNTIES",2018-10-25,2018,2018-10,Democrat,House,GA,Sanford Bishop,B000490,bishop.house.gov,,,legacy,"ALBANY, GA  Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) welcomed today's amendment to the major disaster declaration for Georgia that expands coverage for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Individual Assistance program to also include Calhoun, Clay, Laurens, Randolph, Sumter, Tift, and Turner counties. This is the second amendment to FEMA's major disaster declaration for the State of Georgia. Calhoun, Clay, Sumter, and Randolph counties are located in the 2nd Congressional District of Georgia, which is represented by Congressman Bishop.

I thank FEMA for recognizing the significant recovery needs facing Middle and Southwest Georgia following Hurricane Michael, said Congressman Bishop. As the recovery process moves forward, the full scope of damage to the region is becoming more and more apparent. This amendment to the major disaster declaration will ensure additional communities receive the help they need to rebuild.

FEMA's Individual Assistance program provides federal resources for impacted individuals and households, including financial assistance for temporary housing, home-repair, and damage to essential household items. This assistance also covers disaster-related childcare, medical, and essential vehicle expenses.

After today's amendment, the full list of counties covered by FEMA's Individual Assistance program includes Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Crisp, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Laurens, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Randolph, Sumter, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Turner, Seminole, and Worth counties.

Additional designations may be forthcoming. Further information on eligibility for FEMA assistance, local resources, and the application process can be found at www.disasterassistance.gov or by calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or 1-800-462-7585 (TTY) for the hearing and speech impaired. Those who use 711 or Video Relay Service (VRS) can call 1-800-621-3362. The toll-free telephone numbers are currently operational from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. (Eastern Time) seven days a week.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://bishop.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/fema-expands-eligibility-for-individual-disaster-assistance-to-include,"FEMA EXPANDS ELIGIBILITY FOR INDIVIDUAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE TO INCLUDE CRISP, GRADY, LEE, MITCHELL, TERRELL, AND WORTH COUNTIES",2018-10-17,2018,2018-10,Democrat,House,GA,Sanford Bishop,B000490,bishop.house.gov,,,legacy,"ALBANY, GA  Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) welcomed last night's amendment to the major disaster declaration for Georgia that expands coverage for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Individual Assistance program to also include Crisp, Grady, Lee, Mitchell, Terrell, Thomas, and Worth counties.

I thank FEMA for recognizing the tremendous recovery needs of communities in Southwest Georgia, which were truly devastated by Hurricane Michael, said Congressman Bishop. We are still in the early stages of the recovery process, but this assistance will go a long way toward helping communities rebuild and helping families return to a sense of normalcy.

FEMA's Individual Assistance program provides federal resources for impacted individuals and households, including financial assistance for temporary housing, home-repair, and damage to essential household items. This assistance also covers disaster-related childcare, medical, and essential vehicle expenses.

After today's amendment, the full list of counties covered by FEMA's Individual Assistance program includes Baker, Crisp, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Terrell, Thomas, Seminole, and Worth counties.

Additional designations may be forthcoming. Further information on eligibility for FEMA assistance, local resources, and the application process can be found at www.disasterassistance.gov or by calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or 1-800-462-7585 (TTY) for the hearing and speech impaired. Those who use 711 or Video Relay Service (VRS) can call 1-800-621-3362. The toll-free telephone numbers are currently operational from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. (Eastern Time) seven days a week.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://bishop.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-bishop-attends-hurricane-recovery-briefing-with-president-ga,"CONGRESSMAN BISHOP ATTENDS HURRICANE RECOVERY BRIEFING WITH PRESIDENT, GA GOVERNOR, U.S. AGRICULTURE SECRETARY, U.S. HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY, AND GA AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER",2018-10-15,2018,2018-10,Democrat,House,GA,Sanford Bishop,B000490,bishop.house.gov,,,legacy,"MACON, GA  Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) joined Congressman Austin Scott (GA-08), President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, Governor Nathan Deal, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black, and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen for a briefing on Hurricane Michael recovery efforts held at the Red Cross's temporary disaster operations center in Macon, Georgia. Tomorrow, Congressman Bishop, Secretary Perdue, and Commissioner Black will be joined by Vice President Mike Pence as they meet with farmers and agribusinesses in some the hardest hit areas of Southwest Georgia.

Responding to natural disasters and helping our communities recover is a responsibility we all share regardless of ideology or political affiliation, said Congressman Bishop. We need robust and expedient assistance, and I am working tirelessly to secure relief for all those impacted by Hurricane Michael. Agriculture was particularly devastated by Hurricane Michael, causing enormous damage to Georgia's pecan, cotton, and peanut crop. Some farmers are facing a total loss.

Tomorrow's meetings with impacted farmers and agribusinesses will help inform the ongoing federal response to Hurricane Michael, which struck Middle and Southwest Georgia on October 10, 2018. The hurricane caused significant destruction in the region, and a federal disaster declaration was formally issued on October 14, 2018. A federal emergency declaration was previously issued on October 11, 2018.

Information on potential eligibility for federal emergency disaster assistance may be found here.

Contact information for county emergency contact agencies can be found here.

Details and eligibility requirements regarding USDA's disaster assistance programs can be found by contacting the relevant local USDA Service Center.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://bishop.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/federal-major-disaster-declaration-issued-for-middle-and-southwest,FEDERAL MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION ISSUED FOR MIDDLE AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA,2018-10-15,2018,2018-10,Democrat,House,GA,Sanford Bishop,B000490,bishop.house.gov,,,legacy,"ALBANY, GA  Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) welcomed the major disaster declaration issued by the President late yesterday for counties in Middle and Southwest Georgia struck by Hurricane Michael on October 10, 2018. The declaration opens up potential eligibility for additional federal individual disaster assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Hurricane Michael caused significant devastation to communities and families throughout Middle and Southwest Georgia, said Congressman Bishop. This new major disaster declaration paves the way for individual assistance to be provided to those families who have had their lives upended by the hurricane. It also provides communities with resources to remove debris and restore infrastructure and services. The road to recovery will be long but this is an important early to step to ensure access to the resources needed to rebuild.

The federal declaration specifically includes FEMA Individual Assistance for Baker, Dougherty, Early, Miller, Seminole counties. FEMA's Individual Assistance program provides federal resources for impacted individuals and households, including financial assistance for temporary housing, home-repair, and damage to essential household items. Additionally, this assistance covers disaster-related childcare, medical, and essential vehicle expenses.

The declaration also provides FEMA Public Assistance for Baker, Calhoun, Crisp, Decatur, Dooly, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Macon, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Sumter, Terrell, and Worth counties. FEMA's Public Assistance program provides resources for emergency work and the repair or replacement of disaster-damaged facilities.

Finally, the declaration provides statewide eligibility for FEMA's hazard mitigation program, which provides grants for actions taken to prevent or reduce long-term risk to life and property from natural hazards.

Further information on FEMA and eligibility for the Individual Assistance program can be found here.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://davidscott.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398120,"Congressman David Scott & Georgia Democratic Delegation Denounce ""Exact Match"" Voter Suppression Efforts, Urge DOJ to Protect Voting Rights for 53,000 Georgians",2018-10-12,2018,2018-10,Democrat,House,GA,David Scott,S001157,davidscott.house.gov,,,legacy,"TodayCongressman David Scott (GA-13)joined Georgia Democratic Representatives John Lewis, Sanford Bishop and Hank Johnson to deliver a strong letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions condemning Georgia's Exact Match law and urging him to immediately enforce voting rights laws and protect the constitutional right to vote for 53,000 Georgians whose registrations have been placed on hold.  
""This blatant voter suppression cannot stand, said Congressman Scott.Georgia is better than this. Georgians of all stripes should stand up and reject this wholeheartedly. The eyes of the world are on Georgia because of this potentially historic election. And we cannot allow such naked discrimination. Furthermore we need to investigate the notion of running for governor and controlling an election at the same time. No one running for elected office should get to hand pick who is allowed to vote. It's fundamentally un-American.""
The full text of the letter follows. A pdf version can be found here:
October 11, 2018
The Honorable Jefferson Beauregard Sessions, III
Attorney General
The U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530
Dear Mr. Attorney General,
We write to request that you immediately use the remaining authority outlined in the Voting Rights Act to ensure that Georgian citizens especially minority voters  are able to exercise their constitutional right to cast a ballot and for that vote to count on Election Day 2018. 
As you know, there are recent reports that the Secretary of State's implementation of Georgia's exact-match law is blocking at least 53,000 registered voters from being certified to cast their ballot in a few weeks. According to multiple press reports, 70 percent of the registrants on hold are people of color even though minorities constitute only 32 percent of Georgia's total population. Last year, Georgia removed nearly 670,000 voter registrations; this is more than the total population in states like Vermont and Wyoming. 
We also received reports that additional voters experienced system delays and challenges when they attempted to register to vote online earlier this week. Despite multiple warnings by independent and Federal authorities regarding the security, quality, and vulnerability of Georgia's online voter registration system, the current Secretary of State refuses to adopt contingency plans to safeguard and ensure Georgian citizens' ballots. 
Finally, we would be remiss if we failed to highlight the alarming conflict of interest in Georgia's election management. Regardless of party, region, capacity, or ideology, Secretaries of State should recuse themselves from administering any election in which they are a candidate. This reinforces a key intent guiding Congress' designing the Voting Rights Act as a proactive law; the statute provides the tools, guidance, and mandate for the Department of Justice to protect citizens' voting rights before those who seek to dilute and deter minority voter participation reap the rewards. 
For these reasons, we believe that the Department of Justice must immediately fulfill its historic, neutral role to protect the integrity and security of our home state's elections. The time is now for your office and staff to uphold its promises and pledges to champion, protect, and preserve voting rights. We appreciate your prompt attention to this grave matter and look forward to your response. 
Sincerely,
Members of Congress cc: The Honorable Thomas Hicks, Election Administration Commission
The Honorable Christy McCormick, the Election Administration Commission",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://johnlewis.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/georgia-delegation-decries-injustice-voter-registration-process,Georgia Delegation Decries Injustice of Voter Registration Process,2018-10-12,2018,2018-10,Democrat,House,GA,John Lewis,L000287,johnlewis.house.gov,,,legacy,"The entire Democratic delegation of Georgia sent a letter today to Attorney General Jefferson Sessions demanding an investigation of blatant inequities in the electoral processes of the state. The inconsistencies are many: the cancellation of 1.4 million voter registrations since 2012, the stalling of 53,000 voter registrations of predominantly black citizens, and the alleged discriminatory nature of the exact match system requiring registrations to perfectly match other state records, such as a state driver's license, ID card or Social Security records.
These inequities have been flagged by numerous news reports, and civil rights organizations filed a federal lawsuit yesterday challenging the exact match law. Aside from these flagrant abuses, it is notable that the manager of the state elections process is also a candidate for governor who has refused to recuse himself.
This collection of facts is not accidental. It paints a picture of a systematic, deliberate attempt to influence the outcome of this election, said Rep. John Lewis. How can we claim that we live in a democracy, how can we attempt to lead other democratic nations around the world when we allow this kind of outright abuse to go unchecked in our nation? It is a shame and a disgrace. No American can afford to be silent. Today this is happening in Georgia. If we do not stand up and speak out, it can happen elsewhere in our nation. Every citizen who is eligible to vote in this election needs to make their voices heard. The foundation of our democracy is at stake.
The Democratic delegation of Georgia is calling on the Attorney General to do his job. We are asking him not to be partisan, but to be a patriot, to be a true American, and to use the power the people of this nation have entrusted to defend our democracy from abuse. I look forward to his answer.
Added to this debacle are the vulnerabilities of Georgia's electoral system which may have been hacked by Russians in the 2016 election. A lawsuit was filed advocating the use of paper ballots in Georgia's election due to these vulnerabilities, but the request was denied by a federal district court judge. The delegation letter also asks the Attorney General to investigate the seriousness of these issues on the integrity of elections in Georgia.
Georgia Election Administration Letter Oct 2018.pdf
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https://bishop.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/federal-emergency-declaration-issued-for-middle-and-southwest-georgia,FEDERAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION ISSUED FOR MIDDLE AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA FOLLOWING HURRICANE MICHAEL,2018-10-11,2018,2018-10,Democrat,House,GA,Sanford Bishop,B000490,bishop.house.gov,,,legacy,"ALBANY, GA  Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) welcomed the Federal Emergency Declaration issued by the President for counties in Middle and Southwest Georgia struck by Hurricane Michael on October 10, 2018. The declaration opens up eligibility for federal disaster assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for all 29 counties in Georgia's 2nd Congressional District.

The declaration provides for assistance for debris removal and emergency protective measures (Categories A and B), including direct federal assistance at 75% federal funding under the Public Assistance Program, for Baker, Calhoun, Crisp, Decatur, Dooly, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Macon, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Sumter, and Terrell counties.

It also provides for assistance for emergency protective measures (Category B), limited to direct federal assistance will be provided at 75 percent Federal funding under the Public Assistance program, for Bibb, Chattahoochee, Clay, Crawford, Marion, Muscogee, Peach, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Stewart, Talbot, Taylor, and Webster counties.

Hurricane Michael caused catastrophic damage throughout Middle and Southwest Georgia, said Congressman Bishop. This emergency declaration will open up desperately needed resources to help communities provide basic services to their citizenry through FEMA's Public Assistance program. Although the hurricane has passed, power is out, roadways are littered with debris, and there remain significant dangers to overcome. Further assistance will be needed, but this declaration will allow communities to take vital initial steps toward recovery.

Additional declarations, including for FEMA's Individual Assistance program, may be forthcoming. Information on FEMA's Public Assistance program can be found here. Up-to-date information on FEMA eligibility can be found here.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-johnson-s-statement-proposed-public-charge-rule-immigrants,Rep. Johnsons statement on proposed public charge rule for immigrants,2018-10-11,2018,2018-10,Democrat,House,GA,Hank Johnson,J000288,hankjohnson.house.gov,,,legacy,"CLARKSTON, GA  Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement on the Department of Homeland Security's proposed rule making it more difficult for law-abiding immigrants to obtain their permanent residency in the United States and reunite with family members if they access public resources such as health care, as well as food and housing assistance:
This expansive anti-immigrant proposed rule simply ignores the contributions of hard-working, tax-paying families, said Johnson. No family in America should be forced to choose between healthcare and having food on the table or accessing these vital services andjeopardizingtheir green card status. This draconian rule puts wealthier immigrants in front of ones with less means and continues this administration's shameful departure from our long history of welcoming immigrants from around the world.
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https://bishop.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/georgia-delegation-requests-expedited-emergency-declaration-approval-for,GEORGIA DELEGATION REQUESTS EXPEDITED EMERGENCY DECLARATION APPROVAL FOR COUNTIES IN GEORGIA,2018-10-10,2018,2018-10,Democrat,House,GA,Sanford Bishop,B000490,bishop.house.gov,,,legacy,"WASHINGTON, D.C.  Late yesterday, all sixteen Members of the Georgia Congressional Delegation sent a letter to President Donald Trump requesting expedited emergency resources to aid counties in Georgia expected to be impacted by Hurricane Michael.

Yesterday, based on the latest forecast for Hurricane Michael and acting on a recommendation from Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) officials, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal issued an emergency declaration for 92 Georgia counties, making all state resources available to local governments and entities within the impacted area of the hurricane.

The Georgia Congressional Delegation wrote:

We write in full support of Governor Nathan Deal's request for an emergency declaration for the state of Georgia in anticipation of Hurricane Michael. As the current projections indicate, this major hurricane will significantly impact Georgia communities, and we urge you to approve requests to ensure that full federal resources are made available for counties currently under the declaration and those that may be determined to be in need of emergency federal assistance in the coming days.

Hurricane Michael was upgraded this morning to a Category 4 storm.

Below is the full text of the letter:

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October 9, 2018

President Donald J. Trump
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500

Dear Mr. President:

We write in full support of Governor Nathan Deal's request for an emergency declaration for the state of Georgia in anticipation of Hurricane Michael. As the current projections indicate, this major hurricane will significantly impact Georgia communities, and we urge you to approve requests to ensure that full federal resources are made available for counties currently under the declaration and those that may be determined to be in need of emergency federal assistance in the coming days.

