As Joe Biden is inaugurated as America's 46th President, browse his votes as a U.S. Senator
'Lend-Lease' saw the United States send military hardware, oil, and food to foreign allies during World War 2
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.
Visualize the 117th Senate and its members, and compare it with past congresses
Robert Smalls, born enslaved in South Carolina, stole the CSS Planter and delivered it to Union troops. After the Civil War, Smalls was elected to the South Carolina legislature and later to the U.S. Congress where he served 5 terms during and after Reconstruction.
