119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Jan 6, 2025
Laken Riley Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Jan 29, 2025): Became Public Law No: 119-1.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Immigration
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Public Law (Jan 29, 2025) · 2 versions published
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;
Show the full summary (3 more paragraphs)Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
House · Jan 22, 2025 · Roll call 23 · Passed
Senate · Jan 20, 2025 · Roll call 7 · Bill Passed
Senate · Jan 20, 2025 · Roll call 6 · Amendment Agreed to · Amendment vote
Senate · Jan 17, 2025 · Roll call 5 · Cloture Motion Agreed to
Senate · Jan 15, 2025 · Roll call 4 · Amendment Rejected · Amendment vote
Senate · Jan 15, 2025 · Roll call 3 · Amendment Agreed to · Amendment vote
Senate · Jan 13, 2025 · Roll call 2 · Motion to Proceed Agreed to
Senate · Jan 9, 2025 · Roll call 1 · Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to
Became Public Law No: 119-1.
Became Public Law No: 119-1.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 263 - 156 (Roll no. 23). (text: CR H277-278) Roll call details
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 263 - 156 (Roll no. 23). (text: CR H277-278) Roll call details
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H285-286)
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.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on S. 5.
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.
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 · Violent crime · Visas and passports
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Loading lobbying reportsConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 53. (consideration: CR H277-284)
Rule H. Res. 53 passed House.
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.
Held at the desk.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 64 - 35. Record Vote Number: 7. (text: CR S250-251) Roll call details
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 64 - 35. Record Vote Number: 7. Roll call details
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S246-251)
Cloture on the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 61 - 35. Record Vote Number: 5. (CR S240) Roll call details
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S237-241)
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S198-218)
Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (CR S182)
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S161-182)
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S130)
Measure laid before Senate by motion.
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 82 - 10. Record Vote Number: 2. (CR S87) Roll call details
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S83)
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 84 - 9. Record Vote Number: 1. (CR S73) Roll call details
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S70)
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S46)
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S46)
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1.
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Introduced in Senate
Actions from Congress.gov, newest first.
Coverage: reports for 2025 onward, posted Jan 1, 2025 through Oct 23, 2026.
48 citations; showing the 25 most recently posted.
YWCA USA · lobbying firm or registrant: YWCA USA
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$84,410
Spent on own lobbying
…nonimmigrant visas. In support of eliminating the cap on the number of cases eligible for final adjudications of VAWA Cancellation of Removal. In opposition to S. 5, the Laken Riley Act, especially the provision related to mandatory detention without the possibility of bond for immigrants who are arrested for misdemeanor s…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
YWCA USA · lobbying firm or registrant: YWCA USA
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Immigration
$84,410
Spent on own lobbying
In opposition to S. 5, the Laken Riley Act, especially the provision related to mandatory detention without the possibility of bond for immigrants who are arrested for misdemeanor s…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN CONSERVATION COALITION ACTION, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN CONSERVATION COALITION ACTION, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…national parks foreign visitor fee; public lands access, forestry management, and wildfire mitigation policy; H.R. 471, Fix Our Forests Act (and companion bill S. 5); all provisions; supporting actions to introduce legislation on federal land swaps, enhanced federal land databases, expanded state public land access, and re…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NETWORK · lobbying firm or registrant: NETWORK LOBBY FOR CATHOLIC SOCIAL JUSTICE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Sep 29, 2026 · issue area: Immigration
Amount not reported
…IONS AND EXTENSIONS ACT, 2025. This bill shifted significant funding from human needs programs to fund the major expansion of family detention. NETWORK opposed S. 5, the Laken-Riley Bill. The bill raises serious due process concerns by requiring mandatory detention in cases where people have been accused of theft and other…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. View filing
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM · lobbying firm or registrant: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · amended · posted Sep 25, 2026 · issue area: Immigration
$54,444
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 2 / S. 2824, Secure the Border Act H.R. 318, Border Safety and Security Act H.R. 29 / S. 5, Laken Riley Act S. 84, Sarah's Law H.R. 1792, No Tax Dollars for the United Nations Immigration Invasion Act H.R. 1168, Protecting Federal Funds from Human Tr…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NETWORK · lobbying firm or registrant: NETWORK LOBBY FOR CATHOLIC SOCIAL JUSTICE
