[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 625 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 685
119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 625

                          [Report No. 119-784]

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


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                    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

                            August 27, 2026

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 
                               22, 2025]


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                                 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 of 2026'' 
or ``LACA of 2026''.

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''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 685

119th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 625

                          [Report No. 119-784]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                            August 27, 2026

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed