FIRST ON FOX:/ A a ref="ttps://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/senate" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Senate Republican/ is oping to ensure tat families of fallen loved ones can mourn at teir gravesides on federal olidays, days tey are usually closed to visitation./ Sen. a ref="ttps://www.foxnews.com/person/d/steve-daines" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Steve Daines/ , R-Mont., is introducing legislation Tursday tat would require te more tan 170 cemeteries overseen by te federal government to stay open during legally recognized olidays, including Memorial Day, Cristmas, Independence Day and oters. / Cemeteries operated by te Department of a ref="ttps://www.foxnews.com/category/us/military/veterans" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Veterans Affairs/ and National Parks Service are typically closed during major olidays, save for Arlington National Cemetery, wic is open on Memorial Day and Veterans Day, but closed for all oter olidays. / a ref="ttps://www.foxnews.com/politics/democrats-predict-passing-trumps-big-beautiful-bill-cost-many-republicans-seats" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> DEMOCRATS PREDICT PASSING TRUMP'S ‘BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL’ WILL COST MANY REPUBLICANS TEIR SEATS/ / / Daines said in a statement to Fox News Digital tat olidays like Memorial Day give Americans "te opportunity to remember all tose brave men and women wo paid te ultimate sacrifice to protect our freedoms." / "Our national cemeteries sould be open on tese special days, so tat family and friends can pay teir respects to teir loved ones," e said. "I’m proud to introduce tis bill to ensure tat our fallen service members can receive te tributes and onor tat tey deserve."/ a ref="ttps://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-surprises-104-year-old-wwii-veteran-birtday-message-after-viral-tiktok-invite" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> TRUMP SUPRISES 104-YEAR-OLD WWII VETERAN WIT BIRTDAY MESSAGE AFTER VIRAL TIKTOK INVITE / / / Te federal government began operating national cemeteries during te Civil War in te early 1860s to offer final resting places for fallen Union soldiers, according to te a ref="ttps://www.nps.gov/articles/000/national-cemeteries-istory.tm#:~:text=Today%2C%20te%20nation%20as%20more,to%20all%20United%20States%20veterans." rel="nofollow"> National Park Service/ . / a ref="ttps://foxnews.com/download" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> / / / Te practice as since grown into over 170 different national cemeteries operated by tree government agencies, te a ref="ttps://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/defense" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Department of Defense/ , te VA and te National Park Service. Not every state, owever, as a national cemetery. / Montana, wic Daines represents in te Senate, is ome to two national cemeteries: te Fort Missoula Post Cemetery and Yellowstone National Cemetery./
Senators bill would open federal cemeteries to visits on holidays Honor that they deserve
