The record

LegislationLegislation· Jan 2025
S 5 Signed into law

Sponsored by Katie Boyd Britt (R)

Laken Riley Act

Requires to detain migrants arrested for theft and lets states sue over immigration enforcement decisions.

Tradeoff

Mandates detention of people without legal status who are arrested for burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting. Also gives state attorneys general standing to sue the federal government over immigration enforcement decisions that harm the state or its residents.

What's in it

See official bill text

The Senate agreed to invoke on the on January 9, 2025 (84-9). The Senate agreed to proceed to the bill on January 13, 2025 (82-10). passed on the bill itself on January 17, 2025 (61-35). The Senate passed the bill on January 20, 2025 (64-35). The House passed it on January 22, 2025 (263-156), and the bill was signed into law on January 29, 2025.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Jan 6, 2025)

  2. Senate

    On on the

    Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 5

    Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to(Roll #1 · Jan 9, 2025)

    84 yeanay 9

  3. Senate

    On the

    Motion to Proceed to S. 5

    Motion to Proceed Agreed to(Roll #2 · Jan 13, 2025)

    82 yeanay 10

  4. Senate

    On the Motion

    Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. 5

    Cloture Motion Agreed to(Roll #5 · Jan 17, 2025)

    61 yeanay 35

  5. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    S. 5, As Amended

    Bill Passed(Roll #7 · Jan 20, 2025)

    64 yeanay 35

  6. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Jan 21, 2025)

  7. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed(Roll #23 · Jan 22, 2025)

    263 yeanay 156

  8. House

    Sent to the President

    (Jan 23, 2025)

  9. White House · Signature

    Signed

    Donald Trump (R)

  10. Enacted

    Became law(Jan 29, 2025)

Final passage· 119th Congress · 2025–2027