H.R. 29Laken Riley Act

1 recorded actionWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Mike Collins [R-GA-10]
Cosponsors: 54 · 53 Republicans · 1 Democrat
Policy area: Immigration
Committee: Judiciary Committee
Latest action: Feb 10, 2025 · Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 10.

IntroducedJan 3, 2025
Passed the HouseJan 7, 2025
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 29 as introduced in House on Jan 3, 2025. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 6

House Jan 7, 2025

On Passage

Laken Riley Act

Passed

264 Yea 159 Nay 11 not voting

Crossed both parties 48 of 423 voting members broke with their own party: 48 Democrats.

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All members434 members

Democratic215 members

Independent1 member

Republican218 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors54 · 53 Republicans · 1 Democrat

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 29 and vote against it. 39 signed when it was filed.

Who lobbied on H.R. 2913 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 29 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM

Immigration3 filings · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2025Filing

NUMBERSUSA ACTION, INC.

Immigration3 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025Filing

LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Medicare/Medicaid · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Housing · Education +12 more2 filings · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025Filing

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025Filing

AMERICAS VOICEfiled by NAWAR STRATEGY

Immigration1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025Filing

CASA, INC.

Immigration · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025Filing

FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION

Budget/Appropriations · Defense · Foreign Relations · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice +7 more1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025Filing

HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA

Telecommunications · Transportation · Veterans · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption +16 more1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025Filing

HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST

Immigration · Foreign Relations · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025Filing

KIDS IN NEED OF DEFENSE

Immigration · Budget/Appropriations1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025Filing

18 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-10. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.