HR 5942 · in committee · niche
National Cemetery Access Act
- veterans
What this bill does
- This bill requires national cemeteries to stay open to visitors on all 11 federal holidays.
- Veterans, their families, and the general public visiting memorial sites are affected.
- The bill imposes no new federal spending, only operational requirements on existing cemetery administrators.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How might requiring national cemeteries to remain open on all 11 federal holidays affect staffing levels and visitor safety at these sites?
- 02
What trade-offs exist between keeping cemeteries open on holidays and allowing cemetery staff time to perform maintenance and burial services?
- 03
Which federal holidays currently see the highest visitor demand at national cemeteries, and would expanded access on low-traffic holidays serve veterans and families meaningfully?
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Sponsor · R-MT-2
Troy Downing
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
17/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-11-17
Joining the bill
Tony Wied
R-WI-8 · original
Glenn Grothman
R-WI-6 · original
Wesley Hunt
R-TX-38 · original
David P. Joyce
R-OH-14 · original
Michael Lawler
R-NY-17 · original
Barry Moore
R-AL-1 · original
W. Gregory Steube
R-FL-17 · original
Jack Bergman
R-MI-1 · original
Tom Barrett
R-MI-7 · original
Juan Ciscomani
R-AZ-6 · original
Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen
R-AS
James R. Baird
R-IN-4
+ 5 more
Legislative timeline
2025-11-17 · house · Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2025-11-07 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-11-07 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-11-07 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-11-07 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-11-07 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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