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Richard E. Neal
- Previous profession
- Instructor / lecturer
- First public office
- 1978Member, Springfield City Council, 1978 to 1984 (president, 1979)
- Years in public office
- 48
Confirmed from the official recordSource: Congressional Directory for the 119th Congress (2025-2026), February 20, 2026. We saved our copy on October 8, 2026.
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The saved record holds 1,830 recorded votes by Richard E. Neal, from 1995 to 2026.
1,519 Yes · 148 No · 163 Did not vote
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This record covers the votes that passed a law: votes on passage, and votes on a House resolution that passed a law. Each Congress below lists the two apart. Votes on bills that did not become law are not included yet.
112th Congress, 2011 and 2012
94 Yes · 13 No · 8 Did not vote on 115 laws of this Congress. 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.
Public Law 112-240 · House vote on January 1, 2013American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
Yes
H.R. 443 · House vote on January 1, 2013Public Law 112-263
Yes
Public Law 112-266 · House vote on January 1, 2013Drywall Safety Act of 2012
Yes
Public Law 112-272 · House vote on December 31, 2012World War I Centennial Commission Act
Yes
Public Law 112-277 · House vote on December 31, 2012Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
Yes
Public Law 112-249 · House vote on December 30, 2012Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2012
Yes
Public Law 112-260 · House vote on December 30, 2012Dignified Burial and Other Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2012
Yes
Public Law 112-239 · House vote on December 20, 2012National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
No
Public Law 112-259 · House vote on December 20, 2012Mt. Andrea Lawrence Designation Act of 2011
Yes
Public Law 112-235 · House vote on December 19, 2012Public Interest Declassification Board Reauthorization Act of 2012
Yes
Public Law 112-242 · House vote on December 19, 2012Medicare IVIG Access and Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2012
Yes
Public Law 112-275 · House vote on December 19, 2012Protect our Kids Act of 2012
Yes
Public Law 112-220 · House vote on December 18, 2012Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act of 2012
Yes
Public Law 112-236 · House vote on December 18, 2012Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act of 2012
Yes
Public Law 112-232 · House vote on December 17, 2012Barona Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Clarification Act of 2012
Did not vote
H.R. 4606 · House vote on December 17, 2012Public Law 112-268
Did not vote
Public Law 112-248 · House vote on December 13, 2012Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012
Yes
Public Law 112-231 · House vote on December 5, 201221st Century Language Act of 2012
Yes
Public Law 112-210 · House vote on December 4, 2012American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act
Yes
Public Law 112-205 · House vote on November 27, 2012Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act
Yes
Public Law 112-208 · House vote on November 16, 2012Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012
Yes
Public Law 112-201 · House vote on November 15, 2012Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act
Yes
Public Law 112-175 · House vote on September 13, 2012Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013
Yes
S. 3245 · House vote on September 13, 2012Public Law 112-176
Yes
Public Law 112-238 · House vote on September 12, 2012FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012
No
Public Law 112-181 · House vote on September 10, 2012Lions Clubs International Century of Service Commemorative Coin Act
Yes
H.R. 4365 · House vote on August 1, 2012Public Law 112-267
Yes
Public Law 112-166 · House vote on July 31, 2012Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011
Yes
H.R. 3477 · House vote on July 23, 2012Public Law 112-219
Yes
Public Law 112-155 · House vote on July 18, 2012Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012
Yes
Public Law 112-149 · House vote on July 17, 2012Insular Areas Act of 2011
Yes
Public Law 112-147 · House vote on July 9, 2012Veteran Skills to Jobs Act
Did not vote
H.R. 4367 · House vote on July 9, 2012Public Law 112-216
Did not vote
Public Law 112-141 · House vote on June 29, 2012MAP-21
Yes
S. 404 · House vote on June 18, 2012Public Law 112-137
Yes
S. 684 · House vote on June 18, 2012Public Law 112-138
Yes
Public Law 112-127 · House vote on May 16, 2012Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012
Yes
Public Law 112-151 · House vote on May 15, 2012HEARTH Act of 2012
Yes
Public Law 112-122 · House vote on May 9, 2012Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012
Yes
