Richard E. Neal

Key facts

In Congress since

Jan 3, 1989

House terms

19

Senate terms

—

Current term

Jan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027

Born

Feb 14, 1949 (77 years)

Birthplace

Springfield ^*

Education ^*

• American International College
• University of Hartford
• Holyoke Community College

* Secondary source (Wikidata) — verify before on-air use

Contact

Washington office

372 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515

Phone

(202) 225-5601

Official website

neal.house.gov

Social media

Sources: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House — MemberData.xml (published 2026-10-01)؛ Contact page on the member's official .gov site (verified HTTP 200)

State / district offices (2)

Sources: congress-legislators — legislators-district-offices

Committees (2)

• House Committee on Ways and Means — Ranking Member
• Joint Committee on Taxation

Sources: congress-legislators — committees-current + committee-membership-current

Terms of service (19)

Sources: unitedstates/congress-legislators — legislators-current

Voting record & legislation — 119th Congress

Roll calls while a member

673

Missed votes

7.0% (47)

Votes with party majority

99.1% of 447 party-split votes

Bills sponsored

5

Passed own chamber

0

Became law

0

Bills cosponsored

138

Sponsored bills (most advanced first)

Key votes (128)

“Key” = one rule for every member: final votes on measures that became law, were vetoed, or were decided by ≤ 5%; plus Cabinet and Supreme Court confirmations.

Sources: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House — roll call vote XML؛ GPO govinfo — BILLSTATUS bulk data, 119th Congress (same data as congress.gov)؛ Computed by this project from hvote/svote/bills using the rules in PLAN.md (phase 2) — as_of 2026-10-28

120th Congress

Determined after the Nov 3, 2026 election and certification; the 120th Congress convenes Jan 3, 2027

Official links

• congress.gov
• Biographical Directory (bioguide)
• house.gov