As Joe Biden is inaugurated as America's 46th President, browse his votes as a U.S. Senator
Use the 'tabular view' to quickly check NOMINATE scores
Sen. Rand Paul's motion to hold that the Senate cannot try an impeached official who is no longer in office was defeated 55-45. Most legal scholars agree such a trial is permissible.
By a vote of 96-3, Ford was easily confirmed. Click to learn who the three dissenting votes were.
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.
