{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-29","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 29","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Laken Riley Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","title":"To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Title(s) from PCS (Placed on Senate Calendar) bill text","title":"Laken Riley Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Laken Riley Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Laken Riley Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Laken Riley Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2025-01-03","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2025-01-07","vote":{"id":"119-2025-h6","question":"On Passage","title":"Laken Riley Act","result":"Passed","yea":264,"nay":159,"present":0,"not_voting":11,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll006.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"pending","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"not_yet","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 10.","date":"2025-02-10"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2025-01-03","stage":"Introduced in House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Laken Riley Act"},{"k":"p","t":"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. The bill also authorizes states to sue the federal government for decisions or alleged failures related to immigration enforcement."},{"k":"p","t":"Under this bill, DHS must detain an individual who (1) is unlawfully present in the United States or did not possess the necessary documents when applying for admission; and (2) has been charged with, arrested for, convicted of, or admits to having committed acts that constitute the essential elements of burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting."},{"k":"p","t":"The bill also authorizes state governments to sue for injunctive relief over certain immigration-related decisions or alleged failures by the federal government if the decision or failure caused the state or its residents harm, including financial harm of more than $100. Specifically, the state government may sue the federal government over a"},{"k":"li","t":"decision to release a non-U.S. national from custody;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"failure to fulfill requirements relating to inspecting individuals seeking admission into the United States, including requirements related to asylum interviews;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"failure to fulfill a requirement to stop issuing visas to nationals of a country that unreasonably denies or delays acceptance of nationals of that country;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"violation of limitations on immigration parole, such as the requirement that parole be granted only on a case-by-case basis; or","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"failure to detain an individual who has been ordered removed from the United States.","d":1}],"words":244},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to detain certain aliens who are charged with or arrested for burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting, and lets State attorneys general sue federal officials over certain immigration detention, release, parole, and visa matters.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/29/text/eh#H8625073BB75C45C591ABB7872C8F0CBA"},{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/29/text/eh#H6C0B1A4E41F74C44A57AEF47903666CF"}]},"core_areas":["Mandatory detention of certain aliens charged with theft-related offenses","State attorney general lawsuits over federal immigration enforcement"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Adds a group of aliens to the mandatory detention rules: those inadmissible on listed grounds who are charged with, arrested for, convicted of, or admit committing acts that make up burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/29/text/eh#H8625073BB75C45C591ABB7872C8F0CBA"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue a detainer for such an alien and, if no Federal, State, or local officials otherwise hold the alien, to effectively and expeditiously take custody.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/29/text/eh#H8625073BB75C45C591ABB7872C8F0CBA"}},{"text":"Defines burglary, theft, larceny, and shoplifting for this purpose as having the meaning given in the jurisdiction where the acts occurred.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/29/text/eh#H8625073BB75C45C591ABB7872C8F0CBA"}},{"text":"Gives a State attorney general or other authorized State officer standing to sue the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attorney General, or the Secretary of State in federal district court for injunctive relief over alleged violations in several immigration areas.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/29/text/eh#H6C0B1A4E41F74C44A57AEF47903666CF"}},{"text":"Covers alleged violations of detention and removal requirements, decisions to release an alien or grant bond or parole, the visa discontinuation requirement, the case-by-case limit on parole, and the detention requirement during the removal period.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/29/text/eh#H6C0B1A4E41F74C44A57AEF47903666CF"}},{"text":"Provides that a State or its residents are harmed if they experience harm, including financial harm in excess of $100, and directs courts to expedite these suits to the greatest extent practicable.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/29/text/eh#H6C0B1A4E41F74C44A57AEF47903666CF"}}],"unexpected":[{"category":"selective_carve_out","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/29/text/eh#H6C0B1A4E41F74C44A57AEF47903666CF"},"heading":"Enforcement by attorney general of a State","effect":"Lets State attorney general actions under the new provisions proceed outside the existing limit on injunctive relief in 8 U.S.C. 1252(f)(1). The section also treats financial harm in excess of $100 as harm to a State or its residents.","amount":null,"quote":"Paragraph (1) shall not apply to an action brought pursuant to section 235(b)(3), subsections (e) or (f) of section 236, or section 241(a)(2)(B)."}]}],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2025-01-07","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/29/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-09-30","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/29","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/29/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-29.png","v":"7370b4f95b94","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 29, 119th Congress: Laken Riley Act. House: 264 Yea, 159 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 7 Jan 2025."}}