House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-170

Admiral Lloyd R. "Joe" Vasey Pacific War Commemorative Display Establishment Act

H.R. 4300Introduced Nov 8, 2017Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Became law on May 7, 2018.

Sponsor: Rep. Colleen Hanabusa D-HI

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Where it went

IntroducedNov 8, 2017
Committee actionNov 29, 2017
Passed HouseDec 7, 2017 · without objection
Passed SenateApr 23, 2018 · by unanimous consent
To the PresidentApr 25, 2018
Became lawMay 7, 2018

Latest action: May 7, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-170.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4300.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4300, Admiral Lloyd R. “Joe” Vasey Pacific War Commemorative Display Establishment Act” on January 22, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives on December 7, 2017”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 22, 2018 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53499
CBO publication date
January 22, 2018
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4300, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4300
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4300, Admiral Lloyd R. ‘Joe’ Vasey Pacific War Commemorative Display Establishment Act” on March 16, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on March 8, 2018”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 16, 2018 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53662
CBO publication date
March 16, 2018
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4300, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
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Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 115-216 ↗; H. Rept. 115-450 ↗.
Source: Congress.gov, reported March 21, 2018 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4300, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. HANABUSA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 182, November 8, 2017, Page H8662):
Article I, Section 8
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 8, 2017 ↗
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H.R. 4300, 115th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
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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

90 cosponsors — 17 Republicans, 72 Democrats, 1 independent

17 of 90 cosponsors (19%) are from the other party.

Alma Adams (D-NC), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Robert Brady (D-PA), Anthony Brown (D-MD), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Liz Cheney (R-WY), David Cicilline (D-RI), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Tom Cole (R-OK), Paul Cook (R-CA), James Cooper (D-TN), Jim Costa (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Charlie Crist (D-FL), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Val Demings (D-FL), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) and 60 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Colleen Hanabusa.

Sponsor’s state and district

Hawaii in Congress · HI-1 district

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Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.