# 116-hr-6039: 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.

116-hr-6039, 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., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA); status Committee Hearings Held. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6039
- Congress: 116
- Title: 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.
- Status: Committee Hearings Held.
- Introduced: 2020-02-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 24
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (24)

- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2020-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2020-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2020-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] (D-CA), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2020-08-04T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-6039 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6039)

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