Improving Access to Our Courts Act
This bill adds Alpine, Texas, as an additional location for court sessions in the Pecos Division of the Western District of Texas, and adds Mount Vernon, Washington, as an additional location for the Western District of Washington. It amends existing federal law (28 U.S.C. § 124(d)(6) and § 128(b)) to formally include these locations. The change directly affects federal court scheduling for cases in those specific judicial divisions. It is a procedural adjustment to court locations with no new funding, policy changes, or substantive legal impacts.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
House Passage
Jul 2024
Signed into Law
Jul 2024
Introduced Feb 2, 2023
Signed Jul 30, 2024
Floor votes · House Jul 23, 2024
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jul 30, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by President.
executive
Jul 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 404 - 3 (Roll no. 362). (text: 07/22/2024 CR H4656)
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S538; text: CR S538)
upper
Feb 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S538; text: CR S538)
upper
Feb 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
upper
Feb 2, 2023
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
Feb 2, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Cornyn
RRepublican
Co
Maria Cantwell
DDemocratic
Co
Patty Murray
DDemocratic
Co
Ted Cruz
RRepublican
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