Congress.gov119th Congress

S. 5

Laken Riley Act

Introduced Jan 6, 2025Latest action Jan 29, 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

Ron Harold Mr. Johnson

Cosponsor · Republican · WI

Ruben Gallego

Cosponsor · Democratic · AZ

Rick Sen Scott

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

John A Barrasso

Cosponsor · Republican · WY

Cynthia M. Lummis

Cosponsor · Republican · WY

Susan M. Collins

Cosponsor · Republican · ME

John Neely Kennedy

Cosponsor · Republican · LA

Rafael Edward Ted Cruz

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Roger Sen. Wicker

Cosponsor · Republican · MS

Katie Boyd Britt

Sponsor · Republican · AL

Lisa Murkowski

Cosponsor · Republican · AK

Dave Mccormick

Cosponsor · Republican · PA

Thom R Sen Tillis

Cosponsor · Republican · NC

Charles E Grassley

Cosponsor · Republican · IA

Thomas Cotton

Cosponsor · Republican · AR

Ted Budd

Cosponsor · Republican · NC

Todd Christopher Young

Cosponsor · Republican · IN

Steve Daines

Cosponsor · Republican · MT

Jim Banks

Cosponsor · Republican · IN

John Karl Fetterman

Cosponsor · Democratic · PA

Kevin Cramer

Cosponsor · Republican · ND

Jerry Moran

Cosponsor · Republican · KS

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Cosponsor · Republican · MS

Mitch Mcconnell

Cosponsor · Republican · KY

Roger W Marshall

Cosponsor · Republican · KS

Joshua David Sen Hawley

Cosponsor · Republican · MO

Tim Scott

Cosponsor · Republican · SC

Tim Sheehy

Cosponsor · Republican · MT

Michael D Crapo

Cosponsor · Republican · ID

Shelley Moore Capito

Cosponsor · Republican · WV

John R. Curtis

Cosponsor · Republican · UT

William M. Cassidy

Cosponsor · Republican · LA

Bernie Moreno

Cosponsor · Republican · OH

James Lankford

Cosponsor · Republican · OK

Mike Lee

Cosponsor · Republican · UT

Mike Rounds

Cosponsor · Republican · SD

Marco Rubio

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

Eric Schmitt

Cosponsor · Republican · MO

Rand Paul

Cosponsor · Republican · KY

James E Mr. Risch

Cosponsor · Other · ID

Thomas H Tuberville

Cosponsor · Republican · AL

Sen. John Boozman

Cosponsor · Republican · AR

Pete Ricketts

Cosponsor · Republican · NE

Bill Hagerty

Cosponsor · Republican · TN

J D Vance

Cosponsor · Republican · OH

Lindsey O. Graham

Cosponsor · Republican · SC

Debra S. Fischer

Cosponsor · Republican · NE

Marsha Blackburn

Cosponsor · Republican · TN

John Hoeven

Cosponsor · Republican · ND

Markwayne Mr. Mullin

Cosponsor · Republican · OK

Joni K Ernst

Cosponsor · Republican · IA

John R. Thune

Cosponsor · Republican · SD

John Sen Cornyn

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Dan Sullivan

Cosponsor · Republican · AK

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 personsImmigration status and proceduresBorder security and unlawful immigrationRefugees, asylum, displaced personsState and local government operationsViolent crimeVisas and passportsIntergovernmental relations

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