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House roll call 97 · 89th Congress · Jul 27, 1965

To agree to conference report on H.R. 6675, a bill to provide a hospital insurance program.

On Jul 27, 1965, the House voted 307–116 (HR 6675). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 239–50, Republicans 70–68. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 118 members voted against their own party.

During the 89th Congress (1965–1966), Lyndon B. Johnson was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes
307
No
116
Did not vote
15
Date
Jul 27, 1965

By party

  • Democrats239 yes · 50 no · 11 didn’t vote
  • Republicans70 yes · 68 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

And 38 more.

The bill

H.R. 6675: To provide a hospital insurance program for the aged under the Social Security Act with a supplementary health benefits program and an expanded program of medical assistance, to increase benefits under the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance System, to improve the Federal-State public assistance programs, and far other purposes

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To agree to conference report on H.R. 6675…: House Vote, Jul 27, 1965,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/89-H-97/to-agree-to-conference-report-on-h-r-6675 (accessed 2026-10-17).

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