Laken Riley Act
Passed first chamber: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Passed first chamber
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 55
- Latest action
- Feb 10, 2025
What it does
Laken Riley Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain certain non-U.S. nationals ( aliens under federal law) who have been arrested for burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting. The bill also authorizes states to sue the federal government for decisions or alleged failures related to immigration enforcement. Under this bill, DHS must detain an individual who (1) is unlawfully present in the United States or did not possess the necessary documents when applying for admission; and (2) has been charged with, arrested for, convicted of, or admits to having committed acts that constitute the essential elements of burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting. The bill…
Official summary · Introduced in House · Jan 3, 2025
Titles and provisions can change as the bill moves.
Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Done)
Floor (Current step)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Mike Collins
- Andrew Clyde
- Andrew Ogles
- Anna Luna
- Ashley Hinson
- Austin Scott
- Barry Loudermilk
- Ben Cline
- Brad Finstad
- Brandon Gill
- Brian Babin
- Brian Jack
- Clarence Owens
- Claudia Tenney
- Dan Crenshaw
- David Kustoff
- Derek Schmidt
- Diana Harshbarger
- Dusty Johnson
- Earl Carter
- Erin Houchin
- Garland Barr
- Henry Cuellar
- Jefferson Van Drew
- John Joyce
- John McGuire
- John Rose
- Juan Ciscomani
- Marjorie Taylor Greene
- Mark E. Green
- Mark Messmer
- Mary Miller
- Michael McCaul
- Michelle Fischbach
- Mike Bost
- Mike Ezell
- Nancy Mace
- Nicholas Langworthy
- Nicole Malliotakis
- Pete Sessions
- Pete Stauber
- Randy Feenstra
- Randy Weber
- Rich McCormick
- Rick Allen
- Riley Moore
- Robert Aderholt
- Robert Bresnahan
- Scott Fitzgerald
- Tom McClintock
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.