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Proposed

Bill · 119th Congress · HR 8613

To providing access to certain memorials on Federal property during Government shutdown, and for other purposes.

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Introduced 2026-04-30Topic: veterans military · budget · governance ethics

Summary

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This bill would require a federal agency to keep certain memorials open to the public during a government shutdown caused by a lapse in funding. It covers sites of commemoration, such as memorials or cemeteries, that are not paid for by the federal government but are normally reached by the public through the agency's federal property. Federal employees whose jobs involve giving the public access to these memorials would be treated as emergency workers. This means they would keep working instead of being furloughed during a shutdown.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-04-30HouseReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.refer
2026-04-30Introduced in Houseintroduce
2026-04-30Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-20. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.