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Senate roll call 912 · 92nd Congress · Oct 5, 1972

To amend H.R. 1 so as to require that the states not reduce medical services which they are currently providing.

On Oct 5, 1972, the Senate voted 33–40 (HR 1). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 19–22, Republicans 18–21, Others 0–1, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 37 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes
33
No
40
Did not vote
20
Date
Oct 5, 1972

By party

  • Democrats19 yes · 22 no · 14 didn’t vote
  • Republicans18 yes · 21 no · 6 didn’t vote
  • Others0 yes · 1 no
  • Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

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

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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