Hurricane Michael has been classified as a Category 3 hurricane and will cause incredible devastation to portions of the Gulf Coast of the United States. Given the potential catastrophic impact that this hurricane may have on Georgia, the state and federal government must work together in order to help reduce the potential loss of life and destruction of property. As we recently witnessed with Hurricane Florence in North Carolina and South Carolina, preparation and up-front resources are paramount in mitigating the impacts of the storm and providing quick response in its aftermath.

We thank you for your support and ask for your continued support and assistance in providing the resources necessary to ensure the safety of Georgians.

Sincerely,

Senator Johnny Isakson
Senator David Perdue
Representative Earl L. Buddy' Carter 
Representative Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
Representative A. Drew Ferguson, IV DMD
Representative Henry C. Hank Johnson, Jr.
Representative John Lewis
Representative Karen Handel
Representative Rob Woodall
Representative Austin Scott
Representative Doug Collins
Representative Jody Hice
Representative Barry Loudermilk
Representative Rick W. Allen
Representative David Scott
Representative Tom Graves",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/editorials/our-climate-not-sale,Our climate is not for sale,2018-10-10,2018,2018-10,Democrat,House,GA,Hank Johnson,J000288,hankjohnson.house.gov,,,legacy,"By Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) and Michael Shank, opinion contributors 
As President Trump's Environmental Protection Agency drops ""climate change,"" and its impact on children, from its latest rule on hydrofluorocarbons, it is time to talk honestly about science.
Americans are busy working, taking care of their kids and loved ones and trying to save for the future. It is understandable that many do not have time to read academic journals and detailed scientific reports.
Read More",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-johnsons-statement-senate-confirming-kavanaugh-scotus,Rep. Johnson's statement on the Senate Confirming Kavanaugh for SCOTUS,2018-10-06,2018,2018-10,Democrat,House,GA,Hank Johnson,J000288,hankjohnson.house.gov,,,legacy,"DECATUR, GA -- Congressman Hank Johnson, a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee,released the following statement after the Senate voted 50-48 to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court:
Today's confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh is an insult to women and an affront to notions of fair play and justice in America. The Senate disgraced itself by hiding behind a sham FBI investigation to justify confirmation. The Senate good ol' boys fooled no one with the Trump-directed sham investigation, and voters across the country will respond accordingly on November 6. Judge Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing performance was repulsive and disqualifying in and of itself. He is clearly unfit to sit as a judge on any court, let alone the Supreme Court. His confirmation etches an indelible stain on the nation's highest court, and on the Senate that confirmed him.
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https://davidscott.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398118,Congressman David Scott Invites Thirteenth District Students to Apply for Service Academy Nominations,2018-10-04,2018,2018-10,Democrat,House,GA,David Scott,S001157,davidscott.house.gov,,,legacy,"Today Congressman David Scott announced that his office is currently accepting applications from Thirteenth District students interested in attending a service academy. A congressional nomination is required for students to attend the U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, U.S. Military Academy at West Point or U.S. Naval Academy. Each year I am honored to recognize the best and brightest Thirteenth District students with nominations to attend our nation's prestigious military service academies, said Congressman Scott. Service academies provide students an exceptional and rigorous college education valued at over $400,000 and lead to rewarding careers in military service. Any student interested in obtaining a congressional nomination or more information about service academies should contact my office.   To be considered for an appointment to a service academy, an applicant must be nominated from an authorized person, including a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives or Senate. Applicants must also meet the following requirements as of July 1 of the year of admission to a service academy: be at least 17 years old and not older than 23; a U.S. citizen; a legal resident of Georgia's Thirteenth Congressional District; unmarried; not pregnant; and have no legal obligation to support children or other dependents. The deadline to apply for an academy nomination from Congressman David Scott is Friday, October 26, 2018. Students may obtain an application and more information on the nomination process by visiting https://davidscott.house.gov/constituentservices/serviceacademynominations.htm or calling Congressman Scott's office at 770-210-5073.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://johnlewis.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-lewis-applauds-house-senate-passage-faa-bill,Rep. Lewis Applauds House & Senate Passage of FAA Bill,2018-10-03,2018,2018-10,Democrat,House,GA,John Lewis,L000287,johnlewis.house.gov,,,legacy,"WASHINGTON Today, the Senate passed H.R. 302, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, which includes an amendment written by Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) in response to last December's power outage at the Atlanta airport. The bill passed the House of Representatives last Wednesday.
The Lewis Amendment allows Federal funds to be used to prevent power outages in passenger areas of the airport, something not allowed under current law. Airports would be able to use funds from taxes and fees to improve the reliability of their power supplies, including by purchasing and installing generators and separating the main power supply and redundant power supply. 
I am very glad that my amendment was included in the FAA Reauthorization Act that has now passed both the House and the Senate, said Rep. Lewis. After the power outage last year, I learned that Federal funds could not be used to purchase generators for passenger areas of the airport. 
I am very grateful no one was hurt last year, and I appreciate the dedicated work of emergency responders and airport and airline employees to assist travelers. However, we must do all we can to ensure that similar events do not happen in the future. I am glad that the City of Atlanta has taken steps to install backup generators at the airport.
Keeping the lights on is a matter of public safety. My amendment will help give airports like Hartsfield-Jackson the flexibility they need to keep passengers safe. I am grateful to my colleagues for working with me on this issue.
On December 17, 2017, an underground fire at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport disabled both the airport's primary and backup power supplies. This caused a power outage at the world's busiest airport that lasted for 11 hours, cancelling hundreds of flights and stranding passengers and employees on planes and in dark terminals.
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https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/could-brett-kavanaugh-be-impeached-democrats-appear-be-gearing-start,Could Brett Kavanaugh Be Impeached? Democrats Appear to Be Gearing up to Start Process If He's Confirmed,2018-10-01,2018,2018-10,Democrat,House,GA,Hank Johnson,J000288,hankjohnson.house.gov,,,legacy,"As of Friday afternoon, there were five Democratic representatives on the House Judiciary CommitteeTed Lieu, Hank Johnson, Luis Gutirrez,Pramila Jayapaland Jerry Nadlerwho called for their committee to open an investigation into the multiple sexual assault allegations levied against Kavanaugh. Unless, Democrats said, Senate Republicans and the White House allow for an independent entity, like the FBI, to further investigate the allegations against Kavanaugh.
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https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/rep-johnson-celebrates-great-american-read-program,Rep. Johnson celebrates Great American Read program,2018-10-01,2018,2018-10,Democrat,House,GA,Hank Johnson,J000288,hankjohnson.house.gov,,,legacy,"COVINGTON, Ga. -Congressman Hank Johnson presented M'Kayla Solomon with an American flag that flew over the Capitol and a certificate at the Covington branch of the Newton County Library System during a Great American Read program Friday night. Solomon, 4, has read 1,000 books before starting kindergarten.
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https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/e-newsletters/congressman-hank-johnsons-e-newsletter-sept-27-2018,"Congressman Hank Johnson's E-Newsletter for Sept. 27, 2018",2018-09-28,2018,2018-09,Democrat,House,GA,Hank Johnson,J000288,hankjohnson.house.gov,,,legacy,"Dear Friends,

Despite the circus that Washington has become and the distracting chaos emanating from the White House, I continue to keep my eyes on the prize for citizens of Georgia's Fourth District and work as hard as I can on your behalf. I had a productive week that included meetings with steel and mine workers, welcoming a delegation from Newton County and discussing shipping, air freight and railroads with representatives of the International Transportation Council of Georgia. In addition to fulfilling my responsibilities for my assignments on the Judiciary and Transportation & Infrastructure Committees, I had the honor of addressing the audience at an advanced screening of The Hate U Give at the National Geographic Museum and bringing remarks at the International Trademark Association.

I also managed time on the House floor on the bipartisan Success Act, which commissions a study on women and minorities in the patent and innovation space. I'm pleased to report it passed the House and could become law soon.

As far as the other big news items happening in Washington, my floor speech submitted for the record on the Violence Against Women Act renewal shows where I stand on the Kavanaugh hearings. With regard to the fate of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and the fate of the Mueller investigation, I'm working with my colleagues in Judiciary Committee to protect the Mueller investigation from influence or meddling from the White House via the Special Counsel Transparency Act (H.R. 5533). This legislation would ensure that a President, who has shown so little respect for the rule of law, cannot seize and secret any evidence of misconduct already gathered over a year of tax-payer funded law enforcement work. Congress has a responsibility to safeguard the public's investment and right to see justice served.

In case you missed it, I'm proudly leading an effort to increase the number of refugees fleeing violence and persecution that can be admitted into the United States. Clarkston, the Ellis Island of the South and one of the most diverse places in Georgia and the nation, has been a refugee resettlement area for decades and is one of the shining jewels of the Fourth District. The United States is on track to resettle the lowest number of refugee arrivals this year since The Refugee Act was passed in 1980. With global need at its highest, this administration has reversed our nation's history as a world leader in refugee protection and resettlement. I could not stand idly by without doing something. As a generous and compassionate country, the United States has a long, proud tradition of welcoming refugees, and I want the world to know we are still that country.

Lastly, please help me welcome Estefana L. Rodriguez, who began this week as my new Senior Legislative Assistant in Washington, D.C. Estefana will staff me for my responsibilities on the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee and will handle legislative issues involving the environment, labor, and financial services, among others. Welcome Estefana!

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As always, I appreciate your time and feedback. Please remember you can reach me on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram as well as e-mails, phone calls and letters. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to represent you in Congress.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-johnson-welcomes-new-senior-legislative-assistant-capitol,Congressman Johnson Welcomes New Senior Legislative Assistant to Capitol Hill Office,2018-09-27,2018,2018-09,Democrat,House,GA,Hank Johnson,J000288,hankjohnson.house.gov,,,legacy,"WASHINGTON, D.C  Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced today that he hired Estefana L. Rodriguez as his new Senior Legislative Assistant.
Rodriguez will staff Rep. Johnson for his responsibilities on the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee as well as handle his legislative portfolio dealing with his environment/natural resources, financial services and small business legislation.
Congressman Johnson has a reputation as a serious, substantive lawmaker, said Rodriguez. I'm excited to join his team in Washington and in Georgia, who are serving the people of Fourth Congressional District of Georgia.
Rodriguez previously worked for Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragn (CA-44) managing issues before the Committee on Homeland Security, such as family separation and election security.
She began her career on Capitol Hill in 2012 as a staffer for Congressman Pedro R. Pierluisi (PR-AL).
During her nearly four years of working for the district of Puerto Rico, Rodriguez helped pass bankruptcy protections for the island, secured additional Medicaid funding for the territory, and managed relief efforts in response to hurricanes and the Zika epidemic.
Rodriguez received her B.A. in History from the University of Florida and her J.D. from American University, Washington College of Law. She is a member of the D.C. Bar.
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https://bishop.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-bishop-statement-on-passage-of-continuing-resolution-and,"CONGRESSMAN BISHOP STATEMENT ON PASSAGE OF CONTINUING RESOLUTION AND FY19 FUNDING PACKAGE FOR DEPARTMENTS OF DEFENSE, LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION",2018-09-26,2018,2018-09,Democrat,House,GA,Sanford Bishop,B000490,bishop.house.gov,,,legacy,"WASHINGTON, DC  Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement regarding the passage of the conference report for the second FY19 minibus government funding package and continuing resolution (H.R. 6157). A minibus bill is a package of appropriations measures and provides funding for a number of, but not all, government departments, programs, and agencies, while a continuing resolution provides continued funding at current levels for agencies not otherwise covered by a minibus or individual appropriations measure.

The minibus conference report passed today includes the Defense, Labor and Health and Human Services, and Education FY19 Appropriations Acts, and provides these underlying departments and agencies with full FY19 funding. The previous minibus bill included the Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs FY19 Appropriations Acts. The continuing resolution portion of today's bill provides agencies not otherwise covered by a minibus with funding at current levels through December 7, 2018. Today's bill was passed by the full U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 361 to 61. Last week, the bill was passed by the U.S. Senate by a vote of 93 to 7.

Department of Defense 

I am encouraged that this appropriations bill will provide timely funding for our armed forces, as well as our Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education.

The Department of Defense portion of this bill includes $674.4 billion, which is $19.8 billion above FY 2018's enacted level.This figure includes $67.9 billion for Overseas Contingency Operations funding.The bill includes a 2.6% pay raise for our servicemembers, the largest in nearly a decade.The bill also increases the end strength of our military forces, including active duty, reserve, and National Guard forces. Furthermore, this legislation prohibits any funds from being utilized for another round of potentially debilitating base closures (BRAC). I am also pleased that this legislation invests in a variety of research and development programs, and includes a number of specific investments in science programs at Historically Black Colleges & Universities.

Additionally, this measure improves our military readiness by investing in numerous programs to ensure our military is the strongest, best trained, best equipped and best prepared fighting force in the world.The bill invests in defense health initiatives that make certain our servicemembers and their families receive top-quality care, and invests in quality of life programs to better enhance the lives of both servicemembers and their families.

I am also pleased to report that the Defense title of this bill includes provisions I spearheaded to address the reports of potential lead exposure at on-base housing. These provisions direct the Government Accountability Office to initiate an investigation of potential toxic lead paint exposure impacting servicemembers and their families living in on-base housing. Additionally, the language requires the Secretary of Defense to provide risk assessments and blood testing for all Tricare beneficiary's during their 12-month and 24-month wellness checks or annual physical examinations.

However, I was discouraged to see that the House of Representatives' position on the E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack System (JSTARS) recapitalization was not upheld as a part of this conference agreement.I remain committed to using my oversight capacity to ensure that the capability provided by JSTARS is maintained for our ground forces as the Air Force finalizes and puts into service its replacement at Robins Air Force Base. I also take solace on the fact that the bill requires the Air Force Secretary to report to Congress with a plan, strategy, costs and a gap assessment of the Advanced Battle Management System to be housed at Robins Air Force Base.

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education

This minibus legislation also includes, $90.5 billion for the Department of Health and Human Services, $71.5 billion for the Department of Education, and $12.1 billion for the Department of Labor.

It includes $7.9 billion in funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, $2.3 billion more than initially requested by the administration, as well as the $39.1 billion for the National Institutes of Health, which drives much needed health research into cancer, Alzheimer's disease, cardiovascular disease, and many other conditions.

The bill also includes language directing the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to submit a family reunification plan to Congress and provides funding for trauma counseling services for separated children. Importantly, it drops language originally included in the House-passed bill that would have overridden the Flores settlement currently limiting the time migrant children may be detained.

As Co-Chair of the Friends of Job Corps Congressional Caucus, I am pleased that the bill provides $1.7 billion for Job Corps, which provides its young participants with the skills needed to learn a career, earn a high school diploma or GED, and find and keep a good job.

I am also pleased the minibus includes $1.4 billion in Impact Aid grants to assist school districts with impacted tax bases due to the property tax status of military and other federal installations. Additionally, the $10.1 billion provided by the bill to the Head Start program will help ensure young children are provided comprehensive education and enrichment services during their critical developmental years.

Ultimately, this minibus legislation takes a number of positive steps to shore up our military and provides funding for an assortment of necessary programs and services for the American people. I urge the President to quickly sign this minibus and CR into law to avoid a costly and wasteful government shutdown.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://bishop.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/federal-transit-administration-awards-albany-425-million-in-competitive,FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION AWARDS ALBANY $4.25 MILLION IN COMPETITIVE TRANSIT FUNDING,2018-09-26,2018,2018-09,Democrat,House,GA,Sanford Bishop,B000490,bishop.house.gov,,,legacy,"ALBANY, GA  Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) is pleased to announce that the Federal Transit Administration has awarded the City of Albany $4.25 million in competitive grant funding through the agency's Bus & Bus Facilities Infrastructure Investment Program. This grant award will fund six new buses and help support the construction of the new Albany Transit Center.

I am pleased that the Federal Transit Administration has recognized the importance and value of investing in a modern public transportation system for the people of Albany, GA and the surrounding area, said Congressman Bishop. These funds will go a long way toward affordably connecting residents to jobs, stores, places of worship, and all that Albany has to offer, while enhancing public safety and convenience in the process.

The Federal Transit Administration, housed under the U.S. Department of Transportation, is the primary agency supporting state and local public transit systems, including buses, subways, and light and commuter rail. The Bus & Bus Facilities Infrastructure Investment Program provides federal resources to states and localities to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses and related equipment.

