NEAL, RICHARD E. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Appointments

Committee To Escort Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern Into the House Chamber, H2860 [30AP]

Articles and editorials

Donald L. ``Robbie'' Robinson, Ph.D., 71, Congressional Staffer; B.U. Political Science Professor, Hyannis (MA) Cape Cod Times, E826 [6MY]

Risks and Rewards of the Pope's Visit to the U.S., Thomas J. Carty, History News Network (Internet site), E804 [1MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 6598), H8276 [16SE]

Apple Crunch: support goals and ideals of healthy food choice event (see H. Res. 1143), H5111 [9JN]

Armed Forces: establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5740), H2854 [29AP]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the U.S. Army and direct proceeds from sales of such coins to the establishment of the National Museum of the U.S. Army (see H.R. 5714), H10300 [27SE]

———urge collective judgment of both Congress and the President regarding the use of military force (see H. Res. 163), H1032 [25FE]

Boston Celtics (basketball team): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 376), H5864 [23JN]

Boy Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 5872), H2552 [22AP]

Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H2070 [8AP]

Christian Science Monitor: anniversary (see H. Res. 1481), H9084 [23SE]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H1155 [27FE]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: condemn violence in eastern region and recognize threat such violence poses to the overall peace of the Great Lakes region (see H. Res. 795), H814 [7FE]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 5244), H6230 [8JY]

Dept. of Energy: Weatherization Assistance Program funding (see H.R. 6538), H6726 [17JY]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 6045), H3776 [13MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program emblematic of prominent civil rights leaders and important events advancing civil rights (see H.R. 6701), H7809 [1AU]

Dept. of Transportation: study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation (see H.R. 5734), H10867 [9DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide dental care to veterans with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 5595), H2267 [14AP]

Diseases: provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 5265), H871 [12FE]

———reduce incidence, progression, and impact of diabetes and its complications and establish position of National Diabetes Coordinator (see H.R. 4836), H2070 [8AP]

Education: establish an adolescent literacy program (see H.R. 2289), H5215 [10JN]

Employment: treat certain domestically controlled foreign persons performing services under contract with the U.S. Government as American employers for purposes of certain employment taxes and benefits (see H.R. 5602), H2071 [8AP]

FCC: prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 6209), H6825 [22JY]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1142), H4832 [22MY]

Foreign trade: eliminate barriers to exports of U.S. goods and services, restore rights under trade remedy laws, and strengthen enforcement of intellectual property rights and health and safety laws at U.S. borders (see H.R. 6530), H10642 [29SE]

Health: establish a pathway for the licensure of biosimilar biological products (see H.R. 5629), H4833 [22MY]

———national policy to increase Federal commitment prioritizing disease prevention and public health (see H. Res. 1381), H8276 [16SE]

———promote adoption of health information technology (see H.R. 6898), H8127 [15SE]

James Madison University: anniversary (see H. Res. 1051), H5045 [5JN]

Lance Corporal Eric Paul Valdepenas Post Office Building, Seekonk, MA: designate (see H.R. 6874), H8048 [11SE]

LIHEAP: funding (see H.R. 6427), H7308 [29JY] (see H.R. 6538), H6726 [17JY]

Macedonia: stop utilization of materials that violate agreement with Greece regarding ``hostile activities or propaganda'' and work to find a mutually-acceptable official name for the former Yugoslav republic (see H. Res. 356), H1184 [28FE]

Medicaid: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (see H.R. 5613), H2071 [8AP]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 1647), H2487 [17AP]

———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H6407 [10JY]

Medicare: provide a moratorium on certain physician payment reductions for advanced diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 1293), H1341 [5MR]

Minute Man National Historical Park: expand boundary to include Barrett's Farm (see H.R. 5853), H5045 [5JN]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2268), H3109 [6MY]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2694), H2070 [8AP]

National Apple Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1143), H5111 [9JN]

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1288), H7059 [23JY]

National Cancer Institute: make grants for the discovery and validation of biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer (see H.R. 3689), H7853 [8SE]

National GEAR UP Day: designate (see H. Res. 1311), H6343 [9JY]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 715), H943 [13FE]

National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 908), H350 [17JA]

National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 369), H3187 [7MY]

National Public Health Week: observance (see H. Res. 1081), H2016 [4AP]

Native Americans: require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H8477 [18SE]

Nuclear weapons: reduce number and accessibility and prevent proliferation, and direct a portion of the resulting savings towards child survival, hunger and universal education (see H. Res. 1045), H6090 [25JN]

Palladio, Andrea: anniversary of birth (see H. Con. Res. 407), H7788 [31JY]

Pearl Harbor, HI: anniversary of the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (see H. Res. 1139), H4454 [21MY]

Pittsburgh, PA: anniversary (see H. Res. 1000), H6408 [10JY]

Pittsfield, MA: recognize as home to the earliest known reference to the word ``baseball'' and as the birthplace of college baseball (see H. Res. 1050), H1702 [13MR]

