Senate · Roll call 4 · Jan. 15, 2025

A vote to remove from S. 5, the Laken Riley Act, the section letting state attorneys general sue federal immigration authorities over detention of non-U.S. nationals.

Amendment Rejected46–49 Amendment Party-line vote
Question
On the Amendment
Bill
S. 5, Laken Riley Act
Details
To strike the section that authorizes State attorneys general to sue Federal immigration authorities for alleged violations relating to the detention of aliens.
← 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 44 · No 0 · Did not vote 1
Republicans
Yes 0 · No 49 · Did not vote 3
Independent
Yes 2 · No 0

Most Democrats voted Yes (44 of 45).

Most Republicans voted No (49 of 52).

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

About this vote

The amendment would have struck the bill's section authorizing state attorneys general to sue federal immigration authorities for alleged violations related to detaining non-U.S. nationals. The amendment was rejected, so the section stayed in 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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