# 119-hr-29: Laken Riley Act

119-hr-29, Laken Riley Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10] (R-GA); status passed_house (as of 2026-07-29).

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- As of: 2026-07-29
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-29
- Congress: 119
- Title: Laken Riley Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10] (R-GA)
- Cosponsors: 54
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-29

## Summary

**Expanded detention for theft-related offenses** and new state powers to sue federal officials over releases or parole decisions that states say harm them. The bill links certain inadmissibility categories to burglary, theft, larceny, and shoplifting as defined by the local jurisdiction and creates a formal detainer path.

## Cosponsors (54)

- Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] (R-GA), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Greene, Marjorie Taylor [R-GA-14] (R-GA), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9] (R-GA), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] (R-GA), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] (R-GA), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7] (R-GA), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] (R-TN), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9] (R-IN), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4] (R-MS), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5] (R-WI), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] (R-AL), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jack, Brian [R-GA-3] (R-GA), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8] (R-PA), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] (R-PA), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7] (R-MN), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2025-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Riley M. [R-WV-2] (R-WV), 2025-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hunt, Wesley [R-TX-38] (R-TX), 2025-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] (R-TN), 2025-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2025-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2] (R-MT), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] (R-TN), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Messmer, Mark B. [R-IN-8] (R-IN), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Passage | Passed | 264 | 159 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- States could sue over immigration releases: benefit, medium. If enacted, state attorneys general could sue to enforce detention and removal rules and get quick court review. They could challenge releases, bond or parole decisions, and some visa actions when harm is over $100. Courts would have to move these cases fast, and some limits on injunctions would no…
- Mandatory detention for theft-related cases: cost, high. If enacted, some noncitizens tied to burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting would face mandatory detention. This would apply when they are otherwise inadmissible and are charged, arrested, convicted, or admit those acts. DHS would have to issue a detainer and quickly take custody if no one else h…

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- 119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025
- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act
- 119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hres-719: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.

## Sources
- [119-hr-29 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/29)

## Related
- [119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-703)
- [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1301)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hres-719: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-719)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-29 (as of 2026-07-29).