Richard Neal — Voting Record & Political Positions

U.S. Representative for MA's 1st Congressional District · Democrat

Richard Neal is a Democrat U.S. Representative for MA's 1st Congressional District. This page tracks Richard Neal's congressional voting record, attendance, legislative effectiveness, and positions on key issues. In office since 1989.

Richard Neal's Voting Record at a Glance

• Voting attendance: 94.93% — cast 487 of 513 roll-call votes (missed 26).
• Party-line voting: votes with Democrat 93.99% of the time (6.01% of votes break with the party).
• Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 2609 bills, 147 of which were enacted into law.

Top Issues Richard Neal Votes On

• Taxation
• Defense Spending
• Health Insurance
• Immigration
• Infrastructure
• Climate Change

How Richard Neal Voted on Recent Bills

• Yea on “Ukraine Support Act” (2026-06-04) — Passed
• Yea on “Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2913) to authorize support for Ukraine, and for other purposes.” (2026-06-04) — Passed
• Nay on “Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027” (2026-06-04) — Passed
• Yea on “Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon.” (2026-06-04) — Failed
• Yea on “Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025” (2026-06-03) — Passed
• Yea on “Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.” (2026-06-03) — Passed
• Nay on “No Funds for Repeat Child Care Violations Act of 2026” (2026-06-03) — Passed
• Yea on “Alaska’s Right to Ivory Sales and Tradition Act” (2026-06-03) — Passed

When Richard Neal Broke With the Democrat Party

Richard Neal has voted against the Democrat majority on about 6% of party-line votes tracked. Recent examples:

• Voted Yea on “Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon.” (2026-06-04) while most Democrats voted No — Failed.
• Voted Yea on “Cashless Bail Reporting Act” (2026-05-14) while most Democrats voted No — Passed.
• Voted Yea on “A bill to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.” (2026-04-30) while most Democrats voted No — Passed.
• Voted Yea on “Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.” (2025-09-19) while most Democrats voted No — Passed.
• Voted Yea on “Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act” (2025-06-12) while most Democrats voted No — Passed.

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