Republican lawmakers pressed forward this week on an immigration bill with bipartisan support as a first push on a tough-on-immigration approach promised by President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans in the 2024 election.
The House on Tuesday voted 264-159 to pass the legislation known as the Laken Riley Act, with 48 Democrats joining all Republicans in voting for it. House leadership had paved the way for the bill’s consideration in its initial package of rules for the 119th Congress.
A procedural vote in the Senate could take place soon as Friday on that chamber’s version of the bill, said a spokesperson for Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. The bill has Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman as a supporter.
