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Sponsor:
Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
(R-TX)
Introduced:
Jan 8, 2025
Policy Area:
Law

Bill Statistics

9
Actions
1
Cosponsors
1
Summaries
4
Subjects
2
Text Versions
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Latest Action

Feb 13, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Held at the desk.

Summaries (1)

Introduced in Senate - Jan 8, 2025 00
<p><strong>Local Access to Courts Act or LACA</strong></p><p>This bill adds College Station to the list of places where court must be held in the Galveston Division of the Southern District of Texas.&nbsp;</p><p>Additionally, the bill adds El Centro to the list of places where court must be held in the Southern District of California.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

Actions (9)

Held at the desk.
Type: Floor | Source: House floor actions | Code: H15000
Feb 13, 2025
10:56 AM
Received in the House.
Type: Floor | Source: House floor actions | Code: H14000
Feb 13, 2025
10:47 AM
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Type: Floor | Source: Senate
Feb 13, 2025
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S932; text: CR S932)
Type: Floor | Source: Senate
Feb 12, 2025
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Type: Floor | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 17000
Feb 12, 2025
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Type: Discharge | Source: Senate
Feb 12, 2025
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Type: Committee | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 14500
Feb 12, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Senate
Jan 8, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 10000
Jan 8, 2025

Subjects (4)

California Law (Policy Area) State and local courts Texas

Cosponsors (1)

Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
(D-CA)
Jan 8, 2025

Text Versions (2)

Engrossed in Senate

Feb 12, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Jan 8, 2025
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Full Bill Text

Length: 1,249 characters Version: Engrossed in Senate Version Date: Feb 12, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 17, 2025 2:20 AM
[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.

This Act may be cited as the ``Local Access to Courts Act'' or
``LACA''.
SEC. 2.
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.

(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.
Section 84 (d) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``and El Centro'' after ``at San Diego''.
(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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