This set of competitively chosen awards included 107 projects in 50 states and territories and totaled $366.2 million in grant funding. Additional information on this set of Bus & Bus Facilities awards can be found here.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-johnson-supports-violence-against-women-act,Congressman Johnson Supports Violence Against Women Act,2018-09-26,2018,2018-09,Democrat,House,GA,Hank Johnson,J000288,hankjohnson.house.gov,,,legacy,"WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. Johnson submitted this speech for the record in the U.S. House of Representatives on September 26, 2018.
I rise in support of the H.R. 6545, the Violence Against Women Act.
Today, more than ever, it is clear we as a nation must do more to protect our women and girls. The #MeToo Movement has made it increasingly obvious that we are failing as a country to properly address and prevent sexual assault. Sexual violence is a particularly prevalent among women of color, who are often times victims to an oppressive combination of racism and sexism. Statistics show that by the age of 18, approximately 40% of black women report coercive sexual contact, and that Native American women are almost two times as likely to be assaulted than their white peers.
Today, I find it exceptionally important to stand as an ally to women, as Republicans attempt to push through a Supreme Court nominee who has been accused of sexual violence. I stand with my female colleagues and women across the countrywhen I say  time's up. We must believe women and ensure our laws protect their safety and equality.
I support the Violence Against Women Act and I urge all of my colleagues to do the same.
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https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/political-notebook-johnson-wants-trump-let-more-refugees-us,POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: Johnson wants Trump to let more refugees into U.S.,2018-09-24,2018,2018-09,Democrat,House,GA,Hank Johnson,J000288,hankjohnson.house.gov,,,legacy,"U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., wants to increase the number of refugees who are allowed to enter the United States, and he's filed a resolution in the House of Representatives to urge President Donald Trump make it happen.
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https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/3-options-could-await-house-democrats-after-midterms,3 options that could await House Democrats after the midterms,2018-09-21,2018,2018-09,Democrat,House,GA,Hank Johnson,J000288,hankjohnson.house.gov,,,legacy,"While generic polls currently indicate Democrats have the advantage in winning control of the House, lawmakers are trying not to count their chickens before they hatch.

""A lot could happen between now and Election Day,"" said Johnson, the congressman from Georgia.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/deadly-truck-wrecks-soar-pleas-action-ignored,"Deadly truck wrecks soar, but pleas for action ignored",2018-09-21,2018,2018-09,Democrat,House,GA,Hank Johnson,J000288,hankjohnson.house.gov,,,legacy,"Had it passed, Rep. Hank Johnson's Safe Road Act of 2015 would have forced federal regulators to write a rule requiring automatic emergency braking systems on all heavy trucks.
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https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/ga-feds-investigate-marta-minority-contracting-complaint,GA: Feds Investigate MARTA Minority Contracting Complaint,2018-09-21,2018,2018-09,Democrat,House,GA,Hank Johnson,J000288,hankjohnson.house.gov,,,legacy,"But U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Lithonia, said federal funding for MARTA could be in jeopardy if the FTA finds the agency acted improperly.
""We're expanding our transit system,"" Johnson told Channel 2 Action News Tuesday. ""It's very important for Georgia's economic future, and it should not be jeopardized by failure to comply with federal law.""
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https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/what-lawmakers-my-state-are-doing-about-equal-pay-georgia-montana,"What Lawmakers From My State Are Doing About Equal Pay, From Georgia To Montana",2018-09-21,2018,2018-09,Democrat,House,GA,Hank Johnson,J000288,hankjohnson.house.gov,,,legacy,"Rep. Henry ""Hank"" Johnson (D)
""As we continue the fight for equal pay, equal promotion, and equal rights in the workplace, we need to ensure that we do not lose our footing on the critical milestones we have achieved through the enforcement of civil rights in our justice system.
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https://bishop.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-bishop-announces-more-than-1-million-in-federal-funding-for,CONGRESSMAN BISHOP ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $1 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS IN 2ND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF GEORGIA,2018-09-20,2018,2018-09,Democrat,House,GA,Sanford Bishop,B000490,bishop.house.gov,,,legacy,"ALBANY, GA  Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) is pleased to announce that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded more than $1 million in grant funding to five health centers across Georgia's Second Congressional District through HHS's Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

These funds will be used to ensure all members of our community have access to essential healthcare services, said Congressman Bishop. Our local health centers continue to serve those with great geographic and economic need. This funding will continue to enhance the availability of quality, affordable, and accessible healthcare in multiple health centers throughout Georgia's Second Congressional District.

The award recipients include:
 
		Albany Area Primary Health Care, Inc. (Albany, GA): $359,500
	
	
		CareConnect Health, Inc. (Richland, GA): $285,000
	
	
		First Choice Primary Care, Inc. (Macon, GA): $285,000
	
	
		Primary Care of Southwest Georgia, Inc. (Blakely, GA): $284,998
	
	
		Valley Healthcare System, Inc. (Columbus, GA): $209,980
	
 HRSA is the main federal agency dedicated to improving health care for people who are geographically isolated and economically or medically vulnerable. Today's grant funding was awarded through HRSA's Health Center Cluster Grant Program, which is a competitive grant program that supports institutions dedicated to improving healthcare to underserved communities throughout the United States. These competitive grants will be used to improve patient access to quality services, practitioners, and treatments. Additional information on HRSA can be found here.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/e-newsletters/congressman-hank-johnsons-e-newsletter-sept-19-2018,"Congressman Hank Johnson's E-Newsletter for Sept. 19, 2018",2018-09-20,2018,2018-09,Democrat,House,GA,Hank Johnson,J000288,hankjohnson.house.gov,,,legacy,"Dear Friends,
				It's been a busy September in Washington and meeting with constituents at home. I'm looking forward to returning to Washington this coming week to vote on funding the government and wrap up other unfinished businesses before the fiscal year ends Sept. 30. It was an honor and a privilege this week to open Georgia State's weeklong events around Constitution Day and earlier this month being recognized as the 2018 Bill Hardman, Sr. Tourism Champion Award in Government.
				
				I've also been busy visiting local businesses throughout the district. The Georgia Construction Aggregate Association (GCAA) hosted me for a tour of Vulcan Quarry in Lithonia; the VFW 1432 in Conyers extended an invitation for me to speak to veterans at their post; I spoke with the Kiwanis Club in Covington; I attended the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) District Council 77 Grand Opening of their new training facility in Decatur and broke bread with Gwinnett residents at an early-morning breakfast meeting.
				
				Before I return to Washington, I'm holding a Twitter Town Hall to take your questions and interact with constituents this Friday, Sept. 21 at 2 PM. While social media will never replace being physically with constituents, it is a good way to connect and hear what people have to say about the issues of the day. If you would like to participate please tweet your questions to #AskHank at 2 PM this Friday. Thank you, and I look forward to answering your questions on Friday.
				
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				As always, I appreciate your time and feedback. Please remember you can reach me on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram as well as e-mails, phone calls and letters. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to represent you in Congress.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-johnson-introduces-resolution-boost-number-refugees-admitted-us,Rep. Johnson Introduces Resolution to Boost the Number of Refugees Admitted to U.S.,2018-09-20,2018,2018-09,Democrat,House,GA,Hank Johnson,J000288,hankjohnson.house.gov,,,legacy,"51 members of Congress urge that number to be at least 110,000 refugees
WASHINGTON, D.C.  Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) introduced H. Res. 1073 to increase the number of refugees fleeing violence and persecution that can be admitted into the United States.
United States is on track to resettle the lowest number of refugee arrivals this year since The Refugee Act was passed in 1980. The presidential determination  which the U.S. President sets as the refugee admissions goal for a coming fiscal year -- is only 45,000 for FY2018, the lowest ever, but the U.S. is not on track to resettle even half of that number.
The White House announced this week that the goal for FY2019 will only be 30,000 refugees, a record low. As of September 17, the U.S. has only resettled 20,198 refugees this federal fiscal year.
Rep. Johnson's resolution urges that number to be at least 110,000 refugees.
With global need at its highest, this administration has reversed our nation's history as a world leader in refugee protection and resettlement, said Johnson. The xenophobic and anti-immigrant policies coming out of this White House  pushed by Stephen Miller and the president  are a direct correlation to the paltry number of refugees that are being resettled. And now the administration is threatening to cut the program even more.
The resolution also demands that President Trump and his administration must operate the United States Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) in good faith. Contrary to the administration's contention that refugees are dangerous, Rep. Johnson said admitting refugees to our country is not just good ethics, but it's good for the economy and foreign policy.
It's in our national security interests to take in refugees because that helps stabilize frontline nations who are overburdened by refugees, and the refugees who come to this country create jobs as entrepreneurs and are self-sufficient within six months, he said.
Refugee resettlement and humanitarian groups around the state and nation hailed Rep. Johnson's resolution as progress.
On behalf of the Coalition of Refugee Service Agencies (CRSA), a coalition of eighteen Georgia refugee- and immigrant-serving organizations, I would like to thank Congressman Johnson for his leadership in asking Congress to support an increased refugee admissions ceiling of 110,000 for Fiscal Year 2019, said CRSA Chair Frances McBrayer. As a generous and compassionate country, the United States has a long, proud tradition of welcoming refugees. Refugee resettlement is a powerful tool that helps the most vulnerable populations, aids the most unstable regions, and advances U.S. security and strategic interests overseas.
Original Cosponsors (51): Barragn, Bass, Bernice Johnson, Beyer, Blumenauer, Brown (MD), Carson, Carbajal, Clarke, Cicilline, Cohen, Correa, Davis (IL), DeGette, DeSaulnier, Dingell, Doggett, Ellison, Eshoo, Espaillat, Gallego, Grijalva, Gutirrez, Hanabusa, Hastings, Holmes Norton, Jackson Lee, Jayapal, Keating, Khanna, Kildee, Larsen, Lee, Lujn, McCollum, McGovern, Meeks, Moore, Pallone, Jr., Panetta, Pocan, Raskin, Roybal Allard, Sires, Smith, Schakowsky, Vargas, Velzquez, Wasserman Schultz, Watson Coleman, Welch.
Endorsed By: US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, Center for Community Change, Center for Popular Democracy (CPD), Family Action Network Movement (FANM), Grassroots Global Justice Alliance, New York Immigration Coalition, QLatinx, Refugee Empowerment Center, Rights for All People, Safe Horizon Immigration Law Project, Services Immigrant Rights & Education Network, Veterans for American Ideals, Workers Defense Project.
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https://bishop.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-sanford-bishop-announces-community-development-block-0,CONGRESSMAN SANFORD BISHOP ANNOUNCES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS,2018-09-17,2018,2018-09,Democrat,House,GA,Sanford Bishop,B000490,bishop.house.gov,,,legacy,"ALBANY, GA  Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) is pleased to announce that 12 communities within the 2nd Congressional District of Georgia have been awarded a total of nearly $9,000,000 in Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) grants. The CDBG grants were awarded by Georgia Governor Nathan Deal using federal funding provided by the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The grants will be used to improve infrastructure and revitalize neighborhoods.

The Community Development Block Grant Program is a vital program for our cities and towns that leverages state expertise with federal dollars, said Congressman Bishop. I thank Governor Deal and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for their commitment to communities in Middle and Southwest Georgia. This funding will be used to improve infrastructure and implement revitalization projects that are necessary for our communities' continued development and growth.

The communities that received funding include:

 City of Blakely: $1,000,000 for multi activity programs
	City of Colquitt: $625,716 for neighborhood revitalization
	Crawford County: $367,117 for water improvements
	City of Cuthbert: $750,000 for sewer improvements
	Decatur County: $538,301 for drainage and street improvements
	Grady County: $685,461 for drainage and street improvements
	Lee County: $436,457 for water improvements
	Marion County: $260,000 street improvements
	Peach County: $750,000 for the health center
	Randolph County: $306,725 for drainage and street improvements
	City of Richland: $750,000 sewer improvements
	City of Roberta: $750,000 for sewer improvements
	Stewart County: $750,000 for drainage and street improvements
	Sumter County: $750,000 for neighborhood revitalization 
 The Community Development Block Grant Program provides states with federal funding from the U.S Department of Housing and Development. The grants are administered through Georgia's Department of Community Affairs (DCA), which works to support local government assistance, affordable housing, and economic development. Created in 1977, DCA works with local communities to foster success for Georgia families and businesses.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://bishop.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-bishop-statement-on-hispanic-heritage-month-la-declaracion,"CONGRESSMAN BISHOP STATEMENT ON HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH / LA DECLARACION DE CONGRESISTA SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR POR EL MES DE HERENCIA HISPANA",2018-09-14,2018,2018-09,Democrat,House,GA,Sanford Bishop,B000490,bishop.house.gov,,,legacy,"CONGRESSMAN BISHOP STATEMENT ON HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH
		WASHINGTON, DC  Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement in recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from September 15 to October 15. Hispanic Heritage Month is dedicated to celebrating individuals with roots that trace back to Spain, Mexico, and the Spanish-speaking nations in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean and recognizing the positive contributions that they have made to American culture and society.
		Tomorrow marks the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month, a time to honor the lasting and positive impact that individuals of Hispanic and Latino heritage have had on America.
		Hispanics and Latinos are parts of the fabrics that are woven into America's colorful and unique tapestry. As one of the fastest growing ethnic groups in the nation, people of Hispanic and Latino ancestry serve in our communities as teachers, doctors, farmers, business owners, elected officials, service members in our Armed Forces, and in so many other ways. Moreover, their impeccable influence on music and art is evident in both our culture and our society.
		As I have said before, our nation is one of democratic ideals and noble values, and we must continue to show the world that we have an open-minded and inclusive culture that encourages everyone to reach his or her fullest potential.
		As we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, let us look forward to working together to keep the American dream in reach for all those who seek it because there is beauty and strength in diversity and, when interlaced, these elements are what make our nation great.
		
		LA DECLARACIN DE CONGRESISTA SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR POR EL MES DE HERENCIA HISPANA
		WASHINGTON, DC  Hoy, Congresista Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) publico' la siguiente declaracin en reconocimiento del mes de herencia hispana, que dura del 15 de septiembre al 15 de octubre. El mes de herencia hispana est dedicada a personas con races que originaron en Espaa, Mxico y las naciones en Amrica de central, Amrica del sur, y el Caribe, y reconoce las contribuciones positivas que han hechos tomados a la cultura y la sociedad de Amrica.
		Maana celebraremos el principio del mes de herencia hispana, un tiempo honrar los impacto duradero y positivo que personas de herencia hispano y latino han hecho a Amrica.
		Hispanos y latinos son partes de las telas que estn entrelazadas en el tapiz nico y colorido de Amrica. Como uno de los grupos tnico creciente ms rpido en la nacin, personas con ascendencia de hispano y latino sirven en nuestras comunidades como profesores, doctores, agricultores, empresarios, autoridades electas, soldados en nos fuerzas armadas, y en tantas otras maneras. Adems, su influencia impecable en msica y arte es evidente en los dos nuestra cultura y nuestra sociedad.
		Como he dicho antes, nos nacin es una de dolos democrticos y valores nobles y tenemos que continuar a mostrar el mundo que tenemos una cultura que esta de mentalidad de abierta e inclusivo y que anima todos alcanzar sus potenciales todos.
		Mientras celebramos el mes de herencia hispano, djanos estar deseando a trabajando juntos guardar el sueo americano disponible para todos aquellos buscarlo porque hay belleza y fuerza en diversidad y, cuando estn entrelazados, estos elementos son que lo hacen nuestra nacin gran.
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https://bishop.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/bishop-secures-transfer-of-earle-may-recreational-area-to-city-of,BISHOP SECURES TRANSFER OF EARLE MAY RECREATIONAL AREA TO CITY OF BAINBRIDGE AND OTHER GEORGIA PROVISIONS IN PASSAGE OF CONFERENCE REPORT FOR AMERICAS WATER INFRASTRUCTURE ACT,2018-09-13,2018,2018-09,Democrat,House,GA,Sanford Bishop,B000490,bishop.house.gov,,,legacy,"WASHINGTON, DC  Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) secured House passage of a number of Georgia focused provisions within the Conference Report for America's Water Infrastructure Act (S.3021). The Conference Report for America's Water Infrastructure Act passed the full U.S. House of Representatives by voice vote. Final consideration by the U.S. Senate remains pending.

