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LACA

Introduced Jan 22, 2025 · Last action Jul 15, 2026 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0.

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Summary

This legislation is called the LACA. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 625 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 625

To clarify where court may be held for certain district courts in Texas
                            and California.

_______________________________________________________________________

                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 22, 2025

 Mr. McCaul (for himself and Mr. Ruiz) introduced the following bill;
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

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''.
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  1. 1Introduced
  2. 2Committee
  3. 3Floor
  4. 4Passed
  5. 5Signed

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