After the Civil War, the Federal Government passed this bill giving native-born black Americans citizenship, regardless of whether they had been enslaved.
The House of Representatives voted 421-1 to authorize the use of military force against the perpetrators of the September 11th attacks
Look at the Congressional career of former Black Panther Party member Bobby Rush.
When the islands were under the rule of military dictator Suharto, 55 representatives voted to ban sending U.S. dollars to Indonesia.
Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) became the first openly LGBT senator in 2012.
