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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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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.

Introduced: January 15, 2019 Introduced by: Thompson, Mike Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Jan 15, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 15, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the city of Vallejo, California, to enter into an agreement to transfer Mare Island Naval Cemetery in Vallejo, California, to the VA to be maintained as a national shrine.

What's happening now February 8, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 28
All 28 Democratic 24 Republican 4
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Nov 19, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Mar 27, 2019
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Hern, Kevin
Oklahoma · Feb 28, 2019
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Feb 13, 2019
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Torres, Norma J.
California · Jan 23, 2019
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Jan 15, 2019
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jan 15, 2019
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jan 15, 2019
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jan 15, 2019
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jan 15, 2019
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jan 15, 2019
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jan 15, 2019
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Jan 15, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jan 15, 2019
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jan 15, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jan 15, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jan 15, 2019
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jan 15, 2019
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Jan 15, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 15, 2019
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jan 15, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 15, 2019
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jan 15, 2019
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jan 15, 2019
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jan 15, 2019
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jan 15, 2019
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jan 15, 2019
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Jan 15, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 578: 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.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-578/
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"H.R. 578: 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.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-578/.
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H.R. 578, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-578/.
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