Stability in federal health and anti-addiction funding should be maintained so communities can keep receiving support for addiction and mental health care.

At a time when Georgians are asking Congress and the President to focus on affordability because they face skyrocketing healthcare costs, high food prices, and expensive housing, we need stability and not chaos like we saw yesterday.

Bishop calls for stability in federal policy affecting healthcare and community support programs, in the context of reinstated SAMHSA grants.

Bishop Responds to HHS Reinstating Grants that Help Communities Meet the Challenges of Addiction and Mental Health Care | Congressman Sanford Bishop
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Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. said that HHS reinstated billions of dollars in SAMHSA grants after cancelling them less than 24 hours earlier, and he emphasized that these grants "should never have been jeopardized" because Georgians and communities nationwide need stability for addiction and mental health care.

Bishop publicly backed restoring the grants and argued for stable funding to keep addiction and mental health services available.

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Bishop Responds to HHS Reinstating Grants that Help Communities Meet the Challenges of Addiction and Mental Health Care | Congressman Sanford Bishop
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Bishop said he supported a FY 2026 combined funding bill that would provide full-year funding for departments and agencies that support health care and advance medical research, and that the bill kept the government open for the remainder of the fiscal year so families could continue to access health care and related services.

This is a concrete appropriations vote favoring continued federal support for health-related services, consistent with maintaining stability in funding.

partial same_term A for effort

Bishop Votes To Reopen Government & Focus Congress on ICE, Public Safety | Congressman Sanford Bishop
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The House office says Bishop supported passage of H.R. 7148, a bipartisan FY 2026 funding bill covering multiple federal departments and programs, reflecting his support for maintaining federal program continuity through appropriations rather than cuts or shutdowns.

Shows Bishop taking affirmative appropriations action to preserve ongoing federal funding; the release is broad and not specific to addiction/mental health lines.

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Congressman Bishop Protects Health Care, Job training, Education, National Security, Housing, & Community Development Programs in FY 2026 Funding Bill
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Bishop’s press releases through May 2026 show continued appropriations activity and no later reversal of his January position on maintaining health-related federal funding; the most recent items are unrelated to addiction/mental health funding, suggesting the earlier grant-restoration/continuity position remains unresolved rather than reversed.

No contrary May 2026 action was identified on the official site; the claim remains generally unresolved beyond earlier supportive actions.

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Press Releases | Congressman Sanford Bishop
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