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Senate roll call 907 · 92nd Congress · Oct 4, 1972

To amend H.R. 1 so as to include a 20% increase to the states for the administration of their welfare programs.

On Oct 4, 1972, the Senate voted 50–29 (HR 1). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 29–16, Republicans 23–13, Others 1–0, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 29 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
50
No
29
Did not vote
19
Date
Oct 4, 1972

By party

  • Democrats29 yes · 16 no · 10 didn’t vote
  • Republicans23 yes · 13 no · 9 didn’t vote
  • Others1 yes · 0 no
  • Independents1 yes · 0 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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Capitol Receipts, “To amend H.R. 1 so as to include a 20%…: Senate Vote, Oct 4, 1972,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/92-S-907/to-amend-h-r-1-so-as-to-include (accessed 2026-10-16).

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