S1858-119

In Committee

A bill to require that national cemeteries be open to visitors on legal public holidays.

119th Congress Introduced May 22, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, A bill to require that national cemeteries be open to visitors on legal public holidays., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors. The main policy domain is Defense, Veterans Affairs, Environment.

Who Benefits and How

defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section id4311c9e10924476980fc6404087b144d: 1. National cemeteries open on legal public holidays Each national cemetery administered by the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, or...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, A bill to require that national cemeteries be open to visitors on legal public holidays., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.

Key Policy Areas

Defense, Veterans Affairs, Environment

Primary Purpose

This bill, A bill to require that national cemeteries be open to visitors on legal public holidays., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.

Policy Domains

Defense Veterans Affairs Environment

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: is

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
May 22, 2025

Mr. Daines introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

May 22, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

May 22, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Defense Veterans Affairs Environment
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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