Allen is the representative for Georgia’s 12th congressional district (view map) and is a Republican. He has served since Jan 6, 2015. Allen is next up for reelection in 2022 and serves until Jan 3, 2023.
![Photo of Rep. Rick Allen [R-GA12]](/static/legislator-photos/412625-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2020 Report Card for Allen.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Enacted Legislation
Allen was the primary sponsor of 1 bill that was enacted:
Does 1 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Allen sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (67%) Immigration (33%)
Recent Bills
Some of Allen’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 1213: To require elementary schools and secondary schools to provide an option for safe, ...
- H.R. 1037: To reform the H-2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 787: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve mental ...
- H.R. 788: To extend the authorization for Augusta Canal National Heritage Area.
- H.R. 7736 (116th): Educational Flexibility for Families Act
- H.R. 7442 (116th): To extend the authorization for Augusta Canal National Heritage Area.
- H.Res. 247 (116th): Recognizing the 50th anniversary of The Dental College of Georgia at Augusta ...
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2015 to Feb 2021, Allen missed 47 of 3,538 roll call votes, which is 1.3%. This is on par with the median of 2.0% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills