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President Joe Biden signed nine healthcare bills focused on veterans into law at the White House on Tuesday, just one day after the 78th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II.
The House voted 418-0 to approve the Dr. Kate Hendricks Thomas Supporting Expanded Review for Veterans in Combat Environments, or SERVICE, Act.
The U.S. Senate unanimously approved a pair of legislative initiatives promoted by Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark. and senior member of the Veterans Affairs Committee, to modernize breast cancer screening policies and the delivery of lifesaving care for female veterans.
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden announced that the U.S. Senate unanimously approved bipartisan legislation to expand Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) mammogram screening eligibility. The Dr. Kate Hendricks Thomas Supporting Expanded Review for Veterans in Combat Environments (SERVICE) Act would require the VA to conduct mammograms for all women who served in areas associated with burn pits and other toxic exposures regardless of age, symptoms or family history. "Women veterans may be at a much higher risk of developing breast cancer and deserve equitable access to early detection screenings...
Two senators on Friday urged the Defense Department and Department of Veterans Affairs to put more focus on researching a possible link between breast cancer and exposure to toxic burn pits.