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Immigration
Amount not reported
…IONS AND EXTENSIONS ACT, 2025. This bill shifted significant funding from human needs programs to fund the major expansion of family detention. NETWORK opposed S. 5, the Laken-Riley Bill. The bill raises serious due process concerns by requiring mandatory detention in cases where people have been accused of theft and other…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. View filing
AMERICAN CONSERVATION COALITION ACTION, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN CONSERVATION COALITION ACTION, INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…national parks foreign visitor fee; public lands access, forestry management, and wildfire mitigation policy; H.R. 471, Fix Our Forests Act (and companion bill S. 5); all provisions; supporting actions to introduce legislation on federal land swaps, enhanced federal land databases, expanded state public land access, and re…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
YWCA USA · lobbying firm or registrant: YWCA USA
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 19, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$79,538
Spent on own lobbying
…nonimmigrant visas. In support of eliminating the cap on the number of cases eligible for final adjudications of VAWA Cancellation of Removal. In opposition to S. 5, the Laken Riley Act, especially the provision related to mandatory detention without the possibility of bond for immigrants who are arrested for misdemeanor s…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
YWCA USA · lobbying firm or registrant: YWCA USA
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 19, 2026 · issue area: Immigration
$79,538
Spent on own lobbying
In opposition to S. 5, the Laken Riley Act, especially the provision related to mandatory detention without the possibility of bond for immigrants who are arrested for misdemeanor s…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
YWCA USA · lobbying firm or registrant: YWCA USA
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Jun 24, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$88,140
Spent on own lobbying
…nonimmigrant visas. In support of eliminating the cap on the number of cases eligible for final adjudications of VAWA Cancellation of Removal. In opposition to S. 5, the Laken Riley Act, especially the provision related to mandatory detention without the possibility of bond for immigrants who are arrested for misdemeanor s…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
YWCA USA · lobbying firm or registrant: YWCA USA
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Jun 24, 2026 · issue area: Immigration
$88,140
Spent on own lobbying
In opposition to S. 5, the Laken Riley Act, especially the provision related to mandatory detention without the possibility of bond for immigrants who are arrested for misdemeanor s…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NETWORK · lobbying firm or registrant: NETWORK LOBBY FOR CATHOLIC SOCIAL JUSTICE
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 28, 2026 · issue area: Immigration
Amount not reported
…IONS AND EXTENSIONS ACT, 2025. This bill shifted significant funding from human needs programs to fund the major expansion of family detention. NETWORK opposed S. 5, the Laken-Riley Bill. The bill raises serious due process concerns by requiring mandatory detention in cases where people have been accused of theft and other…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. View filing
AMERICAN CONSERVATION COALITION ACTION, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN CONSERVATION COALITION ACTION, INC.
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 21, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…national parks foreign visitor fee; public lands access, forestry management, and wildfire mitigation policy; H.R. 471, Fix Our Forests Act (and companion bill S. 5); all provisions; supporting actions to introduce legislation on federal land swaps, enhanced federal land databases, expanded state public land access, and re…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
YWCA USA · lobbying firm or registrant: YWCA USA
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Feb 9, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$102,600
Spent on own lobbying
…nonimmigrant visas. In support of eliminating the cap on the number of cases eligible for final adjudications of VAWA Cancellation of Removal. In opposition to S. 5, the Laken Riley Act, especially the provision related to mandatory detention without the possibility of bond for immigrants who are arrested for misdemeanor s…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
YWCA USA · lobbying firm or registrant: YWCA USA
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Feb 9, 2026 · issue area: Immigration
$102,600
Spent on own lobbying
In opposition to S. 5, the Laken Riley Act, especially the provision related to mandatory detention without the possibility of bond for immigrants who are arrested for misdemeanor s…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NETWORK · lobbying firm or registrant: NETWORK LOBBY FOR CATHOLIC SOCIAL JUSTICE
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 30, 2026 · issue area: Immigration
Amount not reported
…IONS AND EXTENSIONS ACT, 2025. This bill shifted significant funding from human needs programs to fund the major expansion of family detention. NETWORK opposed S. 5, the Laken-Riley Bill. The bill raises serious due process concerns by requiring mandatory detention in cases where people have been accused of theft and other…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. View filing
AMERICAN CONSERVATION COALITION ACTION, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN CONSERVATION COALITION ACTION, INC.
