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S. 32 · 119th CongressEnacted

LACA

Latest action. Became public lawWhat a bill becomes when enacted, numbered by Congress and order of enactment: Public Law 119-4 is the 4th law of the 119th Congress.Read the full definition (opens a new tab) No: 119-109. · September 16, 2026

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What this bill would do
Official summary · Congressional Research Service

Local Access to Courts Act or LACA

This act 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 act adds El Centro to the list of places where court must be held in the Southern District of California.

Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Public Law" stage on September 16, 2026. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.

Status
Introduced
January 8, 2025
In committee
Passed a chamber
Cleared Congress
Enacted
September 16, 2026
Where this sits in the process
Common questions
Composed from the official record
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?

This bill has been enacted. It is law.

The record's latest action, on September 16, 2026: Became Public Law No: 119-109.

Has anyone actually voted on it?

Yes. 1 recorded roll-call vote cites this measure, listed further down this page with every member's position.

Who is behind it?

Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced it on January 8, 2025, and 1 member has since signed on as a cosponsor.

They are 1 Democrat.

Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.

Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.

Vote history

  1. Senate
    Passed
  2. House
    Passed on a recorded vote
    378–10 Passed · August 31, 2026
  3. President
    Signed into law