Posted on: Sunday, May 15, 2005
Washington Week
Advertiser Staff and News Services
Here's a look at some action in Congress last week.
• www.thomas.loc.gov, Library of Congress, to search for specific votes
• www.house.gov, the House of Representatives. • www.senate.gov, the U.S. Senate. 1. War on Gangs
The House voted Wednesday 279-144 for the Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act, which would prosecute gangs as organized crime groups and set new mandatory minimum prison sentences for gang members.
HAWAI'I VOTES:
Neil Abercrombie (D) NAY;
Ed Case (D) YEA
1. Highway spending
The Senate on Wednesday voted 76-22 to waive a budget rule and permit several billion dollars to be added to a bill to fund highway construction for six years.
Hawai'i votes
Daniel Akaka (D) YEA;
Dan Inouye (D) YEA
The House will begin working this week on spending bills for the upcoming fiscal year. On the agenda are the $31.9 billion Homeland Security bill and a $26.1 billion measure for the Interior Department. The Senate expects to wrap up work on the $295 billion highway and mass transit bill, then delve into the controversial matter of judicial nominations.
Key House Votes
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Key Senate votes
What's ahead
