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S. 32 · Law
LACA
Introduced Jan 8, 2025 · Became law
What does this mean?

Federal courts are organized into regions called districts, and each district has a list of towns where judges are required to hold court sessions. This law adds College Station, Texas, to that list for the Galveston Division of the Southern District of Texas, and adds El Centro, California, to the list for the Southern District of California. In practical terms, it means federal court must be held in those two towns, which could matter to people with federal cases in those areas, such as lawyers, defendants, witnesses, and jurors. The summary doesn't say how often court would meet there or whether any new courthouses would be built.

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Bill Lifecycle
Real action history from Congress.gov — where this bill is in the process, and every recorded step along the way.
Introduced in Senate
Jan 8, 2025
Referred to Committee
Jan 8, 2025
Passed Senate
Feb 12, 2025
Received in House
Feb 13, 2025
Passed House
Aug 31, 2026
Presented to President
Sep 14, 2026
Signed by President
Sep 16, 2026
Became Law
Sep 16, 2026
Full action history (19)
Jan 8, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 8, 2025Introduced in Senate
Feb 12, 2025Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S932; text: CR S932)
Feb 12, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Feb 12, 2025Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Feb 13, 2025Held at the desk.
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