House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law

Border Health Security Act of 2020

H.R. 6070Introduced Mar 3, 2020Policy area: Health

Sponsor: Rep. Xochitl Torres Small D-NM

Where it went

IntroducedMar 3, 2020
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Mar 3, 2020 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6070.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. TORRES SMALL of New Mexico, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 42, March 3, 2020, Page H1470):
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 3, 2020 ↗
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H.R. 6070, 116th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 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

13 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 12 Democrats

1 of 13 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.

Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Susan Davis (D-CA), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Debra Haaland (D-NM), Will Hurd (R-TX), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ), Ben Luján (D-NM), Scott Peters (D-CA), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Filemon Vela (D-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Xochitl Torres Small.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Mexico in Congress · NM-2 district

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Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.