Richard Neal
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Richard Edmund Neal is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 1st congressional district since 1989. The district, numbered as the 2nd district from 1989 to 2013, includes Springfield, West Springfield, Pittsfield, Holyoke, Agawam, Chicopee, and Westfield. A member of the Democratic Party, Neal has been the dean of Massachusetts's delegation to the United States House of Representatives since 2013, and is dean of the New England House delegations. (Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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- VerifiedVoted Nay on Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Protecting Domestic Mining Act
- VerifiedVoted Not Voting on To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective
- VerifiedVoted Not Voting on To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective
- VerifiedVoted Not Voting on In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards
- VerifiedVoted Not Voting on Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act
- VerifiedVoted Not Voting on Local Access to Courts Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
- VerifiedPublic statement: Read The Latest Updates
- VerifiedPublic statement: Neal Statement Ahead of Another Cancelled Celebration of the Big Ugly Law
- VerifiedPublic statement: Neal Statement on the Trump Administration’s Decision to Not Renew USMCA
- VerifiedPublic statement: Neal Statement on June 2026 Jobs Report
- VerifiedPublic statement: Neal Opening Statement at Markup of H.R. 9504
- VerifiedSponsored: Elder Justice Reauthorization and Modernization Act of 2026
- VerifiedSponsored: Automatic IRA Act of 2025
- VerifiedSponsored: To add Ireland to the E3 nonimmigrant visa program.
- VerifiedSponsored: Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and Ireland.
- VerifiedSponsored: To add Ireland to the E3 nonimmigrant visa program.
- VerifiedSponsored: Automatic IRA Act of 2024
- VerifiedSponsored: Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2023
- VerifiedSponsored: Elder Justice Reauthorization and Modernization Act of 2023
- VerifiedSponsored: Marking the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement.
- VerifiedSponsored: Presidential Tax Filings and Audit Transparency Act of 2022
Voting Record Feed
Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices
Protecting Domestic Mining Act
In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective
Local Access to Courts Act
Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act
Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
Stop Insider Trading Act
Stop Insider Trading Act
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
Stop Insider Trading Act
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
Stop Insider Trading Act
Main Street Act
Main Street Act
Bills & Legislative Work
2026-03-24: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and Workforce, and 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.
2025-12-15: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2025-02-13: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2024-07-09: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2024-05-14: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2024-02-07: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2024-12-17: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
2024-12-17: Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
2023-01-17: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2022-12-22: Received in the Senate.
Statements & Newsroom
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eal.house.gov/2026/07/06/neal-mourns-the-passing-of-chairman-bill-archer/">Neal Mourns the Passing of Chairman Bill Archer Jul 6, 2026 SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement mourning the passing of former Ways and Means Committee Chairman Bill Archer... read more Jul 2, 2026 SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement ahead of tomorrow’s anniversary of t
Neal Statement on June 2026 Jobs Report Jul 2, 2026 SPRINGFIELD, MA—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the June 2026 jobs report:... read more Jul 1, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement marking the six-year anniversary since the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement... read more Neal Opening Statement at
lebration-of-the-big-ugly-law/">Neal Statement Ahead of Another Cancelled Celebration of the Big Ugly Law Jul 2, 2026 SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement ahead of tomorrow’s anniversary of the Big Ugly Law passing the House of... read more Jul 2, 2026 SPRINGFIELD, MA—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Ju
ecision-to-not-renew-usmca/">Neal Statement on the Trump Administration’s Decision to Not Renew USMCA Jul 1, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement marking the six-year anniversary since the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement... read more Jul 1, 2026 First things, let’s talk about this bill doesn’t do. It doesn’t lower hospital costs, reduce drug prices, address the affordability crisis, or help hospitals struggling