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Senate roll call 920 · 92nd Congress · Oct 5, 1972

To table mondale (d, minn) amendment to H.R. 1. Mondale amendment makes $800 million available for child care services to state and local governments.

On Oct 5, 1972, the Senate voted 26–47 (HR 1). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 15–26, Republicans 14–23, Others 0–1, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 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
26
No
47
Did not vote
22
Date
Oct 5, 1972

By party

  • Democrats15 yes · 26 no · 14 didn’t vote
  • Republicans14 yes · 23 no · 8 didn’t vote
  • Others0 yes · 1 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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