Collins made a promise to the Riley family that he would fight to make sure that no one would have to live through their pain again.
Fight to ensure no one else has to endure the pain the Riley family experienced.
Occurrences
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.
Laken Riley Act
Evidence
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When Laken Riley was murdered in Athens, Georgia by an illegal alien, Collins made a promise to the Riley family that he would fight to make sure that no one would have to live through their pain again. He delivered by passing the Laken Riley Act and making it the first bill that President Trump signed in his second term.
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H.R. 29 was introduced by Rep. Mike Collins on January 3, 2025. The bill's short title is the Laken Riley Act and its full title is 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.
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Congress.gov shows H.R.29 was passed by the House on January 7, 2025, with the tracker status showing Passed House.
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GovInfo lists the Laken Riley Act with Public Law Citation: Public Law 119-1.
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The campaign page says Collins made a promise to the Riley family that he would fight so no one else would have to live through their pain, and says he delivered by passing the Laken Riley Act.
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GovInfo shows H.R. 29 was introduced in the House on January 3, 2025 by Mr. Collins and titled the Laken Riley Act.
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Congress.gov shows H.R. 29 was sponsored by Rep. Collins, passed the House on January 7, 2025, and the tracker status is Passed House.
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The enrolled public law pdf states Public Law 119-1, dated January 29, 2025, and identifies the Laken Riley Act as the enacted statute.
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The enrolled public law PDF identifies the Laken Riley Act as Public Law 119-1, dated January 29, 2025.
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Congress.gov lists Rep. Mike Collins as sponsor, shows H.R. 29 passed the House, and the tracker later records the bill as having become law.
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GovInfo lists the Laken Riley Act as Public Law 119-1, approved January 29, 2025, with the full title requiring DHS custody of aliens charged in the United States with theft and related purposes.
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Collins's official House release states President Trump signed Rep. Mike Collins' Laken Riley Act into law on January 29, 2025, and quotes Collins saying the law was intended to ensure that such a killing could not happen again.
Assessments
Collins made the promise in connection with the Riley family and then sponsored H.R. 29, the Laken Riley Act. Official Congress.gov and GovInfo records show the bill became Public Law 119-1 on January 29, 2025, during the same congressional term, and member/campaign materials directly tie the enacted law to the promised response. Because the promised fight resulted in enacted federal legislation materially advanced by Collins, this counts as delivered.
Mike Collins directly sponsored H.R. 29, the Laken Riley Act, and official congressional and GovInfo records show it passed the House and became Public Law 119-1 on January 29, 2025. That is a completed legislative response to the promise, achieved in the same congressional term.
The promise was framed as fighting to prevent other families from suffering what the Riley family experienced. Rep. Mike Collins materially advanced that promise by sponsoring H.R. 29, the Laken Riley Act, and official records show it became Public Law 119-1 on January 29, 2025. Because Collins was the sponsor and the bill was enacted while he remained in office during the same congressional term, this is best judged as delivered rather than merely partial effort.
Collins promised to fight so others would not experience the Riley family's pain, and the evidence ties that promise to the Laken Riley Act. Official records show he sponsored H.R. 29 in the 119th Congress and that it became Public Law 119-1 on January 29, 2025. Because the concrete legislative response he advanced was enacted while he remained in federal office and in the same congressional term, this counts as delivered with same-term timing. The effort badge is warranted because he sponsored and materially advanced the bill.
Collins promised to fight so others would not experience the Riley family's pain, and the provided official evidence shows he introduced H.R. 29, the Laken Riley Act, on January 3, 2025. The bill became Public Law 119-1 on January 29, 2025. Because Collins sponsored the concrete federal legislative vehicle and it was enacted while he remained in federal office, the promise is best counted as delivered in the same term. The effort badge is appropriate because he materially advanced the legislation as sponsor.
Collins made a broad promise to fight so others would not experience the Riley family's pain. The concrete policy vehicle tied to that promise, the Laken Riley Act, was introduced by Collins in the 119th Congress and became Public Law 119-1 on January 29, 2025. Because the promised legislative response was enacted during the same congressional term, the promise is best classified as delivered, even though the broader goal of preventing all similar harm is inherently not fully measurable.