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House bill · 103rd Congress · Did not become law

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include, as a home health service, nutritional counseling provided by or under the supervision of a registered dietitian.

H.R. 1047Introduced Feb 23, 1993Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. Leslie Byrne D-VA
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 9, 1993 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

24 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 19 Democrats, 1 independent

4 of 24 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.

Thomas Andrews (D-ME), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), George Brown (D-CA), William Clay (D-MO), Bob Clement (D-TN), Sam Coppersmith (D-AZ), Lane Evans (D-IL), Eric Fingerhut (D-OH), Martin Frost (D-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Dan Hamburg (D-CA), Paul Kanjorski (D-PA), Scott Klug (R-WI), James Moran (D-VA), John Olver (D-MA), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Ed Royce (R-CA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Christopher Shays (R-CT), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Dick Swett (D-NH), Karen Thurman (D-FL), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY).

More from the sponsor

Other 103rd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Leslie Byrne.

Sponsor’s state and district

Virginia in Congress · VA-11 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.