Senate · Roll call 2 · Jan. 13, 2025

A vote to begin Senate consideration of S. 5, the Laken Riley Act.

Motion to Proceed Agreed to82–10 Procedural
Question
On the Motion to Proceed
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 32 · No 9 · Did not vote 4
Republicans
Yes 49 · No 0 · Did not vote 2
Independent
Yes 1 · No 1

Most Democrats voted Yes (32 of 45).

Most Republicans voted Yes (49 of 51).

About this vote

A motion to proceed asks the Senate to formally take up a measure. The bill requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody non-U.S. nationals charged in the United States with theft; the motion was agreed to, so the Senate took up the bill.

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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
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