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Mammography Access for Veterans Act of 2025

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3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
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Signed into Law
119th
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2025-12-09
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Richard Blumenthal
Richard Blumenthal
Democrat · CT · Senator
Votes with party: 86.0% (880 recorded votes)

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Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

2026-04-29

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Plain-English Summary

The legislation would ensure that veterans have access to mammography screenings and breast cancer services through the Department of Veterans Affairs health system. This would help female veterans and veterans with breast cancer risk factors receive preventive care and early detection services without having to seek treatment outside the VA system. The bill aims to improve health outcomes for veterans by making these important cancer screening services more readily available.

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Armed Forces and National Security

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3395 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3395 To expand the telescreening mammography pilot program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 9, 2025 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Mr. Moran, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Boozman) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To expand the telescreening mammography pilot program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Mammography Access for Veterans Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF TELESCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY PILOT PROGRAM OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. (a) In General.--Section 102 of the Making Advances in Mammography and Medical Options for Veterans Act (Public Law 117-135; 38 U.S.C. 7322 note) is amended-- (1) in the section heading, by striking ``pilot''; (2) by striking ``pilot'' each place it appears; (3) by striking subsection (b); (4) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) as subsections (b) through (d), respectively; and (5) in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (4), by striking ``one year after the conclusion of the program under subsection (a)'' and inserting ``May 1, 2027''. (b) Expansion of Locations.--Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure the Department offers at least one of the following programs in each State and Puerto Rico: (1) The program under section 102 of the Making Advances in Mammography and Medical Options for Veterans Act (Public Law 117-135; 38 U.S.C. 7322 note), as amended by subsection (a). (2) A full-service mammography program within a facility of the Department. (3) A mobile mammography program of the Department. (c) Accessibility.--The Secretary shall ensure that each of the programs under subsection (b) are accessible for veterans with paralysis, a spinal cord injury or disorder, or another disability, consistent with applicable accessibility requirements. (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section shall prevent the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from expanding telescreening mammography services to facilities of the Department that are not-- (1) the facilities participating in the pilot program under section 102 of the Making Advances in Mammography and Medical Options for Veterans Act (Public Law 117-135; 38 U.S.C. 7322 note) as of the day before the date of the enactment of this Act; or (2) located in States where the Department does not offer breast imaging services at a facility of the Department. <all>
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