[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 12, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S932]
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                       LOCAL ACCESS TO COURTS ACT

  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration of S. 32 and 
the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 32) to clarify where court may be held for 
     certain district courts in Texas and California.

  There being no objection, the committee was discharged, and the 
Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. THUNE. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a 
third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered 
made and laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 32) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was 
read the third time, and passed as follows:

                                 S. 32

       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''.

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