Richard Neal

• M.A. in Public Administration, University of Hartford Barney School of Business and Public Administration, West Hartford, CT

  1976
• B.A. in Political Science, American International College, Springfield, MA

  1972

• U.S. Representative

  1989-Present

  Representing Massachusetts's 1st district

• Mayor, City of Springfield

  1983–89

• Member, Springfield City Council

  1978–84

  (president, 1979)

• Assistant, Mayor William C. Sullivan

  1973–78

• Instructor/lecturer

Key legislative actions from Richard Neal's record in Congress.

• Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Negotiations

  Played a key role in shaping tax provisions as Ranking Member during the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act negotiations.

• Affordable Care Act Protections

  Helped protect and expand Affordable Care Act provisions through legislative efforts in the Ways and Means Committee.

• Social Security Fairness

  Sponsored legislation to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset affecting Social Security benefits.

• Springfield Union Station Revitalization

  Secured federal funding for the restoration and reopening of Springfield Union Station in Massachusetts.

• House Committee on Ways and MeansRanking Member
• Joint Committee on Taxation