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Rick W. Allen

Republican · GA · U.S. Representative, Georgia's 12th Congressional District

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Allen founded the Augusta construction firm R.W. Allen & Associates and holds a building construction degree from Auburn University. He sits on the Energy and Commerce and Education and the Workforce committees, and names private-sector job growth and lighter regulation as priorities.

Where Rick W. Allen stands, based on their records

Supports

AI Regulation (1 record), Healthcare Affordability (3 records), Labor Rights (2 records),

Opposes

Environment and Public Health (2 records)

Campaign Finance Information — United States Representative, Congressional District 12

Campaign Finance Information

Data last updated September 21, 2026

Raised
$993,220
Spent
$847,219
Cash on hand
$1,320,958
Debts
$1,639,945

Top disclosed occupations of direct donors

  • RETIRED$801,819
  • PRESIDENT$370,065
  • HOMEMAKER$221,715
  • OWNER$216,739
  • EXECUTIVE$56,700

PAC money by interest

Donations sent through groups

Source: FEC · 2026 cycle · fec.gov

Track record

Track record — AI Regulation

AI Regulation · 1 support
  • Reintroduced the CLEAR Voices Act to create disclosure and technical standards for AI-generated robocalls.

    January 13, 2025Supports AI Regulation

    Source: allen.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026

Track record — Healthcare Affordability

Healthcare Affordability · 3 support
  • Advanced H.R. 7895, the PBM Kickback Prohibition Act, through the House Education and Workforce Committee to prohibit referral kickbacks in employer health plans.

    May 21, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: allen.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026

  • Led bipartisan reintroduction of the Safe Step Act to create exceptions and safeguards in health-plan step-therapy requirements.

    September 19, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: allen.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026

  • Introduced the Expanding Student Access to Mental Health Services Act to improve school-based mental-health services.

    January 27, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: allen.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 2 oppose
  • Introduced the Don't Mess With My Home Appliances Act to limit new federal appliance energy-efficiency standards unless technologically feasible and economically justified.

    July 23, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: allen.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026

  • Introduced the Clean Air and Building Infrastructure Improvement Act to repeal the tighter federal PM2.5 air-pollution standard and change preconstruction permitting.

    June 27, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: allen.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026

Track record — Labor Rights

Labor Rights · 2 support
  • Introduced the bipartisan Retire Through Ownership Act to clarify valuation rules for employee stock ownership plans.

    September 8, 2025Supports Labor Rights

    Source: allen.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026

  • Introduced the Validate Prior Learning to Accelerate Employment Act to recognize job skills gained through work, military service, life experience, or education.

    February 21, 2025Supports Labor Rights

    Source: allen.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
  • Introduced the Expanding Student Access to Mental Health Services Act to improve school-based mental-health services.

    January 27, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: allen.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026

Track record — National Defense

National Defense · 3 support
  • Co-introduced the TELL Act to require disclosures concerning American data transferred to foreign countries and protect data from Chinese government access.

    March 27, 2025Supports National Defense

    Source: allen.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026

  • Introduced the Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2025 to renew FCC auction authority and reallocate mid-band spectrum for 5G and other uses.

    January 23, 2025Supports National Defense

    Source: allen.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026

  • Reintroduced the American Science First Act to bar National Science Foundation grants from supporting research conducted by entities affiliated with China.

    January 9, 2025Supports National Defense

    Source: allen.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026

Track record — Foreign Trade

Foreign Trade · 1 support
  • Voted for H.R. 4795, which would cut off federal student aid to colleges that boycott Israel. The House passed it 237-169.

    September 3, 2026Supports Foreign Trade

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026

Track record — Data Privacy

Data Privacy · 2 support
  • Co-introduced the TELL Act to require disclosures concerning American data transferred to foreign countries and protect data from Chinese government access.

    March 27, 2025Supports Data Privacy

    Source: allen.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026

  • Reintroduced the CLEAR Voices Act to create disclosure and technical standards for AI-generated robocalls.

    January 13, 2025Supports Data Privacy

    Source: allen.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026

Track record — Corporate Accountability

Corporate Accountability · 1 support
  • Advanced H.R. 7895, the PBM Kickback Prohibition Act, through the House Education and Workforce Committee to prohibit referral kickbacks in employer health plans.

    May 21, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: allen.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026

Track record — U.S.-Israel Ties

U.S.-Israel Ties · 6 support
  • Voted for H.R. 4795, which would cut off federal student aid to colleges that boycott Israel. The House passed it 237-169.

    September 3, 2026Supports U.S.-Israel Ties

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026

  • Voted for H.R. 8369, which would have ordered delivery of weapons shipments to Israel that the president had paused. It would have frozen some Pentagon, State Department and White House funds until delivery. The House passed it 224-187.

    May 16, 2024Supports U.S.-Israel Ties

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026

  • Voted for H.R. 8034, which approved $26 billion in U.S. taxpayer money: military aid for Israel and funds for U.S. forces nearby. About $9 billion of it was humanitarian aid, and none could go to the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees. It passed 366-58 and became law in April 2024.

    April 20, 2024Supports U.S.-Israel Ties

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026

  • Voted for H.R. 6126, which would have sent Israel $14.3 billion in U.S. taxpayer money as military aid. To pay for it, the bill would have taken the same amount from extra funding Congress gave the IRS. The House passed it 226-196.

    November 2, 2023Supports U.S.-Israel Ties

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026

  • Took an all-expenses-paid trip to Israel in February 2023, paid for by the U.S. Israel Education Association. The organization, founded by evangelical Christian activist Heather Johnston, takes U.S. lawmakers to Israeli settlements in the West Bank and says its trips helped triple U.S. funding for Israel's Iron Dome.

    February 17, 2023Supports U.S.-Israel Ties

    Source: disclosures-clerk.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026

  • Voted for H.R. 5323, which gave Israel $1 billion in U.S. taxpayer money to restock its Iron Dome rocket-defense system. The House passed it 420-9. The money later became law inside a 2022 spending bill.

    September 23, 2021Supports U.S.-Israel Ties

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026

Track record — General

General · 7 records
  • Introduced the Employee Rights Act of 2025 to overhaul federal labor law.

    June 24, 2025

    Source: allen.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026

  • Introduced the Protecting Prudent Investment of Retirement Savings Act to set requirements for considering financial and nonfinancial factors in ERISA plans.

    March 27, 2025

    Source: allen.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026

  • Introduced the Secret Ballot Protection Act to require National Labor Relations Board secret-ballot elections for union representation.

    February 21, 2025

    Source: allen.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026

  • Introduced the STARTUP Act to study outcomes from entrepreneurial-skills development programs within the federal workforce system.

    February 4, 2025

    Source: allen.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026

  • Introduced the Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2025 to renew FCC auction authority and reallocate mid-band spectrum for 5G and other uses.

    January 23, 2025

    Source: allen.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026

  • Voted for H.R. 6090, which would have told the Education Department to use a set definition of antisemitism in campus discrimination cases. The definition's examples include some statements about Israel. The House passed it 320-91.

    May 1, 2024

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026

  • Voted for H.Res. 894, a House resolution that condemned antisemitism and stated that anti-Zionism is antisemitism. The House adopted it 311-14, with 92 members voting present.

    December 5, 2023

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026

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Profile last researched September 19, 2026.