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Senate roll call 917 · 92nd Congress · Oct 5, 1972

To table nelson (d, wisc) amendment to H.R. 1. Nelson amendment raises the minimum tax to one half the normal tax.

On Oct 5, 1972, the Senate voted 47–28 (HR 1). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 19–21, Republicans 29–10, Others 1–0, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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
47
No
28
Did not vote
21
Date
Oct 5, 1972

By party

  • Democrats19 yes · 21 no · 15 didn’t vote
  • Republicans29 yes · 10 no · 6 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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