Former U.S. Representative

Karen C. HandelNo longer serving

Fact sheet
Official portrait of Karen C. Handel
Cosponsored
118

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
839

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Their work

Drawn from the 5 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Biography

A Representative from Georgia. Born in Washington, District of Columbia, April 18, 1962. Graduated from Frederick Douglass High School, Upper Marlboro, Md. , 1980. Attended Prince George&rsquo. S County Community College, Largo, Md. Attended University of Maryland University College, Adelphi, Md. Business executive. Staff, Governor Sonny Perdue of Georgia, 2002-2003. Chairwoman, Fulton County (Ga. ) commission, 2003-2006. Secretary of State of Georgia, 2007-2009. Unsuccessful candidate for nomination for Governor of Georgia in 2010. Unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate in 2014. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Tom Price (June 20, 2017-January 3, 2019). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress in 2018. Unsuccessful candidate for election to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress in 2020.

Votes

How this member answered on every recorded vote tied to a bill, newest first — including the procedural motions on it, such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed, because they are not attached to a bill.

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

BillTitleStatusLatest action
HR 6691Community Safety and Security Act of 2018Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Sep 12, 2018
HR 5645Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2018Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.May 10, 2018
HR 5338Stop Needless Award Payments Act of 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.Apr 30, 2018
HR 5440To require notice from the Secretary of the Treasury in the case of any closure of a Taxpayer Assistance Center.Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 831, H.R. 5440 is laid on the table.Apr 18, 2018
HRES 832Recognizing linemen, the profession of linemen, the contributions of these brave men and women who protect public safety, and expressing support for the designation of April 18, 2018, as National Lineman Appreciation Day.Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Apr 16, 2018

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

BillTitleStatusSigned on
HR 5499Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal ActReferred to the House Committee on Financial Services.Dec 19, 2018
HRES 1179Congratulating Atlanta United FC for winning the 2018 Major League Soccer championship.Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Dec 13, 2018
HRES 1172Honoring the life of President George Herbert Walker Bush.Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.Dec 10, 2018
HCONRES 144Commemorating the anniversary of United States recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel.Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.Dec 6, 2018
HRES 1034Condemning Iranian state-sponsored terrorism and expressing support for the Iranian people's desire for a democratic, secular, and non-nuclear republic of Iran.Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.Nov 16, 2018
HRES 1026Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Medicare and Social Security provide an essential benefit for current enrollees and should be strengthened for future generations.Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and CommerceNov 2, 2018
HRES 1133Expressing support for the designation of the third Thursday in November as "National Pressure Ulcer/Injury Prevention Day" and promoting enhanced care coordination and prevention resources to reduce the development of pressure ulcers/injuries.Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1532)Oct 26, 2018
HR 7059Build the Wall, Enforce the Law Act of 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.Oct 16, 2018

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Party, state and chamber are those of this member's most recent term. Bills and cosponsorships are held from the 107th Congress onwards and recorded votes from the 101st, so a member who served before those points will show fewer than they filed, or none. Committee seats are held for the current Congress only, which is why they are shown for sitting members and left out for everyone else rather than reported as zero. Vote counts cover roll calls tied to a bill; the chambers also vote on procedure and nominations, which are not listed here. Office, telephone and website are not shown for a member who has left, because the ones on file were theirs while serving. Records come from Congress.gov and the Biographical Directory of Congress.