Subjects –
Institutional Reform
The Committee on Public Lands
December 17, 1805
On this date, the House of Representatives created the Committee on Public Lands, to help Congress manage the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase Territory.
The Committee on Education and Labor
March 21, 1867
On this day the House established the Committee on Education and Labor, with Representative John Baker of Illinois serving as its first chairman.
The Fair Labor Standards Act
June 25, 1938
The House passed the Fair Labor Standards Act—widely considered the final major piece of New Deal legislation.
The repeal of the Twenty-One Day rule
January 03, 1951
On this date, at the opening of the 82nd Congress (1951–1953), the House repealed the “Twenty-One Day Rule” by a vote of 243 to 180.
The first electronic vote
January 23, 1973
On this date, at the start of the 93rd Congress (1973–1975), the House held its first electronic vote.