The Conference Report for America's Water Infrastructure Act includes language transferring Earle May Recreational Area from the Army Corps of Engineers to the City of Bainbridge, as well as language authorizing a $732 million expansion of Savannah Harbor. The Conference Report also directs the Army Corps of Engineers to expeditiously carry out any authorized project for flood risk management or hurricane or storm damage risk reduction in Georgia, as well as many other at-risk states and territories. This agreement also provides $4.4 billion in federal financing for states and utilities to enhance drinking water infrastructure, and authorizes improvements to other waste water and storm water infrastructure programs.

America's Water Infrastructure Act is vital legislation that supports the safety and efficiency of our nation's water systems, including drinking water, flood control, waste water management, and even port maintenance and expansion, said Congressman Bishop. I am pleased that this Conference Report includes a number of items of importance for Georgia, including the transfer of the Earle May Recreational Area to the City of Bainbridge, which will allow for the City to more efficiently manage and utilize this treasure.

The Earle May Recreational Area is a destination for people from across the Southeast for its exceptional beauty and the recreational opportunities offered by the Flint River. This transfer of land will allow for the City of Bainbridge to better manage and develop this unique natural attraction.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://bishop.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-bishop-statement-on-new-va-community-based-outpatient-clinic,CONGRESSMAN BISHOP STATEMENT ON NEW VA COMMUNITY BASED OUTPATIENT CLINIC IN COLUMBUS,2018-09-13,2018,2018-09,Democrat,House,GA,Sanford Bishop,B000490,bishop.house.gov,,,legacy,"COLUMBUS GA  Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), a senior member of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs (MILCON/VA) and Co-Chair of the Congressional Military Family Caucus, released the following statement praising the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs' (VA) contracting announcement for a new Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) to be located in Columbus, Georgia.

I am extremely pleased that the VA has announced the award of a contract for the new Columbus Community Based Outpatient Clinic to be located at 2357 Warm Springs Road, Columbus, Georgia, 31904.Construction of this clinic has been a major priority of mine, and I worked diligently with the local chamber of commerce and with local government officials to ensure the VA placed this clinic in an area accessible to the over 30,000 veterans in the Chattahoochee Valley area. It is imperative that these veterans receive the highest quality of care and services and as close to home as possible.

However, our task is not yet finished.We will provide continued oversight of the process from the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs (MILCON/VA). We will work to ensure that construction begins on time this winter and that the estimated completion date remains the spring of 2021.We have a duty to the brave men and women that have sacrificed so much for our nation. Completing this new Community Based Outpatient Clinic is a step in the right direction and will make it easier for local veterans to get the care they need and deserve.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://bishop.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-bishop-statement-on-passage-of-fy19-funding-package-for,"CONGRESSMAN BISHOP STATEMENT ON PASSAGE OF FY19 FUNDING PACKAGE FOR ENERGY AND WATER, LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, AND MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS",2018-09-13,2018,2018-09,Democrat,House,GA,Sanford Bishop,B000490,bishop.house.gov,,,legacy,"WASHINGTON, DC  Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement regarding the passage of the conference report for the first FY19 minibus government funding package (H.R. 5895). A minibus bill is a package of appropriations measures and provides funding for a number of, but not all, government departments, programs, and agencies. The minibus conference report passed today includes the Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs (VA) FY19 Appropriations Acts. This funding package was passed by the full U.S. House of Representatives in a vote of 377 to 20 and by the U.S. Senate in a vote of 92 to 5.

The minibus' funding package, which includes the Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs FY19 Appropriations Bills, has come through the conference committee process much improved, and I am pleased that we are considering this bill in advance of the September 30, 2018 deadline. Although not perfect, this legislation supports a number of the nation's most important needs. It provides robust funding for our military installations and veterans programs, and includes strong funding for our country's water infrastructure.

The Military Construction portion of this minibusprovides a total of $11.3 billion in FY19 funding and takes steps to improve military family housing, military medical facilities, Department of Defense education facilities, and many National Guard and Reserve facilities.This funding will enhance the readiness of our military and provide for much improved infrastructure for our service members and their families.The legislation also includes report language I spearheaded that requires the Department of Defense to provide detailed reports on what steps each service is taking to address toxic lead paint exposure in on-base housing.

The VA portion of the minibus provides a total of $197.2 billion in FY19 resources to ensure the 20 million veterans that the VA serves receive top quality care. As a part of this total, $76 billion is provided as advance FY20 appropriations. Advance appropriations are provided as a contingency to ensure the VA continues to have funding should Congress not complete full FY20 appropriations by the end of the upcoming fiscal year. The VA funding included in the minibus provides for medical services, support, and facilities, and ensures that our veterans have continued, full access to their medical care needs.This bill allocates funding for VA medical care, construction of many major and minor VA facilities, and implementation of the VA's new electronic health record system.Additional key measures in this bill provide for increased funding for mental health care and suicide prevention, as well as funding to address the opioid epidemic.

The minibus also provides funding for the VA Mission Act. Although I am encouraged that this bill will provide adequate funding for community care, caregiver support, and other key medical services utilized by our veterans, I am disappointed that the VA Mission Act programs were not supported by long-term mandatory funding mechanisms. I am concerned that this lack of guaranteedfuture funding could put veteran care at risk. Further, the funding mechanism used for the VA Mission Act violates the understood budget agreement, meaning that we will have to reallocate funding from many key domestic programsthat ensure quality education and rural development.

The Energy and Water division of the minibus funding package provides for $44.6 billion in FY19 funding for the Army Corps of Engineers, Department of the Interior, and Department of Energy. The legislation provides funding to bolster our nation's energy infrastructure against cyber and physical attacks, increases funding for renewable and fossil fuel research, and maintains current law prohibiting the Corps of Engineers from requiring permits for certain agricultural practices.

Finally, the Legislative Branch section is allocated $4.84 billion for FY19, which funds operations in the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, the U.S. Capitol Police, the Library of Congress, and the Government Accountability Office. Included is almost $9 million in dedicated funding for Members of Congress to provide stipends to interns, which will allow for greater diversity and accessibility for our nation's future leaders to participate in the lawmaking process.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://davidscott.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398117,Resources to Prepare for Hurricane Florence,2018-09-12,2018,2018-09,Democrat,House,GA,David Scott,S001157,davidscott.house.gov,,,legacy,"Based on the latest forecast for Hurricane Florence to track southward after making landfall, an emergency declaration has been issued for all 159 counties in Georgia. Potential threats include powerful winds, heavy rainfall, flooding, and tornadoes. I encourage you to take precautions now for the inland effects of the storm.  Here are a few resources to help you prepare: 

Be Informed
Stay ahead of the storm with weather alerts from Ready Georgia.

Make a Plan & Ready Kit
Create an emergency plan and survival kit in case of an evacuation, loss of power or other storm related emergency. 

Local Emergency Departments Information 
Clayton County Emergency Management

Cobb County Emergency Management

Douglas County Emergency Management

Alanta-Fulton County Emergency Management

Fayette County Emergency Management

Henry County Emergency Management


If you are in immediate danger call 911, but please reserve 911 for emergencies only.

For additional tips to prepare for Hurricane Florence, please visit https://www.ready.gov/hurricanes or http://ready.ga.gov/. 

Please do not hesitate to contact my offices in Smyrna, 770-432-5405, or Jonesboro, 770-210-5073, if you need assistance.  --------
 
    Bank of America customers impacted by the storm and needing financial assistance may call their priority assistance line at 855.729.1764. Customers may use the financial center and ATM locator to find out which of  local Bank of America financial centers are open during and after the storm.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://johnlewis.house.gov/media-center/federal-grant-announcements/rep-lewis-announces-1046-million-federal-grants-5th,Rep. Lewis Announces $104.6 million in Federal Grants to 5th District,2018-09-12,2018,2018-09,Democrat,House,GA,John Lewis,L000287,johnlewis.house.gov,,,legacy,"Periodically, Rep. John Lewis is notified that organizations within the 5th Congressional District have been selected to receive a variety of federal grants. This federal grants announcement will advise press and constituents of these notifications. This announcement details about $104,556,560 in federal grants coming to the 5th Congressional District. 
What is the funding process for federal grants?
There are two basic ways the federal government awards funds, through mandatory funding or discretionary funding. Members of Congress vote on authorizing legislation that funds the mandatory commitments of the federal government for programs like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, unemployment insurance and SNAP. Also every year, levels of discretionary funding are determined during the Congressional appropriations process. Rep. Lewis and all other members of Congress work to ensure that federal programs which provide key services within their districts are funded at levels requested by local government authorities and constituents they represent. 
The federal grants announced by this release fall mainly in the discretionary category. The money appropriated by Congress is sent to the federal agencies, such as the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) or of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which then disburse it directly to the states and local governments. Sometimes federal agencies issue requests for proposals which place states, cities, and local organizations in competition with others around the country for the opportunity to gain federal support for a local project. This is where the efficacy of city and state organizations are tested to determine whether they can compete effectively to receive those funds. Rep. Lewis often meets with and advises city, state or local agencies to help them strategize effective methods of engaging the federal agencies throughout the grant process.
Pell Grants, Byrne Justice Assistance, veterans' services, LIHEAP home heating support, early education, COPS, YouthBuild, Jobs Corps, the CDC, minority health programs, TIGER, critical disease research initiatives, tenant and fair housing assistance all stem from Congressional discretionary funding. Recent successful discretionary grant efforts from the 5th Congressional District of Georgia include the Atlanta Streetcar, the Multimodal Passenger Terminal, the Atlanta BeltLine, and the UTC. Through his District Office, Rep. Lewis offers grants assistance and workshops to explain the federal grants process. Please call 404-659-0116 if you are interested in participating in one of these workshops.
Following is the list of the most recently granted federal funds to the 5th Congressional District. If you are seeking more information about any one of these federal grants, please consult the granting information for more details on their selection process. Grants over $500,000 are highlighted.
This is to inform you that the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the Administration for Children and Families, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Office of Head Start, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Corporation for National and Community Service, the Department of Transportation, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Health Resources and Services Administration will be announcingthe following grant award(s) to recipient(s) within your Congressional district and state.


Grant Notifications

Administration for Children and Families / Office of Head Start
Grant Recipient: Clayton County Community Services Authority, Inc.
Grant Project Title: HP - Early Head Start - Child Care Partnerships
Amount: $1,166,305
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 1, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2019 (Estimated). https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ohs/funding

Any questions regarding this notification should be addressed to Head Start's National Office at 1-866-763-6481.

National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 
Grant Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: EpiModel 2.0: Integrated Network Models for HIV/STI Prevention Science
Amount: $799,074
Additional Details: This award has a start date of July 12, 2018 and an end date of June 30, 2022 (Estimated). https://www.niaid.nih.gov/grants-contracts/apply-grant

National Institute on Aging 
Grant Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Neuronal Mechanisms of Copper Transport and Toxicity
Amount: $428,461
Additional Details: http://www.nia.nih.gov/research/grants-funding

Grant Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Biogenetical Mechanisms Underlying Individual miRNAs Associated with Alzheimer's Disease
Amount: $195,000
Additional Details: This award has a start date of August 15, 2018 and an end date of June 30, 2020 http://www.nia.nih.gov/research/grants-funding

Grant Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Alzheimer's Disease Pathways and Biomarker Discovery by Integrative Proteomics, Glycoproteomics and Glycomics
Amount: $658,277
Additional Details: This award has a start date of August 15, 2018 and an end date of April 30, 2023. http://www.nia.nih.gov/research/grants-funding

Grant Recipient: Clark Atlanta University
Grant Project Title: Molecular mechanisms of the age-related re-growth of the prostate
Amount: $462,000
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 1, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2021. http://www.nia.nih.gov/research/grants-funding


National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Grant Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Research
Amount: $488,021
Additional Details: https://www.niddk.nih.gov/research-funding/funded-grants-grant-history

Grant Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Regulation of Sodium Transport in Tight Epithelia
Amount: $338,854
Additional Details: This award has a start date of July 17, 2018 and an end date of April 30, 2022 (Estimated). https://www.niddk.nih.gov/research-funding/funded-grants-grant-history

Grant Recipient: Georgia State University
Grant Project Title: Hippocampal Modulation of Energy Intake
Amount: $430,760
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 3, 2018 and an end date of June 30, 2021. https://www.niddk.nih.gov/research-funding/funded-grants-grant-history

National Institute of Nursing Research
Grant Recipient:
Grant Project Title: Web-based Modules to Support Young Children Who Require Medical Technology and Their Caregivers
Amount: $423,314
Additional Details: This award has a start date of July 17, 2018 and an end date of June 30, 2020 (Estimated). https://www.ninr.nih.gov/researchandfunding/funded-ninr-grants-collaborative-activities

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Grant Recipient: Georgia State University
Grant Project Title: Autophagy and diabetic vascular diseases
Amount: $510,416
Additional Details: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/grants-and-training/funding-opportunities-and-contacts

National Institute of Mental Health
Grant Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Dynamic RNA Modifications in human brain development and autism
Amount: $953,067
Additional Details: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/funding/funding-strategy-for-research-grants/index.shtml 

National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research
Grant Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Sequence-based discovery of risk and modifier variants for orofacial clefts
Amount: $156,000
Additional Details: This award has a start date of August 15, 2018 and an end date of July 31, 2020. https://www.nidcr.nih.gov/grants-funding

Grant Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Targeted Regenerative Therapy to Treating Pediatric Maxillary Bone Deficiency
Amount: $390,000
Additional Details: https://www.nidcr.nih.gov/grants-funding

National Institute of Mental Health
Grant Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Orbitofrontal cortical coordination of action-consequence decision making
Amount: $441,939
Additional Details: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/funding/funding-strategy-for-research-grants/index.shtml 

National Institute of Mental Health
Grant Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Molecular pathways of the kynurenine system in the neuroimmunology and psychophysiology of schizophrenia.
Amount: $234,000
Additional Details: This award has a start date of August 17, 2018 and an end date of July 31, 2020. https://www.nimh.nih.gov/funding/funding-strategy-for-research-grants/index.shtml

National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Grant Recipient: Georgia Institute of Technology
Grant Project Title: Identification of distinct pathways for DSB formation at palindromic repeats
Amount: $295,916
Additional Details: This award has a start date of August 1, 2018 and an end date of April 30, 2022. https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-13-302.html

Grant Recipient: Georgia Institute of Technology
Grant Project Title: Addressing Open Challenges of Computational Genome Annotation
Amount: $359,810
Additional Details: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-13-302.html

Grant Recipient: Georgia State University
Grant Project Title: Orthogonal Ubiquitin Transfer to Profile E3 Substrate Specificity
Amount: $ 351,967
Additional Details: This award has a start date of August 1, 2018 and an end date of April 30, 2022. https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-13-302.html

Grant Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Probing the Metabolism and Cellular Roles of 2',3'-Cyclic Nucleotide Monophosphate
Amount: $ 317,898
Additional Details: This award has a start date of August 17, 2018 and an end date of July 31, 2023. https://www.niams.nih.gov/grants-funding

National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders
Grant Recipient: KDH Research and Communication, Inc
Grant Project Title: Self-advocacy training for students with cochlear implants entering higher education
Amount: $612,952
Additional Details: https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/funding/types

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke 
Grant Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Mechanism of action of novel subunit-selective NMDA receptor modulators
Amount: $341,250
Additional Details: https://www.ninds.nih.gov/funding/about-funding/grant-mechanisms

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Grant Recipient: Georgia Institute of Technology
Grant Project Title: Hydrogels for hMSC delivery & engraftment
Amount: $333,527
Additional Details: https://www.niams.nih.gov/grants-funding

Grant Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Identification of Chromatin Architecture at the RUNX1 locus that regulate bone formation and mineralization
Amount: $183,057
Additional Details: https://www.niams.nih.gov/grants-funding

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development 
Grant Recipient: Georgia State University
Grant Project Title: Rule-Guided Behavior across Species: Steps toward Declarative Cognition
Amount: $268,625
Additional Details: This award has a start date of August 15, 2018 and an end date of July 31, 2023. https://www.niams.nih.gov/grants-funding


Any questions regarding this notification should be addressed to the NIH's Office of Communications and Government Relations (OCGR) at (301) 496-6998

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment 
Grant Recipient: Chris 180, Inc.
Grant Project Title: North Atlanta TREEtment Services
Amount: $541,350
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 30, 2018 and an end date of September 29, 2023.

Grant Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Region IV Mental Health Technology Transfer Center
Amount: $743,647
Additional Details: This award has a start date of August 15, 2018 and an end date of August 14, 2023.

