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LACA

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

Introduced Jan 22, 2025

Latest action (Jul 15, 2026) Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0.

Referred to
Judiciary Committee
Policy area
Law
Legislative subjects (3)
CaliforniaState and local courtsTexas

Summary
  • Authorizes federal district courts in Texas to hold court sessions in College Station in addition to existing court locations.
  • Authorizes federal district courts in California to hold court sessions in El Centro in addition to existing court locations.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Michael T. Mccaul’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • NULL $83,650
  • AXXESS $16,600
  • PAUL WEISS $13,200
  • LANIER LAW FIRM $13,200
  • BGR GROUP $11,500

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Michael T. Mccaul → · Outside spending →

Actions (4)
  1. Jul 15, 2026 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0. · house
  2. Jul 15, 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
  3. Jan 22, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
  4. Jan 22, 2025 Introduced in House

More bills on these subjects (8)

Other bills that carry the most legislative subjects in common with this one (topical discovery — distinct from the procedural related bills above).

  • S 32 — LACA (shares 3 subjects)
  • S 4505 — A bill to require the United States Postal Service to designate ZIP Codes for certain communities. (shares 2 subjects)
  • S 3791 — Regional Ocean Partnerships Reauthorization Act of 2026 (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 2293 — Cormorant Relief Act of 2025 (shares 2 subjects)
  • S 2296 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 3838 — Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 4553 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 5166 — Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 2 subjects)

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • S 32 — LACA · Passed Senate Feb 13, 2025 · Cong. 119 70%
  • HR 7836 — Real Courts, Rule of Law Act of 2026 · Introduced Mar 5, 2026 · Cong. 119 54%
  • HR 3213 — Restoring Court Authority Over Litigation Act of 2025 · Introduced May 6, 2025 · Cong. 119 53%
  • HR 565 — District of Columbia Federal Judicial Officials Residency Equality Act of 2025 · Introduced Jan 20, 2025 · Cong. 119 53%
  • HR 8936 — Circuit Court Judgeships Act of 2022 · Introduced Nov 1, 2022 · Cong. 117 53%
  • HR 4566 — District of Columbia Courts and Justice Technical Corrections Act of 1998 · Became Law Oct 21, 1998 · Cong. 105 52%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Jan 22, 2025

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Committee action

What happened to this bill in committee — the meetings where it was considered and every recorded vote taken on it.

Meetings where this bill was on the agenda

Full text

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”. <all>

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