WASHINGTON — Here's a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week:

HOUSE VOTES

House Vote 1

NATIONAL STALKING AWARENESS MONTH: The House approved a resolution (H.Res. 82) sponsored by Rep. Ted Poe, D-Texas, to raise awareness and encourage prevention of stalking by establishing January 2009 as National Stalking Awareness Month. Supporters said that the measure would help educate Americans about the severity of stalking and encourage victims to report such crime to the police.

The vote, on Feb. 3, was 417 yeas to 0 nays.

YEAS: Rep. Martin Heinrich D-NM (1st), Rep. Ben Ray Lujan D-NM (3rd), Rep. Harry Teague D-NM (2nd)

House Vote 2

NATIONAL TEEN DATING VIOLENCE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION WEEK: The House suspended the rules and approved a resolution (H.Res. 103) sponsored by Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., to support the National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week. Supporters said that the measure would encourage parents to engage their children about dating violence and abusive relationships, citing a poll showing parents often are not aware that their children are in relationships, most especially abusive ones.

The vote, on Feb. 3, was 419 yeas to 0 nays.

YEAS: Rep. Martin Heinrich D-NM (1st), Rep. Ben Ray Lujan D-NM (3rd), Rep. Harry Teague D-NM (2nd)

House Vote 3

FAST REDRESS ACT: The House passed the Fair, Accurate, Secure and Timely Redress Act (H.R. 559) sponsored by Rep. Yvette D. Clarke, D-N.Y., to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to create a process of appeal and redress for people denied certain rights and privileges in commercial air travel after being wrongly identified as a threat when compared to terrorist watchlists. The bill also established a "Comprehensive Cleared" list to recognize misidentified individuals who were subsequently cleared of suspicion. Supporters said that the measure would bolster security and save valuable time in the investigation process while protecting civil liberties as individuals who already cleared their names will no longer have to go through the same process each time they travel.

The vote, on Feb. 3, was 413 yeas, 3 nays.

YEAS: Rep. Martin Heinrich D-NM (1st), Rep. Ben Ray Lujan D-NM (3rd), Rep. Harry Teague D-NM (2nd)

House Vote 4

AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT: The House agreed to accept the conference report on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (H.R. 1) sponsored by Rep. David R. Obey, D-Wis., that contains supplemental appropriations for unemployment assistance, energy efficiency, job preservation and creation, infrastructure investments and fiscal stabilization at the state and local levels for fiscal 2009. Supporters noted the report contained a number of significant investments such as money for passenger rail systems and extending broadband access to underserved areas to help create jobs. Opponents said the report lacked necessary accountability and verification provisions. The House action cleared the way for
President Obama to sign
the bill into law which he
did on Feb. 17.

The vote, on Feb. 13, was 246 yeas to 183 nays.

YEAS: Rep. Martin Heinrich D-NM (1st), Rep. Ben Ray Lujan D-NM (3rd), Rep. Harry Teague D-NM (2nd)

SENATE VOTES

Senate Vote 1

AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT: The Senate passed the conference report on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (H.R. 1) to provide $787 billion to stimulate the economy. Supporters said the package was necessary to avert what one Senator called a "potential great depression from which it would take us years and years and tremendous human suffering to dig our way out." Opponents said it was "a failure as a stimulus package" because it failed to focus on measures that would quickly create jobs and warned that it will impart "a $1 trillion debt to our grandchildren." The Senate agreement on the conference report returned the report to the House for final action. The vote, on Feb. 13, was 60 yeas to 38 nays, with a three-fifths majority required for approval.

YEAS: Sen. Jeff Bingaman D-NM, Sen. Tom Udall D-NM