The Local Access to Courts Act (LACA) is a short bill introduced January 22, 2025, by Representatives Michael McCaul and Raul Ruiz. It changes two parts of Title 28, United States Code, to list two specific cities as places where certain federal district courts may hold court. The bill adds "College Station" to the provision for certain Texas district courts and adds "El Centro" after "at San Diego" in the provision for certain California district courts. The bill was placed on the Union Calendar (Calendar No. 685) and is listed as In Progress.
If enacted, the federal statutes that name locations where specified district courts may sit would explicitly include College Station and El Centro. The text of the bill only makes these specific additions to the statutory lists; it does not describe any other changes to court procedure, jurisdiction, or case handling.
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The bill text states its purpose is "to clarify where court may be held for certain district courts in Texas and California." Sponsors are Representatives McCaul and Ruiz and they introduced the bill to add those city names into Title 28.
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