Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) became the first openly LGBT senator in 2012.
In 1882, Congress passed the Edmunds Anti-Polygamy Act, which prohibited polygamy and 'unlawful cohabitation'. The Act set off a series of court cases which culminated in the disincorporation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The House of Representatives voted 421-1 to authorize the use of military force against the perpetrators of the September 11th attacks
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