Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC--U.S. Congressman Rick Allen (R-Ga.-12) voted in favor of H.R. 158, the Visa Waiver Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015. This bill works to strengthen the security of the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), a program that allows citizens from 38 participating countries to travel to the U.S for up to 90 days without a visa. This bill passed by an overwhelmingly… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC--U.S. Congressman Rick Allen (R-Ga.-12) today voted to support the bipartisan, bicameral Every Student Succeeds Act. This legislation was approved first by a House and Senate conference committee to replace No Child Left Behind. This legislation passed the House by a vote of 359-64. “Today the House voted to scale back the presence of Washington in our classrooms by… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC--U.S. Congressman Rick Allen (R-Ga.-12) today voted in favor of two resolutions disapproving of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) rules to regulate carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from new and existing plants. These resolutions are a response to harmful regulations established by the EPA under the President’s Clean Power Plan.  S.J. Res. 23 passed by a vote of… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC--U.S. Congressman Rick Allen (R-Ga.-12) today voted in favor of H.R. 4038, the American Security Against Foreign Enemies (SAFE) Act of 2015. This legislation protects our national security by establishing the most robust refugee vetting process in our history. The refugee process would be put on hold until the FBI and intelligence community can develop a thorough vetting… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC –Last night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed by voice-vote H.R. 2583, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Process Reform Act - legislation authored by Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-IL). H.R. 2583 includes additional legislation introduced earlier this year by Kinzinger and… Read more »

U.S. Congressman Rick Allen (R-Ga.-12) today supported the Retail Investor Protection Act, which blocks the Department of Labor’s proposed fiduciary rule. Specifically, H.R. 1090 prohibits the Secretary of Labor from finalizing the rule until the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issues a final rule regarding the fiduciary standard, and requires the SEC to submit a report to… Read more »

U.S. Congressman Rick Allen (R-Ga.-12) today voted in favor of the Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act, which repeals key provisions of Obamacare through the budget reconciliation process.  H.R. 3762 combines legislation from three house committees to repeal provisions in Obamacare, and passed the House by a vote of 240-189. “Having spent almost 40 years in… Read more »

U.S. Congressman Rick Allen (R-Ga.-12) today condemned the President for vetoing the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which gained bipartisan and bicameral support. The final NDAA House and Senate conferenced bill passed both chambers of Congress earlier this month.  Congressman Allen issued the following statement after the President vetoed the bill earlier today: “The… Read more »

U.S. Congressman Rick Allen (R-Ga.-12) today supported the reauthorization of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act, or SOAR Act, which would reauthorize scholarships to low-income students to attend private school in the District of Columbia through September 30, 2021. This legislation passed the House on October 21, 2015 by a vote of 240-191. H.R. 10 now goes… Read more »

U.S. Congressman Rick Allen (R-Ga.-12) today expressed strong support for action by Congress to approve the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, which authorizes critical funding and priorities for the U.S. military. The bill now goes to the President, who recently threatened to veto the legislation. Allen called on the President to abandon his veto threat and instead… Read more »