The record

LegislationLegislation· Jul 2024
S 227 Signed into law

Sponsored by John Cornyn (R)

Improving Access to Our Courts Act

Adds Alpine, Texas and Mount Vernon, Washington as places where federal court must be held.

Tradeoff

Lets federal court sit in Alpine, Texas and Mount Vernon, Washington. The CRS summary lists no cost or offset.

What's in it

See official bill text

The Senate passed it by in February 2023, and the House passed it 404-3 in July 2024.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Feb 2, 2023)

  2. Senate

    Committee on the Judiciary(Feb 2, 2023)

  3. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Feb 28, 2023)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  4. Senate

    Taken away from the Committee on the Judiciary

    Discharged(Feb 28, 2023)

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Mar 3, 2023)

  6. House

    On Motion to and Pass

    Passed(Roll #362 · Jul 23, 2024)

    404 yeanay 3

  7. House

    Sent to the President

    (Jul 25, 2024)

  8. White House · Signature

    Signed

    Joe Biden (D)

  9. Enacted

    Became law(Jul 30, 2024)

Final passage· Jul 23, 2024· 118th Congress · 2023–2025