How Hawai'i Reps. Neil Abercrombie and Mazie K. Hirono and Sens. Daniel Akaka and Daniel K. Inouye voted in key legislation last week.

KEY HOUSE VOTES

1. State Children's Health Insurance Program

The House failed again Wednesday to override President Bush's veto of a bill to increase spending for a children's health insurance program. The final vote, 260-152, was 15 votes short of the two-thirds majority that Democrats needed.

Hawai'i votes:

Neil Abercrombie (D) YEA
Mazie K. Hirono (D) YEA

KEY SENATE VOTES

1. Defense authorization

The Senate last week passed, 91-3, a revised $696 billion defense authorization bill that includes a 3.5 percent pay raise for the military.

Hawai'i Votes:

Daniel Akaka (D) YEA
Daniel K. Inouye (D) YEA

WHAT'S AHEAD

The Senate is working on the nation's electronic surveillance laws. A law that grants broad surveillance powers to the executive branch expires Friday. The House will have a truncated week, with Democrats on a policy retreat starting Wednesday. President Bush addresses Congress tomorrow night in his final State of the Union address.