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GOP-led immigration legislation passes House in first bill of new Congress, but faces uncertain future in Senate
The House voted on Tuesday to pass a GOP-led bill to require detention of undocumented migrants charged with certain crimes, but the measure faces an uncertain future in the Senate in a sign of the challenges facing Republicans despite controlling both chambers of Congress.
Laken Riley Act: House poised to pass 1st bill of 119th Congress
The House of Representatives is poised to vote on the Laken Riley Act on Tuesday after it easily passed last year.
House to vote on Laken Riley Act as first bill of new Congress
The House will vote at 1 p.m. Tuesday on the Laken Riley Act as its first piece of legislation of the 119th Congress.
US House of Representatives set to vote on Laken Riley Act
The passage of the Laken Riley Act allows immigration officials to detain non-U.S. citizens accused of certain crimes
Laken Riley's family says bill in her name 'has our full support' with House vote happening today
The bill seeks to give ICE and state governments more resources against those who have crossed the border illegally and committed crimes.
Immigration Takes Center Stage As 119th Congress Takes Up Laken Riley Act
The House of Representatives is preparing to vote on the Laken Riley Act, the first bill of the 119th Congress, on Tuesday (January 7). Named after Laken Riley, a nursing student murdered by an illegal immigrant,

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Watch live: House GOP holds first presser of 119th Congress amid reconciliation debate
House Republican leaders are holding a news conference Tuesday morning as GOP lawmakers grapple with President-elect Trump’s ...
House approves immigration measure honoring Laken Riley in first bill
The House approved its first policy legislation of the new Congress on Tuesday with a bill aimed at addressing illegal ...
Democrat elected speaker of tied Pennsylvania House after GOP candidate bows out
A Democrat is returning to the job of speaker of the Pennsylvania House after the Republican candidate bowed out ...
Raskin: Democrats ‘going to be in good shape to exploit’ GOP conflicts
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said on Monday that his party is well positioned to benefit from GOP conflicts in the House during ...
House DFL threatens to not show up for start of session, as GOP might refuse to seat DFL member
Minnesota’s 2025 legislative session is headed toward a historically sour start. House Democrats are threatening to take ...