Mammography Access for Veterans Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]
Introduced
Summary
Expands VA mammography access nationwide. This bill would convert the VA telescreening mammography pilot into a broader program with a fixed sunset and require the Department of Veterans Affairs to make breast imaging options available in every state and Puerto Rico.
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- Veterans in every state and Puerto Rico would get at least one breast imaging option within two years: the VA telescreening program, a full-service mammography unit inside a VA facility, or a VA-operated mobile mammography program.
- Programs must be accessible to veterans with disabilities, including those with paralysis and those with a spinal cord injury or disorder.
- The bill removes the word "pilot" from the law, reorganizes Section 102, sets a firm sunset date of May 1, 2027, and clarifies that telescreening may be expanded to VA facilities and states not in the original pilot.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More mammograms available for veterans
If enacted, the bill would require the VA to offer at least one mammography program in every State and in Puerto Rico within two years. Each State and Puerto Rico would have at least one of these: the amended telescreening program, a full-service mammography program inside a VA facility, or a VA-run mobile mammography program. Programs would have to be accessible to veterans with paralysis, spinal cord injury or disorder, or other disabilities, consistent with accessibility rules. The bill does not specify new funding for this expansion.
Set end date for VA mammography
If enacted, the bill would remove the word "pilot" from a VA mammography law, repeal one subsection, and rename other subsections. It would also replace the program's prior sunset trigger with a fixed end date of May 1, 2027. These are procedural changes to clarify the program and set a fixed expiration. The bill does not itself create new funding or new eligibility rules.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]
PA • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
WA • D
Sponsored 2/5/2026
Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2]
VA • R
Sponsored 2/5/2026
Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 2/5/2026
Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2]
IA • R
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 2/23/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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