House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Committee action
Veteran Infection Prevention Act
Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to require that a sterile processing technician of the Veterans Health Administration holds an appropriate professional certification, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 24, 2026
- Committee actionMay 14, 2026
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 24, 2026 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 731.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8052.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 8052, Veteran Infection Prevention Act” on September 10, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 14, 2026”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 10, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62735
- CBO publication date
- September 10, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8052, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8052
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 15, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 19, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-834 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on September 24, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 24, 2026 ↗
Evidence
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- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/834
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8052, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8052
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 15, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 19, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
244ea4dbe8a3ea3dbb736faf1e0ac55813abb79798e7786be6ca871bd44e8a9f
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 55, March 24, 2026, Page H2676):Article One Section Eight of the United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 24, 2026 ↗
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- Statement length
- 59 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8052, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8052
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 15, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 19, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
244ea4dbe8a3ea3dbb736faf1e0ac55813abb79798e7786be6ca871bd44e8a9f
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jennifer Kiggans.
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- H.R. 5063 (119th) Safe Beaches, Safe Swimmers Act
- H.Res. 940 (119th) Electing a Member to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
- H.R. 785 (119th) Representing our Seniors at VA Act of 2026
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.