To amend H.R. 1 by adopting a committee amendment making maintainence drugs available under medicare.

On Sep 30, 1972, the Senate voted 54–0 (HR 1). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 37–0, Republicans 27–0, Others 1–0, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes.

During the 92nd Congress (1971–1972), Richard Nixon was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 54
No: 0
Did not vote: 36
Date: Sep 30, 1972

By party

Democrats37 yes · 0 no · 18 didn’t vote
Republicans27 yes · 0 no · 18 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Every member who voted sided with their party's majority.

The bill

H.R. 1: To amend the Social Security Act to provide increases in benefits, improve computation methods, and raise the earnings base under the OASDI program, to make improvements in the medicare, medicaid, and maternal and child health programs with emphasis on improvements in their operating effectiveness, to authorize a family assistance plan providing basic benefits to low-income families with children

How each senator voted: Yes

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To amend H.R. 1 by adopting a committee…: Senate Vote, Sep 30, 1972,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/92-S-878/to-amend-h-r-1-by-adopting-a-committee (accessed 2026-10-17).