{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-4217","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":4217,"title":"VA COST SAVINGS Enhancements Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-06-27","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"B001295","fullName":"Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]","party":"R","state":"IL","district":12}],"cosponsorsCount":0,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-12-19","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Health."},"policyArea":"Armed Forces and National Security","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2025-12-19","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-27","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-27","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-27","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>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</strong></p><p>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.</p>","updateDate":"2026-03-31T11:03:18Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":509,"ts":"2026-04-15T17:42:12.050Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=VA%20COST%20SAVINGS%20Enhancements%20Act"}]}}