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Senate roll call 915 · 92nd Congress · Oct 5, 1972

To table hartke (d, ind) amendment to H.R. 1. Hartke amendment gives social security child benefits to veterans between ages 18 and 22.

On Oct 5, 1972, the Senate voted 51–24 (HR 1). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 26–15, Republicans 27–13, Others 1–0, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 28 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
51
No
24
Did not vote
19
Date
Oct 5, 1972

By party

  • Democrats26 yes · 15 no · 14 didn’t vote
  • Republicans27 yes · 13 no · 5 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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