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Rick W. Allen
U.S. Representative, Georgia
462 Cannon House Office Building
Summary
Richard Wayne Allen is an American politician and businessman who has served as the Republican Party's U.S. representative for Georgia's 12th congressional district since 2015. Georgia's 12th district is in East Central Georgia and favors Republicans by seven points according to the 2025 Cook Partisan Voting Index. Allen began his career as a project manager after graduating from Auburn in 1973 with a degree in building construction. In 1976, he founded a construction company.
Source: Wikipedia · as of Jul 7, 2026
Views on the Issues
See where Rep. Allen stands — alongside Democratic and Republican positions.
Sponsored Legislation
See all 71 →HR 7895
HR 7895 · Introduced Mar 12, 2026 · Health
Jul 2, 2026: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 634.
HR 7195
HR 7195 · Introduced Jan 22, 2026 · Agriculture and Food
May 20, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
HR 6122
HR 6122 · Introduced Nov 19, 2025 · Immigration
Nov 19, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
HR 5509
HR 5509 · Introduced Sep 19, 2025 · Health
Sep 19, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
HR 5169
HR 5169 · Introduced Sep 8, 2025 · Labor and Employment
Jan 14, 2026: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 383.
HR 4626
HR 4626 · Introduced Jul 23, 2025 · Energy
Feb 25, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
HR 4214
HR 4214 · Introduced Jun 27, 2025 · Environmental Protection
Apr 28, 2026: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 543.
HR 4154
HR 4154 · Introduced Jun 26, 2025 · Labor and Employment
Jun 26, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
HR 4122
HR 4122 · Introduced Jun 25, 2025 · Health
Jun 25, 2026: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 0.
Source: Congress.gov · as of Jul 6, 2026
Voting Analytics
Full record →Computed over Rep. Allen's 584 roll-call votes in the 119th Congress, of which 409were party-split (the two parties' majorities on opposite sides). Unanimous votes are excluded so the rates aren't inflated.
99.8%
Votes with the Republican majority
On party-split votes
0.2%
Votes with the other party
The bipartisanship read
1.2%
Missed votes
Chamber median 2.2% · at or below median
Placement on the House's left–right spectrum
More liberalMore conservative
Based on how often Rep. Allen sided with the Republican majority on party-split votes, ranked against all representatives. This is a vote-agreement placement, not an academic ideology score.
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House (roll-call votes) · as of Sep 9, 2025
Landmark Legislation
Major bills from recent Congresses — outcomes and party vote breakdowns. For Rep. Allen's individual votes, view their full record on Congress.gov.
Inflation Reduction Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 5376Largest climate investment in U.S. history; allowed Medicare to negotiate drug prices; reduced the federal deficit.
D: 50 yeaR: 0 yeaFinal: 51–50
CHIPS Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 4346Invested $52 billion in domestic semiconductor manufacturing to reduce dependence on foreign chip supply chains.
D: 47 yeaR: 17 yeaFinal: 64–33