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S. 5: Laken Riley Act · Congress Swing Tracker

S. 5119th CongressImmigration

Laken Riley Act

Sponsored by Sen. Katie Boyd Britt (R-AL) · 53 active

Latest action: Became Public Law No: 119-1.

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Where it standsBecame law

Became law

Senate: passedJan 20, 2025
House: passedJan 22, 2025
President: Signed into lawJan 29, 2025

5 senators score as swing votes

Summary

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Laken Riley Act

This act 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, shoplifting, assault of a law enforcement officer, or any crime that results in death or serious bodily injury to another person. The act also authorizes states to sue the federal government for decisions or alleged failures related to immigration enforcement.

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Under this act, 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 the above crimes.

The act 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

failure to detain an individual who has been ordered removed from the United States.

Committees and subjects

Committees

No committee referrals recorded

Congress.gov lists no committee activity for this bill yet, so no member gets the gatekeeper bonus in swing-v3.

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
Violent crime
Visas and passports

Senate · 100 House · 433

Model

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

How the Senate breaks down

5Swing 70–100
32Middle 30–70
63Entrenched 0–30

Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score.

Key players in the Senate

Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3, 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, , and the . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.

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Jeanne ShaheenDemocrat · New Hampshire

Similar past votes, Senate

Earlier behind swing-v3’s input

Similar votes count toward swing-v3 in the Senate: total similarity weight 37.0 (needs 5.0).

S. 5 · Jan 20, 2025 · Roll call 7On Passage of the BillA bill 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.
Bill PassedSame bill×3.0
S. 5 · Jan 20, 2025 · Roll call 6On the AmendmentTo include crimes resulting in death or serious bodily injury to the list of offenses that, if committed by an inadmissible alien, require mandatory detention.
Amendment Agreed toSame bill×3.0
S. 5 · Jan 17, 2025 · Roll call 5On the Cloture MotionA bill 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.
Cloture Motion Agreed toSame bill×3.0
S. 5 · Jan 15, 2025 · Roll call 4On the AmendmentTo strike the section that authorizes State attorneys general to sue Federal immigration authorities for alleged violations relating to the detention of aliens.
Amendment RejectedSame bill×3.0
S. 5 · Jan 15, 2025 · Roll call 3On the AmendmentTo expand the list of criminal offenses that subject inadmissible aliens to mandatory detention.
Amendment Agreed toSame bill×3.0
S. 5 · Jan 13, 2025 · Roll call 2On the Motion to ProceedA bill 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.
Motion to Proceed Agreed toSame bill×3.0
S. 5 · Jan 9, 2025 · Roll call 1On the Cloture MotionA bill 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.
Cloture Motion Agreed toSame bill×3.0
S.J.Res. 190 · Jun 16, 2026 · Roll call 832On the Motion to ProceedA joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Executive Office for Immigration Review relating to "Appellate Procedures for the Board of Immigration Appeals".
Motion to Proceed RejectedSame policy area×0.5

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S. 2 · Jun 5, 2026 · Roll call 822On Passage of the BillAn original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.
Bill PassedSame policy area×0.5
S. 2 · Jun 5, 2026 · Roll call 821On the MotionTo provide for limitations on judgments, awards, and compromise settlements under section 1304 of title 31, United States Code.
Motion RejectedSame policy area×0.5
S. 2 · Jun 5, 2026 · Roll call 820On the MotionTo prohibit the use of funds to provide payments to certain individuals.
Motion RejectedSame policy area×0.5
S. 2 · Jun 5, 2026 · Roll call 819On the AmendmentTo appropriate amounts for local law enforcement hiring programs.

Cosponsors

53 active

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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.

Similar votes count toward swing-v3 in the Senate: total similarity weight 37.0 (needs 5.0).

S. 5 · Jan 20, 2025 · Roll call 7On Passage of the BillA bill 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.
Bill PassedSame bill×3.0
S. 5 · Jan 20, 2025 · Roll call 6On the AmendmentTo include crimes resulting in death or serious bodily injury to the list of offenses that, if committed by an inadmissible alien, require mandatory detention.
Amendment Agreed toSame bill×3.0
S. 5 · Jan 17, 2025 · Roll call 5On the Cloture MotionA bill 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.
Cloture Motion Agreed toSame bill×3.0
S. 5 · Jan 15, 2025 · Roll call 4On the AmendmentTo strike the section that authorizes State attorneys general to sue Federal immigration authorities for alleged violations relating to the detention of aliens.
Amendment RejectedSame bill×3.0
S. 5 · Jan 15, 2025 · Roll call 3On the AmendmentTo expand the list of criminal offenses that subject inadmissible aliens to mandatory detention.
Amendment Agreed toSame bill×3.0
S. 5 · Jan 13, 2025 · Roll call 2On the Motion to ProceedA bill 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.
Motion to Proceed Agreed toSame bill×3.0
S. 5 · Jan 9, 2025 · Roll call 1On the Cloture MotionA bill 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.
Cloture Motion Agreed toSame bill×3.0
S.J.Res. 190 · Jun 16, 2026 · Roll call 832On the Motion to ProceedA joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Executive Office for Immigration Review relating to "Appellate Procedures for the Board of Immigration Appeals".
Motion to Proceed RejectedSame policy area×0.5

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S. 2 · Jun 5, 2026 · Roll call 822On Passage of the BillAn original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.
Bill PassedSame policy area×0.5
S. 2 · Jun 5, 2026 · Roll call 821On the MotionTo provide for limitations on judgments, awards, and compromise settlements under section 1304 of title 31, United States Code.
Motion RejectedSame policy area×0.5
S. 2 · Jun 5, 2026 · Roll call 820On the MotionTo prohibit the use of funds to provide payments to certain individuals.
Motion RejectedSame policy area×0.5
S. 2 · Jun 5, 2026 · Roll call 819On the AmendmentTo appropriate amounts for local law enforcement hiring programs.

Laken Riley Act

Summary

Committees and subjects

Committees

Subjects

How the Senate breaks down

Key players in the Senate

Similar past votes, Senate

Cosponsors

How the swing score works

Ideology vs. swing score, Senate