2025-2026 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB29: Laken Riley Act
Legislative Summary
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.
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Bill History
1/3/2025
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
1/3/2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
House of Representatives
1/7/2025
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. (consideration: CR H53-61)
House of Representatives
1/7/2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 29.
House of Representatives
1/7/2025
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
House of Representatives
1/7/2025
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 29, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Raskin demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
House of Representatives
1/7/2025
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H61)
House of Representatives
1/7/2025
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 264 - 159 (Roll no. 6). (text: CR H53-54)
House of Representatives
1/7/2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
House of Representatives
1/8/2025
Received in the Senate.
Senate
2/6/2025
Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Senate
2/10/2025
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 10.
Senate
Roll Call Votes
On Passage RC# 6
1/7/2025
264
Yea
159
Nay
0
Not Voting
11
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(1/8/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 54
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Mike Collins
Republican
Co-Sponsors (54)
Rick Allen
Republican
Marjorie Greene
Republican
Andrew Clyde
Republican
Earl Carter
Republican
Barry Loudermilk
Republican
Austin Scott
Republican
Richard McCormick
Republican
Mike Bost
Republican
Brian Babin
Republican
Randy Feenstra
Republican
Nancy Mace
Republican
Ben Cline
Republican
Troy Nehls
Republican
Andrew Ogles
Republican
Dan Crenshaw
Republican
Michael McCaul
Republican
Brad Finstad
Republican
David Kustoff
Republican
Ashley Hinson
Republican
Erin Houchin
Republican
Nicole Malliotakis
Republican
Mike Ezell
Republican
Claudia Tenney
Republican
Anna Luna
Republican
Burgess Owens
Republican
Scott Fitzgerald
Republican
Robert Aderholt
Republican
Randy Weber
Republican
Dusty Johnson
Republican
Pete Stauber
Republican
Jeff Van Drew
Republican
Zachary Nunn
Republican
Brian Jack
Republican
Robert Bresnahan
Republican
Vern Buchanan
Republican
Tom McClintock
Republican
Diana Harshbarger
Republican
John Joyce
Republican
Michelle Fischbach
Republican
Pete Sessions
Republican
Riley Moore
Republican
Wesley Hunt
Republican
Mark Green
Republican
Nicholas Langworthy
Republican
Henry Cuellar
Democrat
Derek Schmidt
Republican
Troy Downing
Republican
John McGuire
Republican
Juan Ciscomani
Republican
Brandon Gill
Republican
John Rose
Republican
Mark Messmer
Republican
Mary Miller
Republican
Garland Barr
Republican