Any questions regarding this notification should be addressed to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration at (877)-726-4727

National Science Foundation
Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: Nitrogen fixation and its coupling to methane dynamics in the peat moss (Sphagnum) phytobiome of northern peatlands
Amount: $1,150,001
Additional Details: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1754756

Grant Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Collaborative Research: Managing epidemics in wildlife with acquired resistance
Amount: $237,181
Additional Details: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1755002

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: Small: Algorithmic Techniques for High-throughput Analysis of Long Reads
Amount: $424,992
Additional Details: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1816027

Grant Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: IRES Track I: The Global Institute for Carbon-Hydrogen Functionalization (GICHF)
Amount: $300,001
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1827201 

Grant Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: RCN UBE Incubator: Failure as part of Learning, A Mindset Education Network (FLAMEnet)
Amount: $75,000
Additional Details: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1827160

Grant Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Optimizing frameshift suppressor tRNAs for the recoding of the genetic code
Amount: $450,000
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1808771 

Grant Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Reaction/Transport Behavior in the Synthesis of Functionally-Encoded Nanowires via the Geode Process
Amount: $360,000
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1805015 

Grant Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Collaborative Research: NCS-FO: Discovering Dynamics in Massive-Scale Neural Datasets Using Machine Learning
Amount: $621,897
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1835364 

Grant Recipient: Morehouse College
Grant Project Title: Collaborative Research - The Bean Beetle Microbiome Project: A Research-Education Collaboration
Amount: $290,590
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1821184 

Grant Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Collaborative Research - The Bean Beetle Microbiome Project: A Research-Education Collaboration
Amount: $1,182,010
Additional Details: This $1,182,010 NSF award will determine the importance of student autonomy in a discovery CURE across diverse institutions. This goal will be achieved by disseminating, implementing, and assessing a data-intensive bean beetle microbiome CURE that will simultaneously advance our understanding of insect host-microbe interactions. The first objective is to examine the importance of student autonomy in a discovery CURE. Student outcomes will be assessed using a mixed methods approach with surveys, structured interviews, and focus groups. The second objective is to foster research on insect host-microbe interactions using experimental approaches with the bean beetle model system. https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1821533&HistoricalAwards=false

Grant Recipient: Morehouse College
Grant Project Title: National Association of Mathematicians Network of Opportunities Targeting Students and Faculty at HBCUs
Amount: $99,960
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1833234 

Grant Recipient: Spelman College
Grant Project Title: Excellence in Research: Pathways to Academic Success in African American Children
Amount: $481,334
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1832090 

Grant Recipient: Spelman College
Grant Project Title: Excellence in Research: Navigating the Double Bind: Assessing the Development and Contribution of Identity Shifting to the Recruitment & Retention of Black Women in STEM Education
Amount: $493,708
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1832141 

Grant Recipient: Spelman College
Grant Project Title: Excellence in Research: Development of High Resolution Coherent 2D Rovibrational Spectroscopy
Amount: $499,924
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1832098 

Grant Recipient: Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc.
Grant Project Title: Cyber Training: CIP: Collaborative Research: Enhancing Mobile Security Education by Creating Eureka Experiences
Amount: $150,000
Additional Details: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1829674

Grant Recipient: Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc.
Grant Project Title: Neurobiologically-informed risk assessment: An empirical examination
Amount: $538,827
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1829495 

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: Collaborative Research: Framework:Software:NSCI:Enzo for the Exascale Era (Enzo-E)
Amount: $481,436
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1835213 

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: CHE/DMS Innovation Lab: Learning the Power of Data in Chemistry
Amount: $225,450
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1848701 

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Applied Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: Planning IUCRC at Georgia Institute of Technology: Center for Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies Advancing Food Safety and Security (CAFSS)
Amount: $15,000
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1822117 

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: Phase I IUCRC The Georgia Institute of Technology: Center for Fiber-Wireless Integration and Networking for Heterogeneous Mobile Data Communications (FiWIN)
Amount: $300,000
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1821819 


Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title NRI: FND: Robotic Human Enhancement Enabled through Wearable Hip Exoskeletons Capable of Community Ambulation
Amount: $702,440
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1830215 

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: Synthesis and design workshop: Designing Scalable Advanced Learning Ecosystems
Amount: $93,953
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 1, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2019 (Estimated). https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1824854

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: Collaborative Research: GEER Post Disaster Reconnaissance
Amount: $676,031
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1826118 

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: Fundamental Understanding of Redox Characteristics of Carbonyl Materials for Energy Storage Applications
Amount: $400,000
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1805052 

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: ATD: Collaborative Research: Adaptive and Rapid Spatial-Temporal Threat Detection over Networks
Amount: $119,168
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1830344 

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: ATD: Scanning Dynamic Spatial-Temporal Discrete Events for Threat Detection
Amount: $274,999
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1830210 

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: ATD: Algorithm, Analysis, and Prediction for Nonlinear and Non-Stationary Signals via Data-Driven Iterative Filtering Methods
Amount: $200,000
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1830225 

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: Collaborative Research: Brittle-to-Ductile Transition and Strength of Silicon Nanowires at Elevated Temperatures
Amount: $274,503
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1762463 

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: Student Travel Support for the 2018 Parallel Architectures and Compilation Techniques (PACT-18) Conference
Amount: $15,000
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1842928 

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: Mapping Class Groups and Polynomials Techniques (PACT-18) Conference
Amount: $202,999
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1811941 

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: Collaborative Research: Mesoscopic Defect Field Interactions in Materials with High Number Density of Interfaces
Amount: $297,138
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1761553 

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: EAGER: A Framework for Learning Graph Algorithms with Applications to Social and Gene Networks
Amount: $300,000
Additional Details: Through this award, the recipient aims to explore a novel deep learning framework for automating the design of algorithms for challenging graph problems. The framework delegates difficult choices during the design to deep learning models, and uses a distribution of problem instances to train effective graph algorithms. The project presents a paradigm shift in graph algorithm design, and results in a software package to disseminate the research. The project also involves a broader swath of students including undergraduates and underrepresented minorities through multiple existing summer research internship programs that target students nationwide. https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1841351

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: QLC: EAGER: Collaborative Research: Dissecting many-body correlations in matter by quantum process tomography
Amount: $241,760
Additional Details: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1836075

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: I-Corps Automated Audio monitoring
Amount: $50,000
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1849011 

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: Collaborative Research: ABI Development: The Microbial Genome Atlas (MiGA) project and its expansion to catalogue the uncultivated microbial majority
Amount: $598,895
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1759831 

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: CRII: RI: Using Large-Scale Neuroanatomy Datasets to Quantify the Mesoscale Architecture of the Brain
Amount: $175,000
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1755871 .

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: LEAP-HI: Investigation of coupled skull-brain vibroacoustics and ultrasound toward enhanced therapy and diagnosis
Amount: $500,000
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1830577 

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: Reaction/Transport Behavior in the Synthesis of Functionally-Encoded Nanowires via the Geode Process
Amount: $360,000
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1805015 

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: I-Corps: Brain Health Monitoring via Phenotyping Electroencephalogram Data
Amount: $50,000
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1839478 

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: Student Travel Support for ACM BCB 2018: Conference on Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, and Health Informatics
Amount: $10,000
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1844455 

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: Efficient Testing and Post-Manufacture Tuning of Beamforming Mimo Wireless Communications Systems: Algorithms And Infrastructure
Amount: $360,000
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1815653 

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: EAGER: CNS: Misdirection in Robot Teams: Exploiting Organizational Principles for Operational Advantage
Amount: $271,867
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1848653 

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: EAGER: Expanding the Reach of the REU Experience: The Chemistry REU Leadership Group
Amount: $253,411
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1763790 

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: EAGER: Leveraging Behavioral and Physiological Feedback in the Design of Affect-Sensitive Distance Learning
Amount: $300,000
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1842693 

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: Collaborative Research: Ferrates(FeVI, FeV, and FeIV) Oxidation for Mitigation of Pharmaceutical Micropollutants in Source-Separated Urine: Underlying Mechanisms
Amount: $195,000
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1802944 

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: Synaptic dynamics in ferroelectric devices and their application to deep neural networks
Amount: $450,000
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1810005 

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: Experimental assessment of the long-term ecological and evolutionary consequences of engineered nanoparticles
Amount: $322,459
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1833988 

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: PEPIG: Empowering Academic Partnership with Federal Safety and Security Priorities
Amount: $39,919
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1837915 

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: NeTS: Small: Collaborative Research: Improving Spectrum Efficiency for Hyper-Dense IoT Networks
Amount: $175,000
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1815637 

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: EAGER: Real-D: Integrating Data-Driven Methods and Engineering Models in Manufacturing Systems
Amount: $299,951
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1839591 

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: Collaborative Research: Engaging High School Students in Computer Science with Co-Creative Learning Companions
Amount: $2,119,822
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1814083 

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: Collaborative Research: The Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation from the Oxidation of Furan-compounds to Understand the Atmospheric Impacts of Biomass Burning Smoke
Amount: $379,013
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1830727 

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: Collaborative Research: GOALI: Evaluating thermo-electro-adsorption mechanisms for waste-heat driven ion-separation processes
Amount: $255,006
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1821843 

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: Collaborative Research: Hybrid-Compatible Deformation Processing of Performance Critical Components
Amount: $214,747
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1825640 

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: Modeling of Nano-architected Electrodes with Elastic Instabilities: The Role of Buckling on Electrochemical Performance
Amount: $314,045
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1825132 

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: MRI: Acquisition of an HPC System for Data-Driven Discovery in Computational Astrophysics, Biology, Chemistry, and Materials Science
Amount: $3,699,317
Additional Details: This $3,699,317 NSF award will support data-driven research in astrophysics, biosciences, computational chemistry, materials and manufacturing, and computational science. These projects contribute to national initiatives in big data, strategic computing, materials genome, and manufacturing partnership; and NSF supported observatories such as the gravitational wave observatory and the South Pole neutrino observatory. The system also serves as a springboard for developments of codes, software prototyping, and scalability studies prior to using national supercomputers. Advances made in computational methods and scientific software are disseminated in the form of open-source codes and data analysis portals. https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1828187&HistoricalAwards=false

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: Collaborative Research: Inferring Cellular Lysis and Regeneration of Organic Matter by Marine Viruses
Amount: $336,989
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1829636 

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: Collaborative Research: Branching in RNA Secondary Structures
Amount: $73,765
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1815044 

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: Collaborative Research: Fostering Public Engagement in Computational Thinking by Leveraging Quilting Communities and Practices
Amount: $149,460
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1811233 

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: Collaborative Research: Understanding emergent collective biophysical behavior of platelets in blood clotting
Amount: $230,000
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1809227 

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: NRI: FND: Rapid Operator Awareness via Mobile Robotics (ROAMR), Customizable Human Safety using Mobile and Wearable Co-Robots
Amount: $489,964
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1830498 

Grant Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Collaborative Research: Understanding emergent collective biophysical behavior of platelets in blood clotting
Amount: $249,990
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1809566 

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: Heterogeneous Interconnect Stitching Technology (HIST) For High-Performance Computing Systems
Amount: $330,000
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1810081 

Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: SPX: Collaborative Research: Scalable Heterogeneous Migrating Threads for Post-Moore Computing
Amount: $450,000
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1822919 

Grant Recipient: The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International
Grant Project Title: Enhancing infrastructure for multidisciplinary, long-term research at the Karisoke Research Center, Rwanda
Amount: $72,010
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1816960 

Grant Recipient: Clark Atlanta University
Grant Project Title: Excellence in Research: Crosstalk between the STK4/Hippo and NF-Kappa B pathway in mammalian cells
Amount: $499,511
Additional Details: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1832022 

Any questions regarding this notification should be addressed to NSF's Office of Legislative and Public Affairs at (703) 292-8070.

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Grant Recipient: Chattahoochee Riverkeeper
Grant Project Title: New Approach to Water Management in Georgia
Amount: $97,900
Additional Details: Through this award, the recipient aims to reduce water stress in over-allocated river systems in Georgia. Activities will include improving regional water management plans, highlighting industrial practices that save water, building the capacity of individual groups working on these issues, and strengthening a network of such groups across the state. https://www.mott.org/work/grantseekers/


Grant Recipient: Chattahoochee Riverkeeper
Grant Project Title: New Approach to Water Management in Georgia
Amount: $152,100
Additional Details: Through this award, the recipient aims to develop a suite of solutions to water supply challenges faced across the state by advancing innovative solutions and meet shared water restoration, protection, and management goals. https://www.mott.org/work/grantseekers/

Grant Recipient: Voices for Georgia's Children
Grant Project Title: Afterschool Policy and System Building Initiative
Amount: $200,000
Additional Details: Through this award, the recipient aims to increase the quality and sustainability of afterschool programs. This project will support the network to 1) increase the number of programs with quality standards in Georgia; 2) work with partners to develop school-age policies and regulations; and 3) increase coordination of afterschool and child-care policies and programs. https://www.mott.org/work/grantseekers/

Any questions regarding this notification should be addressed to the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation at (810) 238-5651

National Endowment for the Humanities 
Grant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Grant Project Title: The Digital Drawer: A Crowd-Sourced, Curated, Digital Archive Preserving History and Memory
Amount: $86,471
Additional Details: www.neh.gov

Grant Recipient: HBCU Library Alliance
Grant Project Title: Building Capacity for Humanities Special Collections at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Amount: $365,000
Additional Details: www.neh.gov

Grant Recipient: Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc.
Grant Project Title: The Problem of the Color Line: Atlanta Landmarks and Civil Rights History
Amount: $169,908
Additional Details: www.neh.gov

Grant Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Sounding Spirit: Scholarly Editions of Southern Sacred Music, 18511911
Amount: $260,000
Additional Details: www.neh.gov

If you have any questions or would like descriptions of the projects, please contact NEH's Office of Congressional Affairs at (202) 606-8207

Center for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Chronic Diseases Prevention & Health Promotion
Grant Recipient: Georgia Department of Public Health
Grant Project Title: Georgia's State Actions to Improve Oral Health Outcomes
Amount: $370,000
Additional Details: This Award has a start date of September 1, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2023. https://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/programs-impact/nofo/index.htm

Grant Recipient: ASSN/ST/TERR/CHRONIC DIS/PROG/ DIRECTORS
Grant Project Title: Partner Actions to Improve Oral Health Outcomes
Amount: $ 150,000
Additional Details: This Award has a start date of September 1, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2023. https://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/programs-impact/nofo/index.htm

Grant Recipient: Georgia Department of Public Health
Grant Project Title: Improving the Health of Georgians through Prevention and Management of Diabetes and Heart Disease and Stroke
Amount: $1,973,450
Additional Details: This Award has a start date of September 30, 2018 and an end date of June 29, 2023. https://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/programs-impact/nofo/index.htm

Center for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STDS & TB Prevention (PS)
Grant Recipient: Georgia Department of Public Health
Grant Project Title: Georgia School Health Survey
Amount: $99,477
Additional Details: https://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/budget/index.html

Grant Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Enhancing Models of HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STIs, and Tuberculosis to inform and improve public health impact
Amount: $1,083,688
Additional Details: https://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/budget/index.html

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / CDC -OSTLTS Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support (OT)
Grant Recipient: American Cancer Society, Inc.
Grant Project Title: Category C: Hospital Systems
Amount: $500,000
Additional Details: This award has a start date of August 1, 2018 and an end date of July 31, 2023. https://www.cdc.gov/tribal/budget.html

Grant Recipient: Assn/St/Terr/Chronic/Dis/Prog/Directors
Grant Project Title: Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation's Health
Amount: $ 350,000
Additional Details: This award has a start date of August 1, 2018 and an end date of July 31, 2023 https://www.cdc.gov/tribal/budget.html

Grant Recipient: Task Force for Global Health Inc.
Grant Project Title: Stmentall Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation's Health
Amount: $1,100,000
Additional Details: This award has a start date of August 1, 2018 and an end date of July 31, 2023 (Estimated). https://www.cdc.gov/tribal/budget.html

Grant Recipient: National Foundation for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Grant Project Title: Category C: Community-Based Organizations
Amount: $ 150,000
Additional Details: This award has a start date of August 1, 2018 and an end date of July 31, 2023 (Estimated). https://www.cdc.gov/tribal/budget.html

Any questions regarding this notification should be addressed to the CDC's Washington Office at (202) 245-0600

Health Resources and Services
Grant Recipient: Georgia Department of Public Health
Grant Project Title: Maternal and Child Health Services
Amount: $4,252,724
Additional Details: https://www.hrsa.gov/grants/news-announcements.html

Grant Recipient: Morehouse School of Medicine
Grant Project Title: Primary Care Training and Enhancement: Training Primary Care Champions
Amount: $399,759
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 1, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2023. https://www.hrsa.gov/grants/news-announcements.html

Grant Recipient: EGLESTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT EMORY UNIVERSITY, INC
Grant Project Title: Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program
Amount: $ 2,474,755
Additional Details: This award has a start date of October 1, 2017 and an end date of September 30, 2018. https://www.hrsa.gov/grants/news-announcements.html

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Grant Recipient: Emory University
Grant Project Title: Understanding Hospitals' response to Mandatory shared Decision Making
Amount: $100,000
Additional Details: This award has a start date of September 1, 2018 and an end date of August 31, 2019. https://www.ahrq.gov/funding/index.html

If you have any questions, please contact the Congressional Liaison Grants Notification Office at 202-690-7094.

