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Senate bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Medicare Medical Nutrition Therapy Act of 1997

S. 597Introduced Apr 16, 1997Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Sen. Jesse Bingaman D-NM
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 16, 1997 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

23 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 16 Democrats

7 of 23 cosponsors (30%) are from the other party.

Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Susan Collins (R-ME), Larry Craig (R-ID), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Duncan Faircloth (R-NC), Wendell Ford (D-KY), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Connie Mack (R-FL), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Carol Moseley-Braun (D-IL), John Reed (D-RI), Harry Reid (D-NV), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), James Thurmond (R-SC), Robert Torricelli (D-NJ).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Jesse Bingaman.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Mexico in Congress

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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.