NEAL, RICHARD E. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 5229), H4190 [16JN]

Arlington National Cemetery: establish a memorial for 40 fallen American servicemen who perished in the air crash during World War II at Bakers Creek, Australia (see H. Con. Res. 106), H3138 [23MY]

Armed Forces: prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 4949), H1321 [29MR]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 443), H4916 [29JN]

Baltimore, MD: anniversary of Port of Baltimore (see H. Res. 870), H4135 [15JN]

Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission: extend (see H.R. 4586), H1320 [29MR]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H451 [28FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a temporary memorial honoring members of the Armed Forces killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 379), H1562 [5AP]

Childhood Stroke Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 693), H452 [28FE]

Children and youth: reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts to locate and recover missing children (see H.R. 4416), H1320 [29MR]

Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 901), H4916 [29JN]

Coach John Wooden Post Office Building, Reseda, CA: designate (see H.R. 4646), H646 [7MR]

Commission on Economic Indicators: establish (see H.R. 4950), H4328 [20JN]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H3643 [8JN]

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369), H225 [8FE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H2586 [11MY]

———establish programs to address the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 1175), H1196 [28MR]

Dept. of Transportation: report to Congress on proposed changes to policies that prohibit foreign interests from exercising control over economic and security decisions of U.S. airlines (see H.R. 4542), H451 [28FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide free credit monitoring and credit reports for veterans and others affected by the theft of veterans' personal data and ensure notification of such thefts (see H.R. 5455), H3227 [24MY] (see H.R. 5588), H4009 [14JN]

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 1554), H1742 [25AP]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H4795 [28JN]

Diseases: establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H2833 (see H.R. 4033), H2890 [18MY]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see H. Res. 323), H156 [1FE]

Education: expand loan forgiveness and loan cancellation programs for teachers and nurses (see H.R. 1522), H2502 [10MY]

———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 657), H24 [31JA]

Employment: protect volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel responding to national emergencies from termination or demotion in their places of employment (see H.R. 3949), H1743 [25AP]

Energy Policy Act: repeal provisions (see H.R. 4479), H274 [14FE]

FAA: replace Administrator's arbitrary authority to impose wages and working conditions with neutral binding arbitration in the case of an impasse in labor-management negotiations (see H.R. 4755), H1681 [6AP]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 5316), H4917 [29JN]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H1454 [4AP]

Finucane, Patrick: urge full and impartial inquiry into murder of human rights lawyer by British-loyalist paramilitaries (see H. Res. 734), H1130 [16MR] (see H. Res. 740), H1196 [28MR]

Firefighters: recognize and honor contributions throughout U.S. history (see H. Res. 764), H1682 [6AP]

Foreign policy: prohibit return of persons by the U.S., for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons (see H.R. 952), H2180 [8MY]

Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see H.R. 4682), H226 [8FE]

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 4740), H1130 [16MR]

Intelligence services: reiterate that certain statutes are the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance may be conducted (see H.R. 5371), H2833 (see H.R. 5371), H2891 [18MY]

Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 4751), H4917 [29JN]

Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 73), H3138 [23MY]

———disapprove granting of amnesty to persons known to have attacked, kidnapped, wounded, or killed members of the U.S. Armed Forces or U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 90), H4520 [22JN]

King, Coretta Scott: tribute (see H. Res. 655), H156 [1FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: redesign the $1 coin in commemoration (see H.R. 1432), H973 [14MR]

LIHEAP: funding (see H.R. 4793), H451 [28FE]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H4520 [22JN]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H1196 [28MR]

Medicare: coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see H.R. 2257), H868 [9MR]

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 752), H645 [7MR]

———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grants programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 5465), H4134 [15JN]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1632), H4220 [19JN]

———provide additional funding for State health insurance counseling programs (see H.R. 4737), H224 [8FE]

———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 5246), H2503 [10MY] (see H.R. 5348), H3425 [6JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: assure uninterupted access to necessary medicines under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 4685), H153 [1FE]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see H.R. 2421), H3642 [8JN]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 401), H3227 [24MY]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H1681 [6AP]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2048), H274 [14FE]

