Laken Riley Act

Bill: 119-hr-29
Sponsor: Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10]
Introduced: 2025-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
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
State and local government operations
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 

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 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 a

decision 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 on a case-by-case basis; or

failure to detain an individual who has been ordered removed from the United States.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-02-10
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 10.
action_date: 2025-02-06
text: Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2025-01-08
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2025-01-07
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2025-01-07
text: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 264 - 159 (Roll no. 6). (text: CR H53-54)
action_date: 2025-01-07
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 264 - 159 (Roll no. 6). (text: CR H53-54)
action_date: 2025-01-07
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H61)
action_date: 2025-01-07
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 29, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Raskin demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2025-01-07
text: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
action_date: 2025-01-07
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 29.
action_date: 2025-01-07
text: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. (consideration: CR H53-61)
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House