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…national parks foreign visitor fee; public lands access, forestry management, and wildfire mitigation policy; H.R. 471, Fix Our Forests Act (and companion bill S. 5); all provisions.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN CONSERVATION COALITION ACTION, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN CONSERVATION COALITION ACTION, INC.
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · amended · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…national parks foreign visitor fee; public lands access, forestry management, and wildfire mitigation policy; H.R. 471, Fix Our Forests Act (and companion bill S. 5); all provisions.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NUMBERSUSA ACTION, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: NUMBERSUSA ACTION, INC.
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Dec 22, 2025 · issue area: Immigration
Amount not reported
…al budget, S. Con. Res. 7 --An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget, HR 35 the Agent Raul Gonzales Officer Safety Act, HR 29 & S.5 the Laken Riley Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
YWCA USA · lobbying firm or registrant: YWCA USA
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Dec 16, 2025 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$139,467
Spent on own lobbying
…nonimmigrant visas. In support of eliminating the cap on the number of cases eligible for final adjudications of VAWA Cancellation of Removal. In opposition to S. 5, the Laken Riley Act, especially the provision related to mandatory detention without the possibility of bond for immigrants who are arrested for misdemeanor s…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
YWCA USA · lobbying firm or registrant: YWCA USA
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Dec 16, 2025 · issue area: Immigration
$139,467
Spent on own lobbying
In opposition to S. 5, the Laken Riley Act, especially the provision related to mandatory detention without the possibility of bond for immigrants who are arrested for misdemeanor s…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NETWORK · lobbying firm or registrant: NETWORK LOBBY FOR CATHOLIC SOCIAL JUSTICE
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Nov 4, 2025 · issue area: Immigration
Amount not reported
…IONS AND EXTENSIONS ACT, 2025. This bill shifted significant funding from human needs programs to fund the major expansion of family detention. NETWORK opposed S. 5, the Laken-Riley Bill. The bill raises serious due process concerns by requiring mandatory detention in cases where people have been accused of theft and other…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. View filing
YWCA USA · lobbying firm or registrant: YWCA USA
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Sep 19, 2025 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$84,516
Spent on own lobbying
…T nonimmigrant visas In support of eliminating the cap on the number of cases eligible for final adjudications of VAWA Cancellation of Removal In opposition to S. 5, the Laken Riley Act, especially the provision related to mandatory detention without the possibility of bond for immigrants who are arrested for misdemeanor s…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
YWCA USA · lobbying firm or registrant: YWCA USA
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Sep 19, 2025 · issue area: Immigration
$84,516
Spent on own lobbying
In opposition to S. 5, the Laken Riley Act, especially the provision related to mandatory detention without the possibility of bond for immigrants who are arrested for misdemeanor s…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NETWORK · lobbying firm or registrant: NETWORK LOBBY FOR CATHOLIC SOCIAL JUSTICE
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 23, 2025 · issue area: Immigration
Amount not reported
…IONS AND EXTENSIONS ACT, 2025. This bill shifted significant funding from human needs programs to fund the major expansion of family detention. NETWORK opposed S. 5, the Laken-Riley Bill. The bill raises serious due process concerns by requiring mandatory detention in cases where people have been accused of theft and other…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. View filing