HR 29
Advanced toward a vote
Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to detain noncitizens charged with, arrested for, or convicted of theft-related offenses, and allows state attorneys general to sue federal officials over certain release, parole, and visa decisions.
Official title: Laken Riley Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
03-JAN-2025
Referred
03-JAN-2025
Passed
07-JAN-2025
Senate
Received
08-JAN-2025
On the calendar
06-FEB-2025
- Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue a detainer for, and take custody of, certain noncitizens who are inadmissible under specified provisions and are charged with, arrested for, or convicted of burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting.
- Defines those offense terms by the meaning they have in the jurisdiction where the acts occurred.
- Lets a state attorney general or other authorized state officer sue federal officials in federal district court for injunctive relief when a detention, release, bond, parole, or visa decision harms the state or its residents, including financial harm over $100.
- Exempts these state lawsuits from the existing limit on court injunctions in Section 242(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (03-JAN-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 07-JAN-2025).
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Immigration
■ 53 R■ 1 D
53 Republicans
- Robert B. Aderholt
- Rick W. Allen
- Brian Babin
- Andy Barr
- Mike Bost
- Robert P. Bresnahan
- Vern Buchanan
- Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
- Juan Ciscomani
- Ben Cline
- Andrew S. Clyde
- Dan Crenshaw
- Troy Downing
- Mike Ezell
- Randy Feenstra
- Brad Finstad
- Michelle Fischbach
- Scott Fitzgerald
- Brandon Gill
- Mark Green
- Marjorie Greene
- Diana Harshbarger
- Ashley Hinson
- Erin Houchin
- Wesley Hunt
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- Brian Jack
- Dusty Johnson
- John Joyce
- David Kustoff
- Nicholas A. Langworthy
- Barry Loudermilk
- Anna Paulina Luna
- Nancy Mace
- Nicole Malliotakis
- Michael T. McCaul
- Tom McClintock
- Richard McCormick
- John J. McGuire
- Mark B. Messmer
- Mary E. Miller
- Riley M. Moore
- Troy E. Nehls
- Zachary Nunn
- Andrew Ogles
- Burgess Owens
- John W. Rose
- Derek Schmidt
- Austin Scott
- Pete Sessions
- Pete Stauber
- Claudia Tenney
- Jefferson Van Drew
- Randy K. Weber, Sr.
1 Democrat