“The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) partners with the Library of Congress to release the digital version of the bound Congressional Record from 1911-1921 on GPO’s (https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/crecb_gpo/_crecb). This release covers the debates and proceedings of the 62nd through the 66th Congresses.

This era of Congress covers historical topics such as:

• The final year of the administration of President Taft, the election and reelection of President Wilson, and the election of President Harding
• Ratification of the 16th (income tax), 17th (popular election of Senators), 18th (Prohibition), and 19th (voting rights for women) Amendments to the Constitution
• Admission of New Mexico and Arizona as states
• Jeanette Rankin elected as first woman to the House of Representatives
• Establishment of the Federal Reserve
• Enactment of P.L. 62-5, capping the number of Members of the House of Representatives at 435
• Senate enactment of the cloture rule to limit debate
• Sinking of the Lusitania
• World War I…”