NEAL, RICHARD E. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Addresses

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Multilateral Investment Agreement: William Witherell, E1777 [17SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H524 [12FE]

Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H8265 [30SE]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H701 [27FE]

Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H6798 [3SE]

Animal Welfare Act: amend and strengthen (see H.R. 635), H392 [6FE]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 594), H5021 [9JY]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H8928 [21OC]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H1260 [20MR]

Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H347 [5FE]

Aviation: installation of emergency locator transmitters on aircraft (see H.R. 664), H1795 [23AP]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 98), H9614 [28OC]

Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H5401 [16JY]

———promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 1592), H3204 [22MY]

Children and youth: funding for health, nutrition, education, and child care for infants and toddlers (see H. Res. 131), H1891 [24AP]

Civil rights: prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 983), H950 [12MR]

Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054), H10421 [8NO]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H5401 [16JY]

Courts: provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H3203 [22MY]

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H1795 [23AP]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 71), H10957 [13NO]

———implement constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.R. 1322), H10956 [13NO]

Diseases: coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs and expansion of research and education programs (see H.R. 383), H286 [4FE]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H1456 [14AP]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H888 [11MR]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H1391 [9AP]

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981), H7199 [10SE]

Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 2351), H6704 [31JY]

———expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1636), H2784 [15MY]

———negotiation of an international climate change agreement (see H. Con. Res. 106), H7119 [9SE]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]

Education: role in character development and teaching of moral values (see H. Con. Res. 127), H6799 [3SE]

———State adoption of challenging academic standards in core curricula (see H. Res. 299), H9865 [31OC]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1858), H3659 [10JN]

———provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 1130), H1707 [17AP]

ERISA: improve enforcement of provisions (see H.R. 2290), H7200 [10SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence and its effects (see H.R. 851), H10172 [6NO]

Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H5825 [25JY]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H2351 [7MY]

———eligibility of certain appointees for competitive status for purposes of transfer or reassignment (see H.R. 1874), H6798 [3SE]

———make certain temporary Federal service creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1873), H6798 [3SE]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H2091 [30AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H4133 [20JN]

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H5487 [17JY]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 1432), H4087 [19JN]

Foreign trade: authorize a trade agreement with Northern Ireland and certain border counties in Ireland (see H.R. 1181), H1259 [20MR]

Great Irish Potato Famine: honor memory of victims (see H. Con. Res. 159), H7911 [25SE]

Health: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H8633 [7OC]

———insurance coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2693), H9038 [22OC]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H345 [5FE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H245 [21JA]

———revise and extend mammography quality standards programs (see H.R. 1289), H5916 [28JY]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H8929 [21OC]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 2250), H5777 [24JY]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2680 [14MY]

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H5778 [24JY]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176), H4087 [19JN]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H7365 [16SE]

———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H6406 [30JY]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H1339 [8AP]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1609), H2679 [14MY]

International Fund for Ireland: require that disbursements are distributed in compliance with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 150), H144 [9JA]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9801 [30OC]

IRS: impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax return information (see H.R. 1226), H1338 [8AP]

———improve operations and governance (see H.R. 2428), H7528 [17SE]

———restrict the authority to examine books and witnesses for purposes of tax administration (see H.R. 2563), H8054 [26SE]

Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the President (see H.R. 2090), H5022 [9JY]

Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10172 [6NO]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H2254 [6MY]

———extend certain civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers (see H.R. 1215), H2590 [13MY]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 41), H804 [6MR]

Line Item Veto Act: repeal (see H.R. 2650), H9559 [24OC]

Medicaid: repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of assets (see H.R. 216), H3274 [3JN]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H812 [10MR]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H407 [10FE]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H1704 [17AP]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 417, 418), H245 [21JA], H3203 [22MY]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1628), H2783 [15MY]

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H524 [12FE]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 676), H8928 [21OC]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H1440 [10AP]

Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 27), H701 [27FE]

National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity, and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests and roadless areas (see H.R. 1376), H7601 [18SE]

National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H7600 [18SE]

National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (see H.R. 1635), H2783 [15MY]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 952), H5569 [22JY]

Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 919), H6798 [3SE]

NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38), H1989 [29AP]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 1786), H7830 [24SE]

Nonprofit organizations: authorize transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation (see H.R. 680), H812 [10MR]

Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 971), H6963 [5SE]

Northern Ireland: sectarian violence relative to marches at Portadown (see H. Res. 182), H5178 [11JY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600, 2777), H7911 [25SE], H9800 [30OC]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425), H8727 [8OC]

Public welfare programs: treatment of certain legal immigrants (see H.R. 1468), H2446 [8MY]

Racial relations: congressional role in eliminating racism (see H. Res. 138), H3213 [30MY]

Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H9615 [28OC]

Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1383), H1705 [17AP]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 29), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H5825 [25JY]

Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see H. Con. Res. 121), H6707 [31JY]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H1111 [18MR]

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H10421 [8NO]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1289 [21MR]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 773), H586 [13FE]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H347 [5FE]

———establish Transition to Work Program for individuals entitled to disability benefits (see H.R. 534), H890 [11MR]

Sports: extend pension benefits to certain surviving professional basketball players (see H. Con. Res. 83), H3576 [6JN]

Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H4913 [8JY]

Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers: designate certain segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 1110), H1111 [18MR]

Taxation: allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their charitable contributions (see H.R. 2499), H9865 [31OC]

———allow tax credit to individuals due unpaid child support and increase the tax liability of individuals owing such child support (see H.R. 1735), H7730 [23SE]

———allowable credits and deductions in determining alternative minimum tax liability (see H.R. 2524), H7729 [23SE]

