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Originally published by WRDW. AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A move to keep the current Savannah River Lock and Dam is being celebrated by Congressman Rick Allen. The House of Representatives recently passed language halting the Army Corps plans to replace the dam with a rock weir across the river and it forces the pool to be maintained at a specific level. The lock and dam have… Read more »

Originally pushed in the Augusta Press. Rep. Rick Allen (R-Ga.) and Mike Collins (R-Ga.) announced on July 24 that H.R. 8812, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024 has passed the House of Representatives. The WRDA is an annual water resources management bill, however, this year’s bill includes language that specifies that the pool, area from the shoals to the dam,… Read more »

Originally published in the Augusta Chronicle. Federal legislation that would spare the decaying New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam has passed the House of Representatives. If passed into law, the bill would signal a victory for Augusta-area advocates urging the preservation of the lock and dam to help preserve the 114.5-foot river pool in and near Augusta that supplements local… Read more »

Earlier this week, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 8812, the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA), a biannual bill to address water issues and projects in the United States. The legislation included language to stop the Corps of Engineers' (Corps) disastrous rock weir plan and clarify Congressional intent to maintain our pool level at… Read more »

This story originally appeared in the Washington Examiner. By: Rep. Rick Allen and Senator Ted Budd In President Joe Biden’s America, saving for retirement has become increasingly difficult as prices for basic necessities continue to skyrocket thanks to Bidenomics. People are spending more than $1,000 more a month than they were three years ago, and real average weekly wages… Read more »

Today, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce advanced H.J. Res. 142, a Congressional Review Act (CRA) Joint Resolution of Disapproval introduced by Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) to overturn the Biden Department of Labor’s (DOL) finalized fiduciary rule. Before the committee voted to advance H.J.… Read more »

Today, Congressman Rick W. Allen's (GA-12) Nuclear Licensing Efficiency Act was signed into law. Rep. Allen introduced the legislation last year, which was then included in a bipartisan nuclear energy package that was signed into law today as a part of a larger legislative vehicle. Upon the announcement, Congressman Allen issued the following statement: "With Plant Vogtle's… Read more »

Yesterday, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) introduced the Creating Legal and Ethical AI Recordings (CLEAR) Voices Act. This bill would amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish technical and procedural standards for artificial or prerecorded voice systems created through generative artificial intelligence (genAI). Upon introducing the legislation, Congressman… Read more »

Today, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12), U.S. Senators Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Tim Scott (R-SC), as well as Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), sent a bipartisan, bicameral letter to Ambassador Katherine Tai with the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) urging Ambassador Tai to include vehicles such as golf carts, Personal… Read more »

Yesterday, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) advanced H.R. 8812, the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA), a biannual bill to address water issues and projects in the United States. The legislation advanced by the Committee included language to stop the Corps of Engineers' disastrous rock weir plan and clarify Congressional intent… Read more »