The 42nd Congress voted 115-65 to establish Yellowstone, America's first national park -- despite concerns surrounding federalism
With the exception of abstentions, this comprehensive voting-rights package was passed by the House through a party-line vote.
The House impeached President Donald J. Trump for a second time, an unprecedented feat in U.S. history, on charges of fomenting insurrection
In 1997, the Senate voted 95-0 to restrict entry of the U.S. into future international climate treaties, ending hopes for legally binding emissions targets for the U.S.
If passed, this bill would have granted each and every slave freed from the confederacy 80 acres of land to farm. After the entire Democratic caucus voted to strike it down, it was not made into law.
