House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 18, 2018
- Committee actionJul 12, 2018
- Passed HouseJul 24, 2018 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 25, 2018 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5882.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5882, Gold Star Spouses Leasing Relief Act” on July 20, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 12, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 20, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54231
- CBO publication date
- July 20, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5882, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5882
- 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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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-865 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on July 24, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 24, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/865
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5882, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5882
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
0548e2d7a5b8ab8a451b1e71994718adcbbe59adba1eedc5d36aa777aaab8532
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. BUSTOS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 82, May 18, 2018, Page H4242):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clauses 12, 13 and 18 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 18, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 147 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5882, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5882
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
0548e2d7a5b8ab8a451b1e71994718adcbbe59adba1eedc5d36aa777aaab8532
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5882, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 22, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
6 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 6 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Julia Brownley (D-CA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Dina Titus (D-NV), Brad Wenstrup (R-OH).
More from the sponsor
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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.