Public Law 112-148 · House vote on April 16, 2012Raoul Wallenberg Centennial Celebration Act
Yes
Public Law 112-102 · House vote on March 29, 2012Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012
No
H.R. 1339 · House vote on March 28, 2012Public Law 112-241
Yes
Public Law 112-106 · House vote on March 27, 2012Jumpstart Our Business Startups
Did not vote
Public Law 112-104 · House vote on March 21, 2012United States Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
Yes
H.R. 3992 · House vote on March 19, 2012Public Law 112-130
Yes
H.R. 4105 · House vote on March 6, 2012Public Law 112-99
Yes
Public Law 112-100 · House vote on March 1, 2012St. Croix River Crossing Project Authorization Act
Yes
Public Law 112-98 · House vote on February 27, 2012Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011
Yes
Public Law 112-96 · House vote on February 17, 2012Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012
Yes
H.R. 2079 · House vote on February 15, 2012Public Law 112-109
Yes
H.R. 3247 · House vote on February 15, 2012Public Law 112-117
Yes
H.R. 3248 · House vote on February 15, 2012Public Law 112-118
Did not vote
Public Law 112-105 · House vote on February 9, 2012STOCK Act
Yes
H.R. 1162 · House vote on February 6, 2012Public Law 112-97
Did not vote
Public Law 112-95 · House vote on February 3, 2012FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012
No
Public Law 112-93 · House vote on January 25, 2012Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act of 2012
Yes
Public Law 112-74 · House vote on December 16, 2011Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012
Yes
Public Law 112-77 · House vote on December 16, 2011Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2012
Yes
Public Law 112-79 · House vote on December 16, 2011Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District Land Exchange Act of 2011
Yes
Public Law 112-87 · House vote on December 16, 2011Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
Yes
Public Law 112-76 · House vote on December 14, 2011Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act
Yes
Public Law 112-81 · House vote on December 14, 2011National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
No
H.R. 1264 · House vote on December 14, 2011Public Law 112-85
Yes
S. 384 · House vote on December 13, 2011Public Law 112-80
Yes
H.R. 2767 · House vote on December 13, 2011Public Law 112-114
Yes
H.R. 3246 · House vote on December 13, 2011Public Law 112-116
Yes
H.R. 3220 · House vote on December 12, 2011Public Law 112-125
Yes
Public Law 112-64 · House vote on November 29, 2011National Guard and Reservist Debt Relief Extension Act of 2011
Yes
Public Law 112-55 · House vote on November 17, 2011Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012
Yes
H.R. 674 · House vote on November 16, 2011Public Law 112-56
Yes
S. 1412 · House vote on November 14, 2011Public Law 112-60
Yes
H.R. 2422 · House vote on November 14, 2011Public Law 112-89
Yes
H.R. 298 · House vote on November 14, 2011Public Law 112-107
Yes
Public Law 112-73 · House vote on November 2, 2011Civilian Service Recognition Act of 2011
Yes
Public Law 112-57 · House vote on November 1, 2011Kate Puzey Peace Corps Volunteer Protection Act of 2011
Yes
H.R. 2447 · House vote on October 25, 2011Public Law 112-59
Yes
H.R. 2832 · House vote on October 12, 2011Public Law 112-40
Yes
Public Law 112-41 · House vote on October 12, 2011United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
Yes
Public Law 112-42 · House vote on October 12, 2011United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act
No
Public Law 112-43 · House vote on October 12, 2011United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act
Yes
Public Law 112-36 · House vote on October 4, 2011Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012
Yes
Public Law 112-46 · House vote on October 3, 2011Ski Area Recreational Opportunity Enhancement Act of 2011
Yes
S. 846 · House vote on September 21, 2011Public Law 112-31
Yes
Public Law 112-34 · House vote on September 21, 2011Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act
Yes
Public Law 112-37 · House vote on September 20, 2011Veterans Health Care Facilities Capital Improvement Act of 2011
Yes
Public Law 112-25 · House vote on August 1, 2011Budget Control Act of 2011
No
H.R. 2715 · House vote on August 1, 2011Public Law 112-28
Yes
H.R. 398 · House vote on August 1, 2011Public Law 112-58
Yes
H.R. 1843 · House vote on July 30, 2011Public Law 112-47
Yes
H.R. 1975 · House vote on July 30, 2011Public Law 112-48
Yes
H.R. 2213 · House vote on July 29, 2011Public Law 112-110
Yes
H.R. 2244 · House vote on July 29, 2011Public Law 112-111
Yes
Public Law 112-26 · House vote on July 26, 2011Restoring GI Bill Fairness Act of 2011
Yes
Public Law 112-27 · House vote on July 20, 2011Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011, Part IV
