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Senate roll call 921 · 92nd Congress · Oct 5, 1972

To table cranston (d, cal) amendment to H.R. 1. Cranston amendment bars the use of legal services attorneys by the department of justice.

On Oct 5, 1972, the Senate voted 38–35 (HR 1). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 17–23, Republicans 22–14, Others 1–0, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 31 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
38
No
35
Did not vote
24
Date
Oct 5, 1972

By party

  • Democrats17 yes · 23 no · 15 didn’t vote
  • Republicans22 yes · 14 no · 9 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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