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H.R. 291 (117th)

VA COST SAVINGS Enhancements Act

reportedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

13 January 2021

Last action

19 July 2022 · Committee

Status

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Sponsors

Mike Bost, Aumua Amata Radewagen, Chris Pappas

Subjects

Defence

Source updated

7 April 2025

Defence

Summary

Department of Veterans Affairs Creation of On-Site Treatment Systems Affording Veterans Improvements and Numerous General Safety Enhancements Act or the VA COST SAVINGS Enhancements Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to install and operate an on-site regulated medical waste treatment system at each VA facility that would benefit from such a system's cost savings. In order to identify which VA facilities would benefit, the VA must develop a uniform regulated medical waste cost analysis model to determine the cost savings associated with the use of an on-site regulated medical waste treatment system.

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Timeline

  1. 13 January 2021

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 13 January 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 13 January 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 24 February 2021

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  5. 22 June 2022

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  6. 18 July 2022

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Health Discharged.

    Source: Committee

  7. 19 July 2022

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Committee

  8. 19 July 2022

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

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Introduced in House (text)

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