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

House votes

House vote 1

Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Act: The House rejected the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 324), sponsored by Rep Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., that would have established a National Park Service component in that area. Proponents cited widespread support for the designation by federal, state and local officials, as well as language to safeguard private property rights for citizens residing within the area to be designated. Opponents claimed that private property owners still were not adequately protected and that Santa Cruz Valley, located on the border of Mexico, was a high intensity drug trafficking area. Additionally, they noted that the designation of heritage status could interfere with law enforcement operations. The vote, on Sept. 8, was 249 yeas to 145 nays.

Yeas: Rep. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. (1st); Rep. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M. (3rd); Rep. Harry Teague, D-N.M. (2nd)

House vote 2

Indian Boy Scout land acquisition: The House passed the Help to Access Land for the Education of Scouts Act (H.R. 310), sponsored by Rep. David Boren, D-Okla., to permit the Indian Nations Council of Boy Scouts to purchase, at fair market value, 140 acres of land within the Ouachita National Forest in order to expand their Camp Tom Hale facility in LeFlore County, Okla. Proponents said that the bipartisan legislation deserved support because it facilitated the responsible, ongoing expansion of a Boy Scout Camp that already serves more than 6,000 scouts from a five state area, but which must currently turn away hundreds of scouts due to a shortage of campsites and programs. The vote, on Sept. 8, was unanimous with 388 yeas.

Yeas: Heinrich, Luján, Teague

House vote 3

Colorado mine drainage tunnel repair: The House rejected the Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Remediation Act (H.R. 3123), sponsored by Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., that would have authorized the secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Reclamation, to fix problems caused by a collapsed drain tunnel in Leadville, Colo., and to prevent future problems. Proponents said the current danger to local residents and the area's environment must be alleviated by providing proper authority for the secretary of the Interior to work with other federal agencies to drain the water contaminated with mine-related runoff that has already accumulated and to prevent future leaking or flooding from the tunnel. The vote, on Sept. 8, was 206 yeas to 191 nays.

Yeas: Heinrich, Teague

Nays: Luján

House vote 4

9/11 remembered: The House passed a resolution (H.Res. 722) to express the sense of the House on the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The House resolution was designed to honor those who died and to provide a day or morning. The resolution said the U.S. would do whatever was necessary to "identify, intercept, and defeat terrorists, including providing the U.S. Armed Forces, U.S. intelligence agencies, and the U.S. diplomatic service with the resources and support to effectively accomplish this mission and to call on all Americans to renew their devotion to the universal ideals that make the Nation great: freedom, pluralism, equality, and the rule of law." The vote, on Sept. 9, was unanimous with 416 yeas.

Yeas: Heinrich, Luján, Teague

House vote 5

Chesapeake Bay, watertrails network: The House passed the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Continuing Authorization Act (H.R. 965), sponsored by Rep. John Sarbanes, D-Md., to authorize continuing the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Watetrails Network. Proponents said "We need to send a message, a powerful message, to the citizens that are part of the Chesapeake Bay watershed that the Federal Government is here to stay when it comes to preserving and protecting this incredible resource that we have." Opponents said because there were no Federal waters or assets involved, giving technical assistance could be permitted, but that full funding on an on-going basis wasn't provided for in the President's budget request. The vote, on Sept. 10, was 311 yeas to 107 nays.

Yeas: Heinrich, Luján, Teague

Senate votes

Senate vote 1

U.S. travel promotion: The Senate has passed the Travel Promotion Act (S. 1023), sponsored by Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., that will establish a nonprofit corporation to relay U.S. entry policies to travelers as well as to promote leisure, educational and business travel into and around the U.S. Proponents said that because travel into the U.S. was down, promoting U.S.-based travel would help create jobs and boost a slumping economy and tourism industry and would leave a favorable impression on travelers from other nations. Opponents said the legislation created the 'wrong approach' and would do little more than create another government-based tourism office and impose more fees on visitors through taxes, therefore discouraging travel into the U.S. The vote, on Sept. 9, was 79 yeas to 19 nays.

Yeas: Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M.; Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M.