[118th Congress Public Law 73]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



[[Page 138 STAT. 1504]]

Public Law 118-73
118th Congress

                                 An Act


 
 To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide an additional place 
  for holding court for the Pecos Division of the Western District of 
   Texas, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: July 30, 2024 -  [S. 227]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Improving Access 
to Our Courts Act.>> 
SECTION 1. <<NOTE: 28 USC 1 note.>>  SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Access to Our Courts Act''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL PLACES FOR HOLDING COURT.

    (a) Pecos Division of the Western District of Texas.--Section 
124(d)(6) of title 28, United States Code, is amended, in the matter 
preceding paragraph (7), by inserting ``and Alpine'' after ``Pecos''.
    (b) Western District of Washington.--Section 128(b) of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ``Mount Vernon,'' after 
``Tacoma,''.

    Approved July 30, 2024.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 227:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
                                                        Vol. 169 (2023):
                                    Feb. 28, considered and passed 
                                        Senate.
                                                        Vol. 170 (2024):
                                    July 22, 23, considered and passed 
                                        House.

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