Laken Riley Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 29.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. COLLINS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 1, January 3, 2025, Page H36):
  Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution authorizes Congress to enact laws relating to the removal of aliens from the United States. The single subject of this legislation is: This legislation adds to the list of crimes for which Immigration and Customs Enforcement must issue a detainer for the apprehension and deportation of aliens unlawfully present in the United States. It also authorizes state governments to sue the federal government for injunctive relief on behalf of its residents.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 3, 2025 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 29, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/29

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 27, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  db5bf3c8dd2195da0897b3065a7923b1eaa750b2eddb7934e6eec8afec5f01a1

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

• Congress.gov noteThe text of H.R.29 is contained in the text of S.5, which became Public Law 119-1.
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated July 27, 2026 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 29, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/29

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 27, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  db5bf3c8dd2195da0897b3065a7923b1eaa750b2eddb7934e6eec8afec5f01a1

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 27, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

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