A bill authored by U.S. Rep. Rick Allen to bar the Internal Revenue Service from targeting citizens for exercising First Amendment rights passed the House on a unanimous voice vote Tuesday. First elected in November 2014, Allen, R-Georgia 12th District, has been a member of Congress for just over 15 months, and new members usually have few opportunities to introduce legislation. Although he has co-sponsored a number of bills and has introduced at least two that are now in committee, this was the first bill he has authored that has passed the full House.