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Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6655, the bipartisan Stronger Workforce for America Act, with Congressman Rick W. Allen's (GA-12) support. Included in H.R. 6655 are provisions from Congressman Allen's Startup Act, introduced last year, to incorporate entrepreneurial skills development training into the current workforce development system. Prior to House passage of H.R. 6655, Congr... Read More »

This story originally appeared in the Augusta Press. By: Rick Allen (GA-12) An all-of-the-above strategy is critical to reclaiming American energy dominance, and nuclear—our nation’s largest source of clean energy—has a pivotal role to play. In the United States, we have 11,000 utility-scale electric power plants currently under operation, less than 60 of which are nuclear power plants. Even with ... Read More »

Originally Published in WFXG. AUGUSTA, Ga. (WFXG) - The Farm Bill is a piece of Federal Legislation that is passed once every five years. The bill originally dates back to 1933...At that time it was called the Agricultural Adjustment Act, and was part of the new deal. The most recent version of the bill was passed in 2018...So it is almost time for lawmakers to pass a new version. “428 billion do... Read More »

Originally Published in The Epoch Times. In a bipartisan measure, the House of Representatives unanimously pass a bill designed to protect the private information of all Americans by prohibiting data brokers from transferring that information to foreign adversaries such as China. HR 7520, also known as the Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act, passed in a 414–0 vote, with 18 mem... Read More »

Today, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) and Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) introduced H.R. 7578, the Promote Resilient Connectivity to Taiwan Act, bipartisan legislation which would direct the National Telecommunication and Information Administration (NTIA) to submit a report to Congress containing an assessment of technologies available to increase the security and resiliency of t... Read More »

Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) issued the following statement in reaction to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address: “I am disappointed that tonight’s State of the Union Address was out of touch with what is on the minds of the American people. President Biden placed blame and shirked responsibility for his self-inflicted border crisis. He took an unwarranted victory lap on the econom... Read More »

Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 7511, the Laken Riley Act, with Congressman Rick W. Allen's (GA-12) support. H.R. 7511 requires the detention of illegal aliens who commit theft and mandates U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) to take them into custody. It also allows states to sue the Federal government on behalf of their citizens for not enforcing border laws, particula... Read More »

Today, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution along with Representatives Jim Baird (IN-04) and Ben Cline (VA-06) to nullify the Biden Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) final rule for Fine Particulate Matter, otherwise known as PM 2.5 standards. The CRA enables Congress to disapprove of a final ru... Read More »

Following the tragic death of Laken Hope Riley— beloved daughter, student, and Georgian—at the hands of an illegal alien, Congressman Allen recently joined his Republican colleagues from Georgia in sending a letter to President Biden demanding that he use his presidential authority to secure our border and ensure an incident such as this cannot occur in the United States again. Congressman Allen a... Read More »

Today, U.S. Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) announced the 2024 Congressional Art Competition. Every year, Members of the U.S. House of Representatives sponsor a nationwide high school arts competition. This contest is open to all high school students (9th – 12th grade) in Georgia’s 12th District. The winning piece will be displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol, and its student artist will re... Read More »

Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6544, the bipartisan Atomic Energy Advancement Act, which aims to incentivize and advance nuclear energy production in the United States. Included in H.R. 6544 is legislation Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) sponsored—the Nuclear Licensing Efficiency Act, which would improve the licensing review process for future nuclear projects by establishing up... Read More »

This story originally appeared in The Washington Examiner. By: Rick Allen (GA-12) and August Pfluger (TX-11) Under former President Donald Trump’s leadership, America was energy-dominant. By deregulating the sector, removing red tape, and unleashing domestic energy production, the United States became the largest energy producer in the world. Consumer costs were down, gross energy exports were up,... Read More »

Today, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) issued the following statement upon the news that the suspect in the death of Augusta University student Laken Riley was confirmed to be an illegal alien: “At the hands of a violent illegal alien, we have lost yet another American life—a beloved daughter, student, and Georgian. We have learned more in these past few days about just how precious Laken was to... Read More »

This week, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) introduced H. Res. 1022, a resolution expressing support for the designation of the month of March 2024 as "National March into Literacy Month." Upon its introduction, Congressman Allen issued the following statement: "Childhood literacy is critical to ensure our youth can achieve the American Dream. As a grandfather to fourteen grandchildren and a memb... Read More »

Today, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) announced his office will host Community Office Hours across Georgia’s 12th District during the month of March. During these events, members of Congressman Allen’s staff will be available to assist constituents with a variety of federal issues, including help navigating various federal agencies such as Social Security, Veterans Affairs, Medicare, and others... Read More »