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A bill to require that national cemeteries be open to visitors on legal public holidays.
To require that national cemeteries be open to visitors on legal public holidays.
Summary
- Requires national cemeteries to be open to visitors on legal public holidays.
- Applies to cemeteries administered by the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, and National Park Service.
- Specifies that legal public holidays are those designated 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)
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![Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]](https://media.civicgate.org/people/d/politicians/D000618.thumb.jpg)
Sen. Daines, Steve (R-MT)
1 cosponsor
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![Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]](https://media.civicgate.org/people/d/politicians/B001243.thumb.jpg)
Sen. Blackburn, Marsha (R-TN)
Actions (2)
- May 22, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · senate
- May 22, 2025 Introduced in Senate
Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 22, 2025
Mr. Daines introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
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. 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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