backing President Trump by passing America First legislation in Congress
Pass America First legislation in Congress.
Occurrences
Evidence
PUBLIC LAW 119–1—JAN. 29, 2025 ... An Act To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes. [S. 5] Laken Riley Act.
Latest Action: 01/29/2025 Became Public Law No: 119-1. The bill is shown as Law and Congress.gov lists eight roll call votes on the measure.
"Public Law 119-1" ... "An Act To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes." "This Act may be cited as the 'Laken Riley Act'."
Collins said the SAFE for America Act would "reform our broken immigration system and realign our nations' priorities back to the America First immigration policies that we need."
Assessments
The promise was broad: to pass America First legislation in Congress. Collins materially advanced immigration legislation aligned with his stated America First agenda, and the Laken Riley Act became Public Law 119-1 on January 29, 2025 while he was serving in Congress. Although the enacted law is not titled 'America First,' the supplied evidence supports treating it as concrete legislation consistent with that agenda rather than merely an attempted or symbolic effort.
Collins promised broadly to pass America First legislation in Congress. During his federal House service, the Laken Riley Act, an immigration-enforcement measure aligned with the America First agenda and associated with Collins's legislative work, passed Congress and became Public Law 119-1 on January 29, 2025. Additional evidence shows Collins continued advancing explicitly America First immigration legislation in the same congressional term. Because a concrete aligned bill was enacted while he was in office, the promise is best scored as delivered in the same term.
Collins promised broadly to pass America First legislation in Congress. The Laken Riley Act, aligned with his immigration and America First agenda, was enacted as Public Law 119-1 on January 29, 2025. Because the promised outcome was broad and did not require a bill literally titled America First, enactment of this legislation is sufficient to count as delivered.