H.R. 29 119th Congress House

Laken Riley Act

Official title: To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 3, 2025 Introduced by: Mike Collins Republican · Georgia See on congress.gov

Immigration Border security and unlawful immigrationCivil actions and liabilityCrimes against propertyCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

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Detention of personsImmigration status and proceduresIntergovernmental relationsRefugees, asylum, displaced personsState and local government operationsVisas and passports

Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Feb 10, 2025

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 10.

Feb 6, 2025

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

Jan 8, 2025

Received in the Senate.

Jan 7, 2025

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

Jan 7, 2025

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 29.

Jan 7, 2025

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

Jan 7, 2025

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 264 - 159 (Roll no. 6). (text: CR H53-54)

Jan 7, 2025

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H61)

Jan 7, 2025

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.

Jan 7, 2025

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. (consideration: CR H53-61)

Jan 3, 2025

Introduced in House

Jan 3, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Jan 7, 2025	House · vote #6	On Passage	Passed	264–159	See who voted →

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Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 10.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 15

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

NUMBERSUSA ACTION, INC.
for NUMBERSUSA ACTION, INC. · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NUMBERSUSA ACTION, INC.
for NUMBERSUSA ACTION, INC. · Virginia · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)
LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS
for LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS
for LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
NAWAR STRATEGY
for AMERICAS VOICE · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA
for HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
15 filings
SENATE
15 filings
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
6 filings
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
6 filings
White House Office
6 filings
Education, Dept of
4 filings
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
4 filings
Labor, Dept of (DOL)
4 filings

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Cosponsors 54