Arlington National Cemetery was established during the Revolutionary War.
Five state funerals have been held at Arlington: those of Presidents William Howard Taft and John F
However, in December 2016, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114328) authorized the Secretary of the Army to expand the cemetery by acquiring from Arlington County and the Commonwealth of Virginia by condemnation and other means properties near the cemetery that contain the Southgate Road, South Joyce Street and Washington Boulevard right-of-ways, including the Washington Boulevard-Columbia Pike interchange

