Glenn Thompson (R-PA)
Mammography Access for Veterans Act of 2025
A Republican bill with 7 Democratic cosponsors · See all 14 cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In committee
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The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is known as the Mammography Access for Veterans Act of 2025. It expands the telescreening mammography pilot program run by the Department of Veterans Affairs by removing its pilot status. The legislation requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make specific breast imaging programs available in every State and Puerto Rico within two years. It also mandates that these programs be accessible to veterans with certain disabilities, such as paralysis or spinal cord injuries. Additionally, the bill sets a deadline of May 1, 2027, for a report related to the program. Finally, it allows the Secretary to expand telescreening mammography services to additional Department facilities.
Yes· 3 of 5
- Scored +8
Would people with disabilities be better off under this?
The bill mandates that the expanded mammography programs be accessible to veterans with physical disabilities like paralysis or spinal cord injuries.
- Scored +8
Does this expand the rights of people with disabilities?
The bill explicitly requires that mammography programs be accessible to veterans with paralysis, spinal cord injuries, or other disabilities.
- Scored +7
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?
The bill improves healthcare access for veterans by expanding the availability of mammography through multiple service models.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Section 2(b): The Secretary of Veterans Affairs must ensure that the Department offers at least a telescreening program, a full-service mammography program, or a mobile mammography program in each State and Puerto Rico within two years of the Act's enactment. This is positive because it ensures broader geographic availability of mammography services for veterans across the country.
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Section 2(c): The Secretary must ensure that each of these programs is accessible for veterans with paralysis, a spinal cord injury or disorder, or another disability. This is positive because it directly protects and accommodates veterans with specific physical disabilities, ensuring they can actually use the medical services provided.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Section 2: Based on the provided text, there are no specific negative consequences, burdens, or sections identified that would negatively impact individuals or groups of people.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would people with disabilities be better off under this? — The bill mandates that the expanded mammography programs be accessible to veterans with physical disabilities like paralysis or spinal cord injuries. Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together? — The bill improves healthcare access for veterans by expanding the availability of mammography through multiple service models.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this expand the rights of people with disabilities? — The bill explicitly requires that mammography programs be accessible to veterans with paralysis, spinal cord injuries, or other disabilities.
- Healthcare
- Does this make health care easier to get in general? — The bill expands mammography service options to ensure every state and Puerto Rico has access to a mammography program within two years.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive? — The bill enhances veteran healthcare benefits by making mammography services more widely available and accessible through the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- 10/29/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 10/9/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 10/1/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/24/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/15/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/9/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/2/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/23/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/18/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/23/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/9/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/5/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
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