Rep Duncan D. Hunter (R-CA) gained notoriety for smoking a vape pen during a congressional hearing on regulating tobacco. He was subsequently convicted of campaign finance violations and resigned, before receiving a presidential pardon from President Trump
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.
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.
