Veterans Affairs Heritage Act of 2026

This bill would create a Department of Veterans Affairs History Office, led by a Chief Historian who reports to the Secretary, to collect and preserve the department's historical records and artifacts and share its history with the public. For eight years after enactment, the office would be required to be located in Dayton, Ohio. The bill would move the Veterans Legacy Program and Veterans Legacy Memorial from the National Cemetery Administration, and the Veterans' oral history program from the Library of Congress, to the new office. It would allow the Secretary to accept gifts, form partnerships, and lease office property to nonprofit organizations to support the office. The Secretary and Chief Historian would have to send planning and yearly progress reports to Congress through 2030.

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Sponsors

• Michael R. Turner Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors