VA hospitals currently contract with outside companies to haul away and treat their medical waste, which can be expensive. This bill directs the VA to figure out which of its facilities would save money by installing on-site waste treatment systems instead, using a standardized cost model that compares off-site contracts against the capital and operating costs of in-house equipment over ten years. Facilities that pass that cost-benefit test would then get on-site systems installed. The bill explicitly says no new funding is authorized — the savings are supposed to come from the switch itself.
Congressional Summary
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to install on-site regulated medical waste treatment systems at VA facilities where it would be cost-effective to do so.
Legislative Subjects
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Action Date
- 2025-06-27
- Date Added
- 2026-03-31
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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