What This Bill Does · Plain English
Summary · Congress.gov
Local Access to Courts Act or LACA 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. Additionally, the bill adds El Centro to the list of places where court must be held in the Southern District of California.
Action Timeline
2025-02-13
Held at the desk.
2025-02-13
Received in the House.
2025-02-13
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2025-02-12
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S932; text: CR S932)
2025-02-12
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
2025-02-12
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
2025-02-12
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
2025-01-08
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-01-08
Introduced in Senate
Frequently Asked Questions
Did S.32 pass?
S.32 is still alive. Current stage: PASSED_ONE. Pass likelihood: 23%.
What does S.32 do?
Local Access to Courts Act or LACA 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. Additionally, the bill adds El Centro to the list of places where court must be held in the Southern District of California.
Who sponsored S.32?
S.32 was sponsored by Ted Cruz (R-Texas).
Full Bill Text
119 S32 ES: Local Access to Courts Act U.S. Senate text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 32 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To clarify where court may be held for certain district courts in Texas and California. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Local Access to Courts Act or LACA . 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. 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. Secretary
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