To agree to conference report on H.R. 1, proposed social security amendments of 1972.

On Oct 17, 1972, the Senate voted 61–0 (HR 1). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 42–0, Republicans 34–0, Others 1–0, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes.

During the 92nd Congress (1971–1972), Richard Nixon was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 61
No: 0
Did not vote: 24
Date: Oct 17, 1972

By party

Democrats42 yes · 0 no · 13 didn’t vote
Republicans34 yes · 0 no · 11 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Every member who voted sided with their party's majority.

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

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To agree to conference report on H.R. 1…: Senate Vote, Oct 17, 1972,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/92-S-951/to-agree-to-conference-report-on-h-r-1 (accessed 2026-10-17).