Laken Riley Act
Passed first chamber: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Passed first chamber
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- +51
- Latest action
- Feb 10, 2025
Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Done)
Floor (Current step)
Law (Not started)
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.
What moved
Who is involved
- Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10]Lead sponsor
- Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4]Co-sponsor
- Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12]Co-sponsor
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36]Co-sponsor
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]Co-sponsor
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]Co-sponsor
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10]
- Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4]
- Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12]
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36]
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]
- Rep. Bresnahan, Robert [R-PA-8]
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6]
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6]
- Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9]
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2]
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]
- Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2]
- Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4]
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4]
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1]
- Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7]
- Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5]
- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26]
- Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7]
- Rep. Greene, Marjorie Taylor [R-GA-14]
- Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1]
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2]
- Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9]
- Rep. Hunt, Wesley [R-TX-38]
- Rep. Jack, Brian [R-GA-3]
- Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]
- Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13]
- Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8]
- Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23]
- Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11]
- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13]
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5]
- Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7]
- Rep. McGuire, John [R-VA-5]
- Rep. Messmer, Mark [R-IN-8]
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15]
- Rep. Moore, Riley [R-WV-2]
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22]
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]
- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5]
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4]
- Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6]
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2]
- Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8]
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