[History of Bills, Volume 143 (1997)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
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H.R. 1375--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for coverage under part B of the Medicare Program of
medical nutrition therapy services furnished by registered
dietitians and nutrition professionals; to the Committees on
Commerce; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned.
By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut,
Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Berman, Mr.
Blagojevich, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Borski, Mr. Boucher, Mr.
Brown of Ohio, Mr. Calvert, Ms. Christian-Green, Mrs. Clayton, Mr.
Clyburn, Mr. Costello, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. DeFazio,
Ms. DeGette, Mr. Engel, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Ms. Eshoo, Mr.
Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Flake, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Ford, Mr. Fox
of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, Mr.
Gejdenson, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gordon, Mr.
Gutierrez, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Ms.
Kaptur, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Kildee, Mr. King
of New York, Mr. Klug, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lazio of New
York, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Maloney of
New York, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts,
Mr. Nadler, Mr. Olver, Mr. Ortiz, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Peterson of
Minnesota, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Rivers, Mr.
Rush, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Shays, Ms.
Slaughter, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Solomon, Ms.
Stabenow, Mr. Tanner, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Torres, Mr.
Towns, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Vento, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Waxman,
Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Wise, Mr. Yates, Mr. Young of
Alaska, Mr. Leach, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Nethercutt, Ms.
DeLauro, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Pallone, and Mrs. Meek of
Florida), H1704 [17AP]
Cosponsors added, H1795 [23AP], H1893 [24AP], H1989 [29AP], H2157
[1MY], H2255 [6MY], H2446 [8MY], H2680 [14MY], H2875 [16MY], H2882
[19MY], H3070 [20MY], H3170 [21MY], H3204 [22MY], H3274 [3JN], H3568
[5JN], H3720 [11JN], H3865 [17JN], H4087 [19JN], H4339 [24JN], H4836
[26JN], H5021 [9JY], H7008 [8SE], H8929 [21OC], H9800 [30OC]