House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
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.
Sponsor: Rep. Mike Thompson D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 23, 2018
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 23, 2018 — Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5588.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. THOMPSON of California, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 65, April 23, 2018, Page H3452):Article I ____________________Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 23, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 30 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5588, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5588
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
82 cosponsors — 15 Republicans, 67 Democrats
15 of 82 cosponsors (18%) are from the other party.
Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Don Bacon (R-NE), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Anthony Brown (D-MD), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Mike Coffman (R-CO), K. Conaway (R-TX), Paul Cook (R-CA), J. Correa (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Susan Davis (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), John Delaney (D-MD), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Elizabeth Esty (D-CT), John Garamendi (D-CA), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Al Green (D-TX), Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and 52 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mike Thompson.
- H.R. 2254 (115th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2635 Napa Street in Vallejo, California, as the "Janet Capello…
- H.R. 4240 (115th) Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017
- H.Res. 367 (115th) Establishing the Select Committee on Gun Violence Prevention.
- H.Res. 761 (115th) Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women's History Month.
- H.Res. 164 (115th) Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women's History Month.
- H.R. 919 (115th) Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2017
Sponsor’s state and district
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.