Explore the votes of America's longest-serving Speaker of the House, Sam Rayburn, who presided over key civil rights votes
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Explore current and historical political parties, map party control, and learn about polarization.
On March 7th, 1975, in a bipartisan vote, the U.S. Senate voted to amend Rule XXII (which governs the end of debate, and thus filibustering) to lower the threshold for cloture from 67 to 60 votes.
Joseph Rainey (R-SC), born into slavery, was the first African-American elected to the House of Representatives.