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
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
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
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
———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
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
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
Medicare: reform, H7554 [25JY], H10789 [25OC]
———reform (H.R. 2425), H10339, H10357 [19OC]
My One Wish Foundation (organization): anniversary, E725
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
———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
Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (S. Con. Res. 31), H11848
Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (H.R. 335), E3
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
Taxation: capital gains rates (H.R. 333), E15
———deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (H.R. 1003), E367
———eliminate marriage penalty relative to one-time exclusion of gain on the sale of a principle residence (H.R. 1660), E1057
———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
———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
———rates, H10789 [25OC]
———rates (H.R. 1215), H4227, H4303 [5AP]
———repeal special limitations on tax-exempt bond issues (H.R. 677), E174
———treatment of hard apple cider (H.R. 2078), E1477
———treatment of individual retirement accounts (H.R. 334), E10
———treatment of individual retirement accounts (H.R. 682), E178
Telecommunications: promote competition and reduce regulation (H.R. 1555), H8473 [4AU]
Thorndike, MA: anniversary of St. Joseph's Society of Palmer, E1589
Tudryn, Frank, Jr.: Hatfield (MA) Valley Advocate Coach of the Year award recipient, E2179
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
Tributes
Furcolo, Foster, H6744 [11JY]
Kennedy, Rose Fitzgerald, H549 [24JA]
Roosevelt, Franklin D., E594
Sullivan, Raymond, H3984 [30MR]