On May 5, 1789, the Senate passed its first bill -- the Oath Act. That first oath, for members and civil servants, was very simple: "I do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States."
The Family Medicine and Practice Act was a popular bill in the US Congress. The Senate passed the bill 64 to 1 and the House passed it 345 to 2.
The first draft was only rejected by the House, so no Senators voted on it. The first version of the bill to reach the Senate was passed. Here is the roll call of the Senate vote: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=s2008-213
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The first Adoption of Children Act was passed in the US state of Massachusetts in 1851. The Education for All Handicapped Children Act was passed the Senate in June 18, 1975.
Ohio Republican, Warren G. Harding, was the first president elected while still serving a term in the United States Senate. Harding, a conservative Republican, signed the first child welfare bill into law, and attempted to get an anti-lynching bill passed to protect African-Americans.
A veto is the power of a US President who refuse to sign a bill passed by Congress, preventing it from becoming law unless it is passed again with a two-thirds majority by both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
give the bill its second reading
The first former basketball player to serve in the US senate was Bill Bradley. He served as a senator from New Jersey from January 3, 1979 until January 3, 1997.
Because no bill has been passed requiring it.
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Passed by the US Senate on 1st or 2nd October 2008
The vice president can cast tie-breaking votes in the Senate. The President can exercise his veto on any bill passed and sent for his signature.