HR 8613 Re-checks Congress.gov for new actions and updates the bill's status, and fills in any sponsors, committees, or related bills that are missing. It does not re-pull sponsors/cosponsors/committees/related — those rarely change — and it skips all work if nothing has changed upstream, so it's cheap to click.
To providing access to certain memorials on Federal property during Government shutdown, and for other purposes.
To providing access to certain memorials on Federal property during Government shutdown, and for other purposes.
Summary
The bill requires Federal agencies to keep memorials on Federal property open to the public during government shutdowns, provided the memorials are not federally funded. Federal employees responsible for providing public access to these memorials would be considered essential personnel performing emergency services and would not be furloughed during a shutdown. This ensures that privately-funded or non-federally-funded memorials remain accessible even when Federal agencies experience funding lapses.
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)
1 cosponsor
Actions (2)
- Apr 30, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
- Apr 30, 2026 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.
Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 30, 2026
Ms. Goodlander (for herself and Ms. Fedorchak) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
A BILL
To providing access to certain memorials on Federal property during Government shutdown, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROVIDING ACCESS TO MEMORIALS ON FEDERAL PROPERTY DURING GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.
(a) In General.—During any lapse in appropriations with respect to a Federal agency, such agency shall provide access to any memorial (in this section defined as any site of commemoration, including a memorial or cemetery) that is—
(1) not funded by the Federal Government; and
(2) generally accessible to the public through a Federal facility (or other real property) of the Federal agency when such agency is not subject to a lapse in appropriations
(b) Excepted From Furlough.—Any Federal employee whose official duties relate to providing access to the public to a memorial described under subsection (a) shall be deemed, for purposes of section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, services for emergencies involving the safety of human life or the protection of property. <all>
Comments