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United States-Mexico Border Health Commission Act

Public Law 103-400 · S. 1225 · 103rd Congress · began in the Senate

Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Oct 22, 1994 · International Affairs

Sponsor: Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)

Cosponsors (3): Sen. John McCain, Sen. Paul Simon,

Passage votesYeaNay

HouseRecorded vote: 308 yea, 103 nay308–103
SenateVoice vote

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The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

United States-Mexico Border Health Commission Act - Authorizes the President to conclude an agreement with Mexico to establish a binational commission to be known as the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission.

Declares that it should be the duty of the Commission to: (1) conduct a needs assessment in the U.S.-Mexican border area to identify and resolve health problems that affect the general population of the area; and (2) formulate recommendations for a fair method by which the government of one country could reimburse a public or private entity in the other country for the cost of a health care service furnished to a citizen of the first country who is unable to pay for the service.

Permits the Commission to establish one border health office in each of the States of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 103rd Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 308 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

308 yea103 nay23 present or did not vote

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Democrats who voted yea(231)

Rep. Ronald DellumsD-CA-9
Rep. Mel WattD-NC-12
Rep. Maxine WatersD-CA-35
Rep. Barbara-Rose CollinsD-MI-15
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-14
Rep. Sidney YatesD-IL-9
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-15
Rep. Jerrold NadlerD-NY-8
Rep. Alcee HastingsD-FL-23
Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-11
Rep. Michael KopetskiD-OR-5
Rep. Ed TownsD-NY-10
Rep. Nancy PelosiD-CA-8
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-13
Rep. Don EdwardsD-CA-16
Rep. Patsy MinkD-HI-2
Rep. Major OwensD-NY-11
Rep. Nydia VelázquezD-NY-12
Rep. William CoyneD-PA-14
Rep. Bobby RushD-IL-1
Rep. Cynthia McKinneyD-GA-11
Rep. Carrie MeekD-FL-17
Rep. Jolene UnsoeldD-WA-3
Rep. Jim McDermottD-WA-7
Rep. Daniel HamburgD-CA-1
Rep. David BoniorD-MI-10
Rep. John LewisD-GA-5
Rep. José SerranoD-NY-16
Rep. Neil AbercrombieD-HI-1
Rep. Lucille Roybal-AllardD-CA-33
Rep. Thomas FogliettaD-PA-1
Rep. Lucien BlackwellD-PA-2
Rep. John OlverD-MA-1
Rep. Allan SwiftD-WA-2
Rep. William FordD-MI-13
Rep. Eliot EngelD-NY-17
Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
Rep. Eddie JohnsonD-TX-30
Rep. Bobby ScottD-VA-3
Rep. Floyd FlakeD-NY-6
Rep. Bennie ThompsonD-MS-2
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-29
Rep. Esteban TorresD-CA-34
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
Rep. Bob FilnerD-CA-50
Rep. Norman MinetaD-CA-15
Rep. Lynn WoolseyD-CA-6
Rep. Cleo FieldsD-LA-4
Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-32
Rep. Mel ReynoldsD-IL-2
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7
Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
Rep. Lane EvansD-IL-17
Rep. William JeffersonD-LA-2
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-26
Rep. Michael SynarD-OK-2
Rep. Jim ClyburnD-SC-6
Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-10
Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-5
Rep. Maurice HincheyD-NY-26
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7
Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
Rep. Sam GejdensonD-CT-2
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16
Rep. Corrine BrownD-FL-3
Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
Rep. Kweisi MfumeD-MD-7
Rep. Luis GutiérrezD-IL-4
Rep. Albert WynnD-MD-4
Rep. Jack BrooksD-TX-9
Rep. Alan WheatD-MO-5
Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-3
Rep. Ed PastorD-AZ-2
Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1
Rep. Elizabeth FurseD-OR-1
Rep. Anthony BeilensonD-CA-24
Rep. Anna EshooD-CA-14
Rep. Joseph KennedyD-MA-8
Rep. Thomas AndrewsD-ME-1
Rep. Gary AckermanD-NY-5
Rep. Ronald ColemanD-TX-16
Rep. Daniel RostenkowskiD-IL-5
Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-18
Rep. Harry JohnstonD-FL-19
