H.R. 625

LACA of 2026

Sponsor: Michael T. McCaul · 1 cosponsor

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Official summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service.

Local Access to Courts Act or LACA

This bill adds College Station to the list of places where court must be held in the Galveston Division of the Southern District of Texas.

Additionally, the bill adds El Centro to the list of places where court must be held in the Southern District of California.

Text of the bill

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Sec. 1. Short title Changed · Aug 27

Where this section came from

  1. Jan 22, 2025 · Introduced in House Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary, Jan 22
  2. Aug 27, 2026 · Reported in House Marked up by House Committee on the Judiciary, Jul 15 Reported by House Committee on the Judiciary, Aug 27 Committee members' individual votes aren't in our records.
What changed in the text

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

What is a markup?

A markup is a committee meeting where members go through a bill and vote on changes before sending it to the full chamber.

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