The Capitol, seat of the United States Congress, in footage from an alternate 1944.
The United States Congress was the legislative branch of the United States of America government. The branch consisted of a Senate and a House of Representatives. Sanctioned by the United States Constitution, this body was responsible for the authorization of spending bills, among other things.
Davy Crockett was an ex-Congressman when he fought and died at the Battle of the Alamo. (DS9: "Once More Unto the Breach")
In 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt pressured Congress for the authorization of funds for aid to the British in its war with Adolf Hitler. (TNG: "The Big Goodbye")
On May 25 1961, President John F. Kennedy, with the Vice President, Lyndon B. Johnson and the Speaker of the House, Sam Rayburn (its highest-ranking member) seated behind him, gave a famous speech to Congress in which he declared his intention that the United States would place a man on the Moon by the end of the 1960s; a photograph of Kennedy taken during the speech was scanned by the Talosians as they reviewed the library computer files on board USS Enterprise in 2254. (TOS-R: "The Cage"; PIC: "Two of One")
In December 2000, Congress and the White House joined forces to seek budget deficit cuts. (VOY: "11:59")
