# 117-hr-291: VA COST SAVINGS Enhancements Act

117-hr-291, VA COST SAVINGS Enhancements Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL); status Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-291
- Congress: 117
- Title: VA COST SAVINGS Enhancements Act
- Status: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Introduced: 2021-01-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2022-11-16T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-291 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/291)

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- [117-hr-8050: Fallen Heroes Flag Reauthorization Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8050)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-291 (as of 2025-11-18).