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HR 1047 103th Congress House Health Counseling Health education Home care services Medicare Nutrition and the aged

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.

Introduced: February 23, 1993 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 9, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Mar 4, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1015)
Feb 25, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 23, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 23, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 23, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

What's happening now March 9, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 1 Independent 1
R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jan 25, 1994
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Nov 15, 1993
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Nov 15, 1993
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Nov 8, 1993
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1047: 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.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1047/
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"H.R. 1047: 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.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1047/.
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H.R. 1047, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1047/.
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