Laken Riley Act
Policy Area: Immigration
Sponsor: Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10] (R-GA)
Latest Action (2025-02-10): Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 10.
Laken Riley ActThis 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 also authorizes state governments to sue for injunctive relief over certain immigration-related decisions or alleged failures by the federal government if the decision or failure caused the state or its residents harm, including financial harm of more than $100. Specifically, the state government may sue the federal government over adecision to release a non-U.S. national from custody;failure to fulfill requirements relating to inspecting individuals seeking admission into the United States, including requirements related to asylum interviews;failure to fulfill a requirement to stop issuing visas to nationals of a country that unreasonably denies or delays acceptance of nationals of that country;violation of limitations on immigration parole, such as the requirement that parole be granted only
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration, Civil actions and liability, Crimes against property, Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation, Detention of persons, Immigration status and procedures, Intergovernmental relations, Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
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How members voted on HR29. 7089 total positions across all roll calls for this bill.
| Member | Date | Question | Vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert B. Aderholt (R-Alabama) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Jake Auchincloss (D-Massachusetts) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Mark E. Amodei (R-Nevada) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Alma S. Adams (D-North Carolina) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Pete Aguilar (D-California) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Rick W. Allen (R-Georgia) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Jodey C. Arrington (R-Texas) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Mark Alford (R-Missouri) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Gabe Amo (D-Rhode Island) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Yassamin Ansari (D-Arizona) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Sanford D. Bishop (D-Georgia) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Cliff Bentz (R-Oregon) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Stephanie I. Bice (R-Oklahoma) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Gus M. Bilirakis (R-Florida) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Vern Buchanan (R-Florida) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Suzanne Bonamici (D-Oregon) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Andy Barr (R-Kentucky) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Julia Brownley (D-California) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Ami Bera (D-California) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Brian Babin (R-Texas) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Donald S. Beyer (D-Virginia) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Mike Bost (R-Illinois) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Brendan F. Boyle (D-Pennsylvania) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Don Bacon (R-Nebraska) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-California) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Jack Bergman (R-Michigan) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Andy Biggs (R-Arizona) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Troy Balderson (R-Ohio) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| James R. Baird (R-Indiana) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Not Voting | Passed |
| Tim Burchett (R-Tennessee) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Shontel M. Brown (D-Ohio) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Aaron Bean (R-Florida) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Nikki Budzinski (D-Illinois) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Eric Burlison (R-Missouri) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Josh Brecheen (R-Oklahoma) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Becca Balint (D-Vermont) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Tom Barrett (R-Michigan) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Michael Baumgartner (R-Washington) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Nicholas J. Begich (R-Alaska) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Wesley Bell (D-Missouri) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Sheri Biggs (R-South Carolina) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Janelle S. Bynum (D-Oregon) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Robert P. Bresnahan (R-Pennsylvania) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Ken Calvert (R-California) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| James E. Clyburn (D-South Carolina) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Kat Cammack (R-Florida) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| John R. Carter (R-Texas) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma) | 2026-01-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
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