House · Roll call 23 · Jan. 22, 2025

A vote to pass S. 5, the Laken Riley Act, which requires the Department of Homeland Security to detain certain non-U.S. nationals.

Passed263–156 Passage Party-line vote
Question
On Passage
Bill
S. 5, Laken Riley Act
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
YesNoPresentDid not vote
Each dot is one current member, in the same seat as on their member page, from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). Color shows how they voted. Seats show current members. Members who have since left Congress appear in the list below.

How each party voted

Democrats
Yes 46 · No 156 · Did not vote 13
Republicans
Yes 217 · No 0 · Did not vote 1

Most Democrats voted No (156 of 215).

Most Republicans voted Yes (217 of 218).

Party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.

President's positions

The President's position: wanted a Yes vote

“The Administration strongly supports enactment of the Laken Riley Act.”

Source: White House statement on the bill · Checked against the statement (AI-assisted)

About this vote

S. 5 requires the Department of Homeland Security to detain certain non-U.S. nationals. The House passed this Senate bill.

This summary was drafted and checked with AI (Claude) using only the official record of the vote. Report an error

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Laken Riley Act This act requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain certain non-U.S.

How each member voted

MemberSeatTheir vote
Loading…

Embed this on your site

Copy this code into your page. It shows a box with the latest numbers from Capitol Lens, with a credit line underneath. Free to use with the credit line.

Preview