Rep. Thomas SawyerD-OH-14
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1
Rep. David SkaggsD-CO-2
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
Rep. Harold FordD-TN-9
Rep. Jack ReedD-RI-2
Rep. Sanford BishopD-GA-2
Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-28
Rep. Richard NealD-MA-2
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12
Rep. Francis McCloskeyD-IN-8
Rep. Charles RoseD-NC-7
Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9
Rep. Rosa DeLauroD-CT-3
Rep. Richard DurbinD-IL-20
Rep. Chuck SchumerD-NY-9
Rep. Barbara KennellyD-CT-1
Rep. Thomas MantonD-NY-7
Rep. Carolyn MaloneyD-NY-14
Rep. George HochbruecknerD-NY-1
Rep. Robert BorskiD-PA-3
Rep. Sam GibbonsD-FL-11
Rep. Benjamin CardinD-MD-3
Rep. Jim MoranD-VA-8
Rep. Ron WydenD-OR-3
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-9
Rep. Matthew MartínezD-CA-31
Rep. Jamie WhittenD-MS-1
Rep. William RichardsonD-NM-3
Rep. John BryantD-TX-5
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-12
Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-12
Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11
Rep. Gene GreenD-TX-29
Rep. Robert WiseD-WV-2
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
Rep. Ray ThorntonD-AR-2
Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
Rep. Bob MenendezD-NJ-13
Rep. David PriceD-NC-4
Rep. Ted StricklandD-OH-6
Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-29
Rep. Thomas BarlowD-KY-1
Rep. Sherrod BrownD-OH-13
Rep. Peter DeFazioD-OR-4
Rep. Karan EnglishD-AZ-6
Rep. Butler DerrickD-SC-3
Rep. Mike KreidlerD-WA-9
Rep. Jerry KleczkaD-WI-4
Rep. Marty MeehanD-MA-5
Rep. Thomas BarrettD-WI-5
Rep. Philip SharpD-IN-2
Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
Rep. Herbert KleinD-NJ-8
Rep. Robert TorricelliD-NJ-9
Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
Rep. Jake PickleD-TX-10
Rep. Michael McNultyD-NY-21
Rep. Peter DeutschD-FL-20
Rep. Frank TejedaD-TX-28
Rep. Pete PetersonD-FL-2
Rep. Ron KlinkD-PA-4
Rep. William HughesD-NJ-2
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-3
Rep. Buddy DardenD-GA-7
Rep. Bart StupakD-MI-1
Rep. Leslie ByrneD-VA-11
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27
Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
Rep. Lynn SchenkD-CA-49
Rep. James BacchusD-FL-15
Rep. Larry LaRoccoD-ID-1
Rep. Patricia SchroederD-CO-1
Rep. Maria CantwellD-WA-1
Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-6
Rep. George SangmeisterD-IL-11
Rep. John WilliamsD-MT-1
Rep. Karen ShepherdD-UT-2
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9
Rep. Jane HarmanD-CA-36
Rep. Samuel CoppersmithD-AZ-1
Rep. Charles WilsonD-TX-2
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5
Rep. Jill Long ThompsonD-IN-4
Rep. Karen ThurmanD-FL-5
Rep. Pat DannerD-MO-6
Rep. Earl PomeroyD-ND
Rep. David MannD-OH-1
Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6
Rep. Stephen NealD-NC-5
Rep. Tim JohnsonD-SD
Rep. Paul McHaleD-PA-15
Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
Rep. Peter HoaglandD-NE-2
Rep. Daniel GlickmanD-KS-4
Rep. Jim ChapmanD-TX-1
Rep. Harold VolkmerD-MO-9
Rep. Eric FingerhutD-OH-19
Rep. James BilbrayD-NV-1
Rep. Robert ClementD-TN-5
Rep. Cal DooleyD-CA-20
Rep. Douglas ApplegateD-OH-18
Rep. Scotty BaeslerD-KY-6
Rep. James TraficantD-OH-17
Rep. Richard LehmanD-CA-19
Rep. Timothy RoemerD-IN-3
Rep. Blanche LincolnD-AR-1
Rep. Don JohnsonD-GA-10
Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-12
Rep. Gregory LaughlinD-TX-14
Rep. Lewis PayneD-VA-5
Rep. Chet EdwardsD-TX-11
Rep. Michael AndrewsD-TX-25
Rep. Martin LancasterD-NC-3
Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
Rep. Rob AndrewsD-NJ-1
Rep. Sonny MontgomeryD-MS-3
Rep. William LipinskiD-IL-3
Rep. Marilyn LloydD-TN-3
Rep. Owen PickettD-VA-2
Rep. James BarciaD-MI-5
Rep. William BrewsterD-OK-3
Rep. David MingeD-MN-2
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4
Rep. James RowlandD-GA-8
Rep. Norman SisiskyD-VA-4
Rep. William SarpaliusD-TX-13
Rep. John TannerD-TN-8
Rep. Glenn PoshardD-IL-19
Rep. Andrew JacobsD-IN-10
Rep. Austin MurphyD-PA-20
Rep. James HayesD-LA-7
Rep. Collin PetersonD-MN-7
Rep. Pete GerenD-TX-12
Rep. Nathan DealD-GA-9
Rep. Mike ParkerD-MS-4
Rep. Gary ConditD-CA-18
Rep. Earl HuttoD-FL-1
Rep. Billy TauzinD-LA-3
Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17
Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4
Rep. Gene TaylorD-MS-5

