For the

week
ending
May 9
O N Y N N
Lois Lerner in Contempt: The House voted,
231-187, to hold former Internal Revenue
Service official Lois Lerner in contempt of
Congress over her refusal to answer a House
panels questions about IRS targeting of Tea
Party and other groups requests for tax-
exempt status. (H Res 574)
O Y N Y Y
Fifth Amendment Dispute: Members
defeated, 191-224, a Democratic bid for
expert testimony on whether Lois Lerner
(above) waived Fifth Amendment rights when
she stated her innocence to a committee
probing IRS scrutiny of Tea Party requests for
tax-exempt status. (H Res 574)
Y N Y N N
Appointment of Special Counsel: The
House passed, 250-168, a non-binding
measure (H Res 565) urging the Department
of Justice to relinquish to a special counsel,
or independent prosecutor, its ongoing probe
of the IRSs targeting of certain groups
seeking tax-exempt status.
Y Y
Bill for Energy Efficiency: The Senate
advanced, 79-20, a bipartisan bill to promote
energy efficiency in residential, commercial
and industrial sectors and the U.S.
government. A yes vote was to advance S
2262, which counts on voluntary compliance,
not mandates, to reach its goals.
In the week of May 12, the House will be in recess, while the Senate
will resume debate on a bill to promote energy efficiency in all sectors of
the economy and the federal government.
KEY VOTES AHEAD
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