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Introduced

In Committee

3

Passed One Chamber

4

Passed Both

5

Signed into Law

Sponsor

Donald S. Beyer, Jr.

Democrat · VA · Representative

Votes with party: 98.0% (595 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (46)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

2026-05-29

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Committee Activity

Currently in

House Committee on Natural ResourcesReferred To · 2026-05-29

Plain-English Summary

The proposal would prevent the construction of large ceremonial arches in Washington D.C. and surrounding areas, likely to protect the appearance and historical character of the nation's capital and its monuments. The restriction would apply to government and private projects in designated zones around the capital region. The bill was sent to the House Committee on Natural Resources for review.

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Subjects

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9047 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9047 To restrict the establishment of triumphal arches within certain areas of the District of Columbia and the capital region, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 29, 2026 Mr. Beyer (for himself, Ms. Titus, Mr. Garcia of California, Ms. Norton, Ms. Crockett, Mr. McGarvey, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Subramanyam, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Mullin, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Mr. Takano, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Walkinshaw, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Brown, Ms. Chu, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Schneider, and Mr. Levin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To restrict the establishment of triumphal arches within certain areas of the District of Columbia and the capital region, 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 ``Arlington National Cemetery Viewshed Protection Act''. SEC. 2. RESTRICTION ON TRIUMPHAL ARCHES IN THE CAPITAL REGION. (a) Lady Bird Johnson Park, District of Columbia.-- (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the establishment or construction of a triumphal arch within Lady Bird Johnson Park is prohibited, without regard to the source of funds for such establishment or construction. (2) Prohibition on funds.--No Federal funds may be made available for the establishment or construction of a triumphal arch within Lady Bird Johnson Park. (b) Prohibition on Certain Monuments.--No triumphal arch with a height in excess of 50 feet may be established or constructed on land administered by the National Capital Region Office of the National Park Service except by express authorization of Congress. (c) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Lady bird johnson park.--The term ``Lady Bird Johnson Park'' means Lady Bird Johnson Park, formerly known as Columbia Island, in the District of Columbia. (2) Triumphal arch.--The term ``triumphal arch'' means a monumental structure consisting of at least one freestanding archway, or a substantially similar structure. <all>

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