Map, visualize, and explore the passage of the USA PATRIOT Act in October 2001
The Senate's attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act narrowly failed due to a surprise defection by Sen. John McCain
Learn the story of a place through the people that represented it through history
By a vote of 96-3, Ford was easily confirmed. Click to learn who the three dissenting votes were.
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.
