Although President Johnson had earlier admitted the former Confederate States of America, Congress refused to seat their congressional delegations until passing HR1058 along party lines.
By a vote of 96-3, Ford was easily confirmed. Click to learn who the three dissenting votes were.
Visualize the 117th House and its members, and compare it with past congresses
Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) became the first openly LGBT senator in 2012.
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.