HR 578 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

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 Jan 15, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Mike Thompson D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 8, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJan 15, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

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.

Cosponsors 42

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 15, 2019 to Nov 19, 2019; 36 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalJan 15, 2019
R-CADuncan HunterOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalJan 15, 2019
R-FLGus M. BilirakisOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CAJerry McNerneyOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CAJim CostaOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-NYKathleen M. RiceOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalJan 15, 2019
R-CAPaul CookOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CAPete AguilarOriginalJan 15, 2019
R-NYPeter T. KingOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CARo KhannaOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CAScott H. PetersOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-MASeth MoultonOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CASusan A. DavisOriginalJan 15, 2019
R-CATom McClintockOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CANorma J. TorresJan 23, 2019
D-MAStephen F. LynchFeb 13, 2019
R-OKKevin HernFeb 28, 2019
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickMar 27, 2019
R-CADoug LaMalfaMay 10, 2019
D-HIEd CaseNov 19, 2019

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Jan 15, 2019
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee
Referred Feb 8, 2019

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 8, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
  2. Jan 15, 2019Introduced in House
  3. Jan 15, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 8, January 15, 2019, page H603.

Related bills 4

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 127A bill 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.Identical billJan 15, 2019
S 2983A bill to require 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.Related billDec 5, 2019
HR 5588To 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.Reintroduction ofApr 23, 2018
HR 6039To require 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.Related billJul 23, 2020

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
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.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 15, 2019Introduced in House

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