Joseph Rainey (R-SC), born into slavery, was the first African-American elected to the House of Representatives.
In 1965, Congress passed the Immigration and Nationality Act, which eliminated restrictions racial, ethnic, and national origin restrictions on immigration and established priority immigration procedures for family reunification.
As Joe Biden is inaugurated as America's 46th President, browse his votes as a U.S. Senator
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) was removed from House committee appointments via a mostly party-line vote after media coverage of statements she made over the last few years, including instances where she falsely claimed the September 11th attacks, Christchurch Mosque Shootings, murder of Heather Heyer, and school shootings across America were all fake.
Visualize the 117th House and its members, and compare it with past congresses