The House version, a slight variation on the famous Senate restaurant bean soup recipe published in a 1955 House restaurant menu, calls for Michigan beans and omits the onion, salt, and pepper.

1900s – Bean Soup is on the U.S. Senate restaurant menu… every single day. There are approximately 40,000 bean varieties in ...

Sometimes simplicity is best ... There are several restaurants on Capitol Hill for senators and staff, but it seems just one currently serves the Senate Bean Soup based on menus: Dirksen Cafe.