House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
United States-Mexico Cross-Border Security Act of 2012
Sponsor: Rep. Connie Mack R-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedAug 2, 2012
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 15, 2012 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6280.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MACK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H5708):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 and Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 101 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6280, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6280
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5e1a68b3e30952756cd9d118660ae054d8eb2210348d83afbd4a0af70e8ada45
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 14, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
7 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 7 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.
Ron Barber (D-AZ), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Francisco Canseco (R-TX), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Walter Jones (R-NC), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Connie Mack.
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- H.R. 3401 (112th) Enhanced Border Security Act
- H.R. 2154 (112th) To correct the boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Gasparilla Island Unit FL-70P.
- H.R. 1848 (112th) One Percent Spending Reduction Act of 2011
- H.R. 4000 (112th) Energizing America through Employment Act
- H.Res. 745 (112th) Expressing concern regarding the conditions of democracy, freedom of the press, human rights, business and investment climate…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.