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S. 5U.S. CongressBecame law 119th Congress

Laken Riley Act

Last status update Jan 29, 2025

What this measure contains

Laken Riley Act This act 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, shoplifting, assault of a law enforcement officer, or any crime that results in death or serious bodily injury to another person. The act also authorizes states to sue the federal government for decisions or alleged failures related to immigration enforcement. Under this act, 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 the above crimes. The act 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.

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Legislative path

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  1. Placed on Calendar Senate
  2. Engrossed in Senateby Senate passage
  3. Enrolled Bill
  4. Public Law

Decision stages

  1. Senate cloture on Placed on Calendar Senate: Cloture Motion Agreed to

    84 aye · 9 no · 6 not voting · Source roll call

  2. Senate motion to proceed on Placed on Calendar Senate: Motion to Proceed Agreed to

    82 aye · 10 no · 6 not voting · Source roll call

  3. Senate amendment on Placed on Calendar Senate: Amendment Agreed to

    70 aye · 25 no · 4 not voting · Source roll call

  4. Senate amendment on Placed on Calendar Senate: Amendment Rejected

    46 aye · 49 no · 4 not voting · Source roll call

  5. Senate cloture on Placed on Calendar Senate: Cloture Motion Agreed to

    61 aye · 35 no · 3 not voting · Source roll call

  6. Senate amendment on Placed on Calendar Senate: Amendment Agreed to

    75 aye · 24 no · Source roll call

  7. Senate passage on Placed on Calendar Senate: Bill Passed, reported as Engrossed in Senate

    64 aye · 35 no · Source roll call

  8. House passage on Engrossed in Senate: Passed

    263 aye · 156 no · 14 not voting · Source roll call

Senate members along the path

74 more Senate members

House members along the path

431 more House members

Aye yea or aye · No nay or no · Present · NV not voting · Changed reversed on advancing the measure

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Legislative history

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

  3. Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1.

  4. Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S46)

  5. Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S46)

  6. Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S70)

  7. Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 84 - 9. Record Vote Number: 1. (CR S73)

  8. Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S83)

  9. Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 82 - 10. Record Vote Number: 2. (CR S87)

  10. Measure laid before Senate by motion.

  11. Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S130)

  12. Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S161-182)

  13. Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (CR S182)

  14. Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S198-218)

  15. Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S237-241)

  16. Cloture on the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 61 - 35. Record Vote Number: 5. (CR S240)

  17. Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S246-251)

  18. Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 64 - 35. Record Vote Number: 7.

  19. Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 64 - 35. Record Vote Number: 7. (text: CR S250-251)

  20. Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  21. Received in the House.

  22. Held at the desk.

  23. Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 53 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 471 and S. 5. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 471 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit. Also, the resolution provides for consideration of S. 5 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to commit.

  24. Rule H. Res. 53 passed House.

  25. Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 53. (consideration: CR H277-284)

  26. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 471 and S. 5. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 471 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit. Also, the resolution provides for consideration of S. 5 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to commit.

  27. DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on S. 5.

  28. The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

  29. POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of the debate on S. 5, 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.

  30. Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H285-286)

  31. Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 263 - 156 (Roll no. 23). (text: CR H277-278)

  32. On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 263 - 156 (Roll no. 23). (text: CR H277-278)

  33. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  34. Presented to President.

  35. Signed by President.

  36. Became Public Law No: 119-1.

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