Congress.gov119th Congress

H.R. 29

Laken Riley Act

Introduced Jan 3, 2025Latest action Feb 10, 2025Immigration

Plain-English summary

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.

Deterministically condensed from the official CRS summary; verify details in the official record.

Issue relevance

Why this appears in Paper Trail

Immigration Enforcement

Matched from official metadata: policy_area: Immigration; subject: Immigration status and procedures

People and recorded decisions

Sponsors, Cosponsors & House Votes

Barry Loudermilk

Cosponsor · Republican · GA

Brandon Gill

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Anna Paulina Luna

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

John Joyce

Cosponsor · Republican · PA

Troy Downing

Cosponsor · Republican · MT

Pete Sessions

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Rob Bresnahan

Cosponsor · Republican · PA

James Austin Scott

Cosponsor · Republican · GA

Earl Leroy Carter

Cosponsor · Republican · GA

Juan Ciscomani

Cosponsor · Republican · AZ

Andy Ogles

Cosponsor · Republican · TN

Randall Feenstra

Cosponsor · Republican · IA

Benjamin Lee Cline

Cosponsor · Republican · VA

Riley M. Moore

Cosponsor · Republican · WV

Richard McCormick

Cosponsor · Republican · GA

Peter Allen Stauber

Cosponsor · Republican · MN

Michelle Fischbach

Cosponsor · Republican · MN

Claudia Tenney

Cosponsor · Republican · NY

David Kustoff

Cosponsor · Republican · TN

Brad Finstad

Cosponsor · Republican · MN

Brian Jack

Cosponsor · Republican · GA

Daniel Crenshaw

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Vernon Buchanan

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

Diana Harshbarger

Cosponsor · Republican · TN

Erin Houchin

Cosponsor · Republican · IN

Andrew Clyde

Cosponsor · Republican · GA

Michael T. McCaul

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Walter Michael Ezell

Cosponsor · Republican · MS

Dusty Johnson

Cosponsor · Republican · SD

Nicole Malliotakis

Cosponsor · Republican · NY

Troy Nehls

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Zach Nunn

Cosponsor · Republican · IA

Burgess Owens

Cosponsor · Republican · UT

Jeff Mr Van Drew

Cosponsor · Republican · NJ

Mark B. Messmer

Cosponsor · Republican · IN

Randy K. Weber, Sr.

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Mark Dr. Green

Cosponsor · Republican · TN

Richard W Allen

Cosponsor · Republican · GA

Michael Bost

Cosponsor · Republican · IL

Scott Fitzgerald

Cosponsor · Republican · WI

Derek Schmidt

Cosponsor · Republican · KS

Brian Babin

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Michael A Collins Jr.

Sponsor · Republican · GA

John W. Rose

Cosponsor · Republican · TN

Garland Andy Barr

Cosponsor · Republican · KY

Mary E. Miller

Cosponsor · Republican · IL

Wesley Hunt

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Ashley Hinson Arenholz

Cosponsor · Republican · IA

Henry Cuellar

Cosponsor · Democratic · TX

Thomas Mcclintock

Cosponsor · Republican · CA

Nancy Mace

Cosponsor · Republican · SC

Robert B. Aderholt

Cosponsor · Republican · AL

Marjorie Taylor Greene

Cosponsor · Republican · GA

Nick Langworthy

Cosponsor · Republican · NY

John J. McGuire III

Cosponsor · Republican · VA

No linked House roll-call vote is available yet. Senate votes are not currently synchronized.

Official Subjects

ImmigrationCivil actions and liabilityCrimes against propertyCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDetention of personsBorder security and unlawful immigrationIntergovernmental relationsRefugees, asylum, displaced personsState and local government operationsVisas and passportsImmigration status and procedures

Sources & text

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