Former U.S. Representative

Karen C. HandelNo longer serving

District GA‑6 Party Republican In office 2017–2019

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

118

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

839

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

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.

Focus

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

Subjects

Bills carry several subjects each, so these add up to more than 5.

Most frequent cosponsors

Tom O'Halleran D-AZ 1
Tom Marino R-PA 1
Bob Goodlatte R-VA 1
Pete Sessions R-TX 1
Doug Collins R-GA 1
Scott H. Peters D-CA 1

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Record

Every recorded vote, bill and floor speech, newest first.

Recorded votes tied to a bill, including procedural motions on it such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed.

Bill	Question	Voted	Date
HR 3354	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Sep 6, 2017
HR 3354	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Sep 6, 2017
HR 3354	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Sep 6, 2017
HRES 500	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Aye	Sep 6, 2017
HRES 500	On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Sep 6, 2017
HRES 502	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Sep 6, 2017
HR 2864	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Sep 5, 2017
HR 3110	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Sep 5, 2017

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HR 6691	Community Safety and Security Act of 2018	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	Sep 12, 2018
HR 5645	Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2018	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	May 10, 2018
HR 5338	Stop Needless Award Payments Act of 2018	Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.	Apr 30, 2018
HR 5440	To 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 832	Recognizing 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

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HR 5499	Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.	Dec 19, 2018
HRES 1179	Congratulating 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 1172	Honoring the life of President George Herbert Walker Bush.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Dec 10, 2018
HCONRES 144	Commemorating 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 1034	Condemning 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 1026	Expressing 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 Commerce, 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.	Nov 2, 2018
HRES 1133	Expressing 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 7059	Build the Wall, Enforce the Law Act of 2018	Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.	Oct 16, 2018

Sections of the Congressional Record in which this member spoke or entered a written statement, as the Government Publishing Office tags them; floor business such as amendment texts is left out. Each links to the official Record.

Date	Record section	Where
Sep 7, 2018	Community Safety and Security Act of 2018	House floor
Sep 7, 2018	Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2018	House floor
Jul 25, 2018	Condemning Hate Crime and Any Other Form of Racism, Religious or Ethnic Bias, Discrimination, Incitement to Violence, or Animus Targeting a Minority in the United States	House floor
Jun 21, 2018	Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018	House floor
Jun 14, 2018	Transitional Housing for Recovery in Viable Environments Demonstration Program Act	House floor
May 10, 2018	Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2017	House floor
May 9, 2018	Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2018	House floor
Apr 17, 2018	Requiring Notice from Secretary of the Treasury in Case of a Taxpayer Assistance Center Closure	House floor

Committees

Current committees first, each with its role and years, and the subcommittees held now beneath it. Full history opens every role with its date and official record, and earlier subcommittee seats.

Earlier committees

Education and Workforce CommitteeMember2017–2019

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Education and Workforce Committee	Member	Jun 27, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019	H.Res. 410 · End of the 115th Congress
Workforce Protections	Member	Listed Feb 2018 to Jul 2018	Hearing, Feb 2018
Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education	Member	Listed Jun 2017 to Jul 2018	Hearing, Jun 2017

Judiciary CommitteeMember2017–2019

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Judiciary Committee	Member	Jun 27, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019	H.Res. 410 · End of the 115th Congress
Constitution and Civil Justice	Member	Listed Mar 2018 to Sep 2018	Hearing, Mar 2018
Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law	Member	Listed Feb 2018 to Sep 2018	Hearing, Feb 2018

Joint Economic CommitteeMember2018–2019

Office spending

What this member's House office spent each year from its allowance, including interns, from the House's quarterly Statement of Disbursements. Beside it, the typical office: the median across every member that year.

Year	Total	Staff pay	Travel	Rent and utilities	Mail	Printing	Other	Typical office
2018	$1.2 million	$851,527	$35,234	$106,256	$106,522	$87,402	$54,000	$1.3 million
2017	$569,124	$301,355	$19,967	$67,785	$24,129	$52,202	$103,685	$1.3 million

Years run from January 3. Bills for a year are often paid early the next year, so a recent year can still grow. Staff pay is the office's total; individual salaries are not shown here.

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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 service is held from the 107th Congress onwards, dated from the House and Senate resolutions and Congressional Record notices that seat and remove members. Subcommittee assignments are made inside each committee and carry no official date, so a subcommittee seat is shown from the first to the last printed hearing, Congressional Directory edition or official roster that lists the member. 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.