HR 5588
115th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
California
Cemeteries and funerals
Historic sites and heritage areas
Land transfers
Military history
Veterans' organizations and recognition
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with the city of Vallejo, California, for the transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery in Vallejo, California, and for…
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Reported out
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 23, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 23, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Apr 23, 2018
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into an agreement with the city of Vallejo, California, for the transfer to the VA of Mare Island Naval Cemetery in Vallejo, California, to be maintained as a national shrine.
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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Cosponsors
50
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
D
Costa, Jim
D
Gomez, Jimmy
D
Khanna, Ro
D
Lieu, Ted
D
Schiff, Adam B.
D
Torres, Norma J.
D
Vargas, Juan
D
Aguilar, Pete
D
Bera, Ami
Esty, Elizabeth
R
Amodei, Mark E.
Delaney, John
R
Smith, Christopher H.
O'Rourke, Beto
D
Peters, Scott H.
D
Carbajal, Salud O.
D
Takano, Mark
Walz, Timothy
D
Chu, Judy
D
Brownley, Julia
D
Correa, J. Luis
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
D
Waters, Maxine
D
Huffman, Jared
D
Lofgren, Zoe
R
Buchanan, Vern
D
Clark, Katherine M.
D
Green, Al
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
D
Keating, William R.
D
Larson, John B.
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
D
Matsui, Doris O.
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McGovern, James P.
D
Moulton, Seth
D
Neal, Richard E.
D
Norcross, Donald
D
Pallone, Frank
D
Raskin, Jamie
D
Sherman, Brad
D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
R
Bacon, Don
D
Gottheimer, Josh
R
McClintock, Tom
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
D
Panetta, Jimmy
D
Garamendi, John
R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5588: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with the city of Vallejo, California, for the transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery in Vallejo, California, and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5588/
"H.R. 5588: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with the city of Vallejo, California, for the transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery in Vallejo, California, and for other purposes.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5588/.
H.R. 5588, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5588/.
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