WASHINGTON - A financial rescue plan approved by Congress includes a plan to extend a program that pays rural counties hurt by federal logging cutbacks.

The bill also will allow Washington state residents to continue deducting state sales taxes on federal income tax returns. And it extends tax credits for renewable energy such as solar, wind and hydropower, as well as biomass and geothermal electricity.

Idaho's two members of the U.S. House split their votes. Republican Mike Simpson voted for the rescue package, while Republican Bill Sali voted against it.

Senators inserted the timber provision as one of several sweeteners to attract more votes for the bailout bill, which was defeated earlier this week in the House. The House approved the revised version of the bill on Friday, two days after the Senate.