Mammography Access for Veterans Act of 2025
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill expands the Department of Veterans Affairs telescreening mammography effort beyond a pilot and requires the VA to ensure that every State and Puerto Rico have at least one qualifying mammography option, with accessibility for veterans with disabilities.
Who Benefits and How
Veterans, including veterans with disabilities and those in areas without VA breast-imaging services, could gain broader access to mammography through telescreening, full-service, or mobile programs.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Department of Veterans Affairs would need to expand mammography availability nationwide and maintain accessibility for veterans with disabilities.
Key Provisions
- Converts the existing VA telescreening mammography pilot into a broader program and extends related reporting timing.
- Requires the VA to offer at least one qualifying mammography option in every State and Puerto Rico within two years.
- Requires accessibility for veterans with paralysis, spinal cord injuries, or other disabilities and permits further telescreening expansion.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill expands the Department of Veterans Affairs telescreening mammography effort beyond a pilot and requires the VA to ensure that every State and Puerto Rico have at least one qualifying mammography option, with accessibility for veterans with disabilities.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Veterans Affairs
Primary Purpose
This bill expands the Department of Veterans Affairs telescreening mammography effort beyond a pilot and requires the VA to ensure that every State and Puerto Rico have at least one qualifying mammography option, with accessibility for veterans with disabilities.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Veterans seeking more accessible breast-imaging services through the Department of Veterans Affairs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Department of Veterans Affairs officials responsible for nationwide mammography program expansion and accessibility
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeCommittee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Mr. Moran, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Veterans gaining broader access to mammography services through the Department of Veterans Affairs
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Veterans Affairs
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