As Joe Biden is inaugurated as America's 46th President, browse his votes as a U.S. Senator
Explore the votes of Hattie Wyatt Caraway, the first woman elected to the Senate
Learn the story of a place through the people that represented it through history
Explore the vote records of the 54 men and women who have served as Speaker of the House
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.