Environmental Protection Agency
Grant Recipient: Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GA EFA)
Grant Project Title: Capitalization Grants for State Revolving Fund
Amount: $27,138,000
Additional Details: This action approves an award in the amount of $27,138,000 to the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority to improve water quality on a watershed basis by providing funds to the State of Georgia to make loans for infrastructure and non-point source pollution prevention. These loans help to provide clean, safe water for drinking, recreation, and food production.
If you have any questions, please contact the EPA Congressional Liaison's Office at 202-564-2783.

Grant Recipient: Georgia West Atlanta Watershed Alliance Inc.
Grant Project Title: Urban Waters Small Grants
Amount: $20,000
Additional Details: This action approves an award in the amount of $20,000 to West Atlanta Watershed Alliance to promote watershed stewardship through education and direct community involvement within the Proctor Creek Watershed.

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the Environmental Protection Agency
Grant Recipient: Blue Heron Nature Preserve, Inc.
Grant Project Title: 59 Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Program
Amount: $30,778
Additional Details: The Blue Heron Nature Preserve will restore 2.5 acres of wetlands in Atlanta. The grants are awarded through the NFWF's Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Program which supports projects that develop community stewardship of natural resources and address water quality issues in priority watersheds across the country. Support for the 2018 Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Program is provided by the Wildlife Habitat Council, and funding by EPA, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Fedex, Shell Oil Company, Southern Company and BNSF Railway. https://www.epa.gov/urbanwaterspartners/five-star-and-urban-waters-restoration-grant-program-2018

Grant Recipient: Trees Atlanta, Inc
Grant Project Title: 59 Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Program
Amount: $29,500
Additional Details: The Trees Atlanta project will focus on the restoration of the Urban Food Forest at Browns Mill in Southeast Atlanta. The grants are awarded through the NFWF's Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Program which supports projects that develop community stewardship of natural resources and address water quality issues in priority watersheds across the country. Support for the 2018 Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Program is provided by the Wildlife Habitat Council, and funding by EPA, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Fedex, Shell Oil Company, Southern Company and BNSF Railway. https://www.epa.gov/urbanwaterspartners/five-star-and-urban-waters-restoration-grant-program-2018
Any questions regarding this notification should be addressed to the EPA's Regional Office in Georgia at (404) 562-9900.

United States Department of Transportation
Grant Recipient: City of Atlanta
Grant Project Title: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International: Construct Taxiway
Amount: $17,350,219
Additional Details: This grant will provide federal funding for the Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta International Airport associated with Atlanta, Georgia. This grant will fund the construction of a 4,200 foot taxiway around the approach end of Runway 9L to the enhance safety and efficiency of airfield operations. This grant funds the final phase of the project, which consists of paving. Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta International Airport is a large-hub primary airport associated with Atlanta, Georgia. https://www.transportation.gov/Grants

Any questions regarding this notification should be addressed to the Office of Governmental Affairs (202)366-4573.

Economic Development Administration
Grant Recipient: The Annie E. Casey Foundation, Inc.
Grant Project Title: 2018 Disaster Supplemental Funding-Site Infrastructure
Amount: $1,550,104
Additional Details: This investment funds site and infrastructure improvements to support the development of Pittsburgh Yards. This project is expected to provide a mixture of commercial and light industrial space, including office space, storage, commercial kitchen space, farming and limited shared retail store frontage along the Atlanta BeltLine for businesses that employ residents from neighboring communities. The investment will bring together the public and private sectors to create an economic development roadmap to strengthen the regional economy, support private capital investment and create jobs. EDA grants are awarded through a competitive process based upon the application's merit, the applicant's eligibility, and the availability of funds. More information on EDA's grant process and investment process can be found at www.eda.gov.

Any questions regarding this notification should be addressed to the Economic Development Administration (EDA) at (202)- 482-2900.


The Corporation for National and Community Service
Grant Recipient: Hands on Atlanta, Inc.
Grant Project Title: Hands On Atlanta AmeriCorps
Amount: $462,797
Additional Details: https://www.nationalservice.gov/documents/2018/fy2018-americorps-state-and-national-grant-awards

Grant Recipient: Habitat for Humanity International, Inc.
Grant Project Title: Habitat for Humanity AmeriCorps
Amount: $4,700,500
Additional Details: https://www.nationalservice.gov/documents/2018/fy2018-americorps-state-and-national-grant-awards

Grant Recipient: Teach For America
Grant Project Title: Teach For America - Metro Atlanta
Amount: $63,500
Additional Details: https://www.nationalservice.gov/documents/2018/fy2018-americorps-state-and-national-grant-awards


Any questions regarding this notification should be addressed to the National Service Hotline at 1 (800) 942-2677.

####",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://bishop.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-bishop-statement-on-911-anniversary-3,CONGRESSMAN BISHOP STATEMENT ON 9/11 ANNIVERSARY,2018-09-11,2018,2018-09,Democrat,House,GA,Sanford Bishop,B000490,bishop.house.gov,,,legacy,"WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement today to reflect on the 17th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001:

The tragic impacts of September 11, 2001 resonate to this day. Our lives were forever changed. A battle that seemed so far away was suddenly at our doorsteps.

However, on that day, the American people came together. We must remember this resilience and the dedication we showed to our fellow Americans during that most trying of times. We must also remember and thank those who made the ultimate sacrifice, our heroic first-responders, our brave service men and women, and the families whose lives were forever changed by the loss of loved ones.

May we always remember their sacrifice, and may God continue to bless the United States of America.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://johnlewis.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-john-lewis-17th-anniversary-9-11-disaster,Rep. John Lewis on 17th Anniversary of 9-11 Disaster,2018-09-11,2018,2018-09,Democrat,House,GA,John Lewis,L000287,johnlewis.house.gov,,,legacy,"When planes hit the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and crashed in Pennsylvania, this nation was changed forever. Since that time other major cities around the world have been attacked, and we realized that the nature of international conflict was forever transformed. Since that day, this nation has been engaged in extensive, nearly on-going military operations trying to abate the threat of terrorism.

Our hearts go out to all the families whose loved ones have died in battle and to the 3000 men and women who lost their lives on this day 17 years ago. With every tragedy of war, we recognize more urgently the continuing need for peace. We recognize that it is better to build and not tear down, to reconcile not divide, that it is better to love and not hate. My prayers are with the families today hoping they will find their way to peace, and that we, as a nation and as a world community, will reconcile our differences, learn to share our resources, and discover how we can live together on this planet as one human family.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://johnlewis.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-john-lewis-17th-anniversary-911-disaster,Rep. John Lewis on 17th Anniversary of 9/11 Disaster,2018-09-11,2018,2018-09,Democrat,House,GA,John Lewis,L000287,johnlewis.house.gov,,,legacy,"When planes hit the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and crashed in Pennsylvania, this nation was changed forever. Since that time other major cities around the world have been attacked, and we realized that the nature of international conflict was forever transformed. Since that day, this nation has been engaged in extensive, nearly on-going military operations trying to abate the threat of terrorism.
Our hearts go out to all the families whose loved ones have died in battle and to the 3,000 men and women who lost their lives on this day 17 years ago. With every tragedy of war, we recognize more urgently the continuing need for peace. We recognize that it is better to build and not tear down, to reconcile not divide, that it is better to love and not hate. My prayers are with the families today hoping they will find their way to peace, and that we, as a nation and as a world community, will reconcile our differences, learn to share our resources, and discover how we can live together on this planet as one human family.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/atlanta-rapper-21-savage-shows-his-heart,Atlanta rapper 21 Savage shows his heart,2018-09-07,2018,2018-09,Democrat,House,GA,Hank Johnson,J000288,hankjohnson.house.gov,,,legacy,"What you're doing, man, I really appreciate, Congressman Johnson told Savage, who smiled quietly at the acknowledgment. These are the folks that we represent. These are our people and their children. You're doing good things in our community, and we want you to continue to do good things in our community.
Read More",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/ga-congressman-seeks-name-change-atlanta-building,Ga. congressman seeks name change for Atlanta building,2018-09-07,2018,2018-09,Democrat,House,GA,Hank Johnson,J000288,hankjohnson.house.gov,,,legacy,"Rep. Hank Johnson points to lawmaker's record on civil rights.

By Tamar Hallerman | tamar.hallerman@ajc.com 

ONLY IN THE AJC RICHARD B. RUSSELL FEDERAL BUILDING 

WASHINGTON  The U.S. Senate's current debate over Richard B. Russell's namesake Capitol Hill office building has prompted a Georgia lawmaker to propose scrubbing the political giant's name from another government building.

U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson thinks the Richard B. Russell Federal Building in downtown Atlanta, which is home to Georgia's U.S. District Court, the U.S. Attorney's Office and several government outposts, should be renamed because of the former lawmaker's legacy as a preeminent opponent of the civil rights movement.

There are so many judges that building could be named after who have distinguished themselves throughout the history of Georgia, the Lithonia Democrat said Wednesday. There is no reason why we should continue to grace a (federal) office building after the name of an unabashed racist and one who turned a blind eye to terrorism against African-Americans.

A former Georgia governor and longtime U.S. senator, Russell mentored presidents, created the school lunch program and brought multiple military bases to Georgia. But he was also a segregationist who used his mastery of the Senate's rules to filibuster the 1964 Civil Rights Act and oppose bills banning lynching and abolishing the poll tax.

Johnson suggested renaming the federal building after Martin Luther King Jr. or Frank Minis Johnson, a federal judge who made several watershed civil rights rulings beginning in the 1950s. While Johnson is the most prominent person to endorse renaming the Atlanta building, he's not the first.

Months after an avowed white supremacist was charged in the shooting deaths of nine black parishioners at a Charleston, S.C., AME church, Atlanta lawyer W. Matthew Dodge penned an op-ed in The Daily Report calling for a name change.

For the sake of our citizens walking into a federal courthouse seeking justice, for the lawyers who work with them and for the countless public servants who work inside, we ought to pause a moment to consider what it means that Russell's name is emblazoned across the front facade, Dodge, an attorney with the Federal Defender Program, wrote in December 2015. It is a confused, hostile message.

Dodge said his op-ed inspired a debate segment on WABE and a rebuttal from former U.S. Sen. Max Cleland, but little else. Several would-be Democratic allies on Capitol Hill, including Johnson, passed on the chance to help him, he said. (Congress has the authority to rename federal buildings.)

So Dodge said he was heartened by U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer's recent proposal to rename the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington for the late U.S. Sen. John McCain. But after gaining some initial traction, the proposal faced resistance from several Southern lawmakers, including Georgia U.S. Sen. David Perdue.

This is a man who made tremendous contributions, Perdue said of Russell. In hindsight, today we can say he was wrong on any issue, but I think you've got to measure that in the full picture of his contributions, just like John McCain.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell eventually opted to create a bipartisan group to study ways to honor McCain's legacy instead of endorsing the name change outright.

Dodge said he feared we're letting the loudest voices in the room kind of shut this down again.

Even with Johnson's support, renaming Atlanta's federal building will not be easy, with Democrats in the minority in Washington and the president speaking out against political correctness in politics. Furthermore, not all Democrats are on the same page.

U.S. Rep. David Scott, D - Atlanta, thinks Russell's name should stay on both buildings.

I think we better be very, very careful, particularly when it comes to black American history, because our history will be lost without the recognition of slavery, the recognition of our achievements to end it... (and) segregation, Scott, who is African-American, said Thursday. If you erase it, you don't have the story to tell.

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RICHARD B. RUSSELL JR. (1897-1971) 

 Russell served in public office for 5 0 years as a state legislator, governor of Georgia and U.S. senator.
 Russell was the leader of Southern senators who opposed civil rights legislation, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
 Russell helped to secure or maintain 15 military installations in Georgia and more than 25 research facilities, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
 Russell believed that his most important legislative contribution was the National School Lunch Program in 1946.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-johnson-s-speech-honoring-late-ron-dellums,Rep. Johnsons Speech Honoring the Late Ron Dellums,2018-09-07,2018,2018-09,Democrat,House,GA,Hank Johnson,J000288,hankjohnson.house.gov,,,legacy,"WASHINGTON, D.C.  Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), delivered remarks of the Floor of the House of Representatives to honor the late Ron Dellums, Oakland Mayor and 13-term Bay Area Member of Congress. Below are the Congressman's remarks:
I express my sincere condolences to the family and friends for your loss of a great patriot  Representative Ron Dellums. It is my great honor to be here tonight to pay my respects to a man who was a true giant in this body, the United States House of Representatives, as well as in American life.  a man who, I think we can all say with assurance, was one upon whose shoulders we all stand.
Before we had the incomparable John Lewis, and the inimitable Maxine Waters in Congress, there was Ron Dellums, who left his distinct mark, not just on this august body, but the San Francisco Bay Area, the nation, and the world.
And he left an indelible impression on me as a Congressman. The greatest legacy that he left us, however, was his successor, Congresswoman Barbara Lee who carries on his legacy.
For 10 years, I was honored and privileged to serve as a member of the House Armed Services Committee. Ron Dellums' portrait, hanging in the committee room, was a constant reminder of the type of committee member that I aspired to be.
If being an advocate of peace, justice and humanity toward all human beings is radical, then I'm glad to be called radical, he once said. And if it is radical to oppose the use of 70 percent of federal monies for destruction and war, then I am a radical, he proudly declared.
That quote has stick with me  it has guided me in my public service.
Ron would never allow the powers that be, or the corrosive forces of Washington D.C., to put him in a box. He never allowed labels to define who he was. Right-wing critics called him a Communist  but Ron shot back and described himself as a commie pinko Afro-topped bell-bottomed dude from Berkeley.
A true Renaissance man, Ron was cool-before Congress knew what cool was  a bell-bottomed cat from Berkeley.
Who other than Ron Dellums, could rise from the streets of Oakland to become a congressman, a mayor and one of the guiding forces behind a 14-year campaign against apartheid in South Africa that helped bring down that racist regime?
Who else but Ron Dellums could help form the Congressional Black Caucus, and from his seat and chairmanship on the powerful House Armed Services Committee propose spending not for war and weapons, but instead for education, jobs, housing, health care, assistance for the poor, and programs to fight drug abuse?
Ladies and gentlemen, Ron Dellums set the ultimate example for us today with the powerful message and legacy of being true to oneself, a man who stood tall for the people. Not just the people of America. Ron stood for the people of the world. He was a unique and authentic human being, and his presence will be missed.
Thank you, Ron, for your guidance, and your example that we can look to as a beacon, as we move our country forward during these turbulent times. The lessons we've learned from your example will serve us well as we continue the good fight for peace, justice and humanity toward all human beings. Thank you, Ron Dellums. I yield back.
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http://davidscott.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398116,Congressman David Scott Opening Statement at 2018 Farm Bill Conference Committee Meeting,2018-09-06,2018,2018-09,Democrat,House,GA,David Scott,S001157,davidscott.house.gov,,,legacy,"Congressman David Scott (GA-13) delivered the following statement at the first public meeting of the 2018 Farm Bill Conference Committee:


Click here to watch video of Congressman Scott's opening remarks. 

