As Joe Biden is inaugurated as America's 46th President, browse his votes as a U.S. Senator
After emotional and excoriating testimony from comedian Jon Stewart, congress re-authorizes the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. Reps. Paul Gosar, Jody Hice, and Thomas Massie are among 12 who vote against the bill.
Visualize the 117th Senate and its members, and compare it with past congresses
Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) became the first openly LGBT senator in 2012.
Under the direction of President John Adams, the Congress passed the Sedition Act of 1798, which made it a criminal offence to publish statements critical of the federal government. The first individual to be tried under the law was Rep. Matthew Lyon, who unsurprisingly had voted against its passage. Lyon was re-elected from jail.
