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Senate recorded vote (89th Congress) · July 8, 1965
H.R. 6675

Recorded vote

TO AGREE TO A MODIFIED AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6675, THE 1965 SOCIAL SECURITY AMENDMENTS, TO INCREASE THE MINIMUM OLD-AGE BENEFITS FROM $40 TO $70 PER MONTH AND TO PROVIDE SCALED INCREASES IN THE HIGHER BENEFIT LEVE…

Bill actionSocial security & welfare
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The question

The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.

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The tally

The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.

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The people

Every member's recorded position linked directly to their file.

The official record
  • This vote predates the chambers' digital roll-call records (Senate begins 1989, House 1990). It is reproduced from the official Journals of Congress as compiled by Voteview (UCLA).
The tally

How the vote fell · we worked out this outcome from the vote counts (see sources)

The measure itself

What was on the floor

Full text predates digital publication (GPO coverage begins with the 103rd Congress, 1993). The official description above is the recorded question. The original text lives in the printed Statutes at Large and the Journals of Congress.

Same measure, other votes

Every roll call on H.R. 6675

April 8, 1965 · TO RECOMMIT H.R. 6675, A BILL TO PROVIDE A HO… · 191–236 April 8, 1965 · TO PASS H.R. 6675, A BILL TO PROVIDE A HOSPIT… · 313–115 July 7, 1965 · TO AMEND H.R. 6675, THE SOCIAL SECURITY AMEND… · 39–43 July 8, 1965 · TO AGREE TO A MODIFIED AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6675… · 21–64 July 8, 1965 · TO AMEND H.R. 6675, THE 1965 SOCIAL SECURITY … · 41–51 July 9, 1965 · TO TABLE THE PROUTY MODIFIED AMENDMENT TO H.R… · 55–36 July 9, 1965 · TO AMEND H.R. 6675, THE 1965 SOCIAL SECURITY … · 26–64 July 9, 1965 · TO AMEND H.R. 6675, THE 1965 SOCIAL SECURITY … · 41–50 July 9, 1965 · TO TABLE THE HARTKE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6675, T… · 16–76 July 9, 1965 · TO AMEND H.R. 6675, THE 1965 SOCIAL SECURITY … · 78–11 July 9, 1965 · TO AMEND H.R. 6675, THE 1965 SOCIAL SECURITY … · 40–52 July 9, 1965 · TO RECOMMIT H.R. 6675, THE 1965 SOCIAL SECURI… · 26–63 July 9, 1965 · TO PASS H.R. 6675, THE SOCIAL SECURITY AMENDM… · 68–21 July 27, 1965 · TO AGREE TO CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 6675, A… · 307–116 July 28, 1965 · TO AGREE TO CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 6675, T… · 70–24
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 2 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 39 every one voted no; 9 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its senators voted.

  • All yes
  • All no
  • Split
  • No yes or no vote
  1. Alaska: 0 yes, 2 no
  2. Maine: 1 yes, 1 no
  3. Vermont: 2 yes, 0 no
  4. New Hampshire: 1 yes, 1 no
  5. Washington: 0 yes, 2 no
  6. Idaho: 0 yes, 2 no
  7. Montana: 0 yes, 2 no
  8. North Dakota: 1 yes, 1 no
  9. Minnesota: 0 yes, 2 no
  10. Illinois: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: 0 yes, 2 no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  13. New York: 1 yes, 1 no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 2 no
  15. Massachusetts: 1 yes, 1 no
  16. Oregon: 0 yes, 2 no
  17. Nevada: 0 yes, 2 no
  18. Wyoming: 1 yes, 1 no
  19. South Dakota: 0 yes, 2 no
  20. Iowa: 1 yes, 1 no
  21. Indiana: 0 yes, 2 no
  22. Ohio: 0 yes, 2 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 1 no
  24. New Jersey: 0 yes, 2 no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 2 no
  26. California: 0 yes, 2 no
  27. Utah: 0 yes, 2 no
  28. Colorado: 2 yes, 0 no
  29. Nebraska: 0 yes, 2 no
  30. Missouri: 0 yes, 2 no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 2 no
  32. West Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 2 no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 2 no
  36. Arizona: 0 yes, 2 no
  37. New Mexico: 0 yes, 2 no
  38. Kansas: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  39. Arkansas: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  40. Tennessee: 0 yes, 2 no
  41. North Carolina: 0 yes, 2 no
  42. South Carolina: 0 yes, 2 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: 0 yes, 2 no
  45. Louisiana: 0 yes, 2 no
  46. Mississippi: 0 yes, 2 no
  47. Alabama: 0 yes, 2 no
  48. Georgia: 0 yes, 2 no
  49. Hawaii: 1 yes, 1 no
  50. Texas: 0 yes, 2 no
  51. Florida: 0 yes, 2 no

Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.

Arkansas 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Illinois 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Kansas 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Michigan 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

New Hampshire 1 yes, 1 no

Tennessee 0 yes, 2 no

West Virginia 0 yes, 2 no

On the record

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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