Thank you very much Mr. Chairman. We're here at a very historic time. As we grapple with our Farm Bill, we are also faced with devastating trade situations and our farmers are experiencing a high suicide rate.  It's very important that we understand what has happened over the past week for our nation. With the passing our great friend Senator John McCain, we all saw and heard the great cry in this nation for bipartisanship.  Well, ladies and gentlemen, contained in this bill is a glorious example of bipartisanship of Democrats and Republicans working together. Ms. Stabenow, thank you for mentioning the needs of our beginning farmers as well as the need to understand that we must respond to this national crisis with the average age of our farmers now being 60 years of age. They're faced with many obstacles, and we've got to do more to bring the newer generation into farming, agriculture, and food production. With the help of many of my friends on both sides of the aisle, we have included in this Farm Bill a pioneering historic effort to bring $95 million dollars to the Land Grant 1890 African American Colleges and Universities.  I want to thank my colleagues for stepping up to the plate. Thank you so much Kevin Cramer from North Dakota for your work as my lead Republican cosponsor. I also want to thank Senator David Perdue, my Senate Republican cosponsor. Both have joined with myself and Representatives Fudge, Adams, Cleaver and so many of us to make sure we get this measure passed. I appreciate now that the language is included in the Farm Bill and says this: that for each of the five years, these nineteen 1890 African American Land Grant Colleges and Universities will each receive $1 million dollars per year. That means $5 million times nineteen colleges, which is $95 million dollars in total. I just know that the American people will say that this could not happen without Democrats and Republicans working together.  I now want to thank Chairman Roberts, Ranking Member Peterson and the leadership of the House and Senate. Let's make sure that nothing happens during this discussion, during these Farm Bill negotiations, that in any way would jeopardize the $95 million dollars. We're almost to the finish line. And may I say Mr. Chairman, for those who may not know, while these are traditional African American colleges and universities, everybody, White, Black, Hispanic, the whole nation, regardless of race, creed, or color, will be going to these schools. This is the way we help farmers, to give them this powerful shot in the arm. To let them know we are preparing the next generation. And I think we all can say that that the spirit of John McCain is resting with this wonderful collaboration.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://bishop.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/bishop-luj-n-lead-effort-to-support-beginning-veteran-and-socially,"BISHOP, LUJN LEAD EFFORT TO SUPPORT BEGINNING, VETERAN, AND SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS AND RANCHERS",2018-09-06,2018,2018-09,Democrat,House,GA,Sanford Bishop,B000490,bishop.house.gov,,,legacy,"WASHINGTON, D.C.  Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) and Congressman Ben Ray Lujn (NM-03) co-led a letter, sent yesterday, from 53 Members of Congress to the Farm Bill conferees in support of the Farming Opportunities Training and Outreach Program. This proposed program, which is currently included in the Senate version of the Farm Bill, would merge the authorizations of the Beginning Farmer and Ranchers Development Program (BFRDP) and the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (OASDVFR).

As the Ranking Member of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Congressman Bishop has long supported beginning, socially disadvantaged, and veteran farmers. The average age of farmers and producers in the U.S. is 60 years of age. The proposed Farming Opportunities Training and Outreach Program will ensure the next generation of farmers, and anyone seeking a career in agriculture, has the resources they need to be successful.

The Members wrote in their letter:

As Members of Congress with numerous minority, veteran, and beginning farmers in our districts, we support the new authority in Section 12301 of the Senate bill as a prudent, efficient approach to merge the authorization of the Beginning Farmer and Ranchers Development Program (BFRDP) and the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (OASDVFR). 

The BFRDP and the OASDVFR are complementary programs, and merging their authorities under the Farming Opportunities Training and Outreach Program will streamline program delivery. Additionally, the proposed language authorizes $50 million annually through 2023 for the combined program. This funding is vital for the long-term investment in our farms and the farmers and ranchers dedicated to their care and production.

The Members continued in the letter:

USDA's new authorities better link two deeply complementary programs that together provide an effective mix of education and training to new entry producers, and direct technical assistance to historically underserved producers. These programs support new entry and historically underserved producers through the community-based organizations, tribes and educational institutions best equipped to reach and serve these communities.

The letter was cosigned by Representatives Fortenberry (R-NE), Sewell (D-AL), Carbajal (D-CA), Costello (R-PA), Bass (D-CA), Pearce (R-NM), Blumenauer (D-OR), Moore (D-WI), Veasey (D-TX), Costa (D-CA), Sean Maloney (D-NY), Gonzalez (D-TX), DeLauro (D-CT), Kaptur (D-OH), Ryan (D-OH), Rush (D-IL), Pingree (D-ME), Soto (D-FL), Waters (D-CA), Walz (D-MN), Neal (D-MA), Espaillat (D-NY), Panetta (D-CA), McCollum (D-MN), Raskin (D-MD), Pocan (D-WI), Napolitano (D-CA), Welch (D-VT), Tsongas (D-MA), Takano (D-CA), Moulton (D-MA), Lee (D-CA), Price (D-NC), Jayapal (D-WA), Sablan (D-MP), Plaskett (D-VI), Thompson (D-MS), Scott (D-GA), Butterfield (D-NC), Hanabusa (D-HI), McEachin (D-VA), Kilmer (D-WA), Rosen (D-NV), Garamendi (D-CA), Kind (D-WI), Clark (D-MA), Smith (D-WA), Richmond (D-LA), Ellison (D-MN), Evans (D-PA), and Courtney (D-CT).

Text of the letter can be found here. A list of organizations supporting the Farming Opportunities Training and Outreach Program can be found here.

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September 5, 2018

Dear Chairman Conaway and Ranking Member Peterson:

As the 2018 Farm Bill Conference Committee undertakes its duty to ensure that all of our nation's farmers and ranchers are fully equipped for the increasing challenges of food production and safety, risk management, conservation, marketing, and trade, we urge you to invest in the future of agriculture as the key economic engine for rural communities. To ensure a sustainable future for our agricultural economy and food system, we need more farmers and ranchers throughout our nation. The growing populations of minority, tribal, veteran, and beginning farmers and ranchers stand ready to catalyze this agricultural future.

As Members of Congress with numerous minority, veteran, and beginning farmers in our districts, we support the new authority in Section 12301 of the Senate bill as a prudent, efficient approach to merge the authorization of the Beginning Farmer and Ranchers Development Program (BFRDP) and the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (OASDVFR). We urge the committee to adopt Section 12301 of the Senate bill as a substitute to Sections 7507 and 11201 of the House Bill.

While we are pleased that both the House- and Senate-passed bills include mandatory funding for these programs, only the Senate-passed Farm Bill does so in a way that provides certainty by establishing permanent baseline funding. Section 12301 of the Senate-passed bill combines the two programs into a new Farming Opportunities Training and Outreach Program with permanent authority funding of $50 million per year, split evenly between the two program components. Adoption of this provision in the final Farm Bill package would also provide agency authority to streamline program delivery, improve responsiveness to stakeholders and emerging industry trends, and, most importantly, assure long-term investment to ensure that these farmers and ranchers have access to the resources they need to build successful and viable farms.

BFRDP is the only program specifically dedicated to training the next generation of producers. OASDVFR has since 1990 been USDA's primary tool to assure our nation's historically underserved producers gain access to USDA's credit, commodity, conservation, and other programs and services. It was expanded in 2014 to also serve military veterans. With additional demand for program resources from these growing sectors of agriculture and with our overall farm population continuing to age, Congress should scale up, not cut back on, support for our nation's most underserved communities.

USDA's new authorities better link two deeply complementary programs that together provide an effective mix of education and training to new entry producers, and direct technical assistance to historically underserved producers. These programs support new entry and historically underserved producers through the community-based organizations, tribes and educational institutions best equipped to reach and serve these communities. USDA's new authorities better connect both programs to relevant advisory committees based in the Office of Advocacy and Outreach and assure better operation of the programs. Permanent and sufficient funding for these critical programs represents a strategic investment in the diverse new generation of farmers and ranchers best positioned to expand economic development opportunities in rural, urban, and tribal communities, advance intergenerational land transfer, and promote familial and community wealth in thousands of rural and urban communities that would most benefit.

We look forward to working with conference committee to ensure these important changes are included in the final bill.

Sincerely,

__________________________ ___________________________
Ben Ray Lujn  Sanford Bishop
Member of Congress Member of Congress",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://bishop.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-sanford-bishop-announces-67000-rural-development-grant-and,"CONGRESSMAN SANFORD BISHOP ANNOUNCES $67,000 RURAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT AND LOAN PACKAGE FOR BAKER COUNTY",2018-09-06,2018,2018-09,Democrat,House,GA,Sanford Bishop,B000490,bishop.house.gov,,,legacy,"WASHINGTON, DC  Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) is pleased to announce that the Rural Development agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved a $25,000 grant and $40,200 loan for Baker County to purchase two new vehicles for the Baker County Sheriff's Office and the Baker County Emergency Management Agency.

USDA Rural Development is a vital source of support for rural communities, and the funding provided to Baker County is already allowing the county to augment its safety and emergency services for the benefit of its citizens, said Congressman Bishop. I commend USDA for its continued commitment to rural communities, and I will continue to work with Baker County and the rest of Middle and Southwest Georgia to enhance the region.

These grants and loans were awarded as part of the USDA Rural Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program, which provides funding to develop essential community facilities, including vehicles, in rural areas. This program is administered by USDA's Rural Development agency, which provides both technical assistance and loans, grants, and loan guarantees to support services and infrastructure in rural America. This support is used to help communities with housing, economic development, health care, first responder services and equipment, as well as water, electric, and communications infrastructure.

Additional information on USDA's Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program can be found here.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://bishop.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressmen-bishop-and-ferguson-introduce-legislation-to-name-post,CONGRESSMEN BISHOP AND FERGUSON INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO NAME POST OFFICE AFTER FORT BENNING UNIT  THE TRIPLE NICKLES,2018-09-06,2018,2018-09,Democrat,House,GA,Sanford Bishop,B000490,bishop.house.gov,,,legacy,"COLUMBUS, GA  Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) and Congressman Drew Ferguson (GA-03) introduced legislation today to designate a United State Post Office in Columbus, Georgia as the Richard W. Williams Chapter of the Triple Nickles (555th P.I.A.) Post Office.

The post office, located at 120 12th Street Lobby, Columbus, Georgia, will be renamed to honor the U.S. Army's first African-American parachute unit, the 555th Triple Nickles Parachute Infantry Battalion, based out of Fort Benning during World War II. Captain Richard W. Williams served as the company's commander, and the Richard W. Williams Chapter of the Triple Nickles 555th Parachute Infantry Association (P.I.A.) has 61 veteran members from the Columbus area.

I am honored to join my colleague Drew Fergusson in introducing this legislation on behalf of these brave men who trained right here at Fort Benning, Georgia, said Congressman Bishop. Not only did these men volunteer for one of the most elite units, but they also persevered over racial discrimination to serve their country. As a Georgian, I am honored to be able to introduce this legislation on behalf of these African-American pioneers and exceptionally brave men.

The 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, known as the Triple Nickles, was known both for its bravery in answering the call to be a part of an airborne unit and for being pioneers on behalf of many African-Americans seeking to serve in these and similar units, said Congressman Bishop. The men that joined the ranks of the Triple Nickles defended the nation against Japanese balloon bombs, and many of them later deployed to Korea as part of a new unit, the 2nd Ranger Company.The 2nd Ranger Company became the first and only all-black Ranger unit in the history of the United States Army and faced some of the most grueling combat in Korea.

Under Captain Richard W. Williams's leadership, the 555th Triple Nickles Parachute Infantry Battalion bravely defended our nation during World War II, said Congressman Ferguson. It is an honor to be a part of the effort to honor their legacy, and I appreciate Congressman Bishop's leadership to commemorate the Triple Nickles' service and sacrifice.

Senators David Perdue (R-GA) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) previously introduced an identical version of the legislation in the U.S. Senate. Text of Congressman Bishop and Congressman Ferguson's legislation can be found here.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/congressman-hank-johnsonnamed-tourism-champion,Congressman Hank Johnson named Tourism Champion,2018-09-06,2018,2018-09,Democrat,House,GA,Hank Johnson,J000288,hankjohnson.house.gov,,,legacy,"Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) has received the 2018 Bill Hardman, Sr. Tourism Champion Award in Government.
Johnson received the award on Aug. 29 at the 2018 Georgia Governor's Tourism Conference, which was held at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.
Read More",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://johnlewis.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-john-lewis-atlanta-s-cancellation-ice-contract,Rep. John Lewis on Atlantas Cancellation of ICE Detention Contract,2018-09-06,2018,2018-09,Democrat,House,GA,John Lewis,L000287,johnlewis.house.gov,,,legacy,"I applaud Mayor Bottoms' decision to end the City of Atlanta's contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE). Our nation is facing a period that may require leaders to be strengthened by the courage of their convictions to stand up and reassert the values of our democracy. The action Mayor Bottoms took today is in keeping with Atlanta's historic commitment to civil and human rights. It was the right thing to do.
Metro Atlanta is among the worst places in America for an undocumented immigrant, and people across Georgia suffer from a federal policy that is cruel and inhumane. Since October 2017, half of all the deaths occurring to those in ICE custody have taken place while people were detained in Georgia.
Beyond this closure, there are concerns that authorities may now send detainees even farther away from their families and support systems to detention centers in South Georgia. These businesses have no incentive to serve the public good, defend democratic principles, or respond to the cries of inhumane treatment, since profit is their central goal. And the government has much less authority to intervene because they are private interests and not public agencies. Advocacy groups as well as government investigators have discovered numerous civil rights violations, inhumane living conditions, and inadequate health care behind their walls.
I am also concerned that forced labor practices at these for-profit centers might violate the 13th Amendment. It is my hope that communities in South Georgia where these violations occurwill follow the example the City of Atlanta has set today by removing the stain of injustice from our state.
Leaders must lead. They must be headlights and not taillights. I am glad the Mayor of Atlanta decided to show the way to other major cities who shelter these abuses. Our immigration system can enforce the law while it also reflects this nation's commitment to justice and human rights. Today's decision by Mayor Bottoms is one step towards reclaiming the dignity of our democracy. Democracy is not a state. It is an act, and each of usevery citizen and every leadermust do what we can to ensure that this nation respects the dignity and the worth of every human being.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://bishop.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/agriculture-appropriations-subcommittee-members-send-letter-expressing,AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS SEND LETTER EXPRESSING CONCERN OVER USDA PROPOSAL TO RELOCATE AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AGENCIES,2018-09-05,2018,2018-09,Democrat,House,GA,Sanford Bishop,B000490,bishop.house.gov,,,legacy,"WASHINGTON, D.C.  Last week, Ranking Member Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01), and Congressman Mark Pocan (WI-02), the four democratic members of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, sent a letter to Secretary Perdue at the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to express their concerns with the agency's proposal to relocate the Economic Research Service (ERS) and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) outside of Washington, D.C. 

On August 9, 2018, USDA suddenly announced plans to relocate ERS and NIFA, along with most employees, outside of Washington by the end of 2019. USDA claims that the move would improve recruitment and retention, increase stakeholder engagement, and save taxpayer dollars. However, USDA has not provided any information or data to Congress, agency employees, and the public to support these claims.

The appropriators, whose subcommittee holds oversight and funding authority over USDA, called on USDA to provide employee hiring data for ERS and NIFA for the last 5 years, data on anticipated staff loss if ERS and NIFA relocate, estimated costs associated with relocation, data on anticipated costs savings, a detailed timeline for the relocation, and the rationale for why ERS and NIFA, as opposed to other USDA agencies, need to move closer to stakeholders.

The Members wrote in their letter:

We care deeply about USDA's research agencies and their continued success. Farmers and consumers in our districts benefit daily from the work of ERS and NIFA, which have a worldwide reputation for identifying our most pressing agricultural issues and advancing innovative solutions to address those issues. 

They continued:

It worries us to hear reports that USDA's reorganization announcement has jeopardized morale not only in the two affected agencies, but also across the Department as employees wonder whether other agencies will also be relocated. We hope that you will seek input from USDA employees as you consider future Department decisions.

The full letter can be found here and below.

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August 30, 2018


The Honorable Sonny Perdue
Secretary
U.S. Department of Agriculture
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250

Dear Secretary Perdue:

As members of the House Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee on Agriculture Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, we write to express our concerns about the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) recent reorganization proposal, which would move the Economic Research Service (ERS) and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) outside of Washington, D.C.

