H.R. 7511 · 118th Congress

Laken Riley Act

Introduced on Mar 1, 2024 by Mike Collins (R-GA-10). 78 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Mar 11, 2024): Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 341.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Mar 1, 2024
Cosponsors
78
0 from the other party
Policy area
Immigration
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

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.

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
  • Law enforcement officers
  • Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
  • State and local government operations
  • Visas and passports

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Mike CollinsR-GA-10Sponsor

Republicans · 78

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Passage
    Mar 7, 2024· House· Passage· Passed 251–170

History

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  1. Mar 1, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Mar 1, 2024Introduced in House
  3. Mar 1, 2024 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  4. Mar 5, 2024 · HouseRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1052 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2799 and H.R. 7511. Resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2799, under a structured rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 7511 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit.
  5. Mar 6, 2024 · HouseRule H. Res. 1052 passed House.
  6. Mar 7, 2024 · HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1052. (consideration: CR H1013-1020)
  7. Mar 7, 2024 · HouseRule provides for consideration of H.R. 2799 and H.R. 7511. Resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2799, under a structured rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 7511 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit.
  8. Mar 7, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 7511.
  9. Mar 7, 2024 · HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  10. Mar 7, 2024 · HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 7511, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Bishop (NC) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  11. Mar 7, 2024 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1020-1021)
  12. Mar 7, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 251 - 170 (Roll no. 66). (text: CR H1013-1014)House · Roll call 66
  13. Mar 7, 2024 · HouseOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 251 - 170 (Roll no. 66). (text: CR H1013-1014)House · Roll call 66
  14. Mar 7, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  15. Mar 8, 2024 · SenateReceived in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
  16. Mar 11, 2024 · SenateRead the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 341.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. The Immigration Hub, LLC5 reports
    $130K reported (all issues)
  2. American Civil Liberties Union1 report
    $490K reported (all issues)
  3. CASA, Inc.1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)
  4. Federation for American Immigration Reform1 report
    $54.6K reported (all issues)
  5. Human Rights First1 report
    $135K reported (all issues)
  6. KIDS IN NEED OF DEFENSE1 report
    $120K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.