In 1997, the Senate voted 95-0 to restrict entry of the U.S. into future international climate treaties, ending hopes for legally binding emissions targets for the U.S.
Hours after armed rioters storm the U.S. capitol to demand the 2020 presidential election be overturned, 7 Senators vote in support of their demands
Learn the story of a place through the people that represented it through history
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination based on race, sex, and national origin in employment, accommodation, and education.
On March 7th, 1975, in a bipartisan vote, the U.S. Senate voted to amend Rule XXII (which governs the end of debate, and thus filibustering) to lower the threshold for cloture from 67 to 60 votes.