This legislation, titled the Mammography Access for Veterans Act of 2025 , aims to significantly expand and make permanent the Department of Veterans Affairs' telescreening mammography program. It achieves this by striking the term "pilot" from the existing program, effectively removing its temporary status, and extending the reporting deadline for its findings to May 1, 2027. Within two years of enactment, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs must ensure that every state and Puerto Rico offers at least one of three options: the expanded telescreening program, a full-service mammography program at a VA facility, or a mobile mammography program. A crucial provision mandates that all these programs must be accessible for veterans with paralysis, spinal cord injuries, or other disabilities , adhering to applicable accessibility requirements. This expansion is intended to broaden access to vital breast imaging services for veterans nationwide.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Armed Forces and National Security
Mammography Access for Veterans Act of 2025
USA119th CongressS-3395| Senate
| Updated: 4/29/2026
This legislation, titled the Mammography Access for Veterans Act of 2025 , aims to significantly expand and make permanent the Department of Veterans Affairs' telescreening mammography program. It achieves this by striking the term "pilot" from the existing program, effectively removing its temporary status, and extending the reporting deadline for its findings to May 1, 2027. Within two years of enactment, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs must ensure that every state and Puerto Rico offers at least one of three options: the expanded telescreening program, a full-service mammography program at a VA facility, or a mobile mammography program. A crucial provision mandates that all these programs must be accessible for veterans with paralysis, spinal cord injuries, or other disabilities , adhering to applicable accessibility requirements. This expansion is intended to broaden access to vital breast imaging services for veterans nationwide.