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

KEY HOUSE VOTES

1. Emergency unemployment extension

The House voted 274-137 to approve a three-month extension of unemployment benefits. The bill would extend the current 26 weeks of jobless benefits by 13 weeks and extend benefits an additional 13 weeks in states with an unemployment rate over 6 percent. The measure faces an uncertain future in the Senate as well as a veto threat from the White House.

Hawai'i votes:

Neil Abercrombie (D) YEA

Mazie K. Hirono (D) YEA

KEY SENATE VOTES

There were no key votes in the Senate last week.

WHAT'S AHEAD

The Senate begins with a bill that would extend or revise nearly $55.5 billion in tax breaks for businesses and individuals, before moving to an unemployment extension measure that passed the House last week. The Senate also might consider the 2009 defense authorization bill.

The House hopes to work on the supplemental spending bill for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan before taking up the $19.2 billion NASA authorization bill for 2009. The House also might vote on a bill covering parental leave for federal employees and a bill focused on stopping abuse at residential programs for troubled teens.