Senate · Roll call 3 · Jan. 15, 2025

A vote to amend S. 5, the Laken Riley Act, to add more criminal offenses that require detention of certain non-U.S. nationals.

Amendment Agreed to70–25 Amendment Party-line vote
Question
On the Amendment
Bill
S. 5, Laken Riley Act
Details
To expand the list of criminal offenses that subject inadmissible aliens to mandatory detention.
← 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 21 · No 23 · Did not vote 1
Republicans
Yes 49 · No 0 · Did not vote 3
Independent
Yes 0 · No 2

Most Democrats voted No (23 of 45).

Most Republicans voted Yes (49 of 52).

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

About this vote

The amendment expands the list of criminal offenses that require mandatory detention of inadmissible aliens, meaning non-U.S. nationals who are not legally allowed to enter the country. The amendment was agreed to, so it was added to 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

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