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Senate roll call 877 · 92nd Congress · Sep 30, 1972

To amend H.R. 1 so as to make women eligible to receive social security benefits at age 60, and in the case of widows at age 55.

On Sep 30, 1972, the Senate voted 29–25 (HR 1). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 27–12, Republicans 15–12, Others 0–1, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 24 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
29
No
25
Did not vote
34
Date
Sep 30, 1972

By party

  • Democrats27 yes · 12 no · 16 didn’t vote
  • Republicans15 yes · 12 no · 18 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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