Postal Service: provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 4236), H871 [12FE]

Public Health Service Act: revise and expand the drug discount program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 2606), H6734 [21JY]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3929), H8477 [18SE]

Rocky Marciano Post Office Building, Brockton, MA: designate (see H.R. 5528), H1220 [4MR]

Rodriguez, Juan A. (Chi-Chi): tribute (see H. Res. 1029), H1540 [11MR]

Social Security: extend moratorium on implementation of a rule on Federal-State financial partnership under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program and finalization of graduate medical education rule (see H.R. 3533), H1155 [27FE]

———prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see H.R. 6600), H7163 [24JY]

Surface Transportation Board: consider impact of certain railroad transactions on local communities (see H.R. 6707), H7785 [31JY]

Tariff: cellular plastic sheets for use in filters (see H.R. 5431), H995 [14FE]

———golf club components (see H.R. 2362), H871 [12FE]

———plastic fittings (see H.R. 5433), H995 [14FE]

———plastic mesh for use in filters (see H.R. 5432), H995 [14FE]

———porous hollow fibers (see H.R. 5430), H995 [14FE]

Taxation: allow deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases (see H.R. 3314), H1702 [13MR]

———enhance charitable giving and improve disclosure and tax administration (see H.R. 7083), H9972 [25SE]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1584), H2012 [3AP]

———modify limitations on deduction of interest by financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 6333), H5796 [20JN]

———modify rules relative to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees (see H.R. 5804), H2355 [15AP]

———provide benefits for military personnel (see H.R. 6081), H4064 [16MY]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (see H.R. 6049), H3884 [14MY]

———provide incentives for production of renewable energy and energy conservation (see H.R. 5351), H869 [12FE]

———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 6275), H5481 [17JN] (see H.R. 7005), H9083 [23SE]

———provide relief in the case of federally declared disasters (see H.R. 7006), H9083 [23SE]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1333), H8050 [11SE]

Tobacco products: deter smuggling into the U.S. (see H.R. 5689), H2010 [3AP]

Tourist trade: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote tourist, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 3232), H1702 [13MR]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 332), H2854 [29AP]

University of Tennessee: tribute to women's basketball team (see H. Res. 1151), H6826 [22JY]

West Virginia University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 938), H456 [23JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

National Workforce Development Professionals Month: designate (see H. Res. 1164), H2853 [29AP]

Taxation: disallow deduction for excess non-taxed reinsurance premiums relative to U.S. risks paid to affiliates (see H.R. 6969), H8476 [18SE]

———prevent the alternative minimum tax from effectively repealing the Federal tax exemption for interest on State and local private activity bonds (see H.R. 7336), H10975 [10DE]

Letters

Permanently extend the research credit and strengthen the alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses: research and design industry workers, E1759 [10SE]

Motions

Taxation: provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 7060), H10041 [26SE]

Prayers

Celebrations of the Life of Old First Church, Springfield, MA: J. Thomas Gough, E386 [13MR]

Remarks

Amtrak: expand commuter rail between New Haven, CT, and Springfield, MA, H5259 [11JN]

———reauthorize (H.R. 6003), H5259 [11JN]

Economy: proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H10409 [29SE], H10758, H10769 [3OC]

———provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), H500 [29JA]

House of Representatives: legislative process, H3148 [7MY]

———legislative program, H3148 [7MY]

Housing: provide needed housing reform, H3282, H3284, H3285, H3287 [8MY], H6987, H6989, H6990 [23JY]

Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), Senate amendments, H10758, H10769 [3OC]

Point of order, H10041 [26SE]

Power resources: promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), Senate amendment, H6987, H6989, H6990 [23JY]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), Senate amendments, H3282, H3284, H3285, H3287 [8MY]

———reduce oil dependency, expand access to Federal resources, revise relationship between energy industry and consumers, end tax subsidies, and facilitate energy efficiency (H.R. 6899), H8245 [16SE]

Springfield, MA: tribute to Old First Church, E385 [13MR]

Taxation: disallow deduction for excess non-taxed reinsurance premiums relative to U.S. risks paid to affiliates (H.R. 6969), E1847 [18SE]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 6327), H5916, H5917 [24JN]

———permanently extend the research credit and strengthen the alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (H.R. 2138), E1759 [10SE]

———provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 3997), Senate amendment, H10409 [29SE]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 6049), H4385 [21MY]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 7060), H9998, H10000, H10003 [26SE]

———provide incentives for production of renewable energy and energy conservation (H.R. 5351), H1105 [27FE]

———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax, H4385 [21MY]

———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax (H.R. 7005), H9306, H9307, H9309, H9310 [24SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3882 [14MY]

Tributes

Clink, Leroy R., Sr., E681 [22AP]

Robinson, Donald L., E825 [6MY]

Wesley, Howard-John, E517 [4AP]