# 115-hr-5418: Veterans Affairs Medical-Surgical Purchasing Stabilization Act

115-hr-5418, Veterans Affairs Medical-Surgical Purchasing Stabilization Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI); status Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-616. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5418
- Congress: 115
- Title: Veterans Affairs Medical-Surgical Purchasing Stabilization Act
- Status: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-616.
- Introduced: 2018-03-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Veterans Affairs Medical-Surgical Purchasing Stabilization Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), in procuring medical, surgical, dental, or laboratory items for VA medical facilities through the Medical Surgical Prime Vendor (MSPV) program, to: (1) award contracts to multiple regional prime vendors instead of a single nationwide prime vendor; and (2) prohibit a prime vendor from solely designing, or purchasing from, the formulary of items available for MSPV purchase. The VA shall: (1) ensure that each VA employee who conducts formulary analyses or makes decisions about including items on the formulary has relevant medical expertise, and (2) provide Congress with periodic lists of such individuals and their medical expertise listed by categories of formulary items.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2018-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2018-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL), 2018-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-7169: VA-SBA Act
- 115-hr-4242: VA Care in the Community Act
- 115-hr-4107: USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-3218: Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017
- 115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-2288: Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017

## Sources
- [115-hr-5418 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5418)

## Related
- [115-hr-7169: VA-SBA Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7169)
- [115-hr-4242: VA Care in the Community Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4242)
- [115-hr-4107: USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4107)
- [115-hr-3218: Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3218)
- [115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2519)
- [115-hr-2288: Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2288)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5418 (as of 2025-11-18).