Posted on: Sunday, June 26, 2005
Washington Week
Gannett News Service
WASHINGTON Here are roll calls of key votes in the House and Senate last week.
Key House votes
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www.house.gov, the House of Representatives. www.senate.gov, the U.S. Senate. The House voted 210-198 to reject an amendment that would have put Congress on record against "coercive and abusive religious proselytizing" at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Some have complained that evangelical Protestants have been harassing cadets of other faiths.
Hawai'i votes: Neil Abercrombie (D) YEA; Ed Case (D) YEA
2. Flag Burning Amendment
The House voted 286-130 for a constitutional amendment that would give Congress the power to ban flag burning. The Supreme Court ruled in 1989 that flag burning was a protected free-speech right.
Hawai'i votes: Neil Abercrombie (D) NAY; Ed Case (D) NAY
3. PBS Funding
The House voted 284-140 to restore $100 million that had been proposed to be cut from public television and radio funding.
Hawai'i votes: Neil Abercrombie (D) YEA; Ed Case (D) YEA
1. U.N. ambassador nominee John Bolton
The Senate voted 54-38 Monday to move ahead with a confirmation vote for President Bush's choice for United Nations ambassador, John Bolton. That was six votes short of the 60 needed to block a filibuster.
Hawai'i votes: Daniel Akaka (D) NAY; Dan Inouye (D) NAY
2. Offshore Oil and Gas Inventory
The Senate voted Tuesday to conduct an inventory of offshore oil and gas resources, including in areas now off-limits to drilling. An amendment to strip the provision from the energy bill was defeated 52-44. A 'Yea' vote was a vote for the amendment to block the inventory. A 'Nay' vote was a vote against the amendment and so for the inventory.
Hawai'i votes: Daniel Akaka (D) YEA; Dan Inouye (D) YEA
3. LNG terminals
The Senate rejected 52-45 a proposal to let governors have final say over where liquefied natural gas facilities are put. That means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has final say.
Hawai'i votes: Daniel Akaka (D) NAY; Dan Inouye (D) NAY
1. Air Force Academy proselytizing
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Key Senate votes