To amend H.R. 1 so as to bar inclusion of chiropractic services under medicare if after a full study by the secretary of HEW he finds that such services should

On Oct 5, 1972, the Senate voted 6–66 (HR 1). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 2–37, Republicans 4–35, Others 0–1, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 6 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: 6
No: 66
Did not vote: 22
Date: Oct 5, 1972

By party

Democrats2 yes · 37 no · 16 didn’t vote
Republicans4 yes · 35 no · 6 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
Peter Hoyt Dominick R-CO voted yes
Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted yes
William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO voted yes
William Bart Saxbe R-OH voted yes
Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK voted yes

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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