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H.R. 625 · 119th Congress (2025-2026)
2 members · Left 1 · Center 0 · Right 1 (Bill Ranking)
| Sponsor | Rep. McCaul, Michael T. (R-TX) (Introduced 01/22/2025) |
|---|---|
| Sponsor Voting Record | Lean right · DW-NOMINATE +0.41 · measured from every roll-call vote this member has cast (voteview.com) (Sponsor Ranking) |
| Support |
LLLCLRR support across the spectrum: 2 members signed on (Bill Ranking) this bill: sponsor + current cosponsors, each once |
| Committees | House - Judiciary Committee; House - Judiciary Committee |
| Latest Action | 07/15/2026 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0. |
| Roll Call Votes | There have been no roll call votes |
| Source | view on congress.gov → |
Introduced in House (01/22/2025)
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.
119 HR 625 IH: Local Access to Courts Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-01-22 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. I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 625IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 22, 2025Mr. McCaul (for himself and Mr. Ruiz) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo clarify where court may be held for certain district courts in Texas and California.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Local Access to Courts Act or LACA.2.Organization of Texas district courtsSection 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 courtsSection 84(d) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting and El Centro after at San Diego.
The bill's own words, from our database (synced from the GPO BILLS XML); paragraph breaks added at the bill's section boundaries, nothing else changed.
| Date | Chamber | All Actions |
|---|---|---|
| 01/22/2025 | Library of Congress | Introduced in House |
| 01/22/2025 | Library of Congress | Introduced in House |
| 01/22/2025 | House floor actions | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 07/15/2026 | House committee actions | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held |
| 07/15/2026 | House committee actions | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0. |
| Title Type | Title |
|---|---|
| Display Title | LACA |
| Short Title(s) as Introduced | LACA |
| Short Title(s) as Introduced | Local Access to Courts Act |
| Official Title as Introduced | To clarify where court may be held for certain district courts in Texas and California. |
There are no amendments to this bill.
* = Original cosponsor
| Committee | Activity |
|---|---|
| House - Judiciary Committee | 07/15/2026 Markup By |
| House - Judiciary Committee | 01/22/2025 Referred To |
Policy Area: Law
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