S32Enacted into Law
LACA
Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
Passed Both
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-01-08
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
S
ⓘType
Sponsor
Ted Cruz
Republican · TX · Senator
Votes with party: 75.7% (868 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
- Conservative Groups$464k
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Cosponsors (1)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- Senate Committee on the JudiciaryDischarged From · 2025-02-13
Previously
- Senate Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-01-08
Plain-English Summary
Local Access to Courts Act or LACA This act adds College Station to the list of places where court must be held in the Galveston Division of the Southern District of Texas. Additionally, the act adds El Centro to the list of places where court must be held in the Southern District of California.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
Subjects
Law
Full Bill Text
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 32 Engrossed in Senate (ES)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 32 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To clarify where court may be held for certain district courts in Texas and California. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Local Access to Courts Act'' or ``LACA''. SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF TEXAS DISTRICT COURTS. Section 124(b)(2) of title 28, United States Code, is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (3), by inserting ``and College Station'' before the period at the end. SEC. 3. ORGANIZATION OF CALIFORNIA DISTRICT COURTS. Section 84(d) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``and El Centro'' after ``at San Diego''. Passed the Senate February 12, 2025. Attest: Secretary. 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 32 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To clarify where court may be held for certain district courts in Texas and California.
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