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S. 5Laken Riley Act

8 recorded actionsWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Katie Boyd Britt [R-AL]
Cosponsors: 53 · 51 Republicans · 2 Democrats
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: Jan 29, 2025 · Became Public Law No: 119-1.

IntroducedJan 6, 2025
Passed the SenateJan 20, 2025
Passed the HouseJan 22, 2025
Sent to the PresidentJan 23, 2025
Became lawJan 29, 2025

What the measure doesCRS summary

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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing S. 5 as public Law on Jan 29, 2025. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

Roll calls on S. 58 roll calls on this measure

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Jan 9, 2025Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveJan 22, 2025

How every member votedSenate roll call 7

Senate Jan 20, 2025 · the primary vote

On Passage of the Bill

S. 5, As Amended

Bill Passed

64 Yea 35 Nay

Crossed both parties 12 of 99 voting members broke with their own party: 12 Democrats.

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All members99 members

Democratic45 members

Independent2 members

Republican52 members

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

Cosponsors53 · 51 Republicans · 2 Democrats

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor S. 5 and vote against it. 33 signed when it was filed.

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All recent votes 119th CongressHouse and Senate

S. 5Laken Riley Act

8 recorded actionsWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Katie Boyd Britt [R-AL]
Cosponsors: 53 · 51 Republicans · 2 Democrats
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: Jan 29, 2025 · Became Public Law No: 119-1.

IntroducedJan 6, 2025
Passed the SenateJan 20, 2025
Passed the HouseJan 22, 2025
Sent to the PresidentJan 23, 2025
Became lawJan 29, 2025

What the measure doesCRS summary

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 S. 5 as public Law on Jan 29, 2025. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

Roll calls on S. 58 roll calls on this measure

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Jan 9, 2025Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveJan 22, 2025

How every member votedSenate roll call 7

Senate Jan 20, 2025 · the primary vote

On Passage of the Bill

S. 5, As Amended

Bill Passed

64 Yea 35 Nay

Crossed both parties 12 of 99 voting members broke with their own party: 12 Democrats.

Open the official roll call

How the chamber split

One dot per member. Select a seat or a bar to filter the list.

DemocratsIndependentsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present

By party select a segment to filter

All members99 members

Democratic45 members

Independent2 members

Republican52 members

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

Cosponsors53 · 51 Republicans · 2 Democrats

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor S. 5 and vote against it. 33 signed when it was filed.

Who lobbied on S. 526 organizations

Organizations that named S. 5 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

NETWORKfiled by NETWORK LOBBY FOR CATHOLIC SOCIAL JUSTICE

Budget/Appropriations · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption +11 more8 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026Filing

YWCA USA

Budget/Appropriations · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties · Education · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption +12 more7 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026Filing

AMERICAN CONSERVATION COALITION ACTION, INC.

Energy/Nuclear · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Natural Resources · Agriculture +3 more5 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026Filing

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

SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION CTW-CLC

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace · Medicare/Medicaid · Budget/Appropriations · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties +11 more2 filings · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025Filing

ACT FOR AMERICA

Homeland Security1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025Filing

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION

Budget/Appropriations · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities · Foreign Relations +8 more1 filing · 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

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