House · Roll call 6 · Jan. 7, 2025

A vote to pass H.R. 29, the Laken Riley Act, which requires detention of certain non-U.S. nationals arrested for burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting.

Passed264–159 Passage Party-line vote
Question
On Passage
Bill
H.R. 29, 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 48 · No 159 · Did not vote 8
Republicans
Yes 216 · No 0 · Did not vote 3

Most Democrats voted No (159 of 215).

Most Republicans voted Yes (216 of 219).

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

About this vote

The bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to detain certain non-U.S. nationals, called aliens under federal law, who have been arrested for burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting. The bill passed the House.

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

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.

How each member voted

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