No
Public Law 112-142 · House vote on July 18, 2011Church Plan Investment Clarification Act
Yes
Public Law 112-29 · House vote on June 23, 2011Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
Yes
S. 349 · House vote on June 21, 2011Public Law 112-22
Yes
H.R. 771 · House vote on June 21, 2011Public Law 112-38
Yes
H.R. 1632 · House vote on June 21, 2011Public Law 112-39
Yes
Public Law 112-17 · House vote on May 31, 2011Small Business Additional Temporary Extension Act of 2011
Yes
Public Law 112-14 · House vote on May 26, 2011PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act of 2011
No
Public Law 112-18 · House vote on May 13, 2011Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011
Yes
H.R. 1423 · House vote on May 2, 2011Public Law 112-108
Yes
Public Law 112-10 · House vote on April 14, 2011Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011
Yes
S. 307 · House vote on April 12, 2011Public Law 112-11
Yes
H.R. 1308 · House vote on April 12, 2011Public Law 112-13
Yes
Public Law 112-8 · House vote on April 9, 2011Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011
Yes
Public Law 112-6 · House vote on March 15, 2011Additional Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011
No
H.R. 793 · House vote on March 14, 2011Public Law 112-15
Did not vote
Public Law 112-9 · House vote on March 3, 2011Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011
No
Public Law 112-5 · House vote on March 2, 2011Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011
Yes
Public Law 112-4 · House vote on March 1, 2011Further Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011
No
Public Law 112-51 · House vote on February 28, 2011Removal Clarification Act of 2011
Yes
Public Law 112-3 · House vote on February 17, 2011FISA Sunsets Extension Act of 2011
No
S. 188 · House vote on February 9, 2011Public Law 112-2
Yes
Votes on a resolution that passed a law
Public Law 112-158 · House vote on H.Res. 750, August 1, 2012Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012
Votes Yes on H.Res. 750, the resolution that passed this law in the House
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Member-requested spending
Confirmed from the official record
Congress printed 15 spending items this member requested, $14,320,000 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.
Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Charlemont | Public Law 119-37 | Purchase of Fire EngineRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | MA | $599,000 |
| Town of Middlefield | Public Law 119-37 | Senior Center Facility ImprovementsRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | MA | $750,000 |
| Berkshire South Regional Community Center, Inc | Public Law 119-37 | Facility ImprovementsRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | MA | $1,015,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e MA City of Chicop Wastewater Tr Nitrogen ReduEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e MA City of Holyok Terrace CSO A SeparationEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $800,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate MA Town of Blandf Treatment & D System UpgradEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate MA West Brookfiel Department fo Water TreatmeEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| Berkshire Innovation Center | Public Law 119-74 | BIC Cybersecurity Learning and Testing FacilityDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $735,000 |
| MA | Public Law 119-75 | Oxford, MA Roadway Rehabilitation on Route 12 (Main Street)Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | MA | $2,000,000 |
| Massachusetts Department of Transportation | Public Law 119-75 | Knowledge Corridor Positive Train ControlDepartment of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | MA | $1,200,000 |
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| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Community College | Public Law 119-75 | Berkshire Community College Trades AcademyDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MA | $995,000 |
| Springfield City Library | Public Law 119-75 | East Springfield City Library Renovation and ExpansionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MA | $500,000 |
| City of Springfield | Public Law 119-75 | Forest Park Horticultural and Learning CenterDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MA | $1,000,000 |
| City of Holyoke | Public Law 119-75 | Holyoke Farr Alpaca Mill RenovationDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MA | $250,000 |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | Public Law 119-75 | MCLA Early Education Center Facility Development and ConstructionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MA | $1,200,000 |
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