Republicans who voted yea(77)

Rep. Constance MorellaR-MD-8
Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-20
Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-23
Rep. Hamilton FishR-NY-19
Rep. Christopher ShaysR-CT-4
Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-6
Rep. Olympia SnoweR-ME-2
Rep. Ronald MachtleyR-RI-1
Rep. Stephen HornR-CA-38
Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
Rep. Marge RoukemaR-NJ-5
Rep. Arthur RavenelR-SC-1
Rep. Paul GillmorR-OH-5
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-BalartR-FL-21
Rep. Peter TorkildsenR-MA-6
Rep. Steven GundersonR-WI-3
Rep. Wayne GilchrestR-MD-1
Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
Rep. Peter BluteR-MA-3
Rep. Herbert BatemanR-VA-1
Rep. Ileana Ros-LehtinenR-FL-18
Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
Rep. Steven SchiffR-NM-1
Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-3
Rep. James QuillenR-TN-1
Rep. Frederick GrandyR-IA-5
Rep. Susan MolinariR-NY-13
Rep. Alex McMillanR-NC-9
Rep. John MyersR-IN-7
Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
Rep. Jim McCreryR-LA-5
Rep. Vernon EhlersR-MI-3
Rep. Scott McInnisR-CO-3
Rep. Tillie FowlerR-FL-4
Rep. Jim KolbeR-AZ-5
Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-21
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-10
Rep. Michael BilirakisR-FL-9
Rep. Michael HuffingtonR-CA-22
Rep. Ken CalvertR-CA-43
Rep. Robert LivingstonR-LA-1
Rep. Jim RamstadR-MN-3
Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
Rep. James LightfootR-IA-3
Rep. Barbara VucanovichR-NV-2
Rep. Jay DickeyR-AR-4
Rep. Jennifer DunnR-WA-8
Rep. Tom BlileyR-VA-7
Rep. Bill McCollumR-FL-8
Rep. Jim TalentR-MO-2
Rep. Newton GingrichR-GA-6
Rep. Frank LucasR-OK-6
Rep. Alfred McCandlessR-CA-44
Rep. Tim HutchinsonR-AR-3
Rep. Duke CunninghamR-CA-51
Rep. Henry BonillaR-TX-23
Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21
Rep. Toby RothR-WI-8
Rep. Steve BuyerR-IN-5
Rep. Buck McKeonR-CA-25
Rep. Nick SmithR-MI-7
Rep. Jim NussleR-IA-2
Rep. Jon KylR-AZ-4
Rep. Larry CombestR-TX-19
Rep. Pat RobertsR-KS-1
Rep. Carlos MoorheadR-CA-27
Rep. William BakerR-CA-10
Rep. Dan SchaeferR-CO-6
Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-52
Rep. Joe BartonR-TX-6
Rep. Jack FieldsR-TX-8
Rep. Robert DornanR-CA-46
Rep. Bill ArcherR-TX-7
Rep. Sam JohnsonR-TX-3
Rep. Tom DeLayR-TX-22
Rep. Richard ArmeyR-TX-26

Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 1079 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

Foreign Relations Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported by

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 17 actions.

Oct 22, 1994Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 103-400.
Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
Oct 13, 1994PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
Oct 5, 1994FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 308 - 103 (Roll no. 491).House roll call 491
Oct 4, 1994FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 5, rule I, the chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed until Oct. 5.
FloorFloor · Mr. Dingell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays (2/3 required): 246 - 169 (Roll No. 480).House roll call 480
FloorFloor · Failed of passage/not agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays (2/3 required): 246 - 169 (Roll No. 480).House roll call 480
Oct 3, 1994FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 5, rule I, the chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
FloorFloor · Mr. Waxman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Sep 30, 1994FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Sep 22, 1994CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Foreign Relations Committee
CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Jul 14, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Foreign Relations Committee
IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate

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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.