# 119-hr-5942: National Cemetery Access Act

119-hr-5942, National Cemetery Access Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2] (R-MT); status in_committee (as of 2026-04-26).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5942
- Congress: 119
- Title: National Cemetery Access Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-11-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2] (R-MT)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-26

## Summary

**Open national cemeteries on federal holidays.** This bill would require every national cemetery managed by the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, or the National Park Service to be open to visitors on the federal public holidays listed in 5 U.S.C. 6103(a).

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] (R-MI), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hunt, Wesley [R-TX-38] (R-TX), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] (R-WI), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fedorchak, Julie [R-ND-At Large] (R-ND), 2025-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2025-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5] (R-LA), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] (D-CA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Open national cemeteries on holidays: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would require every national cemetery run by the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, or the National Park Service to be open on the federal public holidays listed in 5 U.S.C. 6103(a). That would let families of veterans and other visitors enter those cem…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-5942 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5942)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5942 (as of 2026-04-26).