Arlington National Cemetery Viewshed Protection Act
Latest action · May 29, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 29, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 46
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 29, 2026 to Jul 14, 2026; 32 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | May 29, 2026 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | May 29, 2026 |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Original | May 29, 2026 |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Original | May 29, 2026 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | May 29, 2026 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | May 29, 2026 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | May 29, 2026 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | May 29, 2026 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | May 29, 2026 |
| D-VA | James R. Walkinshaw | Original | May 29, 2026 |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Original | May 29, 2026 |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Original | May 29, 2026 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | May 29, 2026 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | May 29, 2026 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | May 29, 2026 |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Original | May 29, 2026 |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Original | May 29, 2026 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | May 29, 2026 |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Original | May 29, 2026 |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Original | May 29, 2026 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | May 29, 2026 |
| D-KY | Morgan McGarvey | Original | May 29, 2026 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | May 29, 2026 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | May 29, 2026 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | May 29, 2026 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | May 29, 2026 |
| D-CA | Robert Garcia | Original | May 29, 2026 |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | Original | May 29, 2026 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | May 29, 2026 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | May 29, 2026 |
| D-VA | Suhas Subramanyam | Original | May 29, 2026 |
| D-NY | Timothy M. Kennedy | Original | May 29, 2026 |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| D-MD | Sarah Elfreth | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Jun 3, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Jun 8, 2026 | |
| D-MD | April McClain Delaney | Jun 10, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Jun 10, 2026 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Jun 30, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Jul 13, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Jul 13, 2026 | |
| D-MO | Wesley Bell | Jul 13, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jul 14, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred May 29, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 29, 2026Introduced in House
- May 29, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 91, May 29, 2026, page H3741.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To restrict the establishment of triumphal arches within certain areas of the District of Columbia and the capital region, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Arlington National Cemetery Viewshed Protection Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 29, 2026Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
