NEAL, RICHARD E. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Articles and editorials

And Pensions, Fort Worth (TX) Star-Telegram, H11921 [8NO]

Cut Now, Pay Later, Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer, H11921 [8NO]

Don't Let Companies Raid Pension Plans—Surpluses Mean Future Security for Workers, Meadville (PA) Tribune, H11923 [8NO]

Don't Support Pension Raids, H11922 [8NO]

FDR's Legacy Continues at Hyde Park Library, Edmund A. Walsh, E594 [14MR]

GOP Had Better Get Business Off the Dole, Too, Mike McNamee, Business Week (publication), H11917 [8NO]

Great Pension Fund Raid, Part II, Los Angeles (CA) Times, H11918 [8NO]

Keep Paws Off Pension Fund Assets, Bill Barnhart, Chicago (IL) Tribune, H11919 [8NO]

Leave Pension Funds Alone—Congress Shouldn't Enable Companies To Endanger Retirees' Benefits, Spartanburg (SC) Herald-Journal, H11922 [8NO]

Leave Those Pension Funds Alone, Business Week (publication), H11917 [8NO]

New Tax-Fee Corporate Checking Account, Marie Cocco, Long Island (NY) Newsday, H11920 [8NO]

Pension Forecast—New Raids Coming? Robert Lewis, AARP Bulletin (publication), H11919 [8NO]

Pension Pirates, James H. Smalhout, New York (NY) Times, H11917 [8NO]

Pension Proposal Aids Raids, Kathy Kristof, Chicago (IL) Tribune, H11918 [8NO]

Pension Protection—Attempt To Trim Deficit Puts Pensions in Danger, USA Today, H11917 [8NO]

Pension Raid—Don't Raise Revenues by Threatening Pension Benefits, Pitsburgh (PA) Post-Gazette, H11921 [8NO]

Pension-Mania, Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, H11920 [8NO]

Pensions at Risk, Burlington (IA) Hawk Eye, H11922 [8NO]

Proposal Would Allow Corporations To Raid Pension Plans, Joplin (MO) Globe, H11922 [8NO]

Protect Pension Fund Assets, Harrisburg (PA) Patriot-News, H11921 [8NO]

Tell Congress To Let Our Pensions Alone, Monessen (PA) Valley Independent, H11916 [8NO]

Two Bad Ideas, Washington (DC) Post, H11920 [8NO]

Unconscionable Raid on Pensions, Chicago (IL) Tribune, H11918 [8NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1447), H4414 [6AP]

Drunken driving: strengthen Federal prevention laws (see H.R. 588), H399 [19JA]

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 335), H173 [9JA]

Taxation: capital gains rates (see H.R. 333), H173 [9JA]

———eliminate marriage penalty relative to one-time exclusion of gain on the sale of a principle residence (see H.R. 1660), H5190 [17MY]

———repeal special limitations on tax-exempt bond issues (see H.R. 677), H691 [25JA]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 334), H173 [9JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: killings at abortion clinics in Brookline, MA (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1208 [3FE]

Agriculture: price supports for sugar (see H.R. 1687), H8904 [13SE]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1000), H1967 [21FE]

American Heritage Areas Partnership Program: establish (see H.R. 1301), H3572 [22MR]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 118, 120), H12506 [15NO]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H7461 [21JY]

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H4177 [4AP]

Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area: establish (see H.R. 2763), H14310 [12DE]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1863), H6045 [15JN]

Coins: mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H7990 [28JY]

Connecticut: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the Old State House (see H.R. 1933), H8537 [4AU]

Courts: enforcement of child support obligations by requiring the use of liens against property of persons owing overdue support (see H.R. 1029), H2176 [23FE]

Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H8725 [8SE]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H6045 [15JN]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H4441 [1MY]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 785, 801), H1689 [13FE], H2989 [9MR]

———interstate enforcement of child support and parentage court orders (see H.R. 95), H166 [9JA]

———require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289), H3571 [22MR]

Farm credit banks: reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens (see H.R. 2029), H14765 [13DE]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H5691 [7JN]

Foreign trade: develop criteria for market access in foreign countries (see H.R. 1560), H4545 [3MY]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2657), H14927 [14DE]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: reduce tax (see H.R. 1138), H5191 [17MY]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H4415 [6AP]

