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Title: Local Access to Courts Act (LACA)

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that expands the list of places where a court must be held in the Southern Districts of California and Texas.

Highlights:

  • Expands the list of places where court must be held in the Galveston Division of the Southern District of Texas to include College Station (Sec. 2).

  • Expands the list of places where court must be held in the Southern District of California to include El Centro (Sec. 3).

NOTE: THIS VOTE WAS TAKEN UNDER A SUSPENSION OF THE RULES TO CUT OFF DEBATE EARLY AND VOTE TO PASS THE BILL, THEREBY REQUIRING A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY FOR PASSAGE.

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Title: Local Access to Courts Act (LACA)

NOTE: THIS VOTE PASSED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT, MEANING NO MEMBER OBJECTED TO THE PASSAGE OF THE VOTE. THIS DOES NOT NECESSARILY INDICATE THAT ALL MEMBERS FAVORED THE VOTE'S OUTCOME.

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