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H.R. 29: Laken Riley Act · Congress Swing Tracker

H.R. 29119th CongressImmigration

Laken Riley Act

Sponsored by Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) · 54 active : 53 Republicans, 1 Democrat

Latest action: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 10.

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Where it standsPassed House, now in the Senate

Passed House

House: passedJan 7, 2025
Senate: next
President: not yet

9 senators score as swing votes

Summary

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Laken Riley Act

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.

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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.

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

decision to release a non-U.S. national from custody;

failure to fulfill requirements relating to inspecting individuals seeking admission into the United States, including requirements related to asylum interviews;

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;

violation of limitations on immigration parole, such as the requirement that parole be granted only on a case-by-case basis; or

How the projections held up

Each member’s recorded vote compared with their swing projection from before the vote. A member by voting against most of their own party.

House

On PassagePassed264 yea, 159 nayJanuary 7, 2025 · Roll call 6

How members in each band voted on this House vote, by their projection before the vote
BandBand before the vote	VotedVoted yea or nay	BrokeBroke with party	Share
Swing	33	18	55%
Middle	164	28	17%
Entrenched	217	2	1%
All

Committees and subjects

Committees

House Committee on the Judiciary · HouseReferred to

Subjects

Border security and unlawful immigration
Civil actions and liability
Crimes against property
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Detention of persons
Immigration status and procedures
Intergovernmental relations
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
State and local government operations
Visas and passports

Senate · 100 House · 433

Model

v3defaultv2

Directional: count only breaks toward the other party Why do scores change?

How the House breaks down

42Swing 70–100
185Middle 30–70
204Entrenched 0–30
2Insufficient data not ranked

Members fall into . 2 representatives don’t have enough data yet and are marked “insufficient data”. Non-voting delegates are not counted. The bill is not before the House right now; these scores show where members would stand.

Key players in the House

Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v2, directional

: only movement toward the other party counts, so members who sit further from the center than their party no longer score as swing votes.

Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.

Similar past votes, House

Earlier behind swing-v3’s input

Similar votes count toward swing-v3 in the House: total similarity weight 22.5 (needs 5.0).

H.R. 29 · Jan 7, 2025 · Roll call 5On PassageLaken Riley Act
PassedSame bill×3.0
H.R. 1958 · Mar 18, 2026 · Roll call 454On PassageDeporting Fraudsters Act
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 3486 · Sep 11, 2025 · Roll call 263On PassageStop Illegal Entry Act
PassedShared subjects×1.0
S. 5 · Jan 22, 2025 · Roll call 22On PassageLaken Riley Act
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 5717 · Sep 20, 2024 · Roll call 1155On PassageNo Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.Res. 1065 · Mar 12, 2024 · Roll call 803On Agreeing to the ResolutionDenouncing the Biden administration’s immigration policies
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 7511 · Mar 7, 2024 · Roll call 784On PassageLaken Riley Act
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 3941 · Jul 19, 2023 · Roll call 339On PassageSchools Not Shelters Act
PassedShared subjects×1.0

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H.R. 2 · May 11, 2023 · Roll call 208On PassageSecure the Border Act
PassedShared subjects×1.0
S. 2 · Jun 9, 2026 · Roll call 574On PassageSecure America Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.Res. 1128 · Mar 26, 2026 · Roll call 462On Agreeing to the Resolution, as AmendedExpressing the support of the House of Representatives for the Department of Homeland Security
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 4638 · Mar 19, 2026 · Roll call 456On PassageBOWOW Act
PassedSame policy area

Cosponsors

54 active

Show all 54 cosponsors

Andrew Ogles (R-TN-5)
Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA-9)
Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL-13)
Ashley Hinson (R-IA-2)
Austin Scott (R-GA-8)
Barry Loudermilk (R-GA-11)
Ben Cline (R-VA-6)
Brad Finstad (R-MN-1)
Brian Babin (R-TX-36)
Brian Jack (R-GA-3)
Burgess Owens (R-UT-4)
Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24)
Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-2)
David Kustoff (R-TN-8)
Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-1)
Dusty Johnson (R-SD-AL)
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-1)
Erin Houchin

How the swing score works

Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.

Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.

Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.

Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.

Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.

Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.

1
Jared F. GoldenDemocrat · Maine 2nd · Lean R+4On the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Today92Swing
Vote on passage, Jan 7, 2025:YeaBroke with partyProjected at the vote: 89 Swing (today: 92)
ContactCall 202-225-6306 Website
2
Marie Gluesenkamp PerezDemocrat · Washington 3rd · Lean R+2On the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Today90Swing
Vote on passage, Jan 7, 2025:YeaBroke with partyProjected at the vote: 85 Swing (today: 90)
Contact
3
Brian K. FitzpatrickRepublican · Pennsylvania 1st · Lean D+1On the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Today89Swing
Vote on passage, Jan 7, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: 83 Swing (today: 89)
ContactCall
4
Michael LawlerRepublican · New York 17th · Lean D+1On the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Today88Swing
Vote on passage, Jan 7, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: 83 Swing (today: 88)
ContactCall
5
Don BaconRepublican · Nebraska 2nd · Lean D+3On the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Today88Swing
Vote on passage, Jan 7, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: 83 Swing (today: 88)
ContactCall
6
Thomas H. KeanRepublican · New Jersey 7th · Lean EVENOn the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Today86Swing
Vote on passage, Jan 7, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: 80 Swing (today: 86)
ContactCall
7
David G. ValadaoRepublican · California 22nd · Lean R+1On the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Today85Swing
Vote on passage, Jan 7, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: 78 Swing (today: 85)
ContactCall
8
Thomas R. SuozziDemocrat · New York 3rd · Lean EVENOn the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Today84Swing
Vote on passage, Jan 7, 2025:YeaBroke with partyProjected at the vote: 78 Swing (today: 84)
Contact
9
Josh GottheimerDemocrat · New Jersey 5th · Lean D+2On the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Today84Swing
Vote on passage, Jan 7, 2025:Not votingProjected at the vote: 77 Swing (today: 84)
ContactCall
10
Donald G. DavisDemocrat · North Carolina 1st · Lean R+1On the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Today84Swing
Vote on passage, Jan 7, 2025:YeaBroke with partyProjected at the vote: 76 Swing (today: 84)
Contact