House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
SAFE Border Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedDec 2, 2021
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 3, 2021 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6120.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. BICE of Oklahoma, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 208, December 2, 2021, Page H6909):Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 2, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 46 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6120, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/6120
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
22d04be1f2be458ec9bca3488c593dc4c4d667556259db75cb90ea53234f6c69
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 January 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6120, last updated January 3, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 16, 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
12 cosponsors — 12 Republicans
0 of 12 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Tony Gonzales (R-TX), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), August Pfluger (R-TX), Randy Weber (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Stephanie Bice.
- H.R. 5324 (117th) NWR Modernization Act of 2021
- H.R. 7417 (117th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 East Oak Avenue in Seminole, Oklahoma, as the "Sergeant Bret…
- H.R. 8421 (117th) Access to Safe Contraception Act of 2022
- H.R. 6178 (117th) To prohibit the Department of Defense from discharging or withholding pay or benefits from members of the National Guard based on COVID-19…
- H.R. 7083 (117th) Make Russia Pay Act
- H.R. 7738 (117th) Security Clearance Portability for Departing Servicemembers Act of 2022
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.