![Photo of Rep. Rick Allen [R-GA12]](/data/photos/412625-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2016 Report Card for Allen.
Sponsorship Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Allen has sponsored and cosponsored provides insight into his position in the House of Representatives.
Each dot in the chart below is a member of the House of Representatives. The dots are positioned horizontally according to our progressive—conservative ideology score and vertically according to our leadership score (leaders toward the top). Allen is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
Committee Membership
Rick Allen sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Agriculture
- Member, Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry
- Member, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
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House Committee on Education and the Workforce
- Member, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
- Member, Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Allen sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Immigration (50%) Health (50%)
Recent Bills
Some of Allen’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 1105: Stop WOTUS Act
- H.R. 640: Transparency and Accountability of Failed Exchanges Act
- H.R. 641: BARN Act
- H.R. 4903 (114th): To prohibit the use of funds by the Internal Revenue Service to ...
- H.R. 4262 (114th): Transparency and Accountability of Failed Exchanges Act
- H.R. 2588 (114th): BARN Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
| Allen’s Vote | Vote Description |
|---|---|
| No |
S. 612: A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 1300 Victoria Street in Laredo, Texas, as the “George P. Kazen Federal Building ...
Dec 8, 2016. Passed 360/61.
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| Nay |
S. 1252: Global Food Security Act of 2016
Jul 6, 2016. Passed 369/53.
The Global Food Security Act of 2016 (Pub.L. 114–195), is a law introduced on March 24, 2015 in the 114th Congress by Representative Christopher Henry "Chris" Smith (New Jersey-R) and on May 7, 2015 by Senator Robert Patrick "Bob" Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania-D), and signed by ... |
| Aye |
H.R. 2146: Defending Public Safety Employees’ Retirement Act
Jun 18, 2015. Passed 218/208.
This vote made H.R. 2146 the vehicle for passage of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal currently being negotiated. H.R. 2146 was originally introduced as a bill to address issues with retirement funds of federal law enforcement officers and firefighters. ... |
| Yea |
H.R. 2048: Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015
May 13, 2015. Passed 338/88.
The USA Freedom Act (H.R. 2048, Pub.L. 114–23) is a U.S. law enacted on June 2, 2015 that restored in modified form several provisions of the Patriot Act, which had expired the day before. The act imposes some new limits on the bulk collection of ... |
| Nay |
H.R. 23: National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act Reauthorization of 2015
Jan 7, 2015. Passed 381/39.
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Missed Votes
From Jan 2015 to May 2017, Allen missed 18 of 1,610 roll call votes, which is 1.1%. This is better than the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. ProPublica has tracked 1 explanation for these missed votes. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- Congress-Legislators, a community project collecting election information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills