National Cemetery Administration Annual Report Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7260 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7260 To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress an annual report on the National Cemetery Administration, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 27, 2026 Mr. Mackenzie (for himself and Mr. McGarvey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress an annual report on the National Cemetery Administration, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``National Cemetery Administration Annual Report Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ANNUAL REPORT ON THE NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION. (a) In General.--Chapter 24 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``Sec. 2415. National Cemetery Administration annual report ``(a) In General.--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. ``(b) Elements.--Each report required under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to the period covered by the report-- ``(1) the total number of interments of remains carried out by the Secretary, disaggregated by-- ``(A) each open national cemetery under the co