———application of tax laws to U.S. businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 1783), H3569 [5JN]

———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H1259 [20MR]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H1186 [19MR]

———credits for health insurance premiums of employees without employer-provided health coverage (see H.R. 539), H283 [4FE]

———disregard certain amounts of capital expenditures in applying limits on certain bonds (see H.R. 2714), H9501 [23OC]

———encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 505), H282 [4FE]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H1890 [24AP]

———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 195), H1339 [8AP]

———extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 947), H767 [5MR]

———extend the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 1729), H3202 [22MY]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H4087 [19JN]

———limit applicability of the generation-skipping transfer tax (see H.R. 531), H2254 [6MY]

———modify the exclusion of gain on certain small business stock (see H.R. 420), H1018 [13MR]

———permanent extension of the transition rule for certain publicly traded partnerships (see H.R. 1443), H1890 [24AP]

———repeal cap on outstanding tax-exempt bonds for certain nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 197), H2254 [6MY]

———restore deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with State legislation (see H.R. 532), H9502 [23OC]

———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H8299 [1OC]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 158), H889 [11MR]

———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H143 [9JA]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 450), H1892 [24AP]

———treatment of draft cider (see H.R. 159), H144 [9JA]

———treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms (see H.R. 1891), H10421 [8NO]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H143 [9JA]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H153 [9JA]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 1355), H1893 [24AP]

———workmen's compensation relative to certain personal liability assignments (see H.R. 1509), H3204 [22MY]

Telecommunications: increase competitiveness of electronic interconnection industry (see H. Res. 110), H6707 [31JY]

———universal service support for schools and libraries (see H.R. 280), H348 [5FE]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H5021 [9JY]

United Kingdom: limit the sale or export of plastic bullets (see H.R. 1075), H1017 [13MR]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H2090 [30AP]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H4647 [25JN]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H724 [4MR]

Weapons: restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H7261 [11SE]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 66), H6798 [3SE]

———increase research and education on the drug DES (see H.R. 1788), H4087 [19JN]

———tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's professional basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173), H4132 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Taxation: capital gains rates (see H.R. 241), H147 [9JA]

———eliminate marriage penalty relative to one-time exclusion of gain on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 242), H147 [9JA]

Taxpayer Relief Act: repeal provisions that terminate the tax-exempt status of the Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund (see H.R. 2527), H7729 [23SE]

Histories

Parish of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Willimansett, MA, E1644 [3SE]

Letters

Women in Military Service for America Memorial dedication: Joanne Creighton, Mount Holyoke College, E2045 [22OC]

Remarks

Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: construction and maintenance funding, H5077 [10JY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4804 [26JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), motion to instruct conferees, H5045, H5046 [10JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H3013 [20MY]

———submission of budget proposal by the President without budgetary contingencies (H. Res. 89), H919 [12MR]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4243 [24JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5077 [10JY]

Desrosiers, Roger: tribute for participation in Center for Civic Education CIVITAS@Bosnia and Herzegovina Program, E2025 [21OC]

Government: eligibility to serve as U.S. Trade Representative relative to representation of foreign entities (S.J. Res. 5), H827 [11MR]

INS: deportation of Irish nationals to Northern Ireland, H2596 [14MY]

IRS: impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax return information (H.R. 1226), H1466 [15AP]

Minnechaug, MA: tribute to Minnechaug Regional High School girls' basketball team, E698 [17AP]

Miriam-Webster, Inc.: anniversary of dictionary publication, E1838 [24SE]

NATO: ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives of arms control agreements (H.R. 1758), H3712 [11JN]

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: multilateral investment agreement negotiations, E1777 [17SE]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (H.R. 1104), E501 [18MR]

Springfield, MA: anniversary of Springfield Business and Professional Women's Club, E2057 [23OC]

———anniversary of Springfield Lions Club, E436 [11MR]

———anniversary of St. Michael's Cathedral, E1763 [16SE]

———closing of Johnson's Bookstore, E2143 [30OC]

Springfield Business and Professional Women's Club: anniversary, E1663 [4SE]

Taxation: capital gains rates, H4804 [26JN]

———capital gains rates (H.R. 241), E45 [7JA]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), H1487 [15AP]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (H.R. 1134), E512 [19MR]

———disregard certain amounts of capital expenditures in applying limits on certain bonds (H.R. 2714), E2072 [23OC]

———eliminate marriage penalty relative to one-time exclusion of gain on the sale of a principal residence (H.R. 242), E17 [7JA]

———promote construction and rehabilitation of public schools by increasing the volume cap on certain bonds, H9070 [23OC]

———rates, H3013 [20MY], H4804 [26JN], H5045, H5046 [10JY]

———reinstate aviation excise taxes relative to Airport and Airway Trust Fund expenditures (H.R. 668), H601 [25FE]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), H9070 [23OC]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (H.R. 127), E27 [7JA]

———treatment of higher education expenses, H5045, H5046 [10JY]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (H.R. 446), E92 [9JA]

Taxpayer Relief Act: repeal provisions that terminate the tax-exempt status of the Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund (H.R. 2527), E1828 [23SE]

———restore and modify provisions relative to tax relief for agricultural production facilities sold to farmer cooperatives (H.R. 2513), H10405 [8NO]

Willimansett, MA: anniversary of Parish of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, E1644 [3SE]

Women in Military Service for America Memorial: dedication, E2045 [22OC]

Summaries

Capital Gains Tax Rates (H.R. 241), E45 [7JA]

Tributes

Scibelli, Anthony, E1917 [2OC]

Wetmore, Robert D., E1775 [17SE]