Direct the Department of Health and Human Services to study whether single-use medical devices can be safely reprocessed and reused, consult relevant health care stakeholders, and report findings and recommendations to Congress within one year of enactment.

Valerie P. Foushee · North Carolina · Democratic

policy impact 0.48 specificity 0.90 extraction confidence 88%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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The Sustainable Hospitals Act would specifically direct HHS to examine... Within one year of enactment, HHS would be required to report its findings to Congress, including a list of the single-use devices that may have potential for safe reuse and recommendations for programs and activities to facilitate such reuse.

Foushee introduced legislation that would require HHS to study safe reprocessing and reuse of single-use medical devices and report recommendations to Congress within one year.

Rep. Foushee Introduces Legislation to Reduce Medical Waste and Advance Sustainability in Health Care | U.S. Congresswoman Valerie Foushee
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Evidence

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GovInfo lists H.R. 10088 as introduced in the House by Valerie P. Foushee and referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on August 13, 2026. The bill title directs HHS, through FDA, to study expanded safe and effective use of reprocessed single-use devices.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill record shows Foushee introduced legislation matching the commitment, but the only recorded action is committee referral, so the HHS study/report mandate has not been enacted.

unresolved same_term A for effort

GovInfo: H.R. 10088 (IH) - 119th Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

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Foushee’s office said she introduced the Sustainable Hospitals Act on August 13, 2026, and described it as legislation that would direct HHS to study whether certain single-use devices could be safely reprocessed and reused, consult health care stakeholders, and report findings to Congress within one year of enactment.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official statement confirms the bill is an effort to fulfill the commitment, but uses prospective language and ties the report requirement to enactment, leaving the commitment unresolved absent passage into law.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Rep. Foushee Introduces Legislation to Reduce Medical Waste and Advance Sustainability in Health Care | U.S. Congresswoman Valerie Foushee
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Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

Foushee introduced H.R. 10088, the Sustainable Hospitals Act, in the 119th Congress on August 13, 2026. The bill appears to match the promised HHS study, stakeholder consultation, and report-to-Congress requirement, but the evidence only shows introduction and committee referral, not enactment. Because the promised directive depends on enactment and the candidate is still in federal office, the outcome remains pending rather than delivered or failed.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%