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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

To amend titles 10 and 18, United States Code, and the Revised Statutes to remove the uncertainty regarding the authority of the Department of Defense to permit buildings located on military installations and reserve component facilities to be used as polling places in Federal, State, and local elections for public office.

H.R. 5174Introduced Sep 14, 2000Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. William Thomas R-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 13, 2000 — Received in the Senate.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

12 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 2 Democrats

2 of 12 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.

John Boehner (R-OH), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Stephen Buyer (R-IN), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Thomas Ewing (R-IL), Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), Martin Frost (D-TX), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), John Linder (R-GA), John Mica (R-FL), Bob Ney (R-OH), Bob Stump (R-AZ).

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. William Thomas.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-21 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.