H.R. 7511: Laken Riley Act
Quick Facts:
Bill Sponsor: Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA-10)
Congress: 118
Date Introduced: March 1, 2024
Last Action: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 341. (March 11, 2024)
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.
Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA-1) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA-11) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX-11) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT-4) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO-4) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-2) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-NY-23) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL-15) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX-22) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL-16) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA-12) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC-1) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Russell Fry (R-SC-7) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Erin Houchin (R-IN-9) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Keith Self (R-TX-3) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA-14) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA-8) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX-5) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO-5) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC-8) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN-3) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA-6) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Rudy Yakym (R-IN-2) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R-MN-7) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Drew Ferguson (R-GA-3) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. John Rose (R-TN-6) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY-2) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. William Timmons (R-SC-4) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH-12) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX-36) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Laurel Lee (R-FL-15) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA-1) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL-12) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO-8) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Roger Williams (R-TX-25) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-1) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA-14) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX-17) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC-5) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA-41) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL-11) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ-2) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO-3) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Anthony D'Esposito (R-NY-4) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-TX-24) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Aaron Bean (R-FL-4) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA-3) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA-9) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Bill Posey (R-FL-8) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Morgan Luttrell (R-TX-8) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Jake LaTurner (R-KS-2) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI-6) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX-10) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD-At-Large) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA-4) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL-2) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-AZ-8) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN-5) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI-7) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA-2) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Scott Franklin (R-FL-18) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Brandon Williams (R-NY-22) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA-5) (March 6, 2024)
Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA-16) (March 7, 2024)
Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO-6) (March 7, 2024)
Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY-6) (March 7, 2024)
Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT-1) (March 7, 2024)
Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL-7) (March 7, 2024)
Rep. John James (R-MI-10) (March 7, 2024)
Rep. Brad Finstad (R-MN-1) (March 7, 2024)
Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN-5) (March 7, 2024)
Rep. Alex Mooney (R-WV-2) (March 7, 2024)
Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA-6) (March 7, 2024)
Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY-At-Large) (March 7, 2024)
Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX-13) (March 7, 2024)
Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL-4) (March 7, 2024)
Rep. John Joyce (R-PA-13) (March 7, 2024)