Here are the 48 House Democrats who joined Republicans to pass the Laken Riley Act

The legislation passed the House in a bipartisan 264-159 vote, which saw a total of 48 Democrats side with all Republicans to pass the bill.

Published: January 7, 2025 8:43pm

Updated: January 7, 2025 8:49pm

A total of 48 House Democrats on Tuesday helped Republicans in the lower chamber pass the "Laken Riley Act," which provides law enforcement with more authority to detain illegal immigrants who have been accused of theft-related crimes.

The legislation passed the House in a bipartisan 264-159 vote, which saw a total of 48 Democrats side with all Republicans to pass the bill. But seven of those Democrats previously voted against the legislation in the 118th Congress last year, or did not vote at all.

Here are the 48 Democrats who voted with Republicans:

Alabama Rep. Shomari Figures

Alabama Rep. Terri Sewell

Arizona Rep. Greg Stanton

California Rep. Adam Gray

California Rep. Dave Min

California Rep. Derek Tran

California Rep. George Whitesides

California Rep. Jim Costa

California Rep. Josh Harder

California Rep. Mike Levin

Connecticut Rep. Jahana Hayes

Connecticut Rep. Joe Courtney

Florida Rep. Jared Moskowitz

Georgia Rep. Lucy McBath

Illinois Rep. Nikki Budzinski

Illinois Rep. Eric Sorensen

Indiana Rep. Frank J. Mrvan

Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids

Maine Rep. Jared Golden

Maryland Rep. April McClain-Delaney

Massachusetts Rep. Stephen F. Lynch

Michigan Rep. Hillary J. Scholten

Michigan Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet

Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig

Nevada Rep. Dina Titus

Nevada Rep. Steven Horsford

Nevada Rep. Susie Lee

New Hampshire Rep. Chris Pappas

New Hampshire Rep. Maggie Goodlander

New York Rep. Joe Morelle

New York Rep. John Mannion

New York Rep. Josh Riley

New York Rep. Laura Gillen

New York Rep. Ritchie Torres

New York Rep. Tom Suozzi

North Carolina Rep. Don Davis

Ohio Rep. Emilia Sykes

Ohio Rep. Greg Landsman

Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur

Oregon Rep. Janelle Bynum

Oregon Rep. Val Hoyle

Pennsylvania Rep. Brendan Boyle

Pennsylvania Rep. Chris Deluzio

Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar

Texas Rep. Vicente Gonzalez

Virginia Rep. Suhas Subramanyam

Washington Rep. Kim Schrier

Washington Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

Eleven of the 48 Democrats were new House members, according to The Hill, and four Democrats who voted in favor of the bill last March have since left the lower chamber.

New Jersey Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer decided to sit Tuesday's vote out despite voting in favor of the legislation in March. 

The Senate is expected to vote on the act later this week.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.

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