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
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination based on race, sex, and national origin in employment, accommodation, and education.
The Senate failed, barely, to secure a two-thirds majority in favor of convicting President Andrew Johnson
The U.S. Senate unanimously voted to pass what would become the 26th Amendment, lowering the voting age to 18.
