Former U.S. Representative

Allen B. WestNo longer serving

District FL‑22 Party Republican In office 2011–2013

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

312

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

1,565

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

Biography

A Representative from Florida. Born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. , February 7, 1961. Graduated from Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, Ga. , 1979. B. A. , University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn. , 1983. M. A. , Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kans. , 1986. United States Army, 1982-2004. M. M. A. S. , U. S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kans. Educator. Military adviser to the Afghan army. Unsuccessful candidate for election to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress in 2008. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress (January 3, 2011-January 3, 2013). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress in 2012. Chair, Texas Republican Party, 2020-2021. Unsuccessful candidate for nomination for Governor of Texas in 2022.

Focus

Drawn from the 11 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 11.

Most frequent cosponsors

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
HRES 328	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Jun 24, 2011
HR 1249	On Passage	No	Jun 23, 2011
HR 1249	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	No	Jun 23, 2011
HR 1249	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Jun 23, 2011
HR 1249	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Jun 23, 2011
HR 1249	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Jun 23, 2011
HR 1249	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Jun 23, 2011
HR 1249	On Agreeing to the Amendment	No	Jun 23, 2011

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HRES 800	Expressing support for designation of November 2012 as Stomach Cancer Awareness Month.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Sep 26, 2012
HR 6365	National Security and Job Protection Act	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.	Sep 19, 2012
HR 4294	Limited End Strength Reduction Act of 2012	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.	Mar 28, 2012
HRES 565	Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Palm City Community in Martin County, Florida.	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.	Feb 27, 2012
HR 2881	Foreign Service Line of Duty Death Gratuity Act of 2011	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy .	Oct 3, 2011
HR 1247	To reduce the amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for studies, analysis, and evaluations.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.	May 18, 2011
HR 1246	To reduce the amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for printing and reproduction.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.	May 18, 2011
HR 1663	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily provide the work opportunity tax credit for small businesses hiring unemployed individuals.	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Apr 15, 2011

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HR 6646	To prohibit United States assistance to the country of Egypt.	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.	Dec 12, 2012
HR 6443	To designate the facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 9800 West Commercial Boulevard in Sunrise, Florida, as the "William 'Bill' Kling VA Clinic".	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.	Dec 4, 2012
HR 6511	To require investigations into and a report on the September 11-13, 2012, attacks on the United States missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen, and for other purposes.	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.	Sep 21, 2012
HR 6491	Space Leadership Preservation Act of 2012	Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.	Sep 21, 2012
HR 6488	To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend military commissary and exchange store privileges, without time-period limitation, to members of the Armed Forces who are involuntarily separated with a service-connected disability and also to extend such privileges to their dependents.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.	Sep 21, 2012
HRES 793	Expressing support for the designation of a "Small Business Saturday" and supporting efforts to increase awareness of the value of locally owned small businesses.	Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.	Sep 21, 2012
HR 6445	Recovering Service Members Disability Benefits Act	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Sep 20, 2012
HR 3423	ABLE Act of 2011	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Sep 19, 2012

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
Dec 20, 2012	America's Future	House floor
Nov 16, 2012	Recognizing Tom Kaiser for His Commitment and Dedication to His Fellow Veterans	Written statement
Sep 13, 2012	National Security and Job Protection Act	House floor
Sep 12, 2012	In Recognition of the Paralympians in London, England	Written statement
Jul 26, 2012	Congratulations to the Athletes from South Florida Representing the United States in the Olympic Games in London, England	Written statement
Jul 25, 2012	The Dark Specter of Sequestration	House floor
Jul 11, 2012	GOP Freshmen Special Order	House floor
Jul 10, 2012	Repeal of Obamacare Act	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

Armed Services CommitteeMember2011–2013

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Armed Services Committee	Member	Jan 12, 2011 to Jan 3, 2013	H.Res. 33 · End of the 112th Congress
Military Personnel	Member	Listed Feb 2011 to Sep 2012	Hearing, Feb 2011
Emerging Threats and Capabilities	Member	Listed Feb 2011 to Jul 2012	Hearing, Feb 2011

Small Business CommitteeMember2011–2013

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Small Business Committee	Member	Jan 18, 2011 to Jan 3, 2013	H.Res. 37 · End of the 112th Congress
Contracting and Workforce	Member	Listed Oct 2011 to Oct 2011	Congressional Directory, Dec 2011
Investigations, Oversight and Regulations	Member	Listed Oct 2011 to Oct 2011	Congressional Directory, Dec 2011

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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.