Officially: Laken Riley Act
This law requires detention for some noncitizens tied to listed crimes and tells federal officials to take custody quickly. It also makes it easier for states to sue over some federal immigration decisions, including detention, parole, and visa actions.
Use this page to support, oppose, or ask Congress to amend S.5. Modern Action explains Laken Riley Act in plain English, helps identify the right senators or representative, and generates a bill-specific message you can review before sending.
Where it stands
Signed into law
This bill is now law. You can still tell your representatives how you feel about their vote.
↓ Why your message matters here
This bill is now law — but your representatives still need to know where their constituents stand, especially when similar issues come up next.
Enter your ZIP to see how your senators and member of Congress have voted, sponsored, or spoken on this bill.
The debate
Where this bill is in the process
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Senate Committee
Under Senate committee consideration
Senate Floor Vote
Voted on by Senate
Passed Senate
Approved by Senate
House Review
Sent to House for consideration
Passed Both Chambers
Approved by both House and Senate
Signed into Law
Signed by the President
Latest: Became Public Law No: 119-1. (1/29/2025)
For more detail
Choose one clear position: support, oppose, or amend. Then pick any reasons or personal context you want included. Modern Action uses that input and the bill context to draft a message you can review, edit, and send.
Congressional offices prioritize messages from their own constituents. Modern Action uses your address to route the generated message to your senators when that is the most relevant target for this bill.
The draft includes the bill number, your position, the reasons you selected, any personal context you added, and a direct ask such as voting yes, voting no, cosponsoring, opposing, or seeking changes. You stay in control because you review it before it sends.
This page is for understanding Laken Riley Act, choosing whether you support it, oppose it, or want changes, and reviewing a generated message before it goes to Congress.
Modern Action keeps the action tied to the bill itself: what it would do, where it is in the process (became law), which office can still act, and what ask belongs in the message.
You are not starting from a blank form. Modern Action drafts the message around S.5, your stance, and the reasons you choose, then leaves the final review and edits to you.
