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Senate recorded vote (92nd Congress) · October 4, 1972
H.R. 1

Recorded vote

TO TABLE RIBICOFF (D, CONN) MOTION TO RECOMMIT H.R. 1, PROPOSED SOCIAL SECURITY AMENDMENTS OF 1972, WITH INSTRUCTIONS THAT IT BE REPORTED FORTHWITH TO EMBODY RIBICOFFADMINISTRATION COMPROMISE WELFARE PROGRAM.

Bill actionSocial security & welfare
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The question

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

02
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. 1

June 22, 1971 · TO MOVE TO STRIKE OUT TITLE IV (FAMILY ASSIST… · 187–234 June 22, 1971 · TO PASS H.R. 1. · 288–132 September 27, 1972 · TO AMEND H.R. 1, PROPOSED SOCIAL SECURITY AME… · 76–5 September 28, 1972 · TO AMEND H.R. 1 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT EYEGLAS… · 36–42 September 29, 1972 · TO AMEND H.R. 1 BY ADOPTING A COMMITTEE AMEND… · 75–0 September 29, 1972 · TO AMEND H.R. 1 BY ADOPTING A COMMITTEE AMEND… · 73–0 September 29, 1972 · TO AMEND H.R. 1 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT EYEGLAS… · 37–34 September 30, 1972 · TO AMEND H.R. 1 SO AS TO MAKE WOMEN ELIGIBLE … · 29–25 September 30, 1972 · TO AMEND H.R. 1 BY ADOPTING A COMMITTEE AMEND… · 54–0 September 30, 1972 · TO AMEND H.R. 1 BY PROVIDING THAT CHRONIC REN… · 52–3 September 30, 1972 · TO AMEND H.R. 1 BY ADOPTING A COMMITTEE AMEND… · 49–5 October 3, 1972 · TO TABLE RIBICOFF (D, CONN) AMENDMENT TO H.R.… · 52–34 October 4, 1972 · TO AMEND H.R. 1 BY AUTHORIZING $200 MILLION F… · 46–41 October 4, 1972 · TO TABLE STEVENSON (D, ILL) MOTION TO RECOMMI… · 51–35 October 4, 1972 · TO TABLE PERCY (R, ILL) MOTION TO RECOMMIT H.… · 49–32 October 4, 1972 · TO AMEND H.R. 1 SO AS TO INCLUDE A 20% INCREA… · 50–29 October 5, 1972 · TO AMEND H.R. 1, PROPOSED SOCIAL SECURITY AME… · 71–8 October 5, 1972 · TO AMEND H.R. 1 BY STRIKING SECTION PROVIDING… · 33–45 October 5, 1972 · TO AMEND H.R. 1 SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT THE STA… · 33–40 October 5, 1972 · TO AMEND H.R. 1 SO AS TO BAR INCLUSION OF CHI… · 6–66 October 5, 1972 · TO AMEND H.R. 1 SO AS TO PROVIDE ONE ADDITION… · 29–48 October 5, 1972 · TO TABLE HARTKE (D, IND) AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1.… · 51–24 October 5, 1972 · TO AMEND H.R. 1 SO AS TO PUT PSYCHIATRISTS ON… · 18–57 October 5, 1972 · TO TABLE NELSON (D, WISC) AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1… · 47–28 October 5, 1972 · TO AMEND H.R. 1 BY REPEALING THE ASSET DEPREC… · 21–52 October 5, 1972 · TO TABLE ROTH (R, DEL) AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1. … · 31–43 October 5, 1972 · TO TABLE MONDALE (D, MINN) AMENDMENT TO H.R. … · 26–47 October 5, 1972 · TO TABLE CRANSTON (D, CAL) AMENDMENT TO H.R. … · 38–35 October 5, 1972 · TO AMEND H.R. 1 SO AS TO REQUIRE SUBSEQUENT A… · 45–26 October 5, 1972 · TO PASS H.R. 1. · 68–5 October 17, 1972 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 1, … · 305–1 October 17, 1972 · TO AGREE TO CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 1, PROP… · 61–0
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

California 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

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

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

New Hampshire 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

South Dakota 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

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

West Virginia 2 yes, 0 no

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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