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Senate roll call 916 · 92nd Congress · Oct 5, 1972

To amend H.R. 1 so as to put psychiatrists on a similar basis as psychologists in providing health services under medicare.

On Oct 5, 1972, the Senate voted 18–57 (HR 1). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 16–25, Republicans 5–33, Others 0–1, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 21 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
18
No
57
Did not vote
21
Date
Oct 5, 1972

By party

  • Democrats16 yes · 25 no · 14 didn’t vote
  • Republicans5 yes · 33 no · 7 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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