Housing: prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H10994 [26OC]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1404), H11767 [2NO]

Insurance: compliance by sellers and underwriters with State consumer protection requirements (see H.R. 1317), H4105 [3AP]

International Fund for Ireland: require certain entities receiving U.S. funds to comply with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 244), H4619 [9MY]

Investments: facilitate asset security through certain investment trusts (see H.R. 1967), H6656 [29JN]

Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (see H.R. 1), H158 [9JA]

Medicare: prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 1496), H5623 [6JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: public examination of any changes in existing law relative to budget reconciliation (see H. Res. 221), H8904 [13SE]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 940), H1751 [14FE]

Mississippi: transfer lands for Jamie L. Whitten Wilderness Area (see H.R. 2552), H10994 [26OC]

Motor vehicles: regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H7699 [25JY]

Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H9591 [27SE]

National Association of Radio Talk Show Hosts: honoring of G. Gordon Liddy relative to characterization of Federal law enforcement officials (see H. Res. 153), H5692 [7JN]

Patents: restore the proper term of patent protection (see H.R. 359), H7801 [26JY]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13340 [18NO]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13274 [17NO]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 2628), H12349 [14NO]

———maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H3417 [21MR]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H10726 [24OC]

Tariff: tamoxifen citrate (see H.R. 1261), H3326 [16MR]

Taxation: church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H14173 [6DE]

———credit for clinical testing expenses for certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1566), H4958 [15MY]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic home for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1662), H5190 [17MY]

———deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see H.R. 1003), H1967 [21FE]

———deduction of partnership investment expenses under the minimum tax (see H.R. 747), H5571 [24MY]

———depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1061), H4512 [2MY]

———depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1171), H2892 [8MR]

———election of taxable fiscal year for partnerships and S corporations (see H.R. 1661), H12350 [14NO]

———encourage investment in low-income housing (see H.R. 931), H1751 [14FE]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H179 [9JA]

———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 864), H5609 [25MY]

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 682), H691 [25JA]

———make permanent the credit for increasing research activities (see H.R. 803), H1156 [2FE]

———modify pension plan rules for State judicial retirement plans (see H.R. 1314), H5983 [14JN]

———permanent extension of the transition rule for certain publicly traded partnerships (see H.R. 1686), H5471 [23MY]

———prevent avoidance through use of foreign trusts (see H.R. 2356), H9245 [19SE]

———qualification and eligibility requirements for S corporations and shareholders (see H.R. 2039), H7011 [13JY]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H1052 [1FE]

———treatment of accelerated death benefits under life insurance contracts (see H.R. 99), H1371 [7FE]

———treatment of contributions in aid of construction to a water or wastewater utility (see H.R. 957), H1849 [15FE]

———treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1099), H6083 [16JN]

———treatment of governmental plans under the rules governing retirement plans (see H.R. 1504), H6913 [12JY]

———treatment of hard apple cider (see H.R. 2078), H7378 [20JY]

———treatment of homemakers' individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 708), H1208 [3FE]

———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or residents (see H.R. 1535), H4511 [2MY]

———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or residents (H.R. 1535), consideration (see H. Res. 160), H5608 [25MY]

Transportation: funding for bicycle facilities and pedestrian walkways (see H.R. 1539), H6699 [30JN]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H6270 [22JN]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H6397 [27JN]

Waterways: reduce discharges from combined sewer overflows into navigable waters of interstate significance (see H.R. 879), H1555 [9FE]

Histories

St. Joseph's Society of Palmer, MA, E1589 [2AU]

Letters

Corporate use of pension plan funds: Arnold E. Buchman, H11916 [8NO]

———Charles Londa, H11916 [8NO]

Motions offered by

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), conference report, H15531 [21DE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H546 [24JA], H9142 [19SE]

Remarks by, on

Belarus: downing of American hot air balloons participating in the Gordon Bennett balloon race, H9142 [19SE]

Blackstone, MA: anniversary, E1938 [12OC]

Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: expand boundaries (H.R. 1447), H4343 [6AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10789 [25OC], H11210 [26OC], H11915 [8NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), consideration (H. Res. 245), H10866 [26OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), motion to instruct conferees, H11417 [30OC]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 175), H6567 [29JN]

