Updated:  5/29/22
Research

This page provides links to legislative histories and profiles of all Congresses since 1899.

Posted Legislative Histories:

  • Naval Appropriations Act of 1905 PDF | .docx

  • Standard Time Act of 1918 PDF | .docx

  • Twenty-First Amendment (1933) PDF | .docx

  • National Firearms Act of 1934 PDF | .docx

  • Taylor Grazing Act of 1934 PDF | .docx

 
 

Above (1850): Senator Henry Foote (D-MS) pulls a pistol on Senator Thomas Hart Benton (D-MO), who charges towards him. "Scene in Uncle Sam's Senate. 17th April 1850". Credit: Library of Congress.

  • National School Lunch Act of 1946 PDF | .docx

  • Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 PDF | .docx

  • Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 PDF | .docx

  • Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 PDF | .docx

  • Oil Pollution Act of 1990 PDF | .docx

 
 

Above (1858): One of the most infamous brawls in U.S. House history, it culminated in Rep. John "Bowie Knife" Potter (R-WI) ripping the hairpiece off the head of Rep. William Barksdale (D-MS). "Congressional Row, in the U.S. House of Representatives, Midnight of Friday, February 5th, 1858." Credit: Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives.