Troy Downing (R-MT)
National Cemetery Access Act
A Republican bill with 2 Democratic cosponsors · See all 17 cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is called the "National Cemetery Access Act." It requires national cemeteries to be open to visitors on legal public holidays. This applies to cemeteries managed by the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the National Park Service.
Yes· 3 of 6
- Scored +5
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?
Ensures veterans' cemeteries are accessible to families on public holidays.
- Scored +2
Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?
Increases access to national cemeteries for veterans and their families on holidays.
- Scored +1
Would people in middle age be better off under this?
Allows families to visit loved ones on holidays.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Increased Access to Cemeteries: Visitors would be able to visit national cemeteries on legal public holidays, as required by Section 2.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts for people are mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together? — Ensures veterans' cemeteries are accessible to families on public holidays. Would people in middle age be better off under this? — Allows families to visit loved ones on holidays. Would retired people be better off under this? — Provides more flexibility for retirees to visit national cemeteries on holidays. Would people over 65 be better off under this? — Allows families to visit loved ones on holidays.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive? — Increases access to national cemeteries for veterans and their families on holidays.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests? — Increases operating hours for national cemetery lands on public holidays.
- 12/17/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 11/17/2025
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- 11/12/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 11/10/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 11/7/2025
- 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.
- 10 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Jack BergmanRepublican · Michigan
James BairdRepublican · Indiana
Tim BurchettRepublican · Tennessee
Tom BarrettRepublican · Michigan
Juan CiscomaniRepublican · Arizona
Julie FedorchakRepublican · North Dakota
Glenn GrothmanRepublican · Wisconsin
Wesley HuntRepublican · Texas
David JoyceRepublican · Ohio
Julia LetlowRepublican · Louisiana
Michael LawlerRepublican · New York
Barry MooreRepublican · Alabama
Aumua Amata RadewagenRepublican · American Samoa
W. SteubeRepublican · Florida
Derek TranDemocrat · California
Eugene VindmanDemocrat · Virginia
Tony WiedRepublican · Wisconsin