H.R. 29: Laken Riley Act
Quick Facts:
Bill Sponsor: Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA-10)
Congress: 119
Date Introduced: Jan. 3, 2025
Last Action: Received in the Senate. (Jan. 8, 2025)
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. Rick Allen (R-GA-12) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA-14) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA-9) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA-1) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA-11) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA-8) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA-7) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL-12) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX-36) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA-4) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC-1) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA-6) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX-22) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN-5) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-2) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX-10) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Brad Finstad (R-MN-1) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. David Kustoff (R-TN-8) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA-2) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Erin Houchin (R-IN-9) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Mike Ezell (R-MS-4) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL-13) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT-4) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI-5) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL-4) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Randy Weber (R-TX-14) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD-At-Large) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Pete Stauber (R-MN-8) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ-2) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA-3) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Brian Jack (R-GA-3) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-PA-8) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL-16) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA-5) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-1) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. John Joyce (R-PA-13) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R-MN-7) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX-17) (Jan. 6, 2025)
Rep. Riley Moore (R-WV-2) (Jan. 6, 2025)
Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX-38) (Jan. 6, 2025)
Rep. Mark Green (R-TN-7) (Jan. 6, 2025)
Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-NY-23) (Jan. 6, 2025)
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) (Jan. 7, 2025)
Rep. Derek Schmidt (R-KS-2) (Jan. 7, 2025)
Rep. Troy Downing (R-MT-2) (Jan. 7, 2025)
Rep. John McGuire (R-VA-5) (Jan. 7, 2025)
Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-6) (Jan. 7, 2025)
Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX-26) (Jan. 7, 2025)
Rep. John Rose (R-TN-6) (Jan. 7, 2025)
Rep. Mark Messmer (R-IN-8) (Jan. 7, 2025)
Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL-15) (Jan. 7, 2025)
Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY-6) (Jan. 7, 2025)