LACA
This bill, the Local Access to Courts Act (LACA), is a procedural change that adds College Station, Texas and El Centro, California to the list of locations served by federal district courts in those states. It amends existing U.S. Code provisions to formally include these cities in court organization, without creating new legal rights or obligations. The change affects only the administrative structure of federal courts in those specific locations.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Aug 2026
President
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Last action Aug 31, 2026
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What changed between versions
Engrossed in Senate
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Enrolled Bill
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MINOR
This is a formatting transition from the Senate-engrossed version to the final enrolled bill of S. 32 (Local Access to Courts Act). The substantive content is unchanged: the bill adds College Station as a location where court may be held in Texas district courts and adds El Centro as a location for California district courts. The changes are limited to GPO metadata, standard enrolled-bill formatting, and signature blocks.
TECHNICAL
The bill was reformatted from Senate engrossed style to the final enrolled bill format, adding GPO publication metadata, the 119th Congress session header, the standard 'Be it enacted' preamble, and signature lines for the Speaker and Vice President.
Floor votes · House Aug 31, 2026
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Aug 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 378 - 10 (Roll no. 285).
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S932; text: CR S932)
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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