We care deeply about USDA's research agencies and their continued success. Farmers and consumers in our districts benefit daily from the work of ERS and NIFA, which have a worldwide reputation for identifying our most pressing agricultural issues and advancing innovative solutions to address those issues.

It is our understanding that USDA cited three reasons for its proposal to move ERS and NIFA outside of Washington, DC: difficulty with employee recruitment, the need to move resources closer to stakeholders, and savings associated with employment costs and rent. We respectfully ask that you provide data and analysis to justify each of these reasons, including:

 
		Employee hiring data for ERS and NIFA for the last 5 years, including evidence that USDA has had difficulty recruiting ERS and NIFA staff;
	
	
		Data on anticipated staff loss if ERS and NIFA relocate;
	
	
		Estimated costs associated with relocation assistance;
	
	
		Data on anticipated cost savings related to rent and locality pay;
	
	
		A detailed timeline for the proposed relocation; and
	
	
		The rationale for why ERS and NIFA, as opposed to other USDA agencies, need to move closer to stakeholders.
	
 
Lastly, we are concerned that ERS and NIFA employees were not given the opportunity to provide input on this significant decision. It worries us to hear reports that USDA's reorganization announcement has jeopardized morale not only in the two affected agencies, but also across the Department as employees wonder whether other agencies will also be relocated. We hope that you will seek input from USDA employees as you consider future Department decisions.

We welcome the opportunity to discuss USDA's reorganization plan with you. Thank you for your attention, and we look forward to your response.

Sincerely,

Sanford D. Bishop Jr.
Member of Congress

Rosa DeLauro
Member of Congress

Chellie Pingree
Member of Congress

Mark Pocan
Member of Congress",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://bishop.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-bishop-applauds-national-science-foundation-award-for-fort,CONGRESSMAN BISHOP APPLAUDS NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AWARD FOR FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY,2018-09-05,2018,2018-09,Democrat,House,GA,Sanford Bishop,B000490,bishop.house.gov,,,legacy,"FORT VALLEY, GA  Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) is pleased to announce that Fort Valley State University in Fort Valley, GA has been awarded a $49,526 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The award will support a workshop project to connect engineering and science students from underrepresented populations to currently funded NSF Research Centers.

This project, entitled Broadening Participation in Engineering through Center-based Research, will be carried out under the direction of Felicia Jefferson, Assistant Professor in the Biology Department at Fort Valley State University. The award has an official start date of September 1, 2018. The project will provide for a workshop to connect underrepresented and women students with socially relevant, convergent research to build capacity for competitive fellowship applications. The workshop incorporates introductions to researchers, professional development, and training in scientific writing.

As an 1890 Public Land Grant University, Fort Valley State has long been dedicated to providing a science and research focused education to underserved audiences, and this grant for the National Science Foundation enhances that mission, said Congressman Bishop. The workshop supported by this grant will connect students directly with researchers, providing students with the opportunity to apply their education to new and ongoing research opportunities.

Originally chartered in 1895, Fort Valley State University is located in Peach County, GA. As a public historically black college or university (HBCU), Fort Valley has highly commended biology and chemistry departments which send more students of African descent to medical and dental schools than any other state school in Georgia.

Established by Congress in 1950, NSF provides grants, contracts and cooperative agreements to fund research and education in the science and engineering fields. NSF funding accounts for around 20% of federal funding to academic institutions.

More information on this NSF award can be found here.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/oral-arguments-begin-gop-lawsuit-destroy-protections-people-pre-existing,"As Oral Arguments Begin in GOP Lawsuit to Destroy Protections for People with Pre-Existing Conditions, Rep. Johnson Slams GOP Assault on Health Care",2018-09-05,2018,2018-09,Democrat,House,GA,Hank Johnson,J000288,hankjohnson.house.gov,,,legacy,"WASHINGTON, D.C.  Today, as oral arguments begin in a federal District Court in Texas in the Republicans' Texas v. United States lawsuit to strike down the Affordable Care Act's protections for people with pre-existing conditions, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) blasted Republicans' assaults on people with pre-existing conditions in the Congress and the courts. The Republican lawsuit jeopardizes the health care of 130 million Americans, including 68 million women and girls, nationwide.In Georgia alone, the health care of 4.3 million people could be dismantled if the lawsuit succeeds.
First, Republicans voted to take away protections for pre-existing conditions; now they're suing to destroy these protections in the courts, Rep. Johnson pointed out.
Last year, Georgia's families rose up to defeat the House Republican plan to end protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions like asthma, diabetes, cancer, mental illness or substance abuse and push tens of millions more off their affordable, quality coverage, continued Rep. Johnson. But Republicans have chosen to ignore the will of the people once again, and are now pushing a lawsuit that would spell the end of basic protections that prevent insurers from denying coverage to Americans with pre-existing conditions or charging them more. It is absolutely appalling that Republicans are working to make sure that innocent people, including babies and little children, could be deprived of affordable coverage for their entire lives.
Americans' health care will never be safe as long as Republicans control Washington, said Rep. Johnson. I am proud to stand with Georgia families, and 4th District resident in particular, to fight the vicious GOP attacks on families' quality, affordable coverage, and to ensure that all have access to the health care that they need. Democrats will continue to fight For The People and give Georgians A Better Deal to protect their care and lower their health costs.
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https://johnlewis.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/event-national-passport-day-september-22-2018,"EVENT: NATIONAL PASSPORT DAY - September 22, 2018",2018-09-05,2018,2018-09,Democrat,House,GA,John Lewis,L000287,johnlewis.house.gov,,,legacy,"The Atlanta Passport Agency is hosting a special Passport Day on Saturday, September 22, 2018.
	In fiscal year 2017, the U.S. Department of State processed a record breaking 19.6 million passport applications and 20 million applications are projected for 2018. The event on Saturday is a convenient way to apply for children, apply for the first time, or renew your passport. U.S. passport holders who will have less than six months validity on their passports should consider renewing their passports now. Some foreign countries require up to 6 months of validity on your passport to enter.
	
	Day: Saturday, September 22, 2018
	Time: 8:00a.m.  12:00p.m. 
	Location: Atlanta Passport Agency
	 230 Peachtree Street N.W., 10th Floor
	 Atlanta, GA 30303
	
	Cost for First Time Applicants: $145 for adults
	 $115 for minors under age 16
	
	Cost for Renewal: $110 adults
	Expedite Processing Fee: $60
	Payment: Credit card, personal check, exact cash (no change is given).
	
	Applicants may choose routine service (4-6 weeks) or expedited service (2-3 weeks). The expedited service costs an additional $60. Applicants will be seen on a first come, first serve basis and no appointment is necessary. 
	For information on applying for a U.S. passport, forms, and fees, please visit Travel.State.Gov or call the National Passport Information Center toll-free at 1-877-487-2778/1-888-874-7793 (TTY/TTD).",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-johnson-named-tourism-champion,Congressman Johnson Named Tourism Champion,2018-09-04,2018,2018-09,Democrat,House,GA,Hank Johnson,J000288,hankjohnson.house.gov,,,legacy,"ATLANTA, GA  On Aug. 29, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) was recognized as the 2018 Bill Hardman, Sr. Tourism Champion Award in Government. 

Congressman Johnson was nominated for the award by Discover DeKalb, the trademark of the DeKalb Convention & Visitors Bureau. Discover DeKalb said they nominated the Congressman because he is a great advocate for tourism and understands the importance of creating a positive experience for visitors of DeKalb County. 

Since coming into office in 2007, Congressman Johnson has worked to ensure the growth of tourism to the United States and to Georgia. Rep. Johnson one of the original supporters of the Travel Promotion Act, which created Brand USA, the national tourism promotion office. Closer to home, Congressman Johnson has been a tremendous advocate for the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area (NHA). He exemplifies leadership, initiative, innovation, service, and partnership, which are the building blocks for this award.

Discover DeKalb is proud to be a friend of Congressman Johnson and supports his recognition as a Bill Hardman Sr. Tourism Champion in Government awardee, said James Tsismanakis, CEO of Discover DeKalb. Rep. Johnson has continued to be an advocate for Arabia Mountain NHA and the entire national heritage area program which supports our efforts to bring millions of visitors to, and, through Georgia's third-largest county.

Congressman Johnson received the award at the 2018 Georgia Governor's Tourism Conference at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. 

I consider it an honor to be chosen for this award. DeKalb County has so many treasures and because of the film and music industry, those treasures are now being explored by celebrities, working people and families from all over the country and world, said Rep. Johnson, who is a member of the U.S. House Travel & Tourism Caucus. That is why I will continue to be an advocate for the world's busiest airport and creating safer roads to make visits to and throughout Georgia more pleasurable ones. 

The Bill Hardman Sr. Tourism Government Champion Award is given to an individual(s) or an organization that collaborates with the state of Georgia to increase visitation and tourism expenditures in their area and by showing extraordinary support of tourism through their legislative or organizational efforts.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://bishop.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-bishop-meets-with-army-leadership-over-reports-of-potential,CONGRESSMAN BISHOP MEETS WITH ARMY LEADERSHIP OVER REPORTS OF POTENTIAL LEAD EXPOSURE AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HOUSING UNITS,2018-08-31,2018,2018-08,Democrat,House,GA,Sanford Bishop,B000490,bishop.house.gov,,,legacy,"COLUMBUS, GA  Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), senior member of the House Appropriations Committee and the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veteran Affairs, as well as Co-Chair of the Military Families Caucus, released the following statement concerning his meeting today with Army officials over recent reports of potential lead exposure at Department of Defense housing units. Also in attendance were representatives from the Offices of Senator Johnny Isakson and Senator David Perdue, as well as from the Office of Congressman Drew Ferguson. 

After the publication of reports concerning potential lead exposure at Department of Defense Housing units, I organized a meeting with Army leadership at Fort Benning, which occurred today, to discuss the Army's plan to address quality of housing for servicemembers and their families. I also took this time to tour the facilities identified in recent reports. The safety and well-being of our servicemembers and military families is of paramount importance, and it is imperative that we work in a bipartisan manner to ensure military members and their families have top-quality housing.

I am encouraged by the Army's plans to address the situation here at Fort Benning, as well as at many other installations around the country.The Army has committed to conducting testing and repairs on all homes identified as being built before 1978 and potentially having risk of toxic lead exposure.This testing will focus not only on the interior, looking for deteriorating lead paint and dust, but also test for ground and water contamination. The Army has also committed to providing me with regular updates on this situation, and I will remain steadfastly focused on this issue.

The well-being of our military families must be a top priority, and I am determined to work with the Pentagon and my colleagues in Congress to address these reports of potential lead exposure as it pertains to all of our military housing installations. Accordingly, as a senior member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, I will conduct oversight over the Department of Defense on this issue and will work to ensure Congress provides adequate resources to provide safe and high quality housing for all of our servicemembers and their families.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://bishop.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/bishop-tackles-federal-budget-deficit-with-columbus-residents,BISHOP TACKLES FEDERAL BUDGET DEFICIT WITH COLUMBUS RESIDENTS,2018-08-29,2018,2018-08,Democrat,House,GA,Sanford Bishop,B000490,bishop.house.gov,,,legacy,"COLUMBUS, GA  Last night, Columbus residents tried their hand at balancing the federal budget during a deficit reduction workshop held by Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), in cooperation with the nonpartisan Concord Coalition, at the National Infantry Museum. During the event, participants were placed in the role of legislators and educated on the difficult balancing of priorities that is necessary to reduce the deficit and balance the budget. Participants were also given the chance to review current budget priorities, suggest proposals, and discuss their political and fiscal implications.

""The budget picture now and into the future is daunting to say the least,"" said Congressman Bishop. ""On June 26, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released its 2018 Long-Term Budget Outlook, indicating that federal debt held by the public will approach 100 percent of gross domestic product within the next 10 years. If we continue down this path, America could be spending more on debt interest payments than on national defense within five years.""

Congressman Bishop continued, ""That is why last night's exercise was so important. It is vital that we weigh the future impacts of our policy decisions and have an honest conversation about our nation's budgetary situation. Tonight, we examined various trade-offs Congress must consider to address the long-term solvency of the federal budget. The input I received from the local community will greatly inform my work on the House Appropriations Committee when I return to Washington next week.""

Congressman Bishop is a member of the Blue Dog Coalition of fiscally responsible Democrats who are working to find a responsible framework to reduce spending, pay down our national debt, and balance the budget. The Concord Coalition is a nationwide, nonpartisan organization dedicated to educating the policymakers and the public about the causes and consequences of federal budget deficits.

Congressman Bishop has previously held a number of similar deficit reduction workshops across the 2nd Congressional District of Georgia, including in Albany and Macon.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://bishop.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-bishop-statement-on-reports-of-potential-lead-exposure-at,CONGRESSMAN BISHOP STATEMENT ON REPORTS OF POTENTIAL LEAD EXPOSURE AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HOUSING UNITS,2018-08-28,2018,2018-08,Democrat,House,GA,Sanford Bishop,B000490,bishop.house.gov,,,legacy,"COLUMBUS, GA  Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), senior member of the House Appropriations Committee and the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veteran Affairs, as well as Co-Chair of the Military Families Caucus, released the following statement concerning recent reports of potential lead exposure at Department of Defense housing units:

As a senior member, and former Ranking Member, of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, I find reports of potential lead exposure in Department of Defense housing units to be deeply troubling. The safety and well-being of our military families is of the utmost importance. Our servicemembers volunteer to go into harm's way to defend our nation around the world, and it is unfathomable that they would have to experience safety concerns while in the safety of their home installations. Military installations, including Fort Benning in my district, are vital for the readiness of our armed forces, and the men and women that call Fort Benning home should be afforded top-quality housing.

I will, in my position on the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Appropriations, be working to immediately address these reports of potential lead exposure. I have requested and scheduled a meeting with the Pentagon officials responsible for these matters, to be held this Friday.During this meeting, I will tour the facilities identified and discuss the Army's plan to address quality of housing for servicemembers and their families.Additionally, I am working with my colleagues in Congress to address this issue in the military construction appropriations measure currently under consideration.

The well-being of our military families must be a top priority. I will strive to ensure that adequate funding levels are maintained, and adequate oversight is conducted, in order to provide safe and high quality housing for our servicemembers and their families.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z
https://johnlewis.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-john-lewis-significance-august-28th,Rep. John Lewis on  the Significance of August 28th,2018-08-28,2018,2018-08,Democrat,House,GA,John Lewis,L000287,johnlewis.house.gov,,,legacy,"This day in our nation's history tells a powerful story in and of itself that charts the contemporary course of the struggle for social justice in America.
The legacy of this one day in American history proves,said Rep. John Lewis, we have come a great distance in this country, but we still have a great distance to go before we lay down the burdens of race and class. We should be inspired by these events which reveal the continuing urgency and the infinite possibility that confronting these challenges offers us as a nation. In the end, we are one people, one family, the American family. We all live in one house, the American house, the world house. We must stay in the struggle for voting rights, civil rights, and human rights until we build a nation that respects the dignity and the worth of every human being.
The History Made on August 28th
 On August 28, 1955, a young 14-year-old boy named Emmett Till was murdered in Money, Mississippi. The brutality of his death, as witnessed by a horrified world in photos of an open-casket funeral mandated by his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, was said to represent the beginning of the modern-day civil rights struggle in the U.S. Just four months after the Till murder, the successful 381-day Montgomery Bus Boycott began that brought forth the leadership of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks.
  August 28, 1963, was the date of the legendary March on Washington, when Dr. King made his seminal I Have a Dream Speech at the Lincoln Memorial. In that speech he defined the struggle for social justice in America as a dream deeply rooted in the American dreamthat one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.'
  Rep. John Lewis, then chairman of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee and only 23 years old, also made a speech that day and said, We do not want our freedom gradually. We want our freedom and we want it nowWhere is our party? Where is the political party that will make it unnecessary to march on Washington?
  On August 28, 2005, New Orleans was evacuated in preparation for Hurricane Katrina to touch land the next day. The differential federal response to emergencies in Mississippi and Louisiana due to the hurricane, the long-term neglect of the Ninth Ward and other districts in New Orleans, some of which have never been restored, and the widespread displacement of homeowners in those districts highlighted the continuing need for social justice activism in the United States.
  On August 28, 2008, Sen. Barack Obama became the first African American to be nominated as a candidate for president by a major political party in the United States at the Democratic National Convention at Invesco Field in Denver, Colorado.
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