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Laken Riley Act amendment: remove states' power to sue

Senate vote · S. 5 · On the Amendment · January 15, 2025Borders

Would have removed the part of the Laken Riley Act that lets state attorneys general sue federal officials who fail to detain illegal immigrants.

Liberty position
Nay
The Senate voted
46 Yea, 49 Nay
Why Nay is the liberty side
Voting no keeps a tool for forcing enforcement.

Counted under the measure Stops mass migration.

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The count

96 current members of Congress were in the Senate for this vote. Members who have left Congress are not listed.

On the liberty side
46
46 Republicans
Against the liberty side
46
44 Democrats, 2 Independents
Not counted
4
3 Republicans, 1 Democrat

On the liberty side

46 current members voted Nay.

Against the liberty side

46 current members voted Yea.

Not counted

4 current members missed the vote or voted present. Neither counts for or against a member.

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