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National Cemetery Access Act

To require that national cemeteries be open to visitors on legal public holidays.

Introduced Nov 7, 2025

Latest action (Nov 17, 2025) Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Referred to
Veterans' Affairs Committee Natural Resources Committee Armed Services Committee
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security

Summary

The bill requires national cemeteries administered by the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, or the National Park Service to be open to visitors on all federal legal public holidays as defined in federal law.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
17 cosponsors

Actions (3)
  1. Nov 17, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. · house
  2. Nov 7, 2025 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. · house
  3. Nov 7, 2025 Introduced in House

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • HR 7260 — National Cemetery Administration Annual Report Act of 2026 · Introduced May 14, 2026 · Cong. 119 74%
  • S 1858 — A bill to require that national cemeteries be open to visitors on legal public holidays. · Introduced May 22, 2025 · Cong. 119 73%
  • HR 4928 — GRAVE Act · Introduced Dec 19, 2025 · Cong. 119 73%
  • HR 740 — Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025 · Introduced Jul 23, 2025 · Cong. 119 69%
  • HR 8211 — Army Security Agency Monument Act · Introduced Apr 27, 2026 · Cong. 119 69%
  • HR 6244 — Protecting our Veterans’ Memories Act · Introduced Jan 5, 2026 · Cong. 119 69%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Nov 7, 2025

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 7, 2025

Mr. Downing (for himself, Mr. Steube, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Wied, Mr. Ciscomani, Mr. Lawler, and Mr. Joyce of Ohio) introduced the following bill; which was 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

A BILL

To require that national cemeteries be open to visitors on legal public holidays.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “National Cemetery Access Act”.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL CEMETERIES OPEN ON LEGAL PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.

Each national cemetery administered by the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, or the National Park Service shall be open to visitors on the legal public holidays described in section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code. <all>

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