Map, visualize, and explore the passage of the USA PATRIOT Act in October 2001
Under the direction of President John Adams, the Congress passed the Sedition Act of 1798, which made it a criminal offence to publish statements critical of the federal government. The first individual to be tried under the law was Rep. Matthew Lyon, who unsurprisingly had voted against its passage. Lyon was re-elected from jail.
As Joe Biden is inaugurated as America's 46th President, browse his votes as a U.S. Senator
Explore the votes of Hattie Wyatt Caraway, the first woman elected to the Senate
The House impeached President Donald J. Trump for a second time, an unprecedented feat in U.S. history, on charges of fomenting insurrection