Senate · Roll call 6 · Jan. 20, 2025

A vote to amend S. 5, the Laken Riley Act, to require detention of inadmissible non-U.S. nationals for crimes causing death or serious bodily injury.

Amendment Agreed to75–24 Amendment Party-line vote
Question
On the Amendment
Bill
S. 5, Laken Riley Act
Details
To include crimes resulting in death or serious bodily injury to the list of offenses that, if committed by an inadmissible alien, require 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 22 · No 23
Republicans
Yes 52 · No 0
Independent
Yes 1 · No 1

Most Democrats voted No (23 of 45).

Most Republicans voted Yes (52 of 52).

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

About this vote

The amendment adds crimes resulting in death or serious bodily injury to the list of offenses that require mandatory detention when committed by an inadmissible alien, meaning a non-U.S. national not legally allowed to enter the country. The amendment was agreed to.

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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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