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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Public Law 119-1

Laken Riley Act

S. 5Introduced Jan 6, 2025Policy area: Immigration

Became law on Jan 29, 2025. This law requires federal detention of people in the country unlawfully who are arrested for, charged with, or convicted of crimes such as theft or assaulting police. It also lets states sue over certain federal immigration decisions that harm them.

Official title: 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.

Sponsor: Sen. Katie Britt R-AL
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 29, 2025 — Became Public Law No: 119-1.

Vote results

5 recorded roll-call votes on S. 5. The 2 that moved the bill are first, in date order.

1SENATE · JAN 20, 2025

Passed the Senate

64–35PASSED
R 52–0 D 12–33 I 0–2

On Passage of the Bill · roll 7

2HOUSE · JAN 22, 2025

Passed the House

263–156PASSED
R 217–0 D 46–156

On Passage · roll 23 · 14 not voting

Procedural votes (3) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (3 Senate). Tap to show.

Mostly cloture votes (attempts to cut off debate) (2 of 3). Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.

  • Cloture vote to start debate
    Cloture on the motion to proceed
    Senate · Jan 9, 2025 · roll 1 · Needed a 3/5 majority (60 votes)
    R 51–0 D 32–8 I 1–1
    84–9Agreed
  • Start debate on S. 5
    Motion to proceed
    Senate · Jan 13, 2025 · roll 2
    R 49–0 D 32–9 I 1–1
    82–10Agreed
  • Cloture vote to end debate
    Cloture motion
    Senate · Jan 17, 2025 · roll 5 · Needed a 3/5 majority (60 votes)
    R 51–0 D 10–33 I 0–2
    61–35Agreed

Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 5 of 5 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.

Cosponsors

53 cosponsors — 51 Republicans, 2 Democrats

2 of 53 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.

Jim Banks (R-IN), John Barrasso (R-WY), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), John Boozman (R-AR), Ted Budd (R-NC), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Susan Collins (R-ME), John Cornyn (R-TX), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Ted Cruz (R-TX), John Curtis (R-UT), Steve Daines (R-MT), Joni Ernst (R-IA), John Fetterman (D-PA), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Josh Hawley (R-MO), John Hoeven (R-ND), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Ron Johnson (R-WI), John Kennedy (R-LA), James Lankford (R-OK), Mike Lee (R-UT), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and 23 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Katie Britt.

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Sponsor’s state and district

Alabama in Congress

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Data as of Oct 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.