119 HR 625 RH: Local Access to Courts Act of 2026 U.S. House of Representatives 2026-08-27 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.

IBUnion Calendar No. 685119th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 625[Report No. 119–784]IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 22, 2025Mr. McCaul (for himself and Mr. Ruiz) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryAugust 27, 2026Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printedStrike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italicFor text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 22, 2025A BILLTo clarify where court may be held for certain district courts in Texas and California.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Local Access to Courts Act of 2026 or LACA of 2026.

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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.

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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.

August 27, 2026Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed