House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Arlington National Cemetery Viewshed Protection Act
Official title: To restrict the establishment of triumphal arches within certain areas of the District of Columbia and the capital region, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 29, 2026
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: May 29, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9047.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BEYER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 91, May 29, 2026, Page H3741):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 29, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9047, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9047
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 15, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
46 cosponsors — 46 Democrats
0 of 46 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Wesley Bell (D-MO), Shontel Brown (D-OH), Sean Casten (D-IL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jim Costa (D-CA), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Danny Davis (D-IL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Sarah Elfreth (D-MD), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Lois Frankel (D-FL), John Garamendi (D-CA), Robert Garcia (D-CA), Daniel Goldman (D-NY), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Timothy Kennedy (D-NY), John Larson (D-CT), Mike Levin (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), April McClain Delaney (D-MD), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Morgan McGarvey (D-KY), Kevin Mullin (D-CA) and 16 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Donald Beyer.
- H.J.Res. 63 (119th) Redesignating the Robert E. Lee Memorial as the "Arlington House National Historic Site".
- H.R. 1657 (119th) Humane Cosmetics Act of 2025
- H.R. 2033 (119th) Military Spouse Hiring Act
- H.R. 6617 (119th) Keeping All Students Safe Act
- H.R. 3505 (119th) Barriers to Suicide Act of 2025
- H.R. 5674 (119th) Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act of 2025
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.