Cambodia: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1642), H6707 [10JY]

China, People's Republic of: U.S. policy (H.R. 2058), H7288 [20JY]

Courts: enforcement of child support obligations by requiring the use of liens against property of persons owing overdue support (H.R. 1029), E425 [24FE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H6985 [13JY]

Drunken driving: strengthen Federal prevention laws (H.R. 588), H371 [19JA]

Education: tax credits for payment of educational expenses, H4303 [5AP]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement, H809 [27JA], H3623, H3624 [23MR]

———child support enforcement (H.R. 785), H896 [31JA], H1034 [1FE]

Japan: access of U.S. business to markets, H4800 [11MY]

Ludlow, MA: tribute to Ludlow High School boys' soccer team, E2420 [20DE]

Medicare: reform, H7554 [25JY], H10789 [25OC]

———reform (H.R. 2425), H10339, H10357 [19OC]

My One Wish Foundation (organization): anniversary, E725 [29MR]

National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), H1828 [15FE]

National Trust for Historic Preservation: funding, H6985 [13JY]

Nuclear weapons: inclusion of space based interceptors in national missile defense system, H1828 [15FE]

Pensions: corporate use of pension plan funds, H11915 [8NO], H11977 [9NO]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 2586), H12015 [9NO], H12108 [10NO], E2170 [13NO]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 2621), H12237 [14NO], H14892 [14DE]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), H3364 [21MR], H3623, H3624, H3682 [23MR]

———reform (H.R. 4), conference report, H15512 [21DE]

Puerto Rico: economic development, H11210 [26OC]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (S. Con. Res. 31), H11848 [8NO]

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (H.R. 335), E3 [4JA]

Social Security: increase earnings limit (H. Con. Res. 109), H10869 [26OC]

———increase earnings limit (H. Con. Res. 109), consideration (H. Res. 245), H10866 [26OC]

Springfield, MA: anniversary of the Student Prince and the Fort (restaurant), E2052 [26OC]

Taxation: capital gains rates (H.R. 333), E15 [4JA]

———deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (H.R. 1003), E367 [16FE]

———eliminate marriage penalty relative to one-time exclusion of gain on the sale of a principle residence (H.R. 1660), E1057 [17MY]

———extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), H1924 [21FE]

———extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), conference report, H4003 [30MR]

———extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), consideration (H. Res. 88), H1917, H1918 [21FE]

———make permanent the credit for increasing research activities (H.R. 803), E267 [3FE]

———rates, H10789 [25OC]

———rates (H.R. 1215), H4227, H4303 [5AP]

———repeal special limitations on tax-exempt bond issues (H.R. 677), E174 [25JA]

———treatment of hard apple cider (H.R. 2078), E1477 [20JY]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (H.R. 334), E10 [4JA]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (H.R. 682), E178 [25JA]

Telecommunications: promote competition and reduce regulation (H.R. 1555), H8473 [4AU]

Thorndike, MA: anniversary of St. Joseph's Society of Palmer, E1589 [2AU]

Tudryn, Frank, Jr.: Hatfield (MA) Valley Advocate Coach of the Year award recipient, E2179 [14NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3730 [23MR]

Schedules

Committee on International Relations (House): Northern Ireland, D357 [15MR]

Committee on Resources (House): Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands: public lands legislation, D1051 [7SE]

Committee on Rules (House): deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC, D208 [16FE]

———Personal Responsibility Act, D368 [16MR]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): Subcommittee on Railroads: Amtrak fiscal crisis, D176 [10FE]

Committee on Ways and Means (House): Subcommittee on Health: health insurance tax deduction for the self-employed, D103 [27JA]

———Subcommittee on Oversight: allocation of research expenses and experimentation tax credits, D579 [10MY]

Summaries

Capital Gains Tax Rates (H.R. 333), E15 [4JA]

Tributes

Furcolo, Foster, H6744 [11JY]

Kennedy, Rose Fitzgerald, H549 [24JA]

Roosevelt, Franklin D., E594 [14MR]

Sullivan, Raymond, H3984 [30MR]