AdvertisementWhat A Congress' First Bill Tells Us About The Nation's Political PrioritiesJanuary 03, 2017Brakkton BookerfacebookEmailThen-House Speaker Newt Gingrich holds the Congressional Compliance Bill, which was the first bill passed by the 104th Congress after the "Republican Revolution" of 1994. Then-Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole of Kansas is at right. (AP)