The First Congress proposed a Bill of Rights as protection for those fearful of a strong national government. The Bill of ...

The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was initially adopted is 1791 and simply states: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise ...

He proposed an excise tax on whiskey produced in the United States, and Congress instituted the levy in 1791. In general, the citizens of that time felt negatively toward the idea of taxation.

RESOLVED by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled ... These amendments were ratified December 15, 1791, and form what is known as the "Bill of ...

I joined more than 120 of my colleagues in introducing H.R. 38, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act. In 1791, ...

District Representatives Earlier this month, I joined more than 120 of my colleagues in introducing H.R. 38, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act. In 1791, the Second Amendment to the ...