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Senate roll call 918 · 92nd Congress · Oct 5, 1972

To amend H.R. 1 by repealing the asset depreciation range system.

On Oct 5, 1972, the Senate voted 21–52 (HR 1). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 19–20, Republicans 3–35, Others 0–1, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 22 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
21
No
52
Did not vote
23
Date
Oct 5, 1972

By party

  • Democrats19 yes · 20 no · 16 didn’t vote
  • Republicans3 yes · 35 no · 7 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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