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H.R. 4217

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 4217, the VA COST SAVINGS Enhancements Act, was introduced in the House on Jun 27, 2025 by Rep. Mike Bost (R). It was referred to Subcommittee on Health, and last saw action on Dec 19, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Record

Text

H.R. 4217 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb4217/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 4217 IH: Department of Veterans Affairs Creation of On-Site Treatment Systems Affording Veterans Improvements and Numerous General Safety Enhancements Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-06-27
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 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.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4217  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 27, 2025   Mr. Bost  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Veterans' Affairs    A BILL
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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   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  .
2.
Use of on-site regulated medical waste treatment systems at Department of Veterans Affairs facilities
(a)
Identification of facilities
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall identify Department of Veterans Affairs facilities that would benefit from cost savings associated with the use of an on-site regulated medical waste treatment system over a five-year period.
(b)
Regulated medical waste cost analysis model
For purposes of carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall develop a uniform regulated medical waste cost analysis model to be used to determine the cost savings associated with the use of an on-site regulated medical waste treatment system at Department facilities. Such model shall be designed to calculate savings based on—
(1)
the cost of treating regulated medical waste at an off-site location under a contract with a non-Department entity; compared to
(2)
the cost of treating regulated medical waste on-site, based on the equipment specification of treatment system manufacturers, with capital costs amortized over a ten-year period.
(c)
Installation
At each Department facility identified under subsection (a), the Secretary shall secure, install, and operate an on-site regulated medical waste treatment system.
(d)
Regulated medical waste defined
In this section, the term  regulated medical waste  has the meaning given such term under section 173.134(a)(5) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, concerning regulated medical waste and infectious substances, or any successor regulation, except that, in the case of an applicable State law that is more expansive, the definition in the State law shall apply.
3.
No additional funds authorized
No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the requirements of this Act.

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-06-27
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jun 27, 2025

hb4217/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (06/27/2025)

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Mike Bost (R) sponsors H.R. 4217 alone.

Mike Bost

Rep. · R–IL-12 · Sponsor

Committees

H.R. 4217 went before 2 committees: Health Subcommittee and Veterans' Affairs.

Health Subcommittee
Health Subcommittee
Referred to · Dec 19, 2025 · 143 Bills
Veterans' Affairs
Veterans' Affairs
Referred To · Jun 27, 2025 · 285 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4217 has taken 3 actions since Jun 27, 2025, the latest on Dec 19, 2025.

ChamberAction
Dec 19, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Health Subcommittee
Jun 27, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jun 27, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Veterans' Affairs Committee

Votes

H.R. 4217 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4217 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • VA COST SAVINGS Enhancements Act — Display Title
  • VA COST SAVINGS Enhancements Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Department of Veterans Affairs Creation of On-Site Treatment Systems Affording Veterans Improvements and Numerous General Safety Enhancements Act — Short Title(s) 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 12 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4217 in 9 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Defense, Energy/Nuclear, Manufacturing, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs, Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear), Homeland Security, Trade (domestic/foreign).

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
STERILIS SOLUTIONS, LLCmedical equipment manufacturerMassachusetts14$200K
MINT INNOVATIONTechnology, natural biomass/smart chemistry extracts green metals from waste commercially.—14$150K
COALITION FOR AMERICAN ELECTRONICS RECYCLINGCoalition represents the interests of the domestic electronics recycling industry.Ohio11$20K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC14$200K
THE VOGEL GROUP14$150K
WHITMER & WORRALL, LLC11$20K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
BOBBY CUNNINGHAM114
JOHN BREAUX114
MARC NUMEDAHL114
SAMIR KAPADIA114
SCOTT BRENNER114
STEPHANIE LEGER114
TANYA DAS114
KATHRYN HENDRICKSON113
GREGOR KOSSMANN112
CONNOR BRANTLEY111
MARTIN WHITMER111
THOMAS WORRALL111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
STERILIS SOLUTIONS, LLCCROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC2026 second_quarter$50K2nd Quarter - Report
MINT INNOVATIONTHE VOGEL GROUP2026 first_quarter$50K1st Quarter - Report
STERILIS SOLUTIONS, LLCCROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC2026 first_quarter$50K1st Quarter - Report
STERILIS SOLUTIONS, LLCCROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC2025 fourth_quarter$50K4th Quarter - Report
STERILIS SOLUTIONS, LLCCROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC2025 third_quarter$50K3rd Quarter - Report
MINT INNOVATIONTHE VOGEL GROUP2025 second_quarter$45K2nd Quarter - Report
MINT INNOVATIONTHE VOGEL GROUP2025 first_quarter$45K1st Quarter - Report
COALITION FOR AMERICAN ELECTRONICS RECYCLINGWHITMER & WORRALL, LLC2025 first_quarter$20K1st Quarter - Report
MINT INNOVATIONTHE VOGEL GROUP2026 second_quarter$10K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4217 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4217’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

hr4217/policy-areas.txt
Armed Forces and National SecurityAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 4217, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 111 (Friday, June 27, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BOST:H.R. 4217.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8.[Page H3033]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com