Today, Representative Rick W. Allen (R-GA-12), Chairman of the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee, was joined by Representatives Lucy McBath (D-GA-06), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA-01), Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-CA-25), and Bob Onder (R-MO-03) in reintroducing the Safe Step Act, a bipartisan bill to ensure patients can safely and efficiently… Read more »
Yesterday, the House Committee on Education and Workforce advanced H.R. 5169, the Retire Through Ownership Act. This bipartisan legislation, introduced by Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12), would provide legal and regulatory clarity in the formation of new Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs).
During the full committee… Read more »
Today, U.S. Representatives Rick W. Allen (R-GA-12) and George Whitesides (D-CA-27) introduced the Contract Postal Unit Transparency Act, legislation designed to require the United States Postal Service (USPS) to provide reports on how the closure of contract postal units (CPUs) will impact residents and allow for public hearings before any closure takes place.
"I am proud… Read more »
Originally Published in Daily Caller
By: Hudson Crozier
Congress is investigating a scandal-prone major union over whether it broke the law through poor investment choices that reportedly led to $80 million in losses to members, a letter obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation shows.
United Auto Workers (UAW) has not disclosed what happened to $340 million it used… Read more »
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3838, the Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (NDAA). The NDAA authorizes annual funding levels for the U.S. Armed Forces and sets expenditures for the Department of Defense (DoD). H.R. 3838 authorizes a total discretionary allocation of… Read more »
Originally Published in Newsmax
By: Jewish News Syndicate Staff
Jewish workers have supported unions and led labor movements for generations, but now those same entities are "selling them down the river," Rep. Rick Allen, R-Ga., chair of the House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, said during the panel's hearing about union Jew-hatred on… Read more »
Originally Published in Competitive Enterprise Institute
By: Iain Murray
Dear Member of Congress:
On behalf of the following organizations, we ask for your full support and co-sponsorship of H.R. 4154, the Employee Rights Act (ERA), recently re-introduced by Congressman Rick Allen (GA).
The Employee Rights Act is a comprehensive labor reform bill that would expand employee… Read more »
Today, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, introduced the Retire Through Ownership Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would provide legal and regulatory clarity in the formation of new Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs). Upon introducing the bill, Congressman Allen issued the following statement:
"Many… Read more »
Originally Published in The Brunswick News
By: F. Vincent Vernuccio
Labor Day is a time to celebrate the American worker. But it’s also a time to ask ourselves: What state is doing the best job of putting workers first?
Georgia has an incredibly strong claim. The Peach State isn’t just leading the way in pro-worker reforms at the state level. It’s also the home of federal… Read more »
Originally appeared in the Statesboro Herald.
By Congressman Rick W. Allen
In my previous letter to the editor, I corrected the record on two of the most egregious myths about the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB). Allow me to continue. What some folks call the “drastic consequences,” of this legislation, I call common sense policymaking to ensure that programs intended for our most… Read more »
