Torres Small was the representative for New Mexico’s 2nd congressional district and was a Democrat. She served from 2019 to 2020.
![Photo of Rep. Xochitl Torres Small [D-NM2, 2019-2020]](/static/legislator-photos/412801-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2020 Report Card for Torres Small.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Torres Small is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2020 positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Torres Small sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Dec 28, 2020. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Torres Small was the primary sponsor of 5 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 5273 (116th): Securing America’s Ports Act
- H.R. 7944 (116th): Southwest Border Security Technology Improvement Act of 2020
- H.R. 7888 (116th): REACH VET reporting Act
- H.R. 2937 (116th): MOMS Leave Act
- H.R. 1891 (116th): White Sands National Park Establishment Act
Does 5 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Torres Small sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (33%) Health (27%) Immigration (27%) Government Operations and Politics (13%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Torres Small recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 7944 (116th): Southwest Border Security Technology Improvement Act of 2020
- H.R. 7888 (116th): REACH VET reporting Act
- H.R. 7762 (116th): Back on Your Feet Act of 2020
- H.R. 7190 (116th): Increasing Rural Health Access During the COVID–19 Public Health Emergency Act of …
- H.R. 7141 (116th): Defending Against Rosatom Exports Act
- H.R. 7004 (116th): Save Our Rural Health Providers Act
- H.R. 6956 (116th): Farming Support to States Act of 2020
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2019 to Dec 2020, Torres Small missed 4 of 954 roll call votes, which is 0.4%. This is better than the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2020. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Office of the Clerk, House of Representatives for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