———require higher standards of automobile fuel efficiency to reduce the amount of oil used for fuel by automobiles in the U.S. by 10 percent beginning in 2016 (see H.R. 3762), H5047 [11JY]

National Association of State Veterans Homes: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 347), H389 [16FE]

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 681), H510 [1MR]

National security: improve national security and clarify congressional intent relative to the review process for certain mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 4813), H646 [7MR]

———require an investigation of proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company (see H.R. 4807), H566 [2MR]

———support efforts to track terrorist financing under existing law and express concern over disclosure of classified information on methods by which terrorists are traced (see H. Res. 900), H4916 [29JN]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1681 [6AP]

Northern Ireland: reaffirm support for continued implementation of the Good Friday Agreement as the framework for peaceful settlement of the conflict (see H. Res. 744), H1320 [29MR]

Nuclear energy: express concern regarding nuclear proliferation with respect to proposed full civilian nuclear cooperation with India (see H. Con. Res. 318), H1131 [16MR]

Office of the Congressional Trade Enforcer: establish (see H.R. 4733), H224 [8FE]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 788), H1980 [2MY]

Public Health Service Act: expand and improve traumatic brain injury programs (see H.R. 5738), H4915 [29JN]

———provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers (see H.R. 5472), H4328 [20JN]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 4963), H2175 [4MY]

Safety: establish a day to bring awareness to the issue of missing persons (see H. Res. 189), H4918 [29JN]

School Bus Safety Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 498), H226 [8FE]

Schools: recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (see H. Con. Res. 355), H1198 [28MR]

Sudan: condemn attacks on civilians, call on all parties to abide by the ceasefire agreement, approve peacekeeping forces, and urge the U.S. to help improve security in the Darfur region (see H. Res. 723), H972 [14MR]

Taxation: allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 994), H25 [31JA]

———encourage investment in affordable housing (see H.R. 4873), H4795 [28JN]

———impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas, allow tax credit for purchases of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and provide grants for mass transit (see H.R. 2070), H1917 [27AP]

———require broker reporting of customer's basis in securities transactions (see H.R. 5367), H4328 [20JN]

Veterans: ensure appropriate payment for the cost of long-term care provided to veterans in State homes (see H.R. 5671), H4519 [22JN]

Histories

Brief History of Sinai Temple, E696 [3MY]

Lists

Springfield Technical Community College women's soccer team, E694 [3MY]

Motions

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), H185 [8FE]

Obituaries

Cpl. Henry D. Connell, Springfield (MA) Republican, E853 [17MY]

Utegg, Dean J., Chautauqua County (NY) Observer, E854 [17MY]

Remarks

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 4890), consideration (H. Res. 886), H4437 [22JN]

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), conference report, H2457 [10MY]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), motion to instruct conferees, H185, H186, H188, H190, H192 [8FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H1595 [6AP]

Economy: impact of tax cuts, H2457 [10MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5522), H3649 [9JN]

International Fund for Ireland: funding, H3649 [9JN]

Springfield, MA: anniversary of Congregation Kodimoh, E1051 [8JN]

———anniversary of Sinai Temple, E696 [3MY]

Springfield Technical Community College: tribute to women's soccer team, E693 [3MY]

Taxation: increase exclusion equivalent of the unified credit allowed against the estate tax and repeal sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes (H.R. 5638), H4453 [22JN]

———provide relief from the alternative minimum tax, H185, H186, H192 [8FE]

———repeal sunset on reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates, H185, H186, H192 [8FE]

Terrorism: commend those who have taken part, and declare that the U.S. will prevail, in the Global War on Terror and complete mission to create a sovereign and free Iraq (H. Res. 861), H4157 [16JN]

Wilbraham, MA: anniversary of Polish National Alliance Lodge 711, E310 [8MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H19 [31JA]

Special order: granted, H4187 [16JN]

Tributes

Brozek, Chester and Irene, E1170 [16JN]

Connell, Henry D., E853 [17MY]

Hoyt, Dick, E881 [19MY]

Hoyt, Rick, E881 [19MY]