# Richard Neal

Richard Neal is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Massachusetts’s 1st district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Massachusetts’s 1st district
- Serving since: 1989-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: N000015
- FEC candidate IDs: H8MA02041

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/N000015 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

The policy areas Neal talks about and legislates on agree at 0.56 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom 5% of House Democrats.

## What Neal says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,110 classified statements: 701 posts on X, 329 press releases, 80 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Neal | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 10.6% | 6.6% | 41 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 23.4% | 27.5% | 150 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 70.4% | 73.2% | 147 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.8% | 9.8% | 148 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 19.2% | 22.7% | 133 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 0.6% | 1.9% | 168 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 41% (House Democrats 20%); Health 34% (House Democrats 26%); Government Operations and Politics 21% (House Democrats 20%); Taxation 19% (House Democrats 6.4%); Foreign Trade and International Finance 15% (House Democrats 4.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.99 (standard error 0.01), from 2,947 donors and 7,332 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 52% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 93.0% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 99.1% (96.4%). 6 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 5 bills: 5 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 137. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 171 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10060: Presidential Tax Accountability and Audit Integrity Act (in committee, 2026-08-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10060
- H.R. 9813: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose limitations on high-income taxpayers with large retirement account balances. (in committee, 2026-07-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9813
- H.R. 8060: Elder Justice Reauthorization and Modernization Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8060
- H.R. 6722: Automatic IRA Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-12-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6722
- H.R. 1337: To add Ireland to the E3 nonimmigrant visa program. (in committee, 2025-02-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1337
- H.Res. 1345: Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and Ireland. (in committee, 2024-07-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/1345
- H.R. 8392: To add Ireland to the E3 nonimmigrant visa program. (in committee, 2024-05-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8392
- H.R. 7293: Automatic IRA Act of 2024 (in committee, 2024-02-07) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7293
- H.R. 4260: Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2023 (in committee, 2024-12-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4260
- H.R. 2718: Elder Justice Reauthorization and Modernization Act of 2023 (in committee, 2024-12-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2718

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $3.1M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 1.6% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 33% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepRichardNeal/status/2114036194610647198
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepRichardNeal/status/2114036195000754609
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepRichardNeal/status/2113617184240840858
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRichardNeal/status/2113707099712536798
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRichardNeal/status/2113746641505390868
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepRichardNeal/status/2113746643564503313
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepRichardNeal/status/2113347508235817169
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepRichardNeal/status/2113383895882203592
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRichardNeal/status/2112922957949317455
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRichardNeal/status/2112269357032276393

## Links

- Official site: https://neal.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepRichardNeal
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reprichardneal
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RepRichardENeal
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/N000015

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/N000015