3.0.0 291 2023-05-11T15:43:11Z 2023-05-11T15:43:11Z House HR 2021-01-13 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 13, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BOST:H.R. 291.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution,which states ``[t]he Congress shall have power to lay andcollect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debtsand provide for the common defense and general welfare of theUnited States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall beuniform throughout the United States''.[Page H194]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Discharged from 2022-07-18T15:57:05Z Hearings by 2022-06-22T13:56:27Z Referred to 2021-02-24T14:56:03Z Markup by 2022-07-19T15:57:19Z Referred to 2021-01-13T14:02:00Z 2022-07-19 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2022-07-19 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2022-07-18 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Health Discharged. Committee 2022-06-22 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2021-02-24 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2021-01-13 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2021-01-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-01-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001295 Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] Mike Bost R IL 12 N R000600 Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] Aumua Amata Radewagen R AS Coleman 0 2022-06-22 False P000614 Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] Chris Pappas D NH 1 2022-11-16 False 2022-10-03T14:50:00Z H.R. 291, Department of Veterans Affairs Creation of On-Site Treatment Systems Affording Veterans Improvements and Numerous General Safety Enhancements Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58507 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 19, 2022 Armed Forces and National Security Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Health facilities and institutions Health technology, devices, supplies Solid waste and recycling Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2021-01-13 Introduced in House 2021-02-10T15:59:59Z 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.

]]> VA COST SAVINGS Enhancements Act Display Title VA COST SAVINGS Enhancements Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use on-site regulated medical waste treatment systems at certain Department of Veterans Affairs facilities, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced VA COST SAVINGS Enhancements Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Department of Veterans Affairs Creation of On-Site Treatment Systems Affording Veterans Improvements and Numerous General Safety Enhancements Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr291ih/xml/BILLS-117hr291ih.xml 2022-07-19 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.