Laken Riley Act
Latest action · Mar 12, 2024 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 12, 2024
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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 for, 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.
Cosponsors 47
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 12, 2024 to May 9, 2024; 33 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | Bill Hagerty | Original | Mar 12, 2024 |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Mar 12, 2024 |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | Original | Mar 12, 2024 |
| R-NE | Deb Fischer | Original | Mar 12, 2024 |
| R-MO | Eric Schmitt | Original | Mar 12, 2024 |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Original | Mar 12, 2024 |
| R-OK | James Lankford | Original | Mar 12, 2024 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Mar 12, 2024 |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Original | Mar 12, 2024 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Mar 12, 2024 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Mar 12, 2024 |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Original | Mar 12, 2024 |
| R-LA | John Kennedy | Original | Mar 12, 2024 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Mar 12, 2024 |
| R-MO | Josh Hawley | Original | Mar 12, 2024 |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Original | Mar 12, 2024 |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Mar 12, 2024 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Mar 12, 2024 |
| R-IN | Mike Braun | Original | Mar 12, 2024 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Mar 12, 2024 |
| R-UT | Mike Lee | Original | Mar 12, 2024 |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Original | Mar 12, 2024 |
| R-KY | Mitch McConnell | Original | Mar 12, 2024 |
| R-NE | Pete Ricketts | Original | Mar 12, 2024 |
| R-FL | Rick Scott | Original | Mar 12, 2024 |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | Mar 12, 2024 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Mar 12, 2024 |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Original | Mar 12, 2024 |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Original | Mar 12, 2024 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Original | Mar 12, 2024 |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Original | Mar 12, 2024 |
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | Original | Mar 12, 2024 |
| R-AL | Tommy Tuberville | Original | Mar 12, 2024 |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Mar 14, 2024 | |
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Mar 14, 2024 | |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Mar 14, 2024 | |
| R-OH | J. D. Vance | Mar 14, 2024 | |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Mar 14, 2024 | |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Mar 14, 2024 | |
| R-WI | Ron Johnson | Mar 14, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Ted Cruz | Mar 14, 2024 | |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Mar 14, 2024 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Mar 19, 2024 | |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Mar 20, 2024 | |
| R-UT | Mitt Romney | Mar 21, 2024 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | May 9, 2024 | |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | May 9, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 12, 2024 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 12, 2024Introduced in Senate
- Mar 12, 2024Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3868–S3871 | Christopher Murphy D-CT, Katie Boyd Britt R-AL, Lindsey Graham R-SC, Marsha Blackburn R-TN, Richard J. Durbin D-IL | May 23, 2024 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7322 | SUE for Immigration Enforcement Act of 2024 | Related bill | Apr 2, 2024 |
| HR 7334 | Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Commit Robbery Act | Related bill | Mar 6, 2024 |
| HR 7511 | Laken Riley Act | Identical bill | Mar 11, 2024 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill 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.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Laken Riley Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Civil actions and liability
- Crimes against property
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Detention of persons
- Immigration
- Immigration status and procedures
- Intergovernmental relations
- Law enforcement officers
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
- State and local government operations
- Visas and passports
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 12, 2024Introduced in Senate
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