Visualize the 117th Senate and its members, and compare it with past congresses
Joseph Rainey (R-SC), born into slavery, was the first African-American elected to the House of Representatives.
As Joe Biden is inaugurated as America's 46th President, browse his votes as a U.S. Senator
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.
The Senate passed the Equal Rights Amendment 91-9, but an insufficient number of state legislatures subsequently ratified it.