Steve Daines (R-MT)
A bill to require that national cemeteries be open to visitors on legal public holidays.
A Republican bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 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 aims to require that national cemeteries remain open to visitors on legal public holidays. It specifically covers cemeteries managed by the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, or the National Park Service. The bill identifies these holidays as those described in section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code.
Yes· 3 of 4
- Scored +5
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?
The bill directly facilitates easier access to national cemeteries for veterans and their descendants.
- Scored +3
Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?
The bill improves access to national cemeteries managed by the VA, which benefits veterans and their families.
- Scored +2
Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests?
Ensuring access to national cemeteries managed by the NPS improves the public utility of these managed lands.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Increased access to national cemeteries: The bill ensures that visitors can access these sites on legal public holidays, which may be important for those wishing to visit gravesites during these specific days. (Section 1)
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the text: The provided text does not list any potential negative consequences or burdens resulting from this requirement. (Section 1)
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? — The bill directly facilitates easier access to national cemeteries for veterans and their descendants.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive? — The bill improves access to national cemeteries managed by the VA, which benefits veterans and their families.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests? — Ensuring access to national cemeteries managed by the NPS improves the public utility of these managed lands.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this give the federal government more power? — The bill mandates federal agency actions regarding cemetery accessibility.
- 6/10/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/22/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Introduced in Senate
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.
Marsha BlackburnRepublican · Tennessee