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HR7260 Amended

National Cemetery Administration Annual Report Act of 2026

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This Act may be cited as the National Cemetery Administration Annual Report Act of 2026.
Chapter 24 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of the National Cemetery Administration Annual Report Act of 2026, and on an annual basis thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the activities of the National Cemetery Administration.
Each report required under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to the period covered by the report—
the total number of interments of remains carried out by the Secretary, disaggregated by—
each open national cemetery under the control of the National Cemetery Administration in which remains were interred;
each category of eligible person described in paragraphs (1) through (10) of section 2402(a) of this title; and
interments of—
casketed remains; and
cremated remains;
an assessment of the level of customer satisfaction achieved by the Administration;
a map of each—
national cemetery under the control of the Administration; and
veterans’ cemetery owned by a State or county or on trust land owned by, or held in trust for, a tribal organization in receipt of a grant under section 2408 of this title;
a description of each open national cemetery under the control of the Administration that includes information with respect to burial options available to persons eligible for interment in such a national cemetery;
the number of veterans interred in a veterans’ cemetery owned by a State or county or on trust land owned by, or held in trust for, a tribal organization in receipt of a grant under section 2408 of this title;
the number of Presidential memorial certificates, headstones, burial markers, and medallions furnished by the Administration, disaggregated by—
each category of eligible person described in paragraphs (1) through (10) of section 2402(a) of this title; and
cemetery location;
a summary of each major construction project and minor construction project carried out on national cemetery under the control of the Administration that was completed during such period;
a description of each planned major construction project and minor construction project on a national cemetery under the control of the Administration that is intended to be carried out during the first fiscal year beginning after such period;
the total number of interments of unclaimed remains of veterans carried out by the Secretary, disaggregated by each open national cemetery under the control of the Administration;
a description of each grant made during such period under—
section 2408 of this title; and
section 1 of Public Law 116–107;
for each grant described in paragraph (10), a summary of—
the recipient of such grant;
the amount of such grant; and
the purposes for which such grant is or will be used; and
any other matters that the Secretary determines appropriate.
The Secretary shall make each report submitted pursuant to subsection (a) available, in digital form, on a public internet website of the Department.
The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2414 the following new item:

Legislative Timeline

9 actions
  1. May 14, 2026 House
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  2. May 14, 2026 House
    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  3. Mar 26, 2026 House
    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  4. Mar 26, 2026 House
    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  5. Feb 3, 2026 House
    Subcommittee Hearings Held
  6. Jan 30, 2026 House
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
  7. Jan 27, 2026
    Introduced in House
  8. Jan 27, 2026
    Introduced in House
  9